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No takers for thousands of Australian permanent residency visas

Source: SBS, 13/11/2018


Australia is among the most sought-after immigration destinations
across the world with tens of thousands of people trying their luck
to migrate down under every year as skilled migrants. While many
skills are experiencing long queues of visa applicants, there are
some that have found absolutely no takers at all.
Of the 190,000 permanent visas that Australia plans to issue every
year, nearly 70 per cent is reserved for skilled migrants.
Under the skilled stream migration, prospective migrants are
required to nominate an occupation from the relevant occupation list
depending upon the kind of visa they apply for. For the skilled
independent visa (subclass 189) - a permanent visa allowing
indefinite stay and giving the freedom to live and work anywhere in
Australia - all applicants file an expression of interest; and
based on their points test score, the Department of Home Affairs
then issues them an invite to apply for a visa.
This permanent visa has nearly 44,000 places reserved in Australia’s
annual immigration planning.
Some occupations such as accountants and IT professionals are so
popular that due to a high volume of applications, the Department
has introduced pro-rata arrangements, whereas, in some other
occupations, no invites were issued during the last financial year.

Out of the total 73 occupations that are subject to a ceiling, at
least six were such that did not have a single invite issued in
2017-18.
Wall and floor tilers, automotive electricians, electrical
distribution trade workers, boat builders and shipwrights, precision
metal trade workers and livestock farmers together account for 9,603
visa places.
Most in-demand jobs that can get you permanent residency in
Australia
Australia`s skilled migration program is designed to fill the skill
gaps to meet the country`s economic needs. However,shortages in some
skills continue to persist.
Sheet metal trade workers, cabinet makers, glaziers, panel beaters
and barristers and some health diagnostic and promotion
professionals â€` together accounting for over 5,300 visa places â€` saw
just one applicant receiving an invite for each of the six
occupations.
Precision metal workers are in demand in Australia but no invites
were issued for this occupation in 2017-18.
Chaman Preet from Migration and Education Experts in Melbourne says
most visa applicants with trades occupations prefer to take other
routes to Australian permanent residency.
“In order for subclass 189 visa applicants to succeed, they require
relatively higher levels of English proficiency, work experience and
educational qualifications. In most cases, applicants with these
occupations would prefer a sponsored visa that would get them
additional points to meet the minimum requirements,” she told SBS
Punjabi.
Most of Ms Preet’s clients are from India â€` a country that’s
currently the biggest source of permanent migrants and Australian
citizens.
While it can be an express route to permanent residency for
applicants with the necessary skills, experience and English
proficiency, Ms Preet says some occupations are more popular than
others among Indian migrants.
“The choice of occupations depends on the ease of doing the course
and then the ability of the students to find an employer because
most of them would look to gain post-study work experience and then
employer sponsorships to make up for any gap in the points
requirement,” Ms Preet said.
SBS Punjabi earlier reported on the most in-demand occupations that
can get applicants permanent residency without the need of a
sponsoring state or an employer


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