AUSTRALIA 74740 VISAS GRANTED UNDER POINTS TESTED SKILLED MIGRATION PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 WITH TO FIVE COUNTRIES OBTAINING THIS INDIA FOLLOWED BY CHINA UK PAKISTAN AND PHILIPPINES The department granted 74,740 visas in the 2013–14 points-tested skilled migration stream. Visa grants in the skilled independent category comprised 60.2 per cent of the points-tested skilled migration programme. The skilled state/territory category made up a further 33.0 per cent, with the remainder from the points-tested skilled regional category. In 2013–14 the five major source countries for points-tested skilled migration were India, China, United Kingdom (UK), Pakistan and the Philippines. Table 6 shows the growth in the points-tested skilled migration programme since 1998–99 and Table 7 shows a breakdown by nationality of the points-tested skilled migration programme. Table 6: Points-tested outcomes from 1998–99 to 2013–14 Programme year Outcome 1998–99 22,710 1999–00 23,492 2000–01 29,605 2001–02 36,371 2002–03 49,376 2003–04 54,936 2004–05 59,843 2005–06 76,944 2006–07 75,274 2007–08 78,000 2008–09 69,153 2009–10 59,892 2010–11 61,459 2011–12 71,819 2012–13 74,020 2013–14 74,740 Table 7: Points-tested skilled migration: Outcomes of top 10 nationalities over last three years and percentage change from 2012–13 to 2013–14 Citizenship 2011–12 outcome 2012–13 outcome 2013–14 outcome 24,570 Percentage change from 2012–13 to 2013–14 -1.0%1 India 17,030 24,810 2 China, People’s Republic of 7,900 8,030 8,340 3.8% 3 United Kingdom 9,820 6,670 6,650 -0.3% 4 Pakistan 2,810 2,060 4,260 106.8% 5 Philippines 2,470 2,070 2,990 44.4% 6 Nepal 1,270 2,470 2,950 19.4% 7 Sri Lanka 3,900 3,230 2,530 -21.7% 8 Malaysia 3,620 3,160 2,340 -26.0% 9 South Africa, Republic of 3,020 2,120 1,930 -8.8% 10 Ireland, Republic of 1,680 1,560 1,890 20.8% Permanent employer-sponsored visa programmes The permanent employer-sponsored category enables employers operating in Australia to sponsor overseas skilled workers for permanent residence to fill skilled vacancies. The category comprises the employer nomination scheme (ENS) and the regional sponsored migration scheme (RSMS). The ENS is available to employers located anywhere in Australia, while the RSMS enables Australian employers in regional areas to sponsor workers for permanent residence to fill skilled vacancies in their businesses. The RSMS encourages migration to areas outside the major metropolitan centres of Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Melbourne. The RSMS is designed to improve Australia’s ability to compete globally by overcoming genuine skill shortages in regional labour markets. The permanent employer-sponsored category accounted for 47,450 places or 36.9 per cent of the total skilled migration programme outcome of 128,550 places in 2013–14. Of these 30,903 places were granted under ENS, 16,538 under RSMS, and nine were permanent places under the labour agreement programme. Of the total 47,450 permanent employer-sponsored outcome in 2013–14, 21,453 places were granted to primary skilled applicants and the remaining 25,997 to secondary (dependent) applicants. Subclass 457 visa holders accounted for most of the outcome in this category. During the year, the department granted 77.1 per cent of ENS outcome and 37.7 per cent of RSMS outcome to people holding a subclass 457 visa at the time the visa was granted.
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