Visa trial will be more and more strict, perfect and intelligent in the future!
The general election in Australia has been settled.
The ruling party, the prime minister, the immigration director, and the internal affairs minister have not changed. This also means that the immigration policy previously announced or implemented will continue as originally planned.
I don`t know if everyone felt that, although the visa backlog is still serious, but the immigration bureau seems to be a little faster than before. It`s not slow as the announcement of the new administration in remote areas. The EOI official can come out in a dozen days after the invitation. You should know that there are two rounds before...
In fact, the immigration minister David Coleman has been in office for nine months. Under his leadership, what will happen to immigration? How will all kinds of visas and immigration programs be managed?
General trend
In recent years, whether temporary residence visa or permanent residence visa, the number of applications is on the rise.
From fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2017 / 18, the number of temporary and permanent residence visa applications (with the exception of humanitarian visas) in Australia increased by 1 million (12.1 per cent); The rejection rate rose from 2.5 per cent to 3.3 per cent and wanted to be rejected by at least 96724 applicants.
In fiscal year 2018 / 19, the total number of applications is expected to exceed 9.7 million, and the rejection rate is currently about 3.8 per cent (data for the current fiscal year ended February 2019).
Whether it is the increase in the number of applications or the number of people who refuse to sign, it requires a lot of manpower and time to process it, which is probably one of the reasons why the overall visa trial is getting slower and slower.
Several types of common visa situations
Student visa
International education is also Australia`s main export industry. The number of foreign students has increased steadily since 2011. From less than 300000 at the time to 450000 (expected by the end of the fiscal year), but the rejection rate also rose from about 7 percent to 10 percent.
Of these, the Migration Board issued 378292 student visas in fiscal year 2017, and the number of overseas visas reached a new high of 234110.
There is no quota limit for student visas, and the number of applications is affected by a series of factors, such as the quality and reputation of school education, the cost of studying abroad, the Australian dollar exchange rate, marketing, rejection rate and so on.
The rejection rate intuitively reflects what risks and risk levels a certain type of applicant will bring in a certain period of time. The Migration Board will also adjust the risk management accordingly, which in turn will affect the follow-up visa trial.
To put it bluntly, the higher the rejection rate, the stricter the trial.
In particular, with the tightening of immigration policy, the trial requirements for all kinds of visas are becoming more and more stringent, and the rejection rate is rising. In particular, the situation of student visas is slightly more complex, such as changing visas back and forth, will face the risk of refusing visas.
Many international students are more likely to be refused when they stay in Australia because they hold student visas for a long time. Because immigration thinks they don`t really study in Australia, but use student signatures as a way to stay in Australia to get PR.
Therefore, children`s shoes in this situation must be careful!
Permanent residence visa
Australia`s permanent immigrants mainly include skilled immigrants and family immigrants. As a result of the tightening of immigration policy, PR has been less and less approved in recent fiscal years and will get worse in the next fiscal year, as immigration quotas have been cut to 160000!
Compared with fiscal year 2016 / 17, the rejection rate of PR increased by 46%, the number of withdrawals increased by 17%, and the trial time was much longer. As of February 2019, the rejection rate of general skilled immigrants PR was 4%, compared with 38.5% and 13.3%, respectively.
According to the Migration Board, many applications for fraud are serious, others have a more complex background, and some applicants do not fully meet the immigration requirements, but for a variety of reasons, they have submitted them in a hurry. The quality of the application is relatively low. These are also one of the reasons for the decline in PR signatures in the last fiscal year.
However, in the management document, the Migration Board also stressed once again that the current immigration quota is only a ceiling rather than a target, so it will not reduce visa requirements in order to meet the quota figures.
This tells us that with the decline in the number of all kinds of PR in the next fiscal year, the trial standards of the Migration Board may be stricter!
It is particularly important to note that spouse immigrants have been on the rise in recent years, among which fraud is a prominent problem. In the past four years, a total of 1498 people have been refused visas for fraud.
