Australia 8, published a more “tight” in immigration policy. The new policy on skilled migration to set a higher standard, in September 2007 of 20000 copies of previously submitted applications for low-skilled immigrants declared invalid.
China news agency, Beijing, February 8 – MELBOURNE: Australia on the 8th published a more “tight” in immigration policy. The new policy on skilled migration to set a higher standard, in September 2007 of 20000 copies of previously submitted applications for low-skilled immigrants declared invalid.
According to the latest immigration policy, the future of Australia will give priority to a high standard of English, and there are Australian sponsor skilled migrants. This summer before, the Australian skilled migration Commission will publish a new list to replace the existing list of professions shortage of skilled migrants. The future new list will be reconsidered once a year.
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said that in comparison with the past policies, the new policy on immigration in English (forum) level requirements are higher, choice of skilled migrants more focused expertise. Expected future policy is more inclined to accept the new immigrants from the medical, engineering, mining, industry, technology, high-skill immigrants, by virtue of cooking, hairdressing and other lower-skilled immigrants apply for permanent residency in Australia will be difficult to pass muster.
Evans said that with immediate effect all the September 1, 2007 previously submitted applications for low-skilled immigrants declared invalid, the Government will refund a total of 14 million Australian dollar application fee. In September 2007 prior to Australia’s skilled migration English and job skills requirements less stringent.
Evans acknowledged that the new immigration policy introduced in some overseas students will have a significant impact, because if they are learning the professional is not a new list, they will lose the opportunity to apply for Australian immigration. To this end the Department of Immigration will allow the affected students after graduation to stay in Australia for 18 months, students can find a job during this period of time, or find new employers guarantee.
At present a total of nearly 50 million students in Australia to apply for permanent residency. Critics refer to the original policy has allowed the situation out of control, many students in private schools, completion of hairdressing, cooking and other lower-skilled technology professionals could be immigration status of permanent residence in Australia and the current labor shortage in Australia engineering, mining and other industries are delay-employed less than qualified skilled migrants.