Australia Announces New Skills in Demand Visa To Fill Critical Jobs

Name: Australia Announces New Skills in Demand Visa To Fill Critical Jobs
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[Published 10 Jun, 2024 | 03:13 PM]
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The Government of Australia has announced the launching of a new Skills in Demand Visa in 2024. This is part of the latest Migration Strategy adopted by the Government. The aim is to cater to skills shortages while also safeguarding immigrant workers. The primary focus of the new Visa is skilled immigration and streamlining processes for various categories of applicants.

If you are keen to migrate to Australia from India to apply for Australia PR Visa you must know that the new Visa is expected to be implemented by the end of 2024.

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Australia Skills in Demand Visa

The Skills in Demand Visa is a 4-year Provisional Skilled Worker Visa. It ensures a fresh perspective to the Skilled Occupations List inclusive of enhanced worker mobility and quicker processing times. For instance, immigrant workers will be able to switch their jobs in place of being compelled to remain with one employer who sponsors them.

The new Australia Visa aims to encourage skilled professionals to immigrate to Australia and boost economic growth. It will replace the current Subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage / TSS Visa. This Visa allowed employers to sponsor skilled workers to fill a position in the absence of a suitably skilled worker in Australia.

More details about the Skills in Demand Visa are expected to be announced before its implementation towards the end of 2024.

The requirements for the Australia Skills in Demand Visa

Applicants of the Skills in Demand Visa will have to fulfill specific general eligibility criteria inclusive of character and health requirements. The Visa will be categorized into three tiers or pathways and each will have unique skill requirements.

3 Tiers under the Skills in Demand Visa

The Skills in Demand Visa will have 3 Tiers based on the terms of employment and earnings:

Specialist Skills Category	Core Skills Category	Essential Skills Category
Requires assured annual salary of a minimum of AUD 135,000	Requires assured annual salary of a minimum of AUD 70,000	For those with a salary below AUD 70,000 annually but employed in essential skill occupations
Priority processing in 7 days	Processing in 21 days	Processing in 21 days
Any occupation excluding machinery operators, trades workers, labourers, and drivers	Skills in short supply that are included in the latest Core Skills Occupation List	Mainly the support and care industry

Specialist Skills Category

The objective of the Specialist Skills Category is to allure highly skilled workers and top talent that are of advantage to the national productivity in Australia. They can bring major economic advantages to the nation along with ideas and knowledge.

Core Skills Category

Candidates whose occupation is included in the latest Core Skills Occupation List can apply for the Core Skills Category. The aim of this pathway is to fulfil the targeted needs of the workforce. This stream is likely to bring in the maximum number of immigrant workers of the 3 categories.

Essential skills Category

The details of the Essential Skills Category are yet to be finalized through discussions with Businesses, Unions, Territory and State Governments. Though these skills are not highly paid, they are nevertheless highly crucial.

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Australia’s List of Skilled Occupations Shortage/SOSL

The SOL for Essential and Specialist Skills Categories are yet to be developed. However, the initial draft of the SOSL for the Core Skills Category is available and the list is likely to be completed by the end of 2024.

A few of the occupations in the SOSL for Core Skills Category are:

School Principal (134311)
Anaesthetist (253211)
Midwife (254111)
Environmental Consultant (234312)
Electrician (341111)
Artistic Director (212111)

Worker Mobility

The Department of Home Affairs has accepted that the change of employers is essentially not a negative aspect and it is a vital component of the development of employees. From now onwards, any duration spent with an authorized employer will be accounted for Permanent Residency criteria.

Furthermore, the implementation of the 6 months period for finding a fresh employer while currently being employed will be also implemented. At present, this is 2 months.

If you wish to Apply for Australia PR Visa or Skilled Independent Subclass Visa 189 contact Australia Immigration Experts at the Best Visa Consultants in India Nationwide Visas.

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