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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 REQUIREMENTS
At 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
8. 8
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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
$5,100
Per student
PRIMARY SCHOOL
$6,100
Per 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.
