It turns out that Australia`s future immigration policy is like this!
The latest set of immigration figures came to light as the federal government prepared to introduce a new immigration policy of "going up and down the country."
Visa approval rate is 10 years low
State and remote visa approval rates fell to 36250 in FY17 / 18, according to the latest figures. The number of employer-guaranteed visas granted in remote areas has fallen from 20510 five years ago to 6221 last year, the lowest in nearly a decade!
Industry insiders expect the supply of labour to continue to decline with the introduction of the latest immigration policy (three years of work experience) at the start of the year.
John Hourigan, president of the Immigration Research Association (Migration Institute of Australia), commented that when immigration policy was introduced earlier this year, many states, including South Australia, were in dire need of overseas workers. The "effective" implementation of various immigration restrictions has eliminated key elements of the original immigration scheme in remote areas.
It is reported that at present, there are still 20000 applications to be heard in accordance with the old policy before the reform, however, the immigration board has been slow to hear these applications as fast as the tortoise! The nearly two-year review period will seriously affect the outcome of these visa hearings.
After overseas workers were nominated, the Immigration Board needed to review the authenticity of the nominations, the Hourigan chairman said. Knowing that it would take nearly two years for the Immigration Board to hear a nomination (meaning that the corresponding post would be vacant for at least two years), how could an employer claim to have found a qualified overseas worker to fill a key job vacancy?
Under the influence of this factor, many overseas applicants have been rejected because of the authenticity of their nominations.
Immigration: weight, light quantity
Like the regional immigration program, the larger state-sponsored visas have undergone changes in the past few months.
Today, almost all applicants have to meet the proficient`s language requirement to reach the 65-point invited score line. President Hourigan believes that international students, especially those who have studied abroad before, in addition to improving their language skills, There is no more effective way to score (EOI score)!
President Hourigan, who worked for the Immigration Board for two years before, described the change in the immigration score line as a "changer" in the number of immigrants.
In response to the comments of President Hourigan, a spokesman for the Migration Board responded. The increase in the EOI score line reduced the number of applications, but improved the quality of applications, the spokesman said.
He said recent immigration reforms, including strengthening labour market testing legislation, lowering age thresholds, enhancing academic qualifications and work experience requirements, have effectively improved the quality of applications for skilled migrants, including those in remote areas.
Introduction of five-year visa for "going to the mountains and going to the countryside"
Australia`s prime minister, Mr Morrison, recently reconfirmed that the government was planning to introduce a temporary visa designed to solve labour problems in remote areas that would require applicants to stay outside the big cities for more than five years.
The prime minister said the immigration system, currently filed by state governments, did not function as expected. In the proposal, states need to prove that they have the infrastructure and services to support new immigrants.
The prime minister also said that such a top-down system did not work well. He suggests a bottom-up system in the future, capped by immigration based on state capacity, driven by market demand.
The government`s plan could include a broader agreement for specific areas, similar to a designated area immigration agreement with the Northern Territory Government, or an extension from two years to four years for the transfer of 489 visas to the PR, Hourigan said.
epilogue
In fact, the message released last week is that Australia intends to cut the quota of 30,000 immigrants and increase the proportion of skilled immigrants! This has also confirmed the future Australian government emphasis on quality, light quantity, in line with Australia`s regional development to adjust the immigration structure of the policy trend.
In Australia, the popularity of immigration continues to rise, the number of applications remain high, in fact, it is not difficult to understand the Government such measures, the end of the bitter still want to emigrate to Australia bloody monks ah!