The Australian Immigration Service has been cracking down on visa fraud in recent years, using "various internal processes" to review applications, including fake marry certificates, birth certificate, certificate of identification, and so on. Even if you get the PR, it`s not all right. If it`s found to be fake, the visa will still be cancelled and deported.
Xiao Xin here once again reminds the vast number of friends, dealing with spouse immigration must be careful, to find a formal intermediary.
In the environment of increased application, insufficient manpower, enhanced examination and slower trial speed, spousal immigration applicants are fighting for the integrity and authenticity of the materials. Whoever can do decision ready, will be able to sign it soon!
At the end of the fiscal year, the cost of spouse immigration applications is about to rise by nearly 400 Australian dollars. In addition, the reform of spouse immigration guarantee qualification application may also be implemented at any time, when spouse immigration will not only increase the cost, but also more stringent trial!
tourist visa
In fiscal year 2007 / 08, the Migration Board processed a total of 3.72 million tourist visa applications. In fiscal year 2017 / 18, the figure soared to 5.87 million. In just a decade, the number of inbound tourists has increased by 57%, including 32% in the last three years.
But the increase in applications has also pushed up the rejection rate, from 1.6 percent a decade ago to 4.3 percent today (the current fiscal year ended February 2019).
Tourism is one of Australia`s pillar industries, so Australia still welcomes international tourists and will increase the vetting of applications for authenticity and safety risks while ensuring that trial time is not increased.
How does the immigration department deal with it?
In the face of a growing number of visa applications and new threat and challenges, the Migration Board will also take a variety of measures to deal with it.
1. Request online submission of applications
Before, many visas could be signed on paper and online at the same time, but now most visas can only be applied online. This not only avoids the tedious and accumulation of paper materials, but also effectively improves the speed of trial. As of February 2019, nearly 95 per cent of visas and 92 per cent of temporary residence visas were submitted online.
two. Conduct a more detailed risk assessment
The immigration department`s risk assessment of the applicant will be more detailed and rigorous. The risk assessment can assess identity, material and entry purpose, whether there are problems with conduct, and whether threat may be brought to Australia after entry. The Immigration Act stipulates that all visa applicants must meet and continue to meet the conduct requirements. Even if a visa has been obtained, if there is a problem with the conduct, the visa will still be cancelled!
The number of visa cancellations due to conduct problems has also increased in recent years. From December 2014 to January 2019, the visa cancellation rate increased by 700%.
3. Establishment of a unified information system
Previously, Australia`s intelligence capabilities were not mature. Intelligence came mainly from sporadic intelligence agencies or teams, and the Migration Board was unable to make an overall risk assessment of the applicant`s situation. At present, the Migration Board has established a complete border intelligence system, integrating all intelligence information. Immigration can connect the system directly and quickly judge the risks of the applicant.
4. Increase biological information collection
Over the past 10 years, the Migration Board has increased its collection of biological information on applicants, including domestic applicants and overseas applicants from 46 countries. Millions of biological information will be compared to immigration databases (the risk will be further compared to law data), or to the databases of Migration 5 member countries (Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) through real-time confidentiality platforms.
Expected changes in future visa trials
In the future, the Migration Board will further improve the management of immigration projects, including:
- Identify potential threat at the earliest stage and refuse to enter the country, which means that overseas trials will be more stringent;
- Further automation of the manual part of the trial, which may mean faster trial time;
- Visa applications will be directly associated with risk information (fraud, crime, security, etc.), which means that risk assessment is faster, direct and rigorous;
- Collect biological information at the earliest stage to facilitate timely comparison and discovery of problems;
epilogue
On the whole, the number of people applying for Australian visas is on the rise, and when there are more applicants, there will naturally be more problems. Immigration will respond to change policies or strategies accordingly.
If you want to come to Australia, you need to close every detail in the application, continue to abide by the relevant requirements after signing, and abide by the law.
