Skilled Alert

Covers skilled migration to Australia — from the subclass 190 visa to the regional 491 and shifting occupation lists for IT roles. It looks harder than most at the gap between what agents promise and what applicants actually get, calling out schemes where a cut is taken from tuition or a promised PR outcome that never materializes. Readers get a checklist of requirements and steps, not slogans about moving abroad. Coverage tracks which IT occupations still have a shot in 2026 and which have nearly lost it, how visa restrictions and work-right cancellations play out, and what visa fees actually run. It also digs into what applicants aren't told before lodging a visa and how to prove savings for a student visa. Tourist visas and everyday settling-in questions sit outside its scope.