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Australian Immigration Minister wants States to increase skilled migration
By administrator | July 26, 2008
Australian Immigration News
Australian Immigration Minister wants States to increase skilled migration
The Australian Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, has urged the states to increase their use of state sponsored skilled migration in order to meet their demands for skilled labour.
The Australian Federal Government’s permanent skilled migration program has been increased by an additional 31,000 skilled migrants under the Rudd Government to help employers in Australia with their current skills shortage.
Chris Evans, the Australian Immigration Minister said “I will be encouraging the states and territories to increase their use of state sponsored migration to better link skilled workers to the economic needs in their states or territories.”
The Australian Government is considering providing the States and Territories with greater flexibility to enable them to sponsor more skilled workers for those areas with skill shortages due to high demand.
Australia Immigration annually is now 190,300 places for 2008/09, of which skilled migration visas make up 133,500 places.
Last year, skilled immigration visas totaled 108,500 places of which 7500 were skilled migrants on immigration visas sponsored by a State or Territory. State or Territory sponsored skilled migrants forms less than 10 per cent of the overall skilled migration, with employer sponsored skilled migration accounting for 20 per cent, and independent migration comprising more than half the skilled migration program.
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Topics: Australia Immigration News | 8 Comments »
December 19th, 2008 at 3:44 am
My husband is a Teacher by profession having over 6 years of experience and also has an uncle living in Western Australia, who wants to sponsor us i.e. my husband, my two sons and myself. I too, am a Secretary by profession and we want to immigrate but we are not sure if we do have a chance and how to go about it.
February 14th, 2009 at 9:24 am
i am mizan.bangladeshi citizens .i worked in a pharmaceutical company.i wants to migration in australia .my first cousin citizens in the souh australia.he agreed to sponsored to me.my question is how is eligible to sponsored ?
February 24th, 2009 at 4:29 am
sponser for heavy welder job elect.and mig
dear.
sir. i am a bangladeshi live in italy since 10 years.i know maney welding job and have to certificat. my lates work in train factory but now thisone clousd so i looking job in australia and newzeland any way.i was perment welder workfr in this factory.www.alstom transport com.
i will be happy.if my application is acceptable.i weating for any reply.callany time any day and message.
24/02/2009. thanks.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:24 am
I already lodged my skilled immigration visa sponsored application last August 2007 and I received their acknowledgement letter on March 2008. After that I don’t received any updates on my application. How will I know the status of my application.
June 12th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
i already applied for sub scale 132 skill visa for australia and i have recieved my medical on november 2008 but now im not in critical list plz can some one tell me that wat is the effect of this change on my cace can i still get my visa or i have to forget it
August 16th, 2010 at 10:34 am
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November 19th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
hi my name samita.i am study in australia last 2 year frist i have finished diploma of mangement after cartifi 111 in childcare next 4 month i will finish diploma of childcare and i have 2 and half year experience in childcare i am ready to go any regional area.if any good way to sattle in australia let me know thx
December 13th, 2011 at 12:42 am
I am Urmila. Indian citizen.I worked in a pharmaceutical company and as a quality assurance officer in a chemical factory.I wants to migrate in Australia .My brother-in-law is citizen in Australia.He agreed to sponsored me.My question is how can i apply to get sponsored or what is the process to get migration?
thank you