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Following the announcement of the “Lifeboat Project” by Australia, it is not as difficult as imagined for Hong Kong people to study and immigrate through Australia! Regardless of high school graduates, university students or working people, they only need to study in Australia for 2 years (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or above program course) to apply for a temporary graduate visa (485 visa) to work in Australia, paving the way for obtaining permanent residence. Interested in studying in Australia but no way out? The following article provides a clear understanding of Australia’s immigration pathways, introduces the most popular Australian study abroad city “Brisbane (also known as Brisbane)” in recent years by Hong Kong people, and analyzes the Australian immigration method with the highest CP value.
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Australia study and immigration pathways
For Hong Kong people to study and immigrate to Australia, they only need to complete a bachelor’s degree or above for 2 years, and they can obtain a 485 visa (temporary graduate work visa TR) after graduation. The Australian government even announced the latest regulations on the “Lifeboat Plan” in October 2021 to further relax the immigration threshold. For those who hold one of the 457/482/485 types of work visas, starting from March 5, 2022, they only need to meet the ” Common criteria, such as health check and character review, can circumvent the traditional “points system” to apply for the 189/191 permanent residence immigrant visa. The threshold is lower than that of New Zealanders moving to Australia.
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Among them, the validity period of the 485 temporary graduate work visa for Hong Kong students has been specifically approved to be extended from the original 2 years to 5 years in order to apply for permanent residence PR. After receiving a 485 visa, Hong Kong people have two main ways to apply for a permanent residency visa, depending on where the applicant chooses to study and stay:
- After graduation in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane area, obtain a 485 work visa> live in Australia for 4 years> apply for a “skilled immigrant independent visa” (visa category 189) to obtain permanent residency through the special Hong Kong Stream> apply for naturalization
- Other remote areas (Perth, Canberra, Canberra, Darwin, Tasmania, Adelaide, Gold Coast, etc.)
Obtain a 485 work visa after graduation ＞ Living in a designated remote area for 3 years ＞ Apply for a “Remote Area Skilled Immigrant Permanent Resident Visa” (191 visa category) through the special Hong Kong Stream to obtain permanent residency ＞ Apply for naturalization
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If you currently hold a university degree, the most direct way to enter Australia is to apply for a local master’s program. The upper age limit of the 485 temporary graduate work visa is 50 years old, which means that working people who have graduated for many years can still choose to return to school. It is really good news to immigrate to Australia through this route!
If you have already taken a bachelor’s course/master’s course/associate’s degree or diploma course in Hong Kong, you can also consider transferring the credits you have taken to an Australian university and study the remaining courses in Australia for 2 years or more, which is also eligible for application qualifications. As for Form 6 students who are about to graduate from secondary school, parents can directly apply for their children to apply for first-year courses in Australian universities to pave the way for immigration.
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Popular study abroad city in Australia — Brisbane
It is mentioned that many people studying in Australia may prefer to be located in the southeast coast, as the financial and economic center of Sydney or Melbourne, but with rising prices and real estate prices, more Hong Kongers have moved to Brisbane, which is also on the east coast. In 2020, according to Australian government statistics, the number of Hong Kong students who applied for local studies has increased by 16%, a three-year high.
Comparing East Coast cities, Brisbane has a low living index and is an immigrant choice with a high CP value. The median price of flats in the second quarter of 2021 is approximately HK$2.26 million; even detached houses are only about HK$3.9 million, which is 30% to 50% lower than Sydney (HK$8.11 million) and Melbourne (HK$5.88 million). %.
In terms of further studies and employment, there are many well-known universities in the city, such as The University of Queensland (UQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Griffith University (Griffith University). The occupations with the highest employment in Brisbane are healthcare-related, construction, retail, education, science and engineering. Popular subjects more popular with Hong Kong students include business, engineering, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, hotel management, psychology, veterinary medicine, speech therapy, etc.
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Extended information: West End District
Adjacent to the University of Queensland’s prestigious school network West End area, there are many famous schools and universities. In addition to being close to the University of Queensland, the protagonist of this article, it is also separated from the Queensland University of Technology (Queensland University of Technology). Many parents hope that their children can complete their studies near the West End area without having to move to other areas, so that they can focus on their studies.
The West End area has complete facilities, convenient transportation and good public security. There are many bus routes passing through the area and it is also close to South Brisbane Railway Station. It is worth mentioning that there are also ferries running between the West End Ferry Terminal and the St. Lucia District where the University of Queensland is located. In terms of living facilities, there are several large supermarkets and shopping centers in the area, which are convenient for purchasing food and daily necessities.
Brisbane is very suitable for overseas people to buy a home, benefiting from the local government’s policy to stimulate the property market. Among the three major cities in Australia, compared with Sydney and Melbourne, this city has the lowest stamp duty, which is only 7% of the property price. If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, the stamp duty is as low as 3.3%. Changmei Australia Property Investment Co., Ltd. has rich experience in real estate investment in Australia. The head office has been specializing in various types of residential properties in Brisbane for 22 years. It also owns the exclusive right to sell multiple properties in the Brisbane West End area, including 2022-2023 Completed a series of properties in Enclave. The developer of this property, Pradella, has 62 years of development experience in the local area and has built more than a dozen resort-style residential projects in West End and South Brisbane. If you want to arrange your children to study in Queensland, you can contact us immediately for details and prepare your children’s study plan!
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According to the latest survey by Demographia, the international housing organization, Hong Kong has been ranked first in the world’s most unaffordable cities for 10 consecutive years. Compared with the high-priced pocket houses in Hong Kong, Brisbane, Australia has more high-quality units to choose from:
- Starting from 780-sq. ft. unit of 1 bedroom and 1 multi-purpose room-from AUD$430,000 (HK$2.45 million)
- 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 900 sq. ft. units starting from AUD$620,000 (HK$3.55 million)
- 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms 1,500-sq. ft. units starting from AUD$900,000 (HK$5.1 million)
- The above two room types include one or more parking spaces
In other words, property prices in Brisbane, Australia are currently low in the three major cities of Hong Kong and Australia. Under the implementation of Olympic-related policies, social, transportation, public security, medical and educational infrastructure has vigorously promoted the future development of the local area, creating numerous employment opportunities, and the academic level is no different from that of Sydney and Melbourne, thus attracting parents and students from home and abroad to enroll. The many excellent schools in the local area have attracted many young middle-class families in Hong Kong instead of buying rent and actively entering the market in the past one to two years. Save the large rent for nearly 7 years of academic visa stay; or even buy a comfortable home for your children in the Brisbane prestigious school network, you can quickly get the priority admission right of the prestigious school network of primary and secondary schools, and pave the way for your children’s life. Those who intend to immigrate with a “485 graduate work visa” may wish to take one step further and consider investing in buying a property, first enjoying the rental return, and then gradually realizing the immigration plan.