Indians are the 3rd largest migrant group in Australia 2018

he recent data released by ABS shows that the Indian population in Australia has grown significantly in the last couple of years. As of June 2018, around 592,000 Indians called Australia their home. This was a 30% increase as compared to the census figures of 2016.

Indians are now on the third spot as the largest migrant group in Australia by putting behind New Zealand on the fourth spot. There are 568,000 New Zealanders in Australia. Indians now make up for 2.4% of the Australian Population. The data also revealed that the median age of Indian migrants is around 34 years.

The largest migrant group in Australia for the year 2018 is mentioned on the below table:

Rank	Country of birth	Total number	Percentage
1	England	992,000	4.0%
2	China	651,000	2.6%
3	India	592,000	2.4%
4	New Zealand	568,000	2.3%
5	Philippines	278,000	1.1%
6	Vietnam	256,000	1.0%
7	South Africa	189,000	0.8%
8	Italy	187,000	0.7%
9	Malaysia	174,000	0.7%
10	Scotland	135,000	0.5%

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As per the table we can see that England has been the largest source of Migrants for Australia in 2018 followed by China and then India. The Australian ImmigrationDepartment granted 162,417 Permanent Residence Visa in the year 2017-18 out of which 33,310 were given to Indians.

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Unofficial EOI Australia SkillSelect Visa 189 results 11th May 2019

Aptech Visa are back with its unofficial immigration round results estimates for Australia Visa 189. The latest estimates are about the Australia PR waiting time for visa 189 invitations depending on when you lodged an EOI, effect date and the occupation.

It is important to note that the processing times mentioned here are not closely related to Department of Home Affairs (DoHA).

The main assumptions are based on 100 Australia EOI invites for the month of May 2019. The EOIs are split in the ratio 60% pro-rata occupations and 40% non-pro rata occupations. However, in the new immigration year in July 2019, the numbers of ITAs are expected to be around 1130 invitation per average.

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Let us have a look at the pro-rata occupations and estimated ITA points for the month of May 2019 for 189 visa:

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Victoria State of Australia announces new DAMA SOL 2019

The Warrnambool City Council in the state of Victoria has recently released its new Skilled Occupation List under the Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA). The city council has made available 27 occupations to cater the business needs of the Great South Coast Area. The new occupations belong to the hospitality and agriculture sector mainly.

The occupation list released by the city of Warrnambool is mentioned below:

• Agriculture and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator (721111)
• Agricultural Technician (311111)
• Automotive Electrician (321111)
• Beef Cattle Farmer (121312)
• Café or Restaurant Manager (141111)
• Chef (351311)
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinist (323211)
• Cook (351411)
• Dairy Cattle Farm Operator (070499)
• Diesel Motor Mechanic (321212)
• Earthmoving Plant Operator (721211)
• Fitter and Turner(323212)
• Hotel and Motel Manager (141311)
• Industrial Spray Painter (711211)
• Meat Boners and Slicers (831211)
• Meat Process Worker (831211)
• Metal Fabricator (322311)
• Mixed Crop Farmer (121216)
• Mixed Livestock Farmer (121317)
• Mobile Plant Operators (721999)
• Motor Mechanic (General) (321211)
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technician
• Panel Beater (324111)
• Product Quality Controller (Meat Grader) (839312)
• Senior Dairy Cattle Farm Worker (070499)
• Slaughterer (831212)
• Truck Driver (General) (733111)

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Additionally, the below occupations are given English language requirement concessions:

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Queensland Re-Opens Skilled Migration Program

Business and Skilled Migration Queensland Australia re-opened its ‘working in Queensland’, ‘Masters’ and ‘PhD’ Queensland Skilled Occupation List. After the quota gets filled the program will again close until July 2019.

The EOIs that have been submitted from 18 April 2019 will be picked up. The Australia EOI submitted prior to this date will not be picked up. If you have lodged an EOI in the past and not received an invitation you will need to submit a new EOI from 18 April 2019.

