Australian Immigration - Government Backs The Rise

The economic boom in Australia has warranted the Government of Australia to call for skills from outside and has resulted in mass immigration. As high as an 8.8% increase has been reported in Australian permanent immigrants. Many people favor the Australian immigration policy and believe it is going in the correct direction to tackle the situation.

Because of the aging workforce in Australia, there is great demand for skilled workers from outside the country. Because of the very low unemployment rate, immigration has been as the main solution to solve the skill shortage.

“Australia immigration has become increasingly popular,” says Erin Ryan of www.globalvisas.com“, as foreigners are flocking to the shores down under. “Australia is reaping the benefits of these skilled immigrants.”

Who are the Immigrants? What Kind of Skills?

A report says that New South Wales is the most preferred destination for immigrants - the majority of whom are people from UK and Europe.

There is a great demand in Australia for pilots, doctors, nurses, and other skilled workers and to tackle this problem, the government has relaxed the immigration policy . Wherever there is shortage of skills, people who are skilled in those areas will be given preference.

The government is also pondering over the idea of being more lenient to professional workers as they can deploy these people to mange the present economic growth.

According to a recent OECD report, the Australian economy depends strongly on immigrants.

• about 25% of the workforces are foreign born
• unemployment rate for migrants in Australia is the lowest in the OECD
• education and employment are almost on par with the citizens of Australia

Temporary Business Visa

Apart from the Migration Program for permanent residents, the government also has a temporary business visa category and this is for people sponsored for skilled occupations by the Australian employers. Australia is going to need migrants, especially skilled migrants, for a long time to come. In Australia there is bipartisan political support for the Migration Program. Australia offers an outstanding quality of life as well as employment opportunities.

Liberal Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews talks in support of immigration:

“The level of net overseas migration is important as net inflows of migrants to Australia reduce the rate of population ageing because migrants are younger on average than the resident population. Just less than 70% of the migrant intake is in the 15 - 44 age cohort, compared to 43% of the Australian population as a whole. Just 10% of the migrant intake are 45 or over, compared with 38% of the Australian population.”

It is also argued that the emphasis on skilled migration means that the country gains a lot more benefit from the incomers. Now, many major works projects which had to be put on hold for want of skilled labor can get going again.

Major Australian Political Parties in Favor High Level of Immigration

According to a 2007 Liberal Party document titled Immigration - Its Role in Our Future, the Coalition’s immigration policy is

“free from discrimination based on race, religion, gender, nationality or country of origin.”

The Australian government is committed to lay more emphasis on skilled migration, at the same time maintaining commitment to family reunion migration.

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Don’t Forget Your Pet When You Move to Australia

If you are thinking of moving your pet to Australia, :) with you hopefully :) I suggest you first get an idea of what’s involved in this process so that you don’t get hassled mid-way.

The most important fact that you need to remember is that the entire procedure can be an expensive one and requires that you navigate through a few controls and restrictions.

I will briefly guide you through the various stages involved in moving your pet to Australia and, hopefully, save you time, hassle and money: Read more

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Journey 2 - Next Top Chef in Australia

I love what I do, I’m a chef.

I haven’t always been a chef, I actually used to be an engineer but that was for a very brief period of time until I discovered cooking.

I decided to do an 8 months cooking course and turn my passion into my work. I studied everything I could including pastry and baking and chocolate making and while I was studying I started working in a few restaurants to gain as much experience as possible.

It’s not easy but it’s like an addiction – if you love it you can’t stop!

And so I was working for over 6-7 years as a cook in France and life was good and busy.

One day my best friends left for Australia…

That was very sad but it was their dream so I was happy for them that they had found the courage to follow their dream.

We were very involved in their process and knew about it a long time ago, once they got their permanent visa in Australia they were trying to convince us to come and join them. They immigrated to Sydney and it took them a while to settle down and feel at home there but after a few months they were very happy there. They both found good jobs and bought a house and wanted us to join them.

My wife and I were trying to have a baby so we felt we have to be near our families in France and can’t leave.

We’ve never been to Australia but they are our best friends and a bit after our baby was born we decided to try and make the move and immigrate to Australia and be near our friends.

We heard that life is much easier in Australia and my dream is to open a restaurant and chocolaterie in Sydney. I know French restaurants are very popular in Australia.

Australia for me represents the land of unlimited opportunities.

Something seems very primal there, more detached from the chaos of the rest of the world and that’s a good thing.

My friends recommended we use the same migration agent they used as they were very happy with their service so we ended up doing that.

As I’m a chef we had to go through Skilled Migration. First we had to get my skills assessed with the TRA, that’s the skills assessing body that assesses cooks and chefs in Australia.

I had to provide very detailed letters of reference about my work experience and had to prove my qualifications and it took me a few months to prepare the documents but eventually we completed this stage and I was assessed by the TRA as a Cook.

The next hurdle was the IELTS, I had to do an English test but studying English wasn’t easy, when you work full time and have a baby and the last time you used your English was when you were 18 then it becomes rusty you know…. So I had to take a private English teacher and study seriously. I did the IELTS and passed it the second time.

Our visa application was lodged 6 months ago and we’re eager to get our permanent residence and arrive to Australia as permanent residents.

No matter what the outcome is, I am happy that we had the courage to go all the way.

I’ve always believed that if we want something we should go for it so that we don’t regret later that we haven’t given it a try.

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