Newsletter 108

SKILLED & BUSINESS MIGRATION

The South Australian Government has released an updated skilled occupation list, describing the skills it intends to fill through international talent as well as migrants already living and working in South Australia, and the 2022–23 General Skilled Migration (GSM) programme is now open.

The list is one of the most comprehensive in the country, and skilled immigrants, including our very talented overseas graduates, are eligible to apply for state nomination in more than 500 different professions.

The Safe Haven Enterprise visa (SHEV), which allows humanitarian migrants to enter South Australia, is also expected to benefit from more flexible paths to permanent residence.

Nominations for skilled migrants will receive priority under the 2022–2023 Skilled Migration Program: With experience in growing fields like hi-tech/digital, health and life sciences, green energy, defence, space, and trades, or

who can contribute their skills to those fields and others with in-demand backgrounds like health, ICT, education, engineering, agribusiness, and trades.

The state’s priority is to nominate both skilled and experienced migrants who are already residing and working in South Australia—to retain those with in-demand skills as well as overseas migrants who can fill critical shortages

Visit migration.sa.gov.au to view the Skilled Occupations List, and for further information on skilled migration into South Australia.

VICTORIA’S 2022-23 BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN.

The programme offers Business and Investor migrants a pathway to permanent residency in Victoria and is open to applicants residing in Victoria and overseas.

The programme offers four ways to obtain a visa:

(Provisional) Business Innovation stream (subclass 188A) visa (Provisional) Investor stream (subclass 188B) visa Subclass 188C, Significant Investor stream (Provisional) visa. (Provisional) Entrepreneur stream (subclass 188) visa.

The applicant must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect system of the Commonwealth before you can submit an application for a Victorian visa nomination.

For more information, go to the Business and Investor Visa page.

VISA WAITING TIME TO DROP DROWN

Australia has pledged to invest 36.1 million dollars in visa processing to increase staff capacity by 500 people over the course of the next nine months, helping to reduce the backlog of visas. As a result, wait times will decrease. The minister gave the assurance that the government was working to put an end to the crisis.

2022-23 BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM OPENING SOON

The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs has granted South Australia an interim allocation of 70 Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) nomination places, and the state-nominated BIIP programme will begin on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

The following actions are being taken by Skilled & Business Migration to ensure the nomination of high-calibre business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs who can best contribute to South Australia’s economic prosperity and workforce needs, as well as to manage the limited number of nomination places available.

• Business Innovation Stream (Subclass 188A)

To be taken into consideration, applicants must submit a “Intention to apply” (ITA). High calibre applicants with the potential to develop real, long-lasting business opportunities in South Australia may be invited to submit ITAs for state nomination.

• Investor Stream (Subclass 188B) and Significant Investor Stream (Subclass 188C)

Evaluating each application’s merits and the overall benefit to South Australia when evaluating candidates’ applications for Subclass 188B and Subclass 188C.

• Entrepreneur Stream (Subclass 188E)

Before submitting a state nomination application, applicants under this stream will continue to need the endorsement of an authorised Service Provider.

Detailed information and requirements for South Australian nomination will be available on the migration.sa.gov.au website from Thursday 8 September 2022.

AUSTRALIA WILL EXTEND TWO-YEAR WORK VISAS FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

The post-study work rights for international students who graduate from Australian universities in professions where there is a confirmed skills shortage have been extended for two years, said the Minister of Education.

JOB GUARANTEE IN SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR

The Social Services Jobs Guarantee is a new, exciting programme that the Victorian government announced. Every student who completes the Diploma of Community Services between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2024 will be given a job guarantee in the social services industry as part of this programme.