The applicants must be in Queensland only and must meet the onshore criteria for working in Queensland that includes employment of at least 6 months in the nominated occupation before submitting an EOI, an ongoing job-offer for at least a year. If applying for skilled regional visa 489, you must be working in regional Queensland for at least 6 months before submitting an EOI.

Additionally, Queensland Master Graduates must be currently working in the nominated occupation and have continual ongoing employment for at least 12 months.

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On the other hand, PhD Graduates are not required to have job-offer letter however there is an exception of University Lecturer. PhD applicants applying under the occupation of University Lecturer (ANZSCO code 242111) must meet working in Queensland criteria including having been employed for six months in their nominated occupation and have continual ongoing employment for at least 12 months.

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How Do I Avail Australian PR Benefits with Most Popular Visa Programs?

Australia is becoming a dream immigration destination for the migrants who are looking out to explore the smallest continent having loads of opportunities for them. There are not one but many reasons for selecting Australia as the perfect immigration hotspot.

The question here is- what exactly Australian PR status allows you to do? Well, in this blog we will try to know about the effervescent reasons for migrating to Australia as its permanent resident.

It is a known fact there are many visa programs offered by Australia Immigration department like skilled migration programs that are the most popular programs taken by the skilled workers to apply for Australia PR. A point-based immigration system is followed to invite migrants under these skilled visa categories namely Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189, Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 and Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489.

Well, to become eligible for the above-mentioned visa categories, you must score at least 65 points out of 100 on Australia Assessment grid for the factors namely age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability, and other factors.

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Well, as a successful Australia PR holder, the government grants you many benefits that you may avail as its permanent resident:

• Stay in Australia for an indefinite period of time

Australia PR visa card is valid for five years and thus, a lot of people have this confusion about how long they can stay in Australia after getting a permanent residency approved.

If you have a permanent residency, you can stay in Australia for as much time as you want. The five year or 1-year expiry dates are for your authority level to remain outside Australia while still managing status as a permanent resident holder.

Though, after every five years, if you do not intend to apply for Australian Citizenship after residing in Australia for at least 3 years then in such a case, you must renew the Australia PR.

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• Avail the Government approved Medicare facilities

Australia has one of the best medical facilities in the world that is run and controlled by the government across the country.

Australia runs the Medicare program that provides free healthcare services in the public hospitals and subsidized fees for certain medical services and prescription medicines to the Australian citizens and PR holders.  The mandatory immunization is also free for the PR holders.

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Why Should You Consider Australia Immigration 2019?

Australia is becoming favourite immigration destination for many due to its high standard of living and balanced lifestyle, a strong economy, and beautiful locations. People migrate to Australia to live a better life but hold on your horses! Before that, you need to apply for Australia Immigration to live, work and settle in the country on a permanent basis.

To apply for Australia Immigration, you have many visa programs to select ranging from skilled migration programs to Australia Family Sponsorship Programs and business investor programs. The applicant decides the best possible visa category for successful Australia Immigration chances.

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Western Australia 190/489 Visa Invitation 13th April 2019

This is to inform that Western Australia recently conducted the Expression of Interest (EOIs) results on 12th April 2019 for SNMP Graduate Stream invitation round for Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 190 and Australia Skilled Regional provisional visa subclass 489.

The current round of Western Australia under Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 was given to applicants with a Bachelor Degree, five year Australian work experience having at least IELTS 7 bands/PTE 65 points and total 65 immigration points. The applicants who have submitted their profile before 10th April 2019 were invited to apply by the Western Australia government.

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On the other hand, Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa subclass 489 was also given to the applicants with a Bachelor Degree, five year Australian work experience, at least IELTS 7 bands/PTE 65 points and total 75 points. The applicants who have submitted their profile before 08/09/2018 were invited to apply in this current round.

