Western Australia and South Australia: Skilled Migration is Also a State Government Priority!
With pressure coming from all sides to speed up processing, clearing the visa processing backlog is now the most important and highest-priority task for the Department of Home Affairs — particularly for skilled migration. Available resources are being directed accordingly.
This may also include state government resources. We have previously mentioned that the NSW Premier, together with Victoria, committed to working with the Federal Government to help speed up visa processing. With processing wait times regularly stretching to a year or more, employers in both states simply cannot afford to wait. For details, see:Skilled Visas Taking Too Long — NSW and Victorian Premiers Are Fed Up! Pledging to Collaborate with the Federal on Faster Processing!
An ambitiousWestern Australia (WA)saysit is grateful to the Federal Government for directing more resources to visa processing, as attracting more new workers is one of the most pressing challenges for the state’s economic development.
WA is currently the only state to have already released its state nomination policies and occupation list for the new financial year,significantly expanding the occupations available to local graduates while signalling continued support for skilled migration,for details, see:First New Financial Year State Nomination Policy and List Released! Adding ICT/Auditing and 190+ Other Occupations + Opening to Offshore Applicants! A Look at the Positive Signals for Future Migration Trends!
South Australia (SA)state nomination applications for the current financial year are largely entering the final stage,the 2022–23 financial year policies are expected to be released soon (will be announced soon). The Premier confirmed thatskilled migration will also be a key priority for the state going forward.
Peter Malinauskas said: “Clearly, as a nation,we need to reopen skilled migration, so to some extent, it would be a good thing to see visas processed at a faster rate.”
Minister for Immigration: Will Also Work to Improve Parent Visas
Much of the media coverage recently has focused on skilled migrants already waiting for visa decisions, across various categories,but what about those who have not yet ‘landed’? What about the equally outrageous backlog for parent migration?
The new Minister for Immigration also raised this — addressed! Being handled at the same time!
When attending the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) Conference, Andrew Giles was asked about the issue of temporary skilled visa holders gaining permanent residency,he said that his concern is to ensure the Government comprehensively rebalances the migration system to increase the system’s preference for permanent residency migration.This relates to the Labor Party’s election commitment to provide greater certainty of pathways to permanent residency for long-term temporary visa holders, rather than leaving them in a state of permanent temporariness.
He also said the new Governmentwill also work to improve issues with parent visas,“(I know) this is a very important issue for many people, including many of my own constituents.”
Interestingly, Dan Tehan, who served as Minister for Immigration during the Morrison Government and is now the shadow Minister for Immigration, said: “The visa backlog is so large because of the pandemic — the Morrison Government did invest extra resources to address the backlog. The new Government now needs to act quickly to resolve this.”
Perhaps just missing two words — more[cuts to]extra resources.
Internal Affairs Department Employee Corruption — Penalised!
Although perhaps we cannot always blame upper management,today the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) publicly disclosed the corrupt conduct of two former Department of Home Affairs employees. Officer Q and Officer H used forged medical certificates to apply for sick leave and obtain financial benefits on multiple occasions between 2011 and 2017.
Officer QA total of 28 fraudulent medical certificates were used to take personal leave, gaining $9,270 in benefits, and the individuals received a 12-month good behaviour order.Officer H used a total of 47 medical certificates to take leave, of which 6 were found to be fraudulent, from which he gained $384. Both individuals worked in the Corporate Services section of the Department.
Just speculating — perhaps announcing the investigation findings at this particular time is also meant to serve as a warning to others.
Much has been said with great confidence —
let’s wait and see how it’s actually implemented!
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