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AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION

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MIGRANT TRENDS

AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION UPDATES

PRESENTATIONAGENDA

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INDIA CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF MIGRANTS TO AUSTRALIA

40,145

INDIA MIGRANT STATS

21.2% OUTCOME

34,874

PLACES

PLACES

2015-2016

2014-2015

18.4% OUTCOME

29,008

CHINA MIGRANT STATS

15.3% OUTCOME

27,872

PLACES

PLACES

2015-2016

2014-2015

14.7% OUTCOME

18,950

UK MIGRANT STATS

10.0% OUTCOME

21,078

PLACES

PLACES

2015-2016

2014-2015

11.1% OUTCOME

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BIOMETRIC ACT UPDATE

February 16, 2016 - All individuals

entering Australia, including both

Australian citizens and non-citizens, will

be subject to the provisions of the Biometrics Act.

BIOMETRICS ACT

Authorities have discretionary power to

collect one or more personal identifiers.

PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS

Authorities may request to collect

personal identifiers from minors and

incompetent persons without consent and without presence of a

guardian.

Gives permission to the Minister or an

immigration officer to notify of biometric

requirements orally, in writing or via email.

NON-CONSENSUAL COLLECTION

BIOMETRIC NOTIFICATION

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SUBCLASS 457: STREAMLINED APPLICATION PROCESS

Bans employers from engaging

indiscriminatory recruitment practices

Requires visa applicants to input details of a

nomination by a sponsor when submitting online

visa applications

Cease English language proficiency

requirement

April 2016: New legislation implemented to streamline 457 application process:

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CHANGES TO SUBCLASS 457 ACCREDITED SPONSORSHIP SCHEME

July 1, 2016 - Department of

Immigration and Border Protection

implemented changes to the subclass 457

visa Accredited Sponsorship criteria.

Subclass 457 visa are eligible to apply to become Accredited Sponsors

a) Benefits - longer periods of sponsorship approval (six years)

b) All nomination and visa applications receiving priority processing.

Existing sponsors should lodge a

sponsorship application seeking

to be considered for sponsorship accreditation.

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CHANGES TO 457 ACCREDITED SPONSORSHIP SCHEME

Employer must have been an active sponsor for at least 3 years with no adverse warnings

ACTIVE SPONSOR

Number of sponsored 457 primary visa holders has been lowered to 10 in a 24 month period (previously 30 in a 12 month period)

PRIMARY SPONSOR

WORK FORCE REQUIREMENTSAt least 75% of the employer’s workforce must be Australian nationals

All 457 visa holders should be employed under a direct written contract of employment that meets national Employment Standards

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Australian employees must be paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary banding structure that reflects current market salary rates

Qualifying Criteria for Accredited Sponsorship:

MARKET SALARY RATES

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CHANGES TO SUBCLASS 457 ACCREDITEDSPONSORSHIP SCHEME

Nomination applications lodged by sponsors that are

approved for accredited status will be prioritized and further streamlined processing if the base salary of the nominee is

equal to or higher than

The Fair Work High Income Threshold

($136,700 at July 1, 2015) and the occupation is

classified at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 or 2;

$75,000 and the occupation is classified as ANZSCO Skill Level 1 or 2, with the exception

of the certain occupations

NOMINATION APPLICATION

INCOME THRESHOLD

ANZSCO SKILL LEVEL

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PROPOSED TEMPORARY VISA FRAMEWORK TO SIMPLIFY APPLICATION PROCESS

Beginning November 19, 2016, the following visas will be closed to new applications:

Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa

SUBCLASS 401

Training and Research visa

SUBCLASS 402

Special Program visa

SUBCLASS 416

Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa

SUBCLASS 420

Super Yacht Crew visa

SUBCLASS 488

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Subclass 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa• For short term-highly specialized, non-ongoing work • May participate in activity or work relating to Australia’s interests

Subclass 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa• Bilateral agreement, represent a foreign government, teach foreign language in Australian

school, diplomatic work, or participate in Seasonal Worker Programme• Nomination and sponsorship is required

Subclass 407 Training Visa• Train or participate in a classroom based professional activity• Nomination and sponsorship is required

Subclass 408 Temporary Activity Visa• Foreign nationals may use this option for work in the entertainment industry,• Nomination is not required;• Sponsorship is not required if applied outside of Australia and the intended stay is for less than 3

months;• Sponsorship is required if applied outside of Australia and the intended stay is for more than 3

months or applied within Australia, regardless of the length of intended stay.

AUSTRALIA: NEW VISA SUBCLASSES

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TUITION FEE FOR SCHOOL AGED DEPENDENTS OF 457 HOLDERS

$5,100Per student

PRIMARY SCHOOL

$6,100Per student

HIGH SCHOOL

(AUS) (AUS)

The annual contributions, beginning in January 2017 are:

January 1, 2017: S. Australian

Government will implement tuition fee

for families whose children attend public

schools in the S. Australian territory. The tuition fee will

extend to all subclass 457 Visa holders

beginning January 1, 2018.

A family that does not make a

combined annual income of at least AUS$57,000 are

exempt from paying the contribution fee.

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