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Additionally, Accountants were also invited in this current draw with the nominated occupation (221111). Accountant (General) was restricted due to high representation of this occupation in the eligible EOIs. The profile of the last invited EOI with this nominated occupation was as follows:

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Australia Skilled Invitations 189 subclass estimated processing time 2019

Applicants applying for Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189 for permanent residency should know the processing time of the visa subclass in which they have applied. Aptech Global has presented the latest estimates of the Australia Processing time for visa subclass 189.

The estimates are made on the basis of the Australia EOI application lodged, effected date and occupation. However, these are not Department of Home Affairs estimates. Aptech Global is only trying to give you a rough idea about the processing time in this fluctuating age of immigration.

The main assumptions are based on:

• Total number of invitations are expected for 300 EOIs in May and June
• The EOIs will be given under 60% pro-rata occupations and 40% non-pro rata occupations
• From July 2019 onwards, 1130 invitations will be received per round on an average

Australia follows a point based immigration system to invite skilled and qualified workers to come and settle in the country to contribute towards the growing economy. A minimum of 65 points out of 100 on Australia Points Assessment grid for the factors like age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability and adaptability factors to become eligible for Australia PR.

Calculate Australian Immigration Points to Apply for 189 Visa

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Australia Unofficial SkillSelect Results for 11th April, 2019

Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189.

The invitation round results are based on our calculations and assumptions. Please note that the processing times mentioned here are not anywhere related to Department of Home Affairs (DoHA). This is our way of analyzing the current situation keep the fluctuations of the immigration industry in mind.

The assumptions are based for 60% pro-rata occupations and 40% non-pro rata occupations for 300 places. The less number of invitations given can also because of already 22,260 invitations in just 9 months.

The assumptions are based on the 300 invitations for 189 Visa. The table below shows the assumptions for pro-rata occupations for the Australia 189 visa invitations.

PRO-RATA OCCUPATIONS	ESTIMATED POINTS (ITA)	EOI ESTIMATED DATE
ACCOUNTANTS (2211)	90 points	02/04/2019
AUDITORS, CORPORATE TREASURERS (2212)	90 points	02/04/2019
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (2334)	85 points	Next invitation round
INDUSTRIAL ,MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERS (2335)	85 points	02/04/2019 Source URL here

What are the ways of increasing Australia Skilled Migration Points?

Australia is the popular immigration destination, and why not? It offers plethora of good opportunities for the migrants to select, be it work opportunities, or living standards etc. Most of the migrants coming to the country apply through skilled migration visa programs. 

So, are you planning to apply for Australia PR Visa through skilled migration programs? You must know about the visa category in which you intend to apply. The higher are your immigration points the better are your chances of receiving Australia PR. 

But, how can you improve the Australia Skilled Migration Points? There are many options of improving the Australia Skilled migration points.  Let us know about the tips of improving the immigration points for receiving Australia PR through skilled migration programs.

You must be aware that Australia follows point based system to invite skilled migrants in the country. A minimum of 65 points out of 100 on Australia Immigration Point Assessment grid is required for the factors under age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability and other factors

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Well, the Australian Government nowadays is inviting applicants with high immigration point score and only getting 65 points will be of no good to receive invitation to apply from DIBP. The applicants with the highest immigration points are invited to apply through regular DIBP draws.

Are you falling short of the required immigration score? No worries! Below mentioned are some tips that might help you in improving the score. 

• Enhancing Educational Qualification 

Higher qualification means more points for applicants. Though, you must try to upgrade diploma to a Bachelor’s degree to increase points. The point hierarchy is as follows:

1. Diploma completed in Australia, trade qualification completed in Australia, or qualification or award of recognized standard will give 10 points 
2. A Bachelors and Masters Degree will give 15 points 
3. A Doctorate will give 20 points 

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• Improving your language proficiency score 

Australia government want that people migrating to the country must be fluent in English language to sustain them in the country on daily basis. Improving language proficiency score is one of the fastest ways of increasing overall points. 

1. Superior English: 20 points
2. Proficient English: 10 points 
3. Competent English: 0 points 

Try to score at least IELTS 7/ PTE 65 points or IELTS 8/ PTE 79 points in each module of reading, writing, listening and speaking to avail 10 immigration points or 20 immigration points respectively towards the overall immigration point score.

