160,000 Vacancies Announced in Australia for 2022-23 Immigration

Migration Programme 2022-23 has been announced by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs of the Australian government. The main objective of this programme is to hoist up Australia’s economic revival that is motionlessly handicapped by the Covid-19 crisis. As a result of the program, social cohesion outcomes will be navigated and strengthened in the post-pandemic situation of the country.

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As per Australia’s government records, the Migration Programme is estimated to have a planning level of 160,000 vacancies. For 2022–2023, these vacancies will be distributed as follows:

The above-mentioned compositions are detailed below:

• Skill: This stream aims to boost the nation's economic capacity for production and address skill gaps in the labour market, particularly in regional Australia.

• Family: This stream is primarily made up of partner visas, which allow Australians to reunite with distant families and offer them citizenship pathways.

• Partner visas: This stream is set up from 2022-23 and is projected for planning purposes, however, it should be noted that this category is on a demand-driven basis and has no upper limit. It is designed to simplify and accelerate the processing time of partner visa applications to encourage family reunions. 

• Child visas: This stream is too set up from 2022-23 and is projected for planning purposes, however, it is not on a demand-driven basis and it is not subject to any upper limit.

• Special Eligibility: This stream applies to those individuals having special circumstances to apply for a visa. These include individuals having Australian permanent residency and who are returning to the country after a long period.

To adapt to shifting economic outcomes, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs may also allocate vacancies among the categories of Skill stream visas continuously or as per they come about.

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State-Nominated Visas

The State-Nominated Migration Program allows states and territories to nominate skilled migrants.

To hold a state-sponsored visa, applicants must meet a certain age criterion, but they are not required to be employed by a particular company. For this, individuals under 45 years of age are eligible. Also, they must find their jobs, since there is no guarantee of employment.

Categories For State and Territory Nominated Visa 

State and Territorial delegation allocations are available in the following visa categories under the 2022-23 Migration Program:

• Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) Visa

• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491)

• Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)

The table below shows the detailed distribution of these categories for state and territory nominated visas:

Note: The States and Territories consider applicants based on their criteria when assessing eligibility.

Source: Livemint