Employment Opportunities in Canberra, Australia
Posted by admin in Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australian State Sponsored Visas, employment on February 22nd, 2012
ActewAGL is a Canberra based multi-utility company offering electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services.
We have been advised by the skilled and business migration team in Canberra that they are seeking to recruit 8 senior engineers. ActewAGL will be willing to consider supporting the right candidate to obtain a Temporary Business Long Stay Subclass 457 visa, followed by permanent residence.
If you are a senior engineer and you are interested in migrating to Canberra, please get in touch with your CV.
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Canberra (ACT) Sponsorship List Update
Posted by admin in 176, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs, SOL on January 30th, 2012
Today the ACT Government (Canberra) has announced changes to its State Sponsorship List: 160 occupations have been removed from the new list and 5 occupations have been added.However, despite the removal of a large number of occupations, migration agents will be able to approach the ACT for sponsorship for unlisted (off the list) occupations.
The government has also introduced significant changes to its criteria and guidelines, including removal of financial criteria.
More information about these changes will be available on the ACT website shortly.
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Vetassess – Practical Assessments for Trades – Schedule for the UK
VETASSESS has announced that, subject to demand, it will be conducting the following practical assessment events on the 25 February 2012 and 28 April 2012 in College of North West London, London, UK.
Please note that these are the last dates which may be available before changes to the skilled migration programme on 1 July:
25 February 2012 – Assessments for the following trades:
Bricklayer
Carpenter and Joiner
Carpenter
Electrician (General)
Plumber (General)
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic
Diesel Motor Mechanic (Heavy Vehicle Road Transport)
Motor Mechanic (Light Vehicle)
Sheetmetal Trades Worker
Welder (First Class)
28 April 2012 – Assessments for the following trades:
Bricklayer
Carpenter and Joiner
Carpenter
Electrician (General)
Plumber (General)
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic
Diesel Motor Mechanic (Heavy Vehicle Road Transport)
Motor Mechanic (Light Vehicle)
Welder (First Class)
These practical assessments form the second part of a two stage skills assessment process for visa applicants in the above occupations.
If you are considering applying fro a visa before 1 July, and on the basis of skills in the above occupations, you should get your applications for a skills assessment in as soon as possible to avoid missing out an assessment on the above dates.
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Wanted Down Under
Posted by admin in Australia, Australian Skills Assessments on January 4th, 2012
We are very happy for our clients Mr and Mrs Stitt who will be featured on the Wanted Down Under series on the 9th of January (Episode 6). Mr & Mrs Still were guided in the visa process by Lauren and successfully obtained their visas in June last year.
We wish them the best of luck in Australia.
Click here for more information about the series:
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Favourable Changes to the Australian Student Visa Programme
Posted by admin in Knight Review, Student Visas for Australia on November 8th, 2011
The Department of Immigration (DIAC) has begun implementing changes to the existing Australian student visa programme, as per recommendations by the Knight Review of the existing Student Visa system.
Some changes that have already come into force include:
- Lowering the financial requirements for certain student visa applicants to having to show $36 000 less in the bank when applying for a visa than previously.
- Extending the time new PhD students can continue to stay in Australia while their thesis is being marked.
- Allowing prepaid homestay fees to be included in the financial requirements assessment for a student visa.
Further changes, including a new post student work visa, will be introduced in July 2012 and in 2013.
For more information about these changes to the student visa programme, click here.
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Australian State Sponsored Visas – Links to State Sponsorship Lists
Posted by admin in 176, Australia - News, Australian Skilled Visas, SMP, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State and Territory Nominations, australian points test on September 21st, 2011
Victoria has overnight updated its list of occupations for the purposes of state sponsorship nominations.
Below is a link to the Victorian list of currently sponsored occupations, as well as the links to the occupations being sponsored by the remaining Australian States and Territories:
the list:
regional:
http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visa-and-migration/skilled-regional-migration
List
http://203.210.126.185/dsdweb/v4/apps/web/secure/docs/4498.pdf
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Skills Shortages In Australia Mean That More Companies Will Be Looking to Recruit From Overseas
Posted by admin in Australia, Australia - News, Australian Employment, Education, employment on July 26th, 2011
According to the Australian Institute of Management there is an acute shortage of skilled Australian workers in the construction, engineering, marketing and sales sectors. This means that Australian employers will be likely to step up their recruitment of overseas skilled workers.