·         Age:

To apply for Australia PR, you must be between 18-49 years of age. However, to claim immigration points, an applicant must be below 45 years. The highest age factor points are claimed at 25-32 years. The age factor table is as follows: 

1.    25-32 years: 30 points

2.   33-39 years: 25 points

3.    40-44 years: 15 points

4.    45-49 years: 0 points 

·   Work Experience in Australia

The work experience in Australia adds additional points that will further boost the Australia PR chances. The highest points that you may attain are 20 points.

1.     8-10 years of work experience: 20 points

2.    5-8 years of work experience: 15 points

3.    3-5 years of work experience: 10 points

4.   1-3 years of work experience: 5 points

5.   0-1 years of work experience: 0 points

·   Work Experience in Home Country

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 1.       8-10 years of work experience: 15 points 

2.     5-8 years of work experience: 10 points 

3.      3-5 years of work experience: 5 points 

·   State/Territory Nomination

  

The State/Territory Nomination enables you to receive additional 5 points when applying for Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 and 10 points if applying for Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Subclass 489. 

·    Other Factors

There are different factors under which you may claim five additional points:

1.     NAATI courses: Completing a NAATI course successfully or paraprofessional level to be certified translator and interpreters in Australia.

2.   Professional Year Program: If you have completed professional year program, you will receive 5 points.

3.  Partner Skill Qualification: Claim five points for partner skills through English language proficiency test, and skill assessment test

4.  Points for studying in Regional Australia or in low population growth metropolitan area

Why not check the total score using Australia Immigration points calculator 2018? The higher is your score, the increased chances are there for Australia PR.

 For further information related to Australia PR and your eligible chances, it is suggested to contact the visa and immigration experts of Aptech Global by filling the Australia Immigration Assessment form.

Australia Capital Territory Updates Skilled Occupational List for Permanent Residency

This is to inform that Australia Capital Territory is accepting applicants under visa subclass 190. The state has updated its occupation list to apply for Australia State Sponsorship Program. There are now 84 occupations under which an applicant may apply for ACT State Sponsorship Program. As per the ACT Government, the applicants must now submit a formal expression of Interest to be considered for applying permanent residency of Australia.They are required to complete a Canberra Matrix by mentioning key points like personal details, educational qualifications etc. The matrix consists of points that are of economic benefit or genuine interest to become a part of the ACT community.

The candidates who score 20 points or above will be ranked in the matrix pool for ACT nomination program where the highest ranking applicants will be invited to apply for 190 Visa.

A total of 363 invitations have been issued by the ACT after the list was updated on 12thMarch.

The next invitation round results of ACT will be conducted on 28th March, as per SBS News.

Also read– Australia Updated Occupation Demand List w.e.f 11th March 2019

The updated ACT State Nomination Occupation list is follows.

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Western Australia Skilled Invitation Round Results 22 March 2019

The Western Australia recently released the new invitation round results under SNMP Graduate Stream. The applicants were invited under Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 190 and Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489.

The candidates with the Bachelor degree and zero Australian Work Experience but 15 years of overseas work experience along with 10 English points and overall total 70 points were invited to apply under Australia Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190.  The profiles that were submitted before 06/01/2019 were invited to apply.

Additionally, the applicants were also invited under Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489 having zero Australian work experience and 10 overseas work experience, 10 language proficiency points and overall 75 total points. The EOI profiles submitted before 22/02/2019 were considered to apply for 489 Visa.

Also read– Australia Current Invitation Round Results for 11th February 2019

The invitation round results were also conducted for occupations 221111 General Accountant. Due, to the high representation of this occupation in the eligible EOIs, the invitation round results were restricted. The results were as follows:

The Accountants were invited under Australia 190 visa who have:

• At least a PhD or Masters degree
• 5 years of Australian Work Experience
• 0 overseas work experience
• 10 points for language proficiency
• Overall 70 points

The candidates who have submitted their EOI profile before 08/11/2018 were invited to apply in the round.

