Recent updates on Australian State Nomination

While the introduction of Newly Regional Subclass 491 visa, the Australian States and territories are in action for the arrival of EOI (Expression of Interest) applications after 16th, November 2019.

Following are the facts have made for Australian visas: 

Victoria:

The Government of Victoria gets the approval of applications for 491 visas for state nomination from 18th November 2019 at 9 am. 

Queensland:

The GSM (general skilled Migration) for state nomination program is already closed, as it is decided that GSM again open in the coming weeks. In QSOL, most of the occupations already have been eliminated, that includes the given below:

Onshore and Offshore - IT

• ICT Business Analyst ANZSCO 261111
• Systems Analyst ANZSCO 261112
• Developer Programmer ANZSCO 261312
• Software Engineer ANZSCO 261313
• Software and Applications Programmers nec ANZSCO 261399
• ICT Security Specialist ANZSCO 262112
• Computer Network and Systems Engineer ANZSCO 263111
• Analyst Programmer ANZSCO 261311

Do I qualify for applying 190 or Visa 491 Visa

Onshore - Accounting

• Accountant (General) ANZSCO 221111
• Management Accountant ANZSCO 221112
• Taxation Accountant ANZSCO 221113
• External Auditor ANZSCO 221213
• Internal Auditor ANZSCO 221214 

Offshore - Engineering

• Civil Engineer ANZSCO 233211
• Mechanical Engineer ANZSCO 233512
• Electrical Engineer ANZSCO 233311
• Engineering Technologist ANZSCO 233914

Tasmania:

Under this Australian territory, there are not requirements available for state nomination for regional visa 491, although it will come into force after 16th November 2019.

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Victoria Immigration Program for Australian Subclass 491 Opens

Australian state, Victoria, will soon going to nominate applications under a skilled work regional (Subclass 491) visa. It is planned to open this program on 18th November 2019 (Monday) from 9 am and the nomination application will be free to lodge under the Victorian state.

The Skilled work regional visa 491 that the Victorian state welcomes, allowing points tested skilled workers with their families to stay, study and work within designated regional Australian areas for around 5 years.

Do I Qualify for the Victoria Immigration Program under Visa 491?

This Visa is conducted by the Department of Home Affairs, Australia. It is known as a provisional point tested visa that supports regional Australia to access skilled and qualified people for the growth and development of its economy. Those people who have the desire to settle within regional Australia and their occupation are in high demand under the Australian labor market; they can apply for Visa 491.

Read the eligibility criteria here

Australian released latest regional Postcodes for Skilled Migrants

To increase the migration to regional areas of Australia, the country has released the list of regional postcodes today.  It also included postcodes for Gold Coast and Perth.

It must be noted that the new postcodes will be applicable to new visa applications but the current Subclass 489 regional visa holders can’t migrate to new regional locations.

Do I qualify for the Regional Migration to Australia?

Following are the latest regional postcodes announced by Australian government:

State or Territory	Category	Postcodes
New South Wales	Cities and major regional centres	2259,2264 to 2304, 2500 to 2526, 2528 to 2535 and 2574
Victoria	Cities and major regional centres	3211 to 3232, 3235, 3240,3328, 3330 to 3333, 3340 and 3342
New South Wales	Regional centres and other regional areas	2250 to 2258, 2260 to 2263, 2311 to 2490, 2527, 2536 to 2551, 2575 to 2739, 2753 to 2754, 2756 to 2758 and 2773 to 2898

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How an Australian immigration system would work?

A points-based system of Australia will permit Britain to manage the number of people move into the country after Brexit and as per the Conservatives, many professionals are needed like nurses.

“How such type of system would operate?” the issue that is to be told by PA news agency

What is the “Australian points-based system”?

The system is known as the general skilled migration (GSM) program, to which the immigrants apply for a visa are based on “economically appropriate features” for example education, work experience, and language skills.

The education of an applicant will affect on how much points they will earn.

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Australia Point System

How does the Australian points system work?

The points that are allocated depend on the policy and the labor market however an applicant selects a “skilled occupation” from the list and requires to score the least number of points.  

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New Australian Visa scheme to ‘Fast-Track’ for Highly-Skilled Migrants

The target for this new visa scheme will be for seven “future-focused fields”.

For maintaining Australia’s competitiveness, the government will target a new permanent migration scheme for the category of highly-skilled technologies, including seven fields, i.e. fintech, quantum computing, and cyber security.

