AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND INSIGHTS

The new fiscal year,2019-2020, has yet to begin and new government officials are unidentified yet, but a number of changes on the Australia Visa Application process have been implemented already.

Certainly, Australia has been welcoming thousands of migrants each year. However, with the goal to address nation’s population growth and to protect Australian citizens’ employability rate as well, revisions such as new Immigration cap, modification of Skilled Occupation Lists, and regular reviews of the regulations are being set by the government, making it more tougher for people planning to migrate to Australia from Singapore or elsewhere to meet the criteria.

Despite the ever changing rules and regulations with immigration process, the nation has always been providing a lot of job opportunities in the past few years, both for citizens and people who are intending to migrate to Australia; in fact, an alternative pathway to low skilled migrants was recently made available.

According to the report published by the Department of Jobs and Small Business, more opportunities in the Healthcare and Social Assistance are projected to increase in the next five years to come. Furthermore, industries such as Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Constructions, Education, Accommodation and Food service have also they fair share of contribution in the employment growth of the nation.

Truth be told, Australia immigration rules and regulations are now getting tougher and tougher, making it difficult for people to make to the cut of those qualified to migrate to Australia from Singapore or anywhere else. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is set to revisit visa application programme at least twice each year to ensure that they are only bringing the most qualified migrants into the nation.

Despite the very dynamic changes, DHA is still set to improve its visa programmes, most especially the Skilled migration scheme, to also provide some avenues for migrants to would really want to penetrate the Australia labour market.

Good news for low skilled migrants, as they are now able to apply for an Australian Permanent Resident visa.

Northern Territory (NT) just opened 117 new job opportunities for skilled migrants. Alongside, NT offered also a pathway to the low skilled migrants a permanent residency pathway, considering that they are willing to work and stay in the regional area for a minimum of three years.

Over the past years, immigration rules and regulations have changed drastically, making it challenging nowadays for people to migrate to Australia from Singapore or elsewhere. While this is the case, NTRUST, being the most established Australia migration agency in Singapore, remains to be committed to advocating all application.

With a few of the immigration policies being contested in Australian Politics for the past months, such as the plan of migration intake reduction for the next fiscal year , or encouraging migrants to settle in regional areas, there are still several options or pathways available if you are really keen on the process of moving across to Australia.

With the aim to provide new avenue for parents and grandparents to reunite with their families who migrated to Australia from Singapore or anywhere else, the Federal Government has announced its launching of the new temporary sponsored visa for parents in 2019.

According to Immigration Minister David Coleman, this movement will deliver great social benefits to the Australian community.

Year after year, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) received hundreds and thousands of visa application – work, family, student and permanent residency visa. With the goal to streamline and invite really eligible applicants, DHA revises immigration programme including increased in passmarks, updating eligibility requirements – making migration to Australia from Singapore or anywhere else tougher than before. 

With the immigration regulations getting tougher and visa refusal rate increasing each year, migrating to Australia from Singapore or elsewhere will never be as easy as it is five to eight years ago.

In an interview with Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Peter Dutton, he said that the government is now having a war on fraudulent claims. For the past ten years, the previous financial year (2017-18) is Australia’s lowest migration rate. This is due to border’s integrity restoration, following the goal to only bring in the best migrants possible into the nation.

With the start of the 2018-19 fiscal year, the passmark is increased from 60 to 65 points for those who want to migrate to Australia from Singapore or from whicver part of the world under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) programme.

Effective 1st July 2018, applicants for General Skilled Migration (Subclasses 189,190 and 489) are required to have a minimum score of 65 points to be in the pool of applications and receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA).

The 2018-19 fiscal year has yet to begin, but certainly, a number of changes on the Australia Visa Application process will be implemented.

Sure, Australia has been continuously welcoming hundreds and thousands of immigrants from all over the world. However, with the objective to protect Australian citizens’ employment opportunities, revisions with the Immigration programme including cuts and additions with the occupational ceilings, modification of eligibility requirements, and periodic reviews of the regulations are being set by the government. With that being said, migrating to Australia is getting tougher each year for many interested applicants.