Immigrants take most of new jobs in Australia A report written by an Australian academic states that there have been 400,000 jobs created in the Australian economy since 2011 and migrants who have arrived in the country since that year have taken 95% of the total. The report is written by Bob Birrell and Ernest Healy of Monash University in Melbourne. The report says that net immigration into Australia runs at about 240,000 per year. The report gives three explanations for this; The Shortage Occupation List is out of date Australia allows people to apply for residence visas if they are skilled in a trade or profession to be found on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL). The report says that this list is out of date. Students allowed to stay Many students who studied at Australia’s universities have been allowed to apply for Australian visas ‘on favorable terms.’ Visa Churning In addition, the report states, there are a great many migrants who are in the country and who transfer from one visa to another. For example, many students transfer to tourist visas when their student visa expires. The report says ‘Most of these are likely to be working illegally. These temporary entrants are feeding the ranks of those keen to find an employer to sponsor them for a temporary or permanent employment visa. This information is of a general nature and should not be taken as authoritative legal advice for specific cases. Australia has a scheme that requires persons who give immigration assistance to be registered as migration agent. The writer, Mr Sanjayai Kapoor is a registered migration agent based at Adelaide, Australia. We are having 2 offices in India (Delhi & Jalandhar). You can contact the author by email at: contact@myimmigrationhelp Unregistered migration practice is illegal and prospective visa applicants should do a simple name check on https://mara.gov.au before engaging the services of anyone purporting to provide migration advice.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:32:40 +0000
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