The (GTIP) Global Talent Independent program, which was marked up in June, enticing the topmost talent from the world. It was launched by Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs “David Coleman” on Monday.

The (GTIP) program has an objective to attract up to 5000 high-income earners that are working “at the peak of their field” in between July 2019 and June 2020 to the country, Australia with an offer of a “fast-tracked method to permanent residency’.

This program quite differs from (GTES) ‘Global talent – employer-sponsored program’, which was made permanent in August after a 12th-month pilot.

Those migrants who are working in one of these seven “future-focused fields” and eager to earn more than $149,000 every year in Australia, they will be eligible to Apply for Australia Permanent Residency Visa under the “Global Talent Independent Program”.

Know more about Australia Global Talent Independent Program

The Seven fields include Cyber Security, AgTech, Space and advanced manufacturing, energy and mining Technology, fintech, medtech, and advanced digital/data science/ICT and quantum information.

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Latest November 2019 Australia 189 Visa Skill Select Prediction

Recently, Department of Home Affairs announced October Skill Select round results where 1500 applicants were invited for visa 189. Although, the official results are published late. To be based on the last month invitation issued, Aptech Global, here is again back with its monthly invitation round results estimation.

With a total 1200 Invitation to Apply (ITA), this month is expected that DOHA will give invitation to 1200 candidates through Australia Visa 189. These 1200 ITAs are splitting into 65% pro-rata occupations and 35% for non pro-rata occupations. Also, 30% of EOIs are for single people, 10% for skilled partner whereas another 10% for a partner with proficient in English. The 189 Australian Visa estimates are on the basis of Australian PR processing time, relying on EOI lodgment date, effect date and occupation.

What are the chances to get invitation in 11th November Invitation Round Results?

Australia 11th November Prediction

The last decision is taken by the Department of Australian Immigration. We have only offered the rough estimates and ideas. As there is a huge demand, the pro-rata occupations are invited at a high cut-off point of Australian Immigration.    

Check out the updated pro-rata occupations and estimated ITA points for Visa 189 right here:

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Now More skilled Migrant move to South Australia

By increasing focus on Regional Visas, now more migrants are moving to South Australia instead of moving NSW and Victoria.

A Pakistani immigrant, Ishtiaq Ahmed, considered “Adelaide” on top of his list while he went to Australia along with his family. According to him, Adelaide is one of the most excellent places in Australia concerning Education, spectacular beaches, natural beauty and travel times. The communities there are very welcoming, sociable and the weather there is pleasing.

Ishtiaq Ahmed has taken the Subclass 190 visa for moving to Adelaide in 2017. Also, very soon he found a job in the field of mechanical engineering sector within the city.

South Australia Immigration News

As the Government of Australia is setting up to move more migrants from cities namely Melbourne and Sydney, there is increasing of migrants who are searching to move to South Australia.

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Regional Visa Rush

According to data just released by the Department of Home Affairs, there is rising in the number of Regional Visas for moving to South Australia.

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Invitation Round Results Just Released by Australia 11th October 2019

Recently, the Australian Immigration Department has revealed the Skill Select invitation round on 11th October 2019 with an invitation of 1,500 applicants through Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189) and Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489).

Out of the total number of 1,500 applicants, all are given to Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189) and no invitations are being issued to Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa, as the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) subclass 491 visa will be introduced on 16th November, 2019.

The minimum points score is 80 for the category of Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189). The highest ranked applicants by points score are first invited to apply for relevant visa. Those applicants who have equal points score, the time through which they achieved their point score will determine their invitation order. EOI submitted in earlier dates are invited instead of later dates.

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Following occupations are invited in recent invitation rounds:

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Intake of more Immigrants by Australia

The Government of Australia said on Saturday that it would enhance the number of visas for skilled workers those who want to migrate to country’s regions. With a bid to little pressure on major cities of Australia where the populations are rising as twice as fast, the government decided to settle the coming immigrants to regional areas.

In accordance with the statement issued by the PM Scott Morrison’s office, the Australian government will raise the regional migration program intake from 23,000 to 25,000. But, it does not indicate that the country will take more immigrants.

Morrison commented that Australia is in the path of growing its regional areas. Besides this, the government is also in force to ease the pressure on major cities. By supporting the Australia’s regional areas will form an efficient and effective economy for the Country. Migrants can apply for Visa 491 for regional migration.

