Australia Attracts More Indian Skilled Works As Per the Previous Year Data

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals that the Indian population in Australia increased by 30 percent between 2016 and 2018. In June 2016, Indians living in Australia was 455,389, as per Census 2016. The population number increased to 592,000 by June 2018. The data is revealed by the preliminary calculations of ABS.

The Indian population is now the 3rd biggest community in Australia moving New Zealand born to the fourth position. The Population of Indian migrants constitutes 2.4 percent of the Australian population, and the average of Indian migrants is 34 years, the equivalent age as that of residents born in Australia.

Indians are the largest Australian PR visa holders

Indians coming to Australia are the biggest migrant source since 2016. In 2016 and 2017, Australia set immigration levels at 183,608 out of which 38,854 were allotted to Indians. In 2017-18, the PR visas number announced by Australia was 162,417 and Indian population received 33,310 visas.

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The students of Indian origin also reached a high percentage in the year 2018. As per the data, approximately 70,000 students were studying in Universities and colleges in Australia in the month of November 2017.

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Australia Immigration Important Updates After Elections 2019

The Australian General elections were conducted on 18thMay 2019 and the results suggest that Coalition Party will hold office for the next three years. There has been no announcement regarding the change in the Immigration Minister.

The Coalition Party is coming once again to the power and here are some of the updates related to Australia Immigration:

• Introduction of new Regional Visas

The recently announced 2019 Skilled Work Regional Visa Subclass 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Visa Subclass 494 will be available from November. The government will focus on inviting migrants into the regional areas.

• Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA)

The new Government is working on more Designated Area Migration Agreements to help businesses in regional areas address their skill gaps. The current DAMA introduced are the pathways for Australia PR. The Introduction of new DAMA in Northern Queensland should be announced in the next few months. Also, two DAMAs will also come into effect in South Australia from 1st July 2019. Designated area falls under

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• The Government intervention into the Temporary Skill Shortage Visa

The Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee released a report in April 2019 that addressed the effectiveness of the TSS Visa for dealing with the skill gaps in Australia. The following recommendations were made:

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Australia 189 Visa Invitation Estimate June 2019

Aptech Global is again back with its Australia SkillSelect June 2019 invitation round prediction for Australia Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189. This visa is a point based permanent residency visa that allows skilled and qualified workers to come and settle anywhere in the country on permanent basis.

Visa 189 processing time and number of invitations depends upon when the Expression of Interest (EOI) was lodged and the number of available places in the visa category.

The Aptech Global estimates are not anywhere related with Department of Home Affairs. We our only analyzing the situation keeping in minds the current scenario of visa 189invitations. If there is any change in the immigration policies, Aptech will also mold them accordingly.

We are assuming as it is the last immigration month of the year, the Department of Home Affairs will invite 100 invites once again for the EOI Australia SkillSelect 189 visa and 10 invites for the visa 489 visa.

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Also, the visas 189 processing time is speculated to remain unchanged for the year 2019/20.

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South Australia State Sponsorship Occupation Status 2019

The South Australia has modified changes to its some of the occupations under State Sponsorship. The modifications will be applicable to all applicants who are applying under Visa 190 and Visa 489.

The recent status modified by South Australia for current occupations are as follows:

• Surveyor (232212): Special Conditions Apply
• Early Childhood (Pre-Primary) Teacher: Special Conditions Apply: Only offshore applicants can apply for the Australia visa 489.

By “Special Conditions Apply” Australian immigration department means that an applicants must be able to meet the special arrangements in order to apply for sponsorship for Australia PR

The occupations that have low availability can be closed anytime due to less number of places available in the spot.

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The applicants having 80 immigration points or above is eligible to apply under special condition for South Australia State Sponsorship. This is applicable to all occupations under special conditions or occupations that are listed on the Supplementary List.

In order to apply for South Australia State Sponsorship Programs an applicant is required to submit an EOI online through skillselect. While submitting the EOI you need to select South Australia as the preferred state along with preferred visa subclass 190 or visa 489. After that log in to the official Immigration SA website and submit an application for state sponsorship, if selected you will receive an invitation from the Dept. of Home Affairs to apply for a visa.

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Important Australia PR Changes w.e.f. 1ST July 2019

The Australia current financial year of immigration is nearing. It is a great time for aspirants to prepare for new immigration changes that might crop up on 1st July 2019.

The potential applicants should prepare themselves for the following things:

1. The Australian Immigration Department is going to increase by 5.4% from 1st July. If possible, it is advisable to finalize your visa forms and required documents by 30th June. Start managing your funds right away to avoid delays in the Australia PR process.
2. The Australian Government is prioritizing regional areas for permanent residency and are introducing new schemes and visas for regional areas to attract skilled and qualified workers to come and settle on a permanent basis
3. International students who complete their studies from a regional university also brighten prospects of getting an Australian PR

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4. The State Nomination quotas and skill select quotas will be reset on 1st July. This means a new immigration cap will be introduced for Visa 189, Visa 190 and 489 visa.
5. The Australian states will also review their skilled occupation lists on 1st July on the basis of their labour requirement and available places.

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Australia EOI SkillSelect Round Results May 2019

The EOI SkillSelect Australia Invitation round results for skilled migration programs are finally out. The Australian Government invited applicants for Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189 and for Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489 on May 9, 2019. A total of 110 applicants received an Invitation to Apply in this current invitation round.

Out of 110 ITAs, 100 ITAs were given to the applicants for Visa 189 having 80 immigration points and 10 ITAs were given for Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa 489 having 85 immigration points.

