Australia is aiming to welcome half a million new immigrants by the year 2023

The main aim of Australia is to attract half a million new immigrants by the year 2023.

The migration policy of Australia is committed towards the prosperity, social attachments, and economic well being of the country.

Immigration shows an influence on the overall employment, health care, population, and other aspects of the economy of Australia. Every year thousands of immigrants fly to Australia due to the facilities provided by the country and its booming economy.

The population of immigration includes international students, skilled professionals who are looking for job opportunities.

International skilled workers have an excellent idea of the overall economy of Australia. Some of the benefits of the migration of the skilled professionals are innovative ideas, diversified skills, and international associations.

The immigrants are not subject to any discrimination due to the multicultural environment of Australia. Even the friendly nature of the country is something which all the countries talk about. In the present situation, the government of the country has issued several restrictions on the migration policy.

Integrating the needs of immigrants with the economic prosperity of Australia is the main agenda of the migration program of the country.

Overall look on the immigration policy of Australia

The main purpose of the immigration policy program is to fill in the staff gaps that are arising due to the emergency of the current situation. This, in any way, does not mean that the immigrants will be stripped of their jobs in the future.

The program's main goal is to top the overall GDP growth by using the skills of international workers. Hence the government also takes necessary measures to safeguard the interests of the immigrants.

Certain skills are impossible to be developed within a short period. Immigrants provide such sort of services in various fields.

Almost 43% of the immigrants who are currently in Australia belong to the age of 23 to 35 years.

This shows us the age group, which is preferred by the industries. The participation of the people in these age groups influences the productivity to a greater extent. It is also to be mentioned that these people do not completely rely upon the Australian government to get their interests served. This decreases the burden on the shoulders of the Australian government.

Immigration opportunities in Australia 
 

In 2019 December, the government issued a cut of 30000 annual immigration intake. These numbers fell to 160000 from 190000.

Anyway, the government states that the current cut will be maintained at least for the next four years. Australia still has one of the most significant migration programs among the advanced economies if we view the production capacity of the country. More than 70% of the new visas are issued to people who have skills in their occupations.

The remaining visas were issued to the family of skilled immigrants. In the current scenario, some people might be worried about the reduced number of jobs. But the largest concern should be to get Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189 and settle in the country permanently with an employment offer.

The government has decreased the number of visas issued hugely.

As per the statistics, the number of visas issued to 18652 from 44000. The main aspect of this fall is that supply for jobs like Information Technology, HR, accountancy has exceeded the demand.

The result of this is that the number of vacancies available is very few, and at the same time, more vacancies are created in another low-level job profiles.

The in-demand jobs
 

The jobs which have a high demand right now are electricians, nurses, carpenters, and other such similar classes. According to the Australia Department of Home Affairs, the available streams are skilled independent stream, employer-sponsored stream, innovation and investment streams, and skilled regional streams.

The immigrants are not required to get any state or territorial nomination if they want to apply for a Skilled Independent Visa. Skilled Independent Visa will directly give them permission to live and work anywhere in the country according to their convenience.

There are several jobs through which immigrants can get permanent residency in Australia. The prospective immigrants can submit their Expression of Interests, based on their educational qualifications, work experience, etc.

The Department of Home Affairs, after evaluating and screening the profiles, invites a visa applicant.

Until now, the Australian government has invited job profiles having skills in motor mechanics and carpentry. This cannot be an opportunity for Indians because people who are in such occupations in India would not be in a position to submit qualifications that are required to get Australian Visa.

In the years 2018- 2019, Indians are the largest group of professionals invited by the Australian government. 33615 visas were issued to Indians in this period.

Benefits of migrating to Australia on skilled migration 

The first goal of the Australian government is to safeguard the interests of the native Australian workers while choosing immigrants. The country would like to get immigrants in those professions in which native workers do not have expertise. In the process, the country wants to address the problems of the aging population without closing the doors for Australians.

The main policy of the country is to invite such immigrants who can add to the economy of Australia and at the same time addressing local market needs and vacancies.

Australia must be able to attract and hold the most skilled immigrants from all over the globe. Industries, such as manufacturing, technology, construction, food and other professions, are expected to see a huge change in the coming years.

The Australian government provides the guidelines for the immigrants to join the existing professionals. At the same time, the existing professionals in the country can enjoy the rights that are given to them.

200 occupations have been listed on the skilled occupation list of Australia in the present year. These occupations allow the ex-pats only to a certain level. This can be considered as a once in a lifetime opportunity if you want to migrate to Australia as skilled workers.

By 2023 Australia will have significant progress in every aspect. And also, the expertise it has by exploring, maintaining, and discovering new skills will make the country to stand in a good position in the international scenario.