The shortages are due to the continuing growth of the Australian economy, the continued growth of the mining sector, but also due to the failure of the education system in ensuring that school leavers are properly trained via apprenticeship schemes.
Click here for the full article and here for more information from Reuters.
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ACT (Canberra) State Migration Plan (SMP) Update
Posted by admin in Australian Skilled Visas on July 7th, 2011
A new SMP Occupation List July 2011 for Canberra (Australian Capital Territory) will come into effect on Monday 11 July 2011.
There have being minor changes made to the July SMP List:
131112 Sales and Marketing managers: Limited
135111 Information and Technology Manager: Closed
139912 – 19 Other Specialist manager: Limited
261111-263113 Computing Professionals: Closed
The new list will be available here:
http://www.business.act.gov.au/skilled_and_business_migration/SMP_Occupation_List
In addition, the ACT Government is undertaking a survey of the occupations in demand in Canberra and will be updating the new list when the results of the survey have been processed. A further updated list may therefore be published in September, when there is expected to be significant changes to the list of occupations.
The RSMS Guidelines have also being updated to incorporate the minimum salary of $49,330. The minimum salary comes for RSMS visa applicants will come into effect Monday 11 July 2011.
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Australian Skilled Occupation Lists to Change on 1 July
Posted by admin in 176, Australia, Australia - News, Australian Migration Legislation, Department of Immigration, SOL, Skilled Occupations List, australian points test on June 6th, 2011
The Australian Department of Immigration has announced that the following changes will be made to the skilled occupations list (SOL) on 1 July:
These occupations will be removed from the SOL schedule 3 as of July 1st 2011:
251411 Optometrist
251412 Orthoptist
324111 Panel Beater
324311 Vehicle Painter
These occupations will be added to the list on 1 July:
234914 Medical Physicist
251311 Environmental Health Officer
251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser
251511 Hospital Pharmacists
251513 Retail Pharmacists
271111 Barrister
271311 Solicitor
323211 Fitter (General)
323212 Fitter and Turner
323213 Fitter-Welder
323214 Metal Machinist (First Class)
399111 Boat Builder and Repairer
399112 Shipwright
So what does this mean?
If you were planning to apply for a skilled visa on the basis of the SOL Schedule 3 list only, and not on the basis of state or employer sponsorship, and your occupation will be removed off the list on 1 July, you may no longer be eligible to apply for a Skilled Independent visa and may have to rely on either a state sponsorship or sponsorship from an employer.
You must therefore apply for your skilled visa prior to 1 July (Australian time) to avoid being caught out by these changes.
If, on the other hand, your occupation will now be added to the SOL, then you may be eligible for a skilled independent visa rather than having to rely on state or employer sponsorship. We would therefore advise that you re-assess your options accordingly.
For further information about this legislative change please click here.
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South Australian State Sponsorship List – Amended
Posted by admin in Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs, Skilled Occupations List, South Australia, State Migration Plan, State and Territory Nominations on April 1st, 2011
Immigration South Australia has advised that due to having reached the planning levels for the 2010-11 Program Year, these occupations are no longer listed on the list of occupations currently available for sponsorship:
225213 – ICT ICT Sales Representative
262112 – ICT Security Specialist
323111 – Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
333212 – Solid Plasterer
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NSW State Sponsorship (SMP) List Released
Posted by admin in 176, Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs on March 9th, 2011
The NSW Government has finally released its long awaited NSW State Migration Plan (SMP).
The plan lists 138 occupations, most of which are available for provisioal regional sponsorship visa purposes, rather than the permanent 176 skilled sponsored visas. The occupations that are listed on the SMP but not on DIAC’s Schedule 3 Skilled Occupation List are:
For Skilled Regional Sponsored Subclasses 475 and 487:
• Chef
• Baker
• Fitter (General)
• Metal Machinist (1st Class)
• Toolmaker
• Cabinet Maker
And for Skilled Sponsored Subclasses 176 and 186:
• Insurance Broker
• Solicitor
Further, these occupations are temporarily closed as allocated numbers for this migration program year (to 30 June 2011) have already been reached:
• Financial Investment Adviser
• Life Scientist
• Biochemist
• Pastrycook
• Production Manager (Manufacturing)
• Vocational Education Teacher
• Corporate General Manager
• Medical Administrator
• Pharmacist (Hospital)
• Pharmacist (Retail)
Existing applications currently with DIAC and which have nominated occupations which are on the NSW State Migration Plan will receive Priority Group 2 processing.
