Possible Immigration Improvements

There are several skill shortages in Australia, some of which have been persisted for several years. Many of these are in areas that require tertiary education. We might do well to fill these shortages by encouraging migrant students to stay in the country.

One suggestion is to offer incentive to students who graduate in the top 10% of their course, or who achieve first class honours. These higher performing students could be granted a discount for the work experience component of their permanent residency Visa. Presently the employer nominated visa expects three years experience. This could be reduced to two years.

Students are expected to have competent English skills to work in the country. Those who prove to have the necessary language skills on IELTs or similar tests could also be eligible for concessions.

A recent recommendation in a report to the Department of Home Affairs was for changes in the short term stream of the Temporary Skills Shortage Visa, so temporary Migrants could be offered permanent residency.

Since the CoVid pandemic became serious in 2020 Australia has lost a little over half a million temporary migrants. This left many necessary industries understaffed. Encouraging skilled migrants to become permanent resident will go a long way to filling those understaffed industries.

Immigration benefits the country by bring in new people to the community. Talk to an Immigration Lawyer Sydney for permanent residency.

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