Get your free assessment to apply for Regional Areas of Australia

The Government of Morrison’s has been decided to down the intake of annual immigration from 190,000 before to 160,000 people on 1st July. A total of 25,000 visas are for those who are eager to stay within the smaller regions and cities.

According to OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), it is about a third of resident population of Australia were born overseas.

As Australia considered as highly urbanized country, it has the highest population growth rates given by OECD. Also, by 2016 government census data, it has around two-thirds of Australian’s population staying in the capitals of territories and states.

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Australia Permanent Residency For Skilled Migration to Move Australia

Australia as a leading immigration destination for many for the skilled migrants who are looking forward to moving abroad. We in search of professional opportunities, salaries and a better standard of living look for something good to achieve and for all these Australia has always been on top. There are many reasons why migrants choose Australia for  Permanent Residency.

But the Australian immigration government making strick every year for the skilled migrants to apply for the Permanent Residency. The reason behind this is to the immigration department is only in the mood of taking highly skilled applicants to contribute to the countries economy. Therefore if you have good skills and meet all eligibility requirements you can migrate to Australia easily.

So you must fulfill all the eligibility criteria of the immigration authority to apply for Australia Permanent Residency visa. If you are confident and are well versed with rules and with higher immigration points then you can easily apply for Australia Permanent residency visa.

Let's take a look for the eligibility criteria to apply for Australia Permanent residency Visa

Australia point system- The points are calculated on the bases of age, work experience, English language eligibility, qualification, and other factors. The higher the immigration score more will be the chances to get an invitation from the immigration department.

Occupation Demand List- Your occupation demand list is listed with all the occupations which are highly in demand of the Australia labor market if you are willing to apply for Australia permanent residency your occupation must be listed in the Demand list of Australia. 

English language requirement- You must score at least 7 bands in each module of IELTS that is reading, writing, listening and speaking. The higher the English points you get, the more will be your immigration points. 

There are other eligibility criteria too for Australia residency visa

• you must be below 45 years of age.
• you must have good health and character certificate
• you must have done your graduation
• you must not have any criminal records. 

Getting a permanent residency visa is an easy step if you have complete information about the Australian immigration process. To get up to date with the latest immigration news and updates right at Aptech Global. 

What are the latest Australian immigration Updates in the Month of September?

Here is the latest updates of Australian Immigration in the month of September 2019

1. Australia 11th September 2019 Invitation Round Results For Skilled Migrants

Australia Immigration department has declared the current invitation round results of 11th September 2019 inviting a total of 200 applicants through General skilled migration program visa 189 and visa 489. Read here

2. Queensland is now opened for Overseas Regional Migration Program

Queensland is now opened up for skilled and semi-skilled overseas skilled workers for migration to regional Queensland under 70 occupations. Read more here 

3. Australia Expecting Indian Tourists To Increase By Half A Million By 2020

The onset of T-20 world cup 2020 both men and women in Australia will become a huge economic contributor to the economy. The country is gearing up to welcome spectators from all across the globe. Read more here

4. Australia Visa 489 closed w.e.f 16th September 2019

The Australian Immigration Department is no longer accepting state nomination applications for the visa 489. From today onwards, the candidates will not be able to submit their applications for the temporary resident visa. Read more here

5. Skill Shortage in Australia Labor Market 2019

Australia is stumbling with acute skill shortage in the country. Many jobs are going unfilled as Australian employers are unable to find the skilled workers with specialized skills. Read more here

6. NSW Visa 190 Skillselect Invitation Round Results 2019

The Australian Immigration Department of Home Affairs has released the information regarding invitation to apply for NSW state sponsorship that is provided in accordance with the ABF Act Read more here

7. Australia Will Review SOL To Adjust Foreign Workers Demand

The Australian Government is dedicated to refurbish the skilled migration system. This is done to meet the increasing demand for foreign workers and driving economic growth. Read more here

8. Australia Favours Proficient English Speakers for Skilled Migration

With the onset of new Australian point system, the immigration department will now favour proficient English speakers for skilled migration programs. Read more here

9. NSW Sponsorship visa 190 ‘Foreign Work Experience’ Update for 2019

The New South Wales government has released latest NSW Sponsorship updates for the year 2019-20. The skilled and qualified workers are invited to apply for NSW sponsorship. Read more here