For more information about sponsorship from NSW please click here.
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South Australia State Sponsorship List – Update
Posted by admin in 176, SMP, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State Migration Plan, State and Territory Nominations on February 21st, 2011
The State of South Australia has announced that the following occupations will be removed from its list in the next coming days:
• 221112 – Management Accountant
• 232412 – Illustrator
• 233612 – Petroleum Engineer
• 272511- Social Worker
• 331213 – Joiner
• 411213 – Dental Technician
Please note that even if your application has been submitted on-line and the documents sent, your application will not proceed if your occupation is remved from the list before your application is finalised.
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New Australian Skilled Visa Points Test – coming on 1 July 2011
Posted by admin in Australia, Australian Skilled Visas, australian points test on November 11th, 2010
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY AS FURTHER INFORMATION COMES TO HAND.
PLEASE RE-LOAD YOUR PAGE TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ACCESSING THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION:
The Australian Government has announced a significant overhaul of its skilled visa points system which will apply to all skilled visa applicants from 1 July 2011. From 1 July 2011 all skilled visa applications will be awarded points as follows:
Points for Age
25 points = applicants aged 18 to 24
30 points = applicants aged 25 to 32
25 points = applicants aged 33 to 39
15 points = applicants aged 40 to 44
0 points = applicants aged 45 to 49
Points for English Language Ability
10 points = applicants with Proficient English (7 in each of the 4 bands of the IELTS)
20 points = applicants with Superior English (8 in each of the 4 bands of IELTS).
Points for Overseas Work Experience
Points are available for overseas work experience, so long as the work experience is in the applicant’s nominated occupation, or closely related occupation.
5 points = 3 of the last 5 years
10 points = 5 of the last 7 years
15 points = 8 of the last 10 years
Points Recognised Qualifications (Australian or Overseas)
5 points = for applicants who complete a qualification taking 2 years of study in Australia
5 points = for 2 years of study in a regional or low population growth area
10 points = for applicants with an Australian AQF III or higher, completed in Australia OR for applicants who have completed a recognised apprenticeship overseas.
15 points = for applicants with a recognised Bachelor degree in Australia or overseas.
20 points = for applicants with a PhD.
Points for Australian Work Experience
Points will be available for work experience in Australia, so long as the work experience is in the applicants’ nominated occupation, or closely related occupation.
5 points = 1 of the last 2 years
10 points = 3 of the last 5 years
15 points = 5 of the last 7 years
Points for Sponsorship by State/Territory Government
5 points = for sponsorship to live in a metropolitan area
10 points = for sponsorship to live in a regional area
Points for Sponsorship by Family
5 points = for sponsorship to live in a regional area
Points for Partner Skills
5 points = for partner skills
Points for Designated Language (Second Language)
5 points = for applicants who have completed a degree level qualification taught in a designated language; or who are NAATI-accredited translators or interpreters in a designated language
Points for Completing a Professional Year in Australia
5 points = for applicants who have completed a professional year in Australia. This is typically undertaken by international students after completion of their studies in Australia. Current occupations where this is possible include Information Technology, Accounting and Engineering.
The new POINTS THRESHOLD WILL BE SET AT 65 POINTS for all visa applicants.
For detailed information about the changes please visit the Department’s Website and read the Department’s fact sheet.
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ACT (Canberra) State Migration Plan Update
Posted by admin in Australia - News, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australian Skilled Visas, Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, State Migration Plan, State and Territory Nominations on November 10th, 2010
The Australian Capital territory (ACT) has now released it’s list of sponsored occupations under its new State Migration Plan (SMP).
The ACT State Migration Plan (SMP) Occupation List and the 176 / 886 Nomination guidelines that now apply can be found on the ACT Website.
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Victoria Releases New Sponsorship List
Posted by admin in Australian Skilled Visas, Australian State Sponsored Visas, Victoria State Sponsorship List on November 2nd, 2010
We are very excited to be able to confirm that Victoria will be releasing it’s long awaited new list of sponsored occupations (via the SMP – State Migration Plan) tomorrow, 3rd November 2010.
Under the Plan the number of skilled migrants that the Victorian Government can sponsor against each occupation listed on the State Sponsorship Eligibility Lists is limited by a quota, and by an overall cap on the total number of applications that can be sponsored each year.