A tie-break rule was applicable in this current draw where the applicants who have submitted their profile before 22nd March 2019, 4:31 PM with 80 immigration points for visa subclass 189 were invited to apply. For visa subclass 489, tie-break date and time was 28th April 2019, 1:45 AM with 85 immigration points.

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Australia EOI Skillselect Round Results May 2019

The Invitations issued on 9th May 2019 are as follows:

• 36 ITAs were given under skilled independent visa subclass 189 and no ITAs were given under Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489 at 80 immigration points
• 37 ITAs were given under skilled independent visa subclass 189 at 85 immigration points and 10 ITAs were given under Australia Skilled Regional Provisional Visa Subclass 489 at 85 immigration points

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Australia New Parent Sponsorship Income Requirement Increases

This is to inform that applicants who are willing to sponsor their parents for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa of Australia must have a taxable income of $83,454.80 to become eligible for sponsoring parents.  The amount was specified in new legislative documents by the Immigration Minister David Coleman.

The Australian Immigration Department has started accepting Sponsorship applications for the new Parent Visa from 17th April. Once this sponsorship application is approved, the parents of the migrant can submit an application for the Parent Visa.

Australia will start accepting the Parent Visa applications from 1st July 2019

The Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa Subclass 870 allows parents and grandparents of Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents to live in Australia for up to five years. This visa is also renewable for the next five years allowing parents to reunite with their families in Australia for up to 10 years.

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However, the immigration department has not clarified the income requirement for second 5-year.

As per SBS News, the application fee for a 3-year Parent Visa is $5,000 and the sponsorship fee is $420. The income requirement of $83,454.80 can also be shown as a joint family income.

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Introduction of South Australia’s New Occupation List under DAMA

South Australia recently announced the new occupation list under DAMA (Designated Area Migration Agreement). The DAMA aims to help employers and businesses in South Australia in getting access of skilled foreign workers. The DAMA will specifically focus on the sectors that facing an acute shortage of workforce in the state.

There will be 2 Designated Area Migration Agreements for the state of South Australia. The first DAMA will focus on Adelaide Metropolitan Area. There will be 60 occupations listed on the Adelaide Innovation and Technology Agreement. The DAMA is a route for migrants to apply for permanent residence.

The second DAMA is called South Australian Regional Workforce Agreement that will cover the states of SA. A total of 114 occupations are listed on this DAMA. As per the Migration SA, these occupation covers:

• Agribusiness
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Health and Aged Care
• Mining
• Construction

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This DAMA will also allow applicants to apply for Australian immigration. Some of the other occupations like Chef, Baker, Restaurant Manager, Accommodation and Hospitality Manager and are also included in the DAMA.

Occupations like Dental Assistant and Dentist are also available on the DAMA and these occupations will receive certain concession on language skills, age, experience and salary, as per SBS News.

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Australian Universities accepting applicants with the lowest English language Score

There are some Australian Universities that are lowering their own English standards to attract high-paying foreign students. ABC’s Four Corner Program has been told by academic that there a rise in the number of cases of academic misconduct and international students are struggling so much so that they have used phone apps to translate lectures. There are many international students who struggled to use a computer or a USB drive.

To rationalize the student visa system, the Federal Government gave more responsibility to the universities in 2016. The universities in Australia have the responsibility to determine if a student had genuine intentions to come and study or not. They also had to ensure that the foreign students met the English standards.

The international students are required to convince the University rather than the Education Department that they can complete the course. As per ABC News, the Universities in Australia are allowed to set their own English standards for international students. It is up to the Australian Universities to waive the English language requirement.

The Four Corner Program found that some universities are accepting foreign students who fall below their own English standards. These students are granted admission through other routes other than English proficiency test.

Some Universities are also accepting Medium of Instruction Letters from foreign students of countries like Nepal and India. This letter indicates that the students had studied in English in their home country. However, The Department of Home Affairs stated that these MOI letters do not hold any legislative value.

The education industry in Australia is worth $34 billion to the economy of Australia. Thus, high-paying international students have become a valuable source of income for struggling Universities. These students later apply for Australian Immigration through different PR Australia programs to settle in the country on a permanent basis. 

Australia Permanent Residency Programs are the route of living and working in the country on a permanent basis. Ask for an Australian Immigration Assessment from one of our visa and immigration experts of Aptech Global to arrange a callback. 

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The Latest Trending Updates of Australian Immigration of May 2019

The Australian Immigration Department has updated recent changes to the different skilled migration programs.

• May 14, 2019

South Australia State Sponsorship Update: Occupations Current Status has been updated of the following occupations to its Skilled Occupation List- Customer Service Manager (149212) special conditions apply- Proficient English for Australia Visa 489 only.

Applicants cannot apply to South Australia for state sponsorship unless and until special requirements are not fulfilled (if any)

In the case of South Australia applicants can apply under high point category (80 points) if the occupation is available in Supplementary List or special conditions apply effective July 2018.

• May 13, 2019

1. South Australia State Sponsorship Update: Occupations Current Status has been updated for Surveyor (232212) special conditions apply and Competent plus English is required and Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher (241111) special conditions apply, Proficient English and applicable for Offshore applicants for Australia Visa 489 only

2. Central West Regional Authority: NSW subclass 489 closure of Regional Sponsorship: The Central West which is one of the 9 Regional Authorities participating in sponsoring NSW-489 subclass visa has announced the closure of Regional Sponsorship and will reopen with a new list of occupations for the year 2019-2020 in July/August 2019. This update is applicable for all the applicants applying for Regional Sponsorship with Central West NSW under visa 489.

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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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