10. Tougher character requirements for Australian Immigration

The Australian Immigration department could have their visa cancelled under proposed laws to tighten the character test. In the proposed changes, the visa-holders who have committed a crime. Read more here

11.Latest Australian Immigration Job tips 2019-20

Australia is a leading immigration destination for migrants across the globe. It provides the high quality of life, low unemployment rate and better job opportunities for the right and skilled candidates.Latest Australian Immigration Job tips 2019-20. Read more here

Australian immigration authority keeps on updating the new rules and policies to intake the skilled migrants in country. If you are planning to apply for Australian immigration get in touch with the team of experts at Aptech Global to make your immigration pathway smooth and simple.

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Queensland is now opened for Overseas Regional Migration

Queensland is now opened up for skilled and semi-skilled overseas skilled workers for migration to regional Queensland under 70 occupations.

The FNQ DAMA (Far North Queensland Designated Area Migration Agreement) is being effective from 12th Septemeber 2019 which will run for 5 years. The employers can now sponsor overseas skilled workers in designated areas of Australia including

1. Tablelands
2. Douglas Shire
3. Cairns
4. Cassowary Coast
5. Mareeba

Around 200 vacant seats to be filled in the first year with an occupation like cooks, childcare workers, mechanics, and farm inspectors. Employers can sponsor foreign workers for the subclass 482 Temporary skill shortage visa. however, the foreign workers cannot directly, the employers have to first approve by the designated area's representative (DAR). Only then can they submit a DAMA Labor agreement request with the Dept of Home Affairs.

An applicant can not directly apply for a visa under the DAMA they must fulfill the requirements

1. He/She must be sponsored by an employer from a designated area in Australia
2. He/She must be sponsored in an occupation which is listed on the head agreement

Apply for Designated Areas of Australia

There are 7 DAMAs currently in effect in Australia. The places include

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Why to choose Australia as the tourist Destination?

Australia landscape is highly diverse which deviates from dry to tropical rain forest to all the beaches with fascinating native creatures such as kangaroos, koalas, and wombats bouncing’ down the road. Australia has cosmopolitan cities and sophisticated pleasures, great restaurants and the award-winning wines to experience in. The unexplored beaches that extend for miles and deserts that touch the horizon, you may explore and experience all this quite comfortably.

The land of Australia is highly diverse which rich in flora and fauna. The tropical rain forest to all the beaches with fascinating creations make it the best place for a tourist visit. The kangaroos, koalas, and wombats bouncing down the road keep making the most attractions country to visit. So if you are planning to spend your holidays abroad, Australia is the best country to migrate. 

You need to apply for Australia tourist visa from India to migrate. There are different eligibility criteria which you should meet to apply for Australia tourist visa. The best part of applying for Australia tourist visa is you do not require to wait for long. You can get your visa within 15 to 20 days of applying. 

To know more about this regards, you can get in touch Australia immigration consultant in Delhi. The immigration experts will help you to ease your Australian immigration process. 

Skill Shortage in Australia Labor Market 2019

Australia is stumbling with acute skill shortage in the country. Many jobs are going unfilled as Australian employers are unable to find the skilled workers with specialized skills. A report titled “The path to prosperity: Why the future of work is human” released by Deloitte says that nearly 243,200 jobs lay vacant in May 2019. This indicated an increase of 0.3% as compared to February 2019.

The Department of Employment, Skills, Small, and Family Business does regular research to recognize the skill shortages in Australia. The Department releases the skill shortage occupation at the national, state and regional levels.

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Australia Immigration Point Calculator to know your Score

Do you know Australia has got the most organized point-based system to intake highly skilled migrants to apply for PR? If you are planning to migrate to Australia, you must calculate your total points score in advance to check your eligibility status.

You must score a minimum of 65 points our of 100 which are based on the factors, i.e. age, work experience, language ability, education, etc. Check out the Australian immigration points table which reflects the points you get as per your skills.

Check here Australia Immigration Point Calculator

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program(SINP) 2019

Which country is the easiest to get Permanent Residency Visa?

If you are highly skilld and meet all the requirements of immigration selection criteria, than Australia easy to immigrate country.Australia is by far the best country to get permanent residency.Australia has more organised immigration system, which is point based and online. It helps the applicants get their PR application processed within 68 to 12 months after receiving invitation from Australian immigration department. The citizenship process of Australia is also lot easier compared to the most advanced nations. Australia is also the best country the world for quality of life.