For 2010-11 Victoria’s cap is 4,500 visa grants, which includes primary and secondary applicants.
Advice will be placed against the relevant occupation/s on the State Sponsorship Eligibility Lists on teh Victoria website, stating that applications are not currently being accepted for that occupation and/or if the quota has been reached.
For a full list of occupations eligible for Victorian Government state sponsorship consideration, see the LiveinVictoria website:
Eligibility Lists
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Lack of Skilled Migrants Contributes to Slow Down in Property Market
Posted by admin in Australia - News, Moving to Australia, Property Value on October 29th, 2010
According to some the slow down in the Perth and Brisbane property markets may be due to a slow down in migration numbers, as well as an oversupply of vacant properties.
Property prices are monitored by the Australian Property Monitor and show that in both cities the median price of property has fallen or slowed down to a halt. This may not be great news for those trying to sell, but of course the opposite is true for future migrants who are considering purchasing properties in either cities.
For future migrants a slow down in the property market is welcomed, particularly given the strength of the Australian dollar.
For more information please see:
The Brisbane Times
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State Sponsorship Lists – Update – South Australia
Posted by admin in 176, Australia, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State and Territory Nominations on October 21st, 2010
Immigration South Australia have advised that the following occupations will be removed from the current Interim Occupations List and/or will not be included in the State Sponsored Migration List (SSML) when they are (finally) released:
- Civil Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Developer Programmer
- ICT Business Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Production or Plant Engineer.
For more information, and to access the full interim South Australia list, please follow this link: South Australia Interim Sponsorship List
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Salaries of Tradesmen Sky Rocket in Canberra
Posted by admin in Australia, Moving to Australia, Working in Australia, employment on October 18th, 2010
Due to a severe shortage of skilled workers, tradesmen in Canberra (the Australian Capital Territory) are being paid up to AUD$160,000 a year. Which is more than double the salary in other Australian States.
But Canberra is not alone, although its unemployment rate of 3% is the lowest in the country, there are shortages of skileld tradesmen throughout Australia, and thousands of vacancies waiting to be filled.
This means that large projects, such as the proposed Australia wide broadband network, may have to be put on hold until enough skilled workers are recruited to udnertake the work that needs to completed.
Click here for more details.
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Australian Job Vacancies – Continued Growth
Posted by admin in Australia, Australian Employment, employment on October 6th, 2010
According to the Australian, August 2010 saw a rise of 9.8% in job vacancies throughout Australia.
Of this, over 163,000 jobs were advertised in the public sector and over 17,000 in the public sector.
What does this mean in terms of migration?
Hopefully it will mean that the Government will begin to realise that with the decrease in migration numbers in the 2009/2010 year employers across the board, and throughout Australia, will really struggle to fill job vacancies unless there is a change in the Government’s recent over-cautions attitude to migration.
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After 17 days Australia finally has a Government – Election Result
After 17 nail biting days of political wrangling Australia finally has a government, and keeps its first female Prime Minister!
A labour majority was won last night, after 17 days of wrangling, when the 3 deciding votes were finally cast by independent MPs. and went in Julia Guillard’s favour, by one. labour will now form a minority government, which means that accountability and scrutiny will be at an all time high.
We do not yet know what impact the new minority labour government will have on migration law, however, the formation of a government will at least mean that the Department can now shift from a “caretaker” mode into a normal working mode. Hopefully this also means that the eagerly awaited State Migration Plans (SMPs) will also be released shortly.
Click here for more information about the election result.
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New Zealand Skills Lists – 8 September Amendments
Posted by admin in NZ Immediate Skills Shortage List, NZ Long Terms Skills Shortage List, New Zealand, New Zealand Immigration Law, New Zealand Skilled Migrant selection, New Zealand Visa Requirements on September 6th, 2010
As part of its biannual review, the INZ has announced the following amendments to its skilled occupations lists, which will come into force on 8 September (NZ time):
Immediate Skills Shortage List (ISSL)
This list is used in the approval of temporary work visa and permit applications.
If your occupation is listed on this list, and you have an offer of employment in that occupation, the INZ officers will automatically accept that there are no suitably qualified New Zealand citizens or residents available to undertake the role.
