What all comprises of the Australia Immigration Latest News these days
by Abhinav Immigration Services Digital Marketing ExecutiveThe year 2020 has seen a lot of turbulence since the Coronavirus
pandemic started to spread across the world. Information in the Australia Immigration Latest
News is all surrounded by the impact of COVID-19 on the immigration
policies. The changes and the restrictions have left international students,
skilled migrants, partners and aged parents into a state of absolute
uncertainty like they have never experienced before.
The major changes that has been seen in the Australia Immigration is the change in
preference. Under the state nomination programs, the applicants belonging to
the critical sector occupations will get the priority. The onshore visa
applicants will get an edge over the off-shore applicants and this includes
international students as well. In totality, the off-shore applicants will be
worst-hit by the changes and they will experience the maximum delays in the
processing times.
Immigrants that apply under the skilled migration must understand that
the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of demanding occupations in the
country. For example, Victoria is troubled by the pandemic and hence the
applications for individuals in sectors like medicine, infrastructure etc. will
be preferred over the other applications. The Western Australia has already
made changes to its occupation list. It has removed Registered Nurses and added
Nuclear Medicine Technologist and Physicist as per the labor shortages and
demand in the region.
Not everywhere the situation is gloomy, New South Wales has recently
opened its Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass – 491) which was
closed earlier. Also, there are certain relaxations provided for the applicants
such as 12-month living is not mandatory and removed the working requirement as
well. This is a move that would encourage more applicants to participate in
this program. There are different situations for different regions and the
applicants must look for their preferred destination and its future course of
action.
As the Federal Government is keen on focusing upon the on-shore
applicants first, it is a great opportunity for the temporary visa holders
living in Australia and have the requisite skills to apply for the regions
where their related occupation is in demand.
The international students is another community that has been severely
impacted because of the pandemic. Australia is a country that has always
supported the student fraternity, whether domestic or international and it is
indeed deliberating upon the future course of action. The Federal Government,
in association with the states and territories are working on plans to allow
some international students to come back to Australia on a pilot basis,
provided all the conditions have been met by the students as well as the
respective jurisdiction in Australia.
The Department of Home Affairs had already clarified that the processing
of Australia Immigration
visas continued throughout the pandemic but the disappointment that came to the
applicants is the unnecessary delays in the visa approval. It comes as the
unfortunate and unforeseen event due to multiple restrictions and closing down
of visa processing centers. The applicants have not been able to arrange the documents
like health and character certificates, biometric submission, transcripts
etc.
Australian authorities are expecting a dip in the number of immigrants
coming to Australia in this year and the next year as well, primarily due to
the travel restrictions. However, this are the temporary suspensions and once
the effects of the pandemic starts to settle aside, the immigration will
definitely pick up the pace to support the economy of Australia. International
students and skilled labor from foreign nations have always been in demand and
shall continue to be in the coming years.
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