[Video] Tasmania, South Australia, Canberra and NSW all issue invitations! The Minister for Immigration reveals the migration program’s priorities for the years ahead!
1. Minister for Immigration: over the coming years, the migration program will give high priority to filling needed skills and shortages during the economic recovery.
2. South Australia reopens applications for accountants and chefs
3. Parent visa quotas for this financial year announced — the contributory stream cut by nearly 2,500 places
4. Canberra issues ACT Matrix invitations for the 14th consecutive week
5. This week’s roundup of visa grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress
Latest Australian vaccine news, 26–30 April 2021
As of this Friday, 2,121,311 vaccine doses have been administered across Australia, with an average of 38,000 doses given per day over the past 7 days (compared with an average of 53,400 doses per day the week before).
The TGA has confirmed 6 rare blood clot cases across Australia to date, with two new cases this week, possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer said the cases will definitely be thoroughly investigated, but urged the public not to jump to conclusions.
NSW has confirmed a large-scale vaccination hub will begin operating at Sydney Olympic Park on 10 May. Victoria has proposed building a new COVID-19 quarantine facility next to the pet quarantine centre north of Melbourne,
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1. Minister for Immigration: over the coming years, the migration program will give high priority to filling needed skills and shortages during the economic recovery
At a recent live event hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), the Minister for Immigration reiterated that migration will play a vital role in Australia’s recovery from the pandemic,and that over the coming years the government may focus on skilled migration to fill shortages in technical skills, along with the roles and skills needed for the pandemic recovery.
The Minister continued to send positive signals on migration, acknowledging that the federal government recognises the adjustments brought about by the pandemic Going forward, both temporary migration and skilled migration will matter, along with the broader economic migrant cohort including international students, visitors and temporary visa holders.
Overall,migration policy in the post-pandemic phase will become more flexible, aiming to match what is genuinely needed,Australia has already madetemporary adjustments to many visas, and there will be more to come, including changes to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL), which currently lists only 18 occupations.
The Prime Minister previously mentioned thatregional Australiacurrently has 54,000 job vacancies that employers are unable to fill
Among these,agricultureis one of the hardest-hit sectors, with horticultural workers alone estimated to be short by around 22,000. The farming and cropping sector’s labour shortage has been raised repeatedly since the start of the pandemic, and while the government has tried a number of measures, results so far seem to be middling. Also mentioned werethe nursing and aged care sectors, with the Prime Minister suggesting that once migration resumes, adjustments will be made to meet the needs of fast-growing sectors such as nursing and aged care. The government may considerreviewing the visa categories for agriculture and hospitalityand other industries, since these industries have long relied on temporary visa holders.
Which occupations the government currently considers needed, which will be given priority attention, and how flexible settings — whether temporary migration or permanent residency — will be used to encourage them,should become clearer when the next financial year’s federal Budget is handed down on 11 May 2021.
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2. South Australia reopens applications for the accountant and chef occupations
This Thursday South Australia reopened the onshore application stream for chefs, management accountants, general accountants and tax accountants
General accountant:
Both Subclass 491 and Subclass 190 can be applied for, but Subclass 190 is currently only available under the Talent and Innovators program.
The work requirement for Subclass 491 for local graduates is,having worked in the nominated occupation or a highly related occupation in the Greater Adelaide area for the past 12 months to now; or having worked in the nominated occupation or a highly related occupation in outer regional South Australia for the past 6 months to now. Applicants who have long lived and worked in outer regional South Australia are entitled to certain exemptions.
Chef
Both Subclass 491 and Subclass 190 can be applied for.
The work requirement for Subclass 190 for local graduates is,for the past 12 months to now,in outer regional South Australiahaving worked in the nominated occupation in the area
The work requirement for Subclass 491 for local graduates is,having worked in the nominated occupation in Greater Adelaide for the past 12 months to now; or in outer regional South Australia for the past 3 months to nowhaving worked in the nominated occupation
For the requirement of related local work in South Australia for interstate graduates, or the work requirements for other occupations, or South Australia’s exemption policy, please contact our customer service below to arrange an assessment for you
3. Parent visa quotas for the 2020–21 financial year announced — the contributory stream cut by nearly 2,500 places
This financial year there are only 4,500 PR grant places for parent migration in total,and the most popular Subclass 143 Contributory Parent visa has already confirmed it will use up its entire quota early.The legislative instrument published this week also disclosed the detailed allocation of this financial year’s parent visa quotas (based on past years’ experience, the detailed parent visa quotas are usually only announced late, typically becoming known in the middle-to-latter part of the financial year):
Contributory parent visas
including Subclass 143/173/884/864, have 3,500 places in total, down 2,496 from last year’s 6,069!