Know more about Australia Permanent Residency Visa

Migration to Australia Under visa 189 & visa 190

Skilled immigration visa subclass 189 and 190 are the most popular visa categories under skilled migration programs. 

Subclass 189 visa is the Skilled independent visa where an applicant can live and work permanently in any part of Australia. It is a permanent residency visa which does not require any sponsorship.

Subclass 190 visa is the Skilled Nominated visa where an applicant can live and work permanently but needs to get sponsorship from the state or territory of Australia. 

Australia Will Review SOL To Adjust Foreign Workers Demand

The Australian Government is dedicated to refurbish the skilled migration system. This is done to meet the increasing demand for foreign workers and driving economic growth. The immigration department will review the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) to evaluate the labour market requirements of the country.

Michaela Cash, Minister for Employment and Skills recently announced the review. This will address the concerns of almost 500 jobs listed on the current SOL. It is said that some of the current SOL occupations do not reflect the demand for foreign workers in some industries.

It is important to address these concerns to avoid any hurdles to the continued growth of the Australian economy. The current Skilled Occupation List of Australia was last updated in March 2019. Thus, the review of these occupations is necessary to ensure that there are enough workers to support the 10 year AUD 100 billion infrastructure program announced by the Government.

Is your occupation falls under SOL List Australia?

The skilled migration is an integral part of Australia’s prosperity. Though, it is important for the immigration authorities to select the right foreign workers for the right skill shortages in Australia, as quoted by SBS News.

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Australia Demand List

Australia Immigration through Australia Point System

Australian immigration is the tool to calculate your total immigration score for the skilled migration visa programs. The overall immigration score decides the overall Australian immigration chances to get an invitation from the immigration authority. The more is the immigration points better is the chances to get an invitation from the immigration department.

Calculate your Immigration Points

Australian follows a very organized way of calculating the immigration score as per the age, work experience, English language eligibility, IELTS, etc. To be eligible to apply for Australia permanent residency visa, you must score a minimum of 65 points out of 100. Know more about the Australian point system and how to proceed to the immigration pathway.

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Is there any latest update for the Australian PR point requirement in 2019?

Australia PR point requirement 2019 will remain the same for general skilled migration programs namely Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189, Australia Skilled Nominated Visa 190 and Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489. This means foreign workers who want to apply for permanent residency programs must score minimum passing 65 immigration points out of 100 on Australia point assessment grid. The points are calculated for age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability, and adaptability factors.

Points can be checked using the Australian Immigration Points Calculator

Australia PR Point Calculator

However, with the onset of new skilled regional provisional subclass 491, the Australian The immigration department has introduced an additional point category under Australia PR point system. This visa 491 will be introduced in November 2019 to attract foreign skilled workers into the regional areas of the country. The updates in Australia PR point requirement 2019 are:

·        10 points will be awarded if you are single

·        10 points if you have a partner who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident

·        10 points if your partner has an acceptable skill and competent English

·        05 points will be awarded if your partner has competent English

Thus, as of now only, this is the latest Australia Immigration point update. Rest, everything is same for point-based assessment.

Also, the candidates with the highest immigration points are invited to apply for Australia Permanent Resident Visa through regular EOI SkillSelect draws. As per the latest Australia EOI draws, the candidate with 85 immigration points and above are invited to apply.

For further information related to Australia Immigration Point System and other essential eligibility conditions, it is suggested to connect with visa and immigration experts of Aptech Global. One of the experts will contact you to discuss the PR query.

Tougher character requirements for Australian Immigration

The Australian Immigration department could have their visa cancelled under proposed laws to tighten the character test. In the proposed changes, the visa-holders who have committed a crime that carries a maximum sentence of at least two years such as common assault, will automatically fail the character test, even if they are not sentence to jail. This legislation was introduced last month by the Immigration Minister David Coleman last month. The other test which was changed in 2014 to allow the government to deport non-citizens sentenced to at least 12 months jail for their crime. This has resulted in more than 1,000 kiwis being sent back between 2016 and 2018.

Adding to concerns about the proposed changes is that they will apply retrospectively meaning anyone who has committed a crime covered by the laws in the past could be deported on character grounds.

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Eligibility criteria to apply for Australia Permanent Residency visa