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Potential Changes in Partner Visa Australia for the 2019 year

The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and other measures) Bill was recently passed in parliament there are potential and significant changes to the Australia Partner Visa Sponsorship process that are coming soon. The potential applicants willing to apply for Partner/Spouse Visa must lodge a separate application before applying for a partner visa application. In order to move forward, this application must be approved for partner visa sponsorship.

There will be no bridging visa to allow applicants to stay in Australia while the sponsorship application processes. The sponsorship application will be implemented on or before 10 June 2019. The Australian Immigration department will provide a little warning before the changes are actually brought in. So, if you are planning to apply for Partner Visa Australia, lodge the application as soon as possible.

The current process of applying Australia Partner Visa involves an online application form, identity documents, and evidence of a relationship. After that, the sponsor fills out a separate sponsorship form and provides police clearance certificates and other supporting documents.

Lodging a valid partner while in Australia allows the visa applicant to obtain a Bridging Visa A which will take effect when their current visa expires. This visa allows an applicant to remain in Australia until the decision is made on the partner application. During the spouse visa Australia processing time, the BVA holder will also be entitled to Medicare and have full work rights.

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Australian Citizenship Backlog Of 200,000 Applications

The Australian Immigration Department has recently announced that the government has spent $9 million to deal with an application backlog of more than 200,000 for Australian Citizenship.

Many refugees, out of which Biak Thwang Urai from Myanmar came to Australia in 2006 and lives in a modest home in Melbourne with his wife and six children. “The feeling as I arrived, I thought “this is the first sight of heaven.” We are very happy.” He told SBS News.

Mr. Urai fled Myanmar as he had been badly beaten by soldiers from the Burmese army after they had taken him on as a porter. He’d become sick and was unable to work.

“I worry that sometime the department will come and knock at the door and they’ll say ‘you need to go back to your country,” he said.

Mr. Urai applied for Australian Citizenship in 2015 to stop all the worries of going back but his papers were sent back. He has waited for five years in a refugee camp in Malaysia until he was finally granted asylum to come to Australia.

He applied again for the Australian Citizenship in 2017 and last year too where the department said that the requested birth and marriage certificate does not exist.

“We don’t have certificates because in my village there is no computers, everything no computer. My birth happened in the kitchen, not the hospital; it was very far away in the city.”

Therefore, obtaining replacement documents is difficult and costly, and a challenge faced by many refugees.

Also read– Proposed Australian Citizenship Requirements 2019

Western Melbourne Chin Community President Patrick Sang Hnin says he knows about the struggles of many people in his community.

“At least 1,000 people in his community have applied to become a citizen in the last two years and I don’t know of anyone who has been granted citizenship,” he said.

What is the cause of the Australian Citizenship delays?

In April 2017, then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a citizenship crackdown, sparking a flurry of new applications. However, the applications were not processed because the Department of Immigration waited for new eligibility criteria, including hard English test to come into effect.

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Australia Current Invitation Round Results for 11th February 2019

The February 2019 invitation round results for skill migration visa categories is now available. The recent results are down from 2490 ITAs in January to 1490 in February ITAs round. The invitations under pro-rata occupations were held at the highest immigration point score.

A break even-date and time was applicable in the current invitation round results for pro-rata occupations. For Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189, the break even date-time was 9/11/2018 till 11:49 pm. This means that applicants who have 70 immigration points in the EOI pool submitted before said date and time were invited to apply in this current round. Whereas, for Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass, the date-time was 2/10/2018 till 12:46 pm. The applicants who have 80 points in the EOI pool submitted their profile before the said date and time were invited to apply.

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Non-Pro rata occupation

The occupations under non-pro rata occupation for Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189 remain unchanged at 70 points. Due to the low number of invitations in this round, the most recently lodged EOI was November 2018 leading to the increase in the waiting time to 3 months.

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