Non-contributory (queue) parent visas
including Subclass 103/804, have 900 places in total, down 325 from last year’s 1,275, and down 600 compared with the year before that.
Other family-stream visas
including Subclass 114/115/116/835/836/838, have 500 places in total, and application numbers for these categories are low.
As mentioned above, this financial year’s quota for the Subclass 143 Contributory Parent visa has been used up, with processing currently sitting at applications lodged in June 2016.
For anyone who has recently obtained PR and is considering parent migration, we strongly recommend lodging as early as possible to join the queue. And if you’ve been waiting a long time on a Subclass 103 parent visa and want to switch to Subclass 143, or one parent has already lodged and you now want to add the other parent, or you have other specific parent migration questions, add our customer service below and we’ll arrange a suitable consultant to assess and answer your questions:
4. Canberra issues ACT Matrix invitations for the 14th consecutive week
Canberra issued Matrix invitations this week for the 14th consecutive week, with 19 Subclass 190 and 42 Subclass 491 invitations issued to general applicants:
Accountant:Minimum 100 points for Subclass 491 (lodged mid-April 2021), 110 points for Subclass 190
Architect and Landscape Architects:Minimum 70 points for Subclass 491
Graphic and Web Designers:Minimum 90 points for Subclass 190
Civil Engineering:Minimum 60 points for Subclass 491, 90 points for Subclass 190
ICT occupations 2611/2613/2621/2631/2632:Among those invited,the lowest score to receive Subclass 491 was 60/65 points, and the lowest score among those invited for Subclass 190 was 90 points
Chef:Minimum 75 points for Subclass 491, 90 points for Subclass 190
For accounting, quantity surveying, marketing specialist, graphic design, civil engineering, ICT and nursing, and most other commonly-applied occupations, Canberra has been issuing invitations consistently,so feel free to contact our customer service below for an assessment to find the right pathway for you.
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5. This week’s roundup of visa grants, invitations, skills assessments and citizenship processing progress
A recent roundup of Newstars clients’ visa grants and invitations across all categories: press and hold below to view,the page is continually updated, and we strongly recommend yousave and bookmark it!
State nomination invitation / GTI invitation statistics
Canberra state nomination
Lodged Subclass 190 on 29/04/2021, invited 30/04/2021, 221111
Lodged Subclass 491 on 27/04/2021, invited 29/04/2021, 225113
Lodged Subclass 491 on 23/04/2021, invited 29/04/2021, 221111
Victoria state nomination
None this week
Tasmania state nomination
Lodged nomination application on 10 February 2021, Graduate Stream, invited for Subclass 190 state nomination on 28 April 2021 (Accountant (General) (221111), 75+5 points)
Lodged nomination application on 10 February 2021, Graduate Stream, invited for Subclass 190 state nomination on 28 April 2021 (Accountant (General) (221111), 85+5 points)
Lodged nomination application on 29 January 2021, Graduate Stream, invited for Subclass 491 state nomination on 30 April 2021 (Translator (272413), 85+15 points)
Lodged nomination application on 31 January 2021, Graduate Stream, invited for Subclass 190 state nomination on 30 April 2021 (Accountant (General) (221111), 70+5 points)
NSW state nomination
Lodged Subclass 491 visa nomination application on 10 March 2021, approved on 26 April 2021 (70+15, Registered Nurse (NEC), Stream 2)
South Australia state nomination
(Pre-invitation) Lodged 26 February 2021, EOI invited for Subclass 491 on 29 April 2021, Chef, 80+15, single, onshore
(Formal nomination) Lodged 16 March 2021, invited for Subclass 190 on 29 April 2021, Valuer, 65+5, single, onshore
(Formal nomination) Lodged 10 February 2021, invited for Subclass 491 on 27 April 2021, Management Accountant, 85+5, single, onshore
Queensland state nomination
None this week
Western Australia state nomination
None this week
Northern Territory state nomination
None this week
GTI invitations
None this week
This week’s visa grant progress and analysis
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa
Lodged 31 March 2020, granted 29 April 2021
Lodged 19 August 2020, granted 27 April 2021 (Telecommunications Engineer (263311), onshore)
