For the first time since Labor leader Anthony Albanese became the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, he chaired and participated in the Australian National Cabinet Meeting. At the meeting, the Prime Minister and national leaders expressed the need to clear the backlog of visa applications and bring in more immigrants to help fill Australia's skills shortages. So can skilled immigrants still choose to immigrate to Australia?
The governors of New South Wales , Queensland and Victoria as well as Western Australia and Australia have proposed to reopen skilled immigrants. Australian Immigration Minister Andrew Giles also stated that he would provide a more complete visa system by consulting trade unions on Australia’s skilled immigration and listening to the workers themselves. There are various signs that Australia really needs skilled immigrants to solve problems such as labor demand and economic downturn.
What are the requirements for skilled immigrants in Australia?
Australian skilled immigrants are mainly divided into three categories: 189 independent skilled immigrants, 190 state government sponsored immigrants, and 491 remote area sponsored immigrants.
1. 189 independent skilled immigrants:
This visa can directly immigrate to Australia for permanent residence, no matter where you live, there are no restrictions. But the requirements for overseas applicants are high. Must have at least 4 7's in IELTS.
Application conditions:
1, age less than 4 years old;
2, pass occupational assessment;
3, meet immigration scoring requirements;
4, be invited;
5, occupation is a nominated occupation;
6, no criminal record, no major infectious diseases.
2. 190 State Government Sponsored Immigration:
This belongs to the state government sponsored applicant immigration, and immigration is relatively simple. However, the editor of Xinghan reminds that several Australian states have different policies and the occupations to be sponsored are also different, so applicants should judge which state is suitable for application based on their own circumstances. The difficulty of immigrating varies from state to state.
Application conditions:
1. Aged less than 45 years old when invited;
2. The occupation is on the SOL or CSOL occupation list and on the occupation list guaranteed by the state government, and has passed the occupation evaluation;
3. Obtained guarantee by the state government;
4. Obtain at least 65 points through the skilled immigration scoring system;
5, at least 4 IELTS 6s;
6, have no criminal record, and no major infectious diseases.
3. 491 Sponsored Immigration to Remote Areas:
This is by far the simplest skilled immigration method. Although this visa is only a temporary visa, because almost all occupations are guaranteed to be in remote areas, the application conditions are relatively simple and it is easy for people outside Australia to apply.
Application conditions:
1, age below 45 years old;
2, pass professional assessment;
3, IELTS 4 out of 6;
4, sponsored by the state government in remote areas or relatives in remote areas (remote areas: Sydney, Melbourne, (areas outside Brisbane);
5. Score at least 50 points. After obtaining national guarantee and adding 15 points, the immigration score reaches 65 points;
6. No criminal record and no major infectious diseases.
Note: During this period, you need to After living in a remote area for 3 years and then meeting the corresponding requirements, you can transfer to 191 permanent residence. Applications for this visa will open on November 6, 2022)
Who is suitable for skilled immigration to Australia?
At present, Australia is in short supply of medical staff and labor force, such as chefs, chefs, welders, bakers, pastry chefs, hairdressers, car mechanics, and plumbers , carpentry, bricklaying, etc., these seemingly ordinary blue-collar occupations are actually very suitable for Australian skilled immigrants. That’s it for
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