The current revision has seen the following occupations being deleted off the ISSL:
• Architectural Designer
• Architectural Draughtsperson (Civil CAD Designer)
• Architectural Draughtsperson
• Graphic Artist
• Fire Alarm Technician
• Florist (Senior)
• Gas Fitter
• Vehicle Body Builder (Bus or Coach only)
• Horse Trainer (Stallion Master)
• Horse Trainer (Stud Groom)
• Jockey
• Trackwork Rider
• Telecommunications Technician
• Marine Designer – now added to the LTSSL
• Systems Analyst - now added to the LTSSL
• Software Engineer - now added to the LTSSL
• ICT Support and Test Engineer - now added to the LTSSL
The following occupations have been added to the ISSL:
• Automotive Technician (Motor Mechanic)
• Scaffolder (Advanced)
Long Term Skills Shortage List (LTSSL)
This list is used as a source of occupations which, if listed, can result in the reward of bonus points for points test purposes. The list is also used to identify migrants who may qualify for the work to residence visa program.
The current revision of the LTSSL has led to the addition of the following occupations to the LTSSL:
• Ship’s Officer
• Ship’s Master
• Forest Scientist
• Conductor (Conductive Education Practitioner)*
• Construction Project Manager (Chip Sealing, Asphalt or other Technical Manager) (Roading and Infrastructure)*
• Construction Project Manager (Roading and Infrastructure)*
• Ship’s Engineer*
Only one occupation has been deleted from the list, and that is the occupation of architect.
Please see the full lists by clicking here: Amendment Circular LTSSL and ISSL September 2010
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Priority Processing for Australian Skilled Visas
Posted by admin in 1 July 2010, Australia, Australia - News, Australian Migration Legislation, CSL, Chris Evans Minister for Immigration, MODL, State and Territory Nominations on July 19th, 2010
The Australian Department of Immigration – DIAC – has made a number of important changes to the skilled visa system in the last 18 months. These changes (see previous posts) have had an impact on the way a visa application is treated with priority for the purposes of processing times.
In light of this, the Minister for Immigration has just released the latest update with respect to priority processing, which takes into account the latest 1 July changes to the Migration Regulations and law:
1. First to be processed will be Applications from people who are employer sponsored under the ENS and the RSMS.
2. Second to be processed will be Applications from people who are nominated by a state/territory under new state or territory’s state migration plans (these have yet to be released).
3. Applications from people who have nominated an occupation on the new Skilled Occupation List – SOL – Schedule 3.
4. All other applications are to be processed in the order in which they are received.
These visa subclasses are NOT effected by priority processing:
• Skilled – Recognised Graduate subclass 476 Visas
• Skilled – Graduate subclass 485 Visas
• Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 883 Visas
• Skilled – Regional subclass 887 Visas.
More information on the changes to the GSM program is available from the departmental website by following these links:
New Skilled Occupations List ist (SOL)
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Demand for Skilled Workers in Australia – On the Rise Again
Posted by admin in Australia, Australia - News, Australian Employment, Moving to Australia, employment on July 12th, 2010
According to the Bureau of Statistics, Australia, the demand for workers in Australia is still on the rise:
June saw Australia’s unemployment rate calling to 5.1 per cent, the lowest recorded rate since January 2009. This translates to a net rise of approximately 45,900 jobs. Well above the predicted job rate increase and the biggest net jobs gain since since January.
Of course the implications of the increasing demand for jobs should mean that politicians stop playing politics, and start looking at the real numbers and what such shortages bode for the Australian economy.
Click here for more information about job rates and here for more about the impact of rising job demands on migration and the economy.
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Australian Government Approves Paid Parental Leave
Posted by admin in Australia, Australia - News on June 17th, 2010
After much debate the Australian Parliament has finally approved a Paid Parental Leave scheme which will see mothers and fathers of new borns enjoying 18 weeks of paid parental leave at the national minimum wage level.
Employers will be liable to pay both the government’s pay under the new scheme as well as any additional entitlements under existing employment or labour contracts.
The scheme will come into force in January 2011.
For more information visit The Age’s article.
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Australian Visa Fees – Increase
Posted by admin in Australia, DIAC, Visa Application Fees on June 15th, 2010
There will be a slight increase of between AUD$ to AUD$50 in all Australian visa application fees from 1 July 2010.
In addition, many visa application forms will be updated from 1 July 2010.
Please see the Australian Department of Immigration’s website for more information.
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