Lodged 12 March 2020, granted 28 April 2021 (ICT Business Analyst (261111), 90 points, with secondary applicant; at lodgement the main applicant was onshore and the secondary applicant was offshore, at grant both were onshore)
Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa
Lodged 26 March 2021, granted 28 April 2021 (NSW, 95+5, Software Engineer, with secondary applicant, onshore)
Lodged 23 February 2021, granted 29 April 2021 (Software Engineer (261313), 95+5 points, lodged onshore, granted onshore)
Lodged 29 March 2021, granted 29 April 2021 (Social Worker (272511), 90+5 points, lodged onshore, granted onshore)
Lodged Subclass 190 on 28/08/2020, granted 31/04/2021, 225113, applicant onshore
Lodged Subclass 190 on 10/06/2020, granted 31/04/2021, 232112, applicant onshore
Lodged 12 March 2021, granted 27 April (occupation 261399 onshore)
Lodged December 2020, granted 1 May, Accountant, applicant onshore
Lodged 10 June 2020, granted 29 April 2021, Education Managers nec, 60+5, single, onshore
Lodged 12 March 2020, granted 27 April 2021, Mechanical Engineer, 60+5, with spouse, onshore
Subclass 491 (new regional) / Subclass 489 (former regional) sponsored visa
Lodged 20 January 2021, granted 29 April 2021 (489 Subsequent)
Lodged Subclass 491 on 12 March 2021, granted 27 April 2021 (Software Engineer (261313), 65+15 points, lodged onshore, granted onshore)
Subclass 887 Skilled Regional (permanent) visa
None this week
858GTI Program
None this week
Employer sponsorship
Lodged employer nomination application on 28 April 2021, approved 30 April 2021
Subclass 600 onshore visitor visa
Lodged 31 December 2020, granted 26 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 7 January 2021, granted 26 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 12 January 2021, granted 30 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 6 January 2021, granted 27 April 2021
Lodged 15 January 2021, granted 28 April 2021
Lodged 22 January 2021, granted 29 April 2021
Subclass 500 student visa
Lodged 11 February 2021, granted 27 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 11 January 2021, granted 27 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 16 February 2021, granted 28 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 12 November 2020, granted 29 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 9 March 2021, granted 30 April 2021 (onshore)
Lodged 11 November 2020, granted 27 April 2021
Lodged 12 January 2021, granted 27 April 2021
Lodged 16 April 2021, granted 30 April 2021
Subclass 485 Graduate Work visa
Lodged 19 February 2021, granted 26 April 2021
Lodged 22 April 2021, granted 30 April 2021
Lodged 9 April 2021, granted 30 April 2021
Lodged 19 November 2020, granted 30 April 2021 (offshore)
Partner migration
Lodged Subclass 820/801 visa application on 15 October 2020, granted 820 on 26 April 2021
Lodged Subclass 309/100 visa application on 28 June 2020, granted 309 on 26 April 2021
Lodged Subclass 820/801 visa application on 6 November 2020, granted 820 on 29 April 2021
Lodged Subclass 309/100 visa application on 30 January 2020, granted 309 on 30 April 2021
Lodged Subclass 820/801 on 4 June 2020, granted 820 on 26 April 2021
Lodged Subclass 820/801 on 21 October 2020, granted 820 on 27 April 2021
Subclass 802 Child visa
None this week
Parent migration/visa
None this week
Subclass 155 Resident Return visa
None this week
Subclass 408 visa
Lodged 19 March 2021, granted 28 April 2021
Lodged 21 April 2021, granted 30 April 2021
Travel exemption applications
Lodged outbound travel exemption on 26 April 2021, approved 28 April 2021
Lodged outbound travel exemption on 29 April 2021, approved 30 April 2021
Lodged inbound travel exemption on 26 April 2021, approved 27 April 2021
Condition 8503/8534 waiver
None this week
This week’s skills assessment processing progress
CA (accounting-related)
None this week
CPA (accounting-related)
None this week
EA (engineering-related)
None this week
VETASSESS
AITSL (teaching-related)
None this week
ACS (IT-related)
Lodged 12 March 2021, completed 27 April 2021
ANMAC skills assessment (nursing-related)
Lodged 16 April 2021, completed 30 April 2021
NAATI Recertification (translation-related)
Lodged 14 April 2021, completed 26 April 2021
AIQS (quantity surveying-related)
None this week
AACA (architecture-related)
None this week
If you can’t find the data category you’re interested in — meaning there was none this week — you can click on[Migration Weekly Bulletin Collection]at the top of the article to view past bulletins and find the relevant data.
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