When the new federal prime minister, Morrison (Scott Morrison), came to power, many wondered if future immigration policies would be open to the moon. After just three weeks, I wonder if you have seen a glimmer of hope from the changes in various forms of immigration.
South Australia piloting minimum threshold Immigration Visa
In March this year, the federal government approved a "low-threshold immigration visa" proposed by the South Australia Liberal Party-as long as the applicant has good business ideas, a clear, feasible business plan without the need for hard investment funds. Do not need a high level of English language skills, you can apply for the visa to start a business in Australia.
Recently, the Government of the South Australian Liberal Party announced its first budget since it took office, in which it formally proposed to allocate A $400000 for the pilot of the new visa scheme. This is also South Australia`s only "The supporting Innovation in South Australia Scheme" to absorb the founders of start-ups!
The application conditions are three:
- IELTS score 4 5
- Under 45 years of age
- No mandatory funding requirements
In contrast to the existing new entrepreneur visa, the 188E high-tech venture capital entrepreneurial business immigrant visa, although the new visa imposes stricter restrictions on the age of the applicant (188E requires under 55 years of age), However, the standard of English has been relaxed (1818E for IELTS 6), and the requirement for investment funds has been eliminated. For more information about existing new entrepreneur visas and investment immigration, see [Guide 47] Australian Investment migrants! Visa-related information is all here.
The South Australian or federal government will review the applicant`s business plan and will be eligible to apply for permanent residency if a business enterprise is successfully established in Australia.
During the pilot project in South Australia, 30 places will be given in the first year and will be increased year by year.
South Australia`s trade, tourism and investment minister, David Ridgway, said the new visa would encourage a local entrepreneurial culture. "the new visa will also promote entrepreneurship and innovation in South Australia and increase employment opportunities for future South Australian residents," said South Australia`s trade, tourism and investment minister, David Ridgway.
In fact, the introduction of the new visa also benefits from the insistence of the Government of the South Australia Liberal Party.
While Australia`s population continues to soar and people complain that Melbourne and Sydney can no longer afford more, there is a man who supports immigration policies and even calls for "more immigration."
This is Gov., Steven Marshall. of South Australia.
South Australia`s population has grown slowly since 2012, with a net interstate loss of 22,999. In Marshall terms, South Australia`s population grew by about 10000 people in FY17 / 18, but Victoria`s population grew by an average of 10000 every 26 days! If you look at Kunzhou, its annual population growth is three times as large as that of South Australia.
"the population problem in Australia is deeply polarized today, with some regions suffering from population surges, but others with little population growth.
"therefore, we implore the federal government to give South Australia `priority immigration status` and encourage foreign and skilled immigrants to study and work here," Marshall said.
He also said a large number of skills shortages are affecting South Australia`s economic development, and there is even a serious mismatch between the skills required in some sectors and the actual number of workers.
The South Australian government, led by Marshall, has long been campaigning for better policies to attract immigrants, such as calls for the elimination of remote guaranteed jobs caveats, to increase IT-related jobs, the introduction of new visa types, and so on.
"We believe that these applicants will then be granted permanent residency in South Australia, and that they will develop their business plans into successful businesses, creating new companies and jobs in South Australia," Marshall said.
"the project will also attract more investment for industries with great potential, such as the federal government`s decision to launch naval shipbuilding projects in South Australia, which will benefit from advanced manufacturing and defense technologies," Marshall said.
Spousal migration acceleration
In recent days, people anxious to wait for a spouse`s immigration visa have also received good news, with the Home Office cutting the trial time for spouses by nearly half, from 21 to 16 months, from 21 to 16 months.
The long waiting period has put a lot of pressure on many applicants to plan the future of their families, and in some cases couples have broken down as a result.
Abi Sood, who is also waiting for a spouse`s visa, said the waiting period was still too long compared to Canada and the United States, even though the trial time was shortened.
The government explained that the lengthy processing time was due to the increase in the number of applications and to the emergence of more "high-risk" applications.
It is reported that the annual quota for spouse immigrants remains at 47825, but between 2016 and 17, the number of applicants rose 7 percent from the previous year to as many as 56333.
Australia does not cut immigration
Shortly after Morrison took office, at the end of August, skilled immigration quotas were announced, and the new population minister, Alan Tudge, said Australia could become a bigger country, "I don`t want to cut immigration!"
The Morrison administration believes that the focus of the population problem should not be on reducing the number of migrants, but on how to rationalize the distribution of migrants.
"Australia needs to grow, but at the same time pay attention to the wider distribution of people and not just focus on certain areas," Tudge said.
In addition, Tudge himself is very welcome to new immigrants. What he said publicly in his speech should also be the voice of many Australians who sincerely hope that Australia will develop better and better, as well as a lot of immigrant applicants. He said:
Those who really want to emigrate to Australia, are willing to accept our values, and can contribute to Australia, the Australians will welcome you with open arms!
This is the most important thing, not race, faith and tradition!
