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MIGRATION


Protection (DIBP http://www.immi.gov.au) or an Australian state or territory government as eligible for a skilled visa. Adams said: “T ere have been increases


to the number of places being made available to both engineers and IT professionals - important as last programme year the previous lower caps for these professions were almost reached. “Decreases in the new occupation ceilings


for accountants, teachers, construction trades and chefs have though been imposed which given that most of these occupations last year did not even come close to reaching their previous higher caps, should hopefully not have signifi cant detrimental eff ects. “It does however provide incentive for


those in these occupations to apply earlier in the programme - that commenced on 1st July this year - to ensure they are not potentially caught out by these lower caps.”


The skilled visa process T ose applying do not require a pre-existing job off er from an Australian employer as the eligible occupations are all in high demand locally. T e skilled visa process involves three distinct stages, each involving its own application: 1) Applicants must fi rst obtain a Skills Assessment from the Australian skills assessing authority responsible for their occupation. Some applicants will also need to sit an English test at this time.


2) All applicants must then submit an Expression of Interest to DIBP. T is is a preliminary application, from which DIBP will select those it will invite to lodge a full visa application based on the number of points they score on the visa points test or if they have sponsorship from an Australian state or territory government.


3) T ose selected to apply will then lodge the skilled visa application itself with all supporting documentation.


For the fi nal visa application, there are a number of basic visa requirements that must be met including: • being under 50 years old (however, due to the visa points test it is diffi cult


for those aged 45-49 to qualify)


• having at least one year’s recent relevant work experience


• possessing a competent level of English (holding a UK, Irish, Canadian, US or NZ passport meets this requirement automatically – although in many cases it will be necessary or benefi cial to still sit the English test)


• meeting Australia’s health and character requirements.


T e main applicant must also pass DIBP’s visa points test – the current minimum pass mark is 65. For those without state or territory


sponsorship though, whether one receives an invitation to lodge a skilled visa application is determined by the total points scored on this point test. T erefore applicants need to achieve as many points as possible. Points are awarded according to a number of criteria such as length of work experience, qualifi cations held and performance on the English test.


Allow plenty of time Above all, plan ahead and budget. It can take as long as 12 months to get a permanent visa; fi ve months is the average and even assuming you have all the requisite skills and points, it takes approximately three months. If you’re successful, a fee is payable to


the Australian Government. For Permanent Migration, as an individual, via the ‘Points Test’ mechanism, the fee is AUS$3,520 (approx £2,000). If you don’t qualify for a permanent visa,


don’t despair. Adams, says: “A subclass 457 Temporary Work (Skilled) visa is granted for four years and is renewable. Similarly various temporary student visas allow holders to live and study in Australia for multiple years. “What temporary visas have in common


however is that they all have a defi ned visa expiry date and provide no built-in pathway to permanent residency. “Yet through careful migration planning


with a Registered Migration Agent, tens of thousands of people each year use a temporary visa as a vehicle to successfully transition over to permanent residency.”


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Top fi ve industries for employment growth in the next fi ve years (by industry annual growth rate)


Where have we all moved to?


10 places with the highest number of British expats Australia Canada


USA Spain


New Zealand South Africa Ireland


Germany


Channel islands Italy


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(according to the United Nations, 2014)


Australia is currently undertaking the largest migrant intake in history: 190,000 permanent visas are to be issued in the 2014-15


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Oil/gas extraction Online shopping Mining support services Pre-school education Aged accommodation (Source: IBISWorld)


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