immigration reform proposals continue! Provide better PR channels for overseas graduates and provide new visas that “can re-study”! ?
Last week, we introduced that the Grattan Institute, a well-known Australian think tank, submitted their opinion draft on the major immigration reform. Their opinions focused more on employer sponsorship and investment immigration. For details, please see: Follow-up on Australia’s major immigration reform | Think tank: Only 25% of visas are given to truly skilled immigrants, and the scoring system needs to be drastically changed! More state government and job evaluation agency holiday times!
Before the end of the year holiday, Universities Australia also put forward some novel opinions.
Universities Australia is the representative of 39 universities in Australia. They first speak for educators, and secondly fight for Australian international students.
They said educators should be able to obtain visas to work in Australia more quickly, speeding up the process including canceling certain skills assessment procedures.
Then they also expressed their disapproval that it is becoming more and more difficult for international students to get green cards after graduation, CEO Catriona "Our world-class universities attract hundreds of thousands of international students each year, but only 28 per cent use their post-study work rights and only 16 per cent become permanent residents," Jackson said.
It is therefore recommended that a new student visa category should be established for those who stay in Australia for the long term but do not become permanent residents or citizens, similar to the arrangements for New Zealanders studying in Australia.
"At the same time, our global competitors are increasing the number of international graduates in their immigration portfolios in recognition of their significant contributions, and Australia is falling behind."
Another important organization CEDA Australian Economic Development Council
recommended increasing the original TSMIT threshold of 53,900 Australian dollars to 66,000 Australian dollars .
Next, the focus of care should be on the lower-skilled but essential positions in the nursing industry, and a new visa should be provided for them.
For example, Personal care workers, their data shows that only 64% of nursing graduates can obtain temporary work visas (is it so low? Or is it because they do not need to obtain temporary work visas to transition to PR?). This new visa can also fill a gap in the aged care industry.
KPMG (The editor does not need to introduce it in detail)
Survey and analysis found that Australia has not been able to make good use of the talent team already in the country, and increasing (pure) overseas immigration can bring billions of Australian dollars to the economy.
They found that increasing net overseas migration by 265,000 people over the next five years would increase Australia to $35 billion.
KPMG senior economist Dr Sarah Hunter said their model was consistent with other research showing that immigration would not depress local employment or wages in the long term, while updated skills-focused immigration programs would provide a boost to the economy and boost real per capita incomes.
There have been multiple submissions suggesting providing a better permanent residence channel for Australian international students , and KPMG has also made similar suggestions.
They believe that Australia’s policies may be too inclined to “attract global talents” and focus more on overseas. But in fact, in the fierce competition for talents, it is necessary to improve the attractiveness to international students by providing permanent residency. The contribution that international students can make to various industries in Australia, as well as their better adaptability, have also been mentioned many times.
Even the opposition's immigration spokesman Dan Tehan welcomed plans to allow international students to stay in Australia longer in September, saying health service graduates would be welcome.
Many institutions have suggested new visas, many organizations have spoken out for international students, and many voices have said that they need better permanent residence channels. This trend is good, and we should hear more positive voices in the future.
