Hallo Liebes Forum,
DIAC hat vor ein paar Tagen durch das "Migration Institute Australia" die geplanten Gesetzesaenderungen bekanntgegeben:
The Minister has announced a range of changes to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the GSM programme, including:
– increasing the English language threshold requirement for all GSM visas.
– making the recent work experience requirement uniform across all offshore
GSM visas
– adjusting the points test to:
• benefit applicants with:
– strong English language skills;
– Australian skilled work experience; and
– advanced Australian tertiary qualifications; and
• limit MODL points to applicants with work experience;
– allowing overseas students with 50 point occupations to apply for GSM in
Australia;
– creating a new temporary visa for graduates of recognised overseas institutions
with skills in high demand in Australia;
– creating a temporary visa for Overseas Students
In addition the Minister has approved the detailed policy positions to
support the GSM reforms, including:
– allowing GSM applicants to include their interdependent partner in
their application;
– removing Assurance of Support provisions from GSM visas;
– removing the SSASSL;
– final settings for the points test, including:
Àƒ awarding points for sponsorship by a relative in a designated
area;
Àƒ removing points for Capital Investment;
– setting the pass and pool marks for the new visas; and
– clarifying the two year study rule;
– removing requirement for 2nd stage sponsorship or nomination for
provisional visa holders;
– extending the English language concession; and
– opening up access to RSMS for provisional visa holders
Threshold increased to competent English
Exceptions apply for:
– applicants with a trade occupation: vocational English; and
– applicants for a provisional visa who have paid for English language
tuition: concessional competent English
Offshore applicants and onshore permanent visa applicants must provide
evidence that they meet the English language threshold at the time of
application
Onshore temporary and provisional visa applicants must have either evidence
they meet the relevant threshold or evidence they have booked to sit an
English language test
Specified passport holders will be considered to have met the English language
threshold without a test result.
All applicants seeking to claim additional points for English will need to
sit a test.
Applicants for an offshore permanent or provisional visa will need to
demonstrate that they have:
• a suitable skills assessment;
• in their nominated occupation;
at the time they apply
Applicants for an onshore permanent or provisional visa will need to
demonstrate that they have:
• applied for a skills assessment;
• in their nominated occupation;
at the time they apply
Applicants are not able to change their nominated occupation
In line with recommendations of the Evaluation the recent work experience
requirement will be uniform across the GSM visa structure
Applicants will need to demonstrate that they have been employed in an
occupation on the Skilled Occupation List for at least 12 of the last 24 months
The 12 month period will include paid leave (eg. paid study leave or long
service leave) but does not include periods of leave without pay (eg. unpaid
maternity or paternity leave).
Employed continues to mean working in a position that is:
- paid;
- at a skilled level;
- for a minimum of 20 hours a week
From 1 September, to meet the two year study requirement an applicant must have
completed one or more degree, diploma or trade qualification for award by an
Australian educational institution as a result of a course or courses:
– registered on CRICOS;
– completed as a result of at least two academic years study;
– completed in a total of no less than 16 calendar months;
– that the applicant studied in Australia while holding a visa that allowed study;
– for which all instruction was conducted in English.
Applicants will need to demonstrate that they:
– met the two year study requirement in the last 6 months; and
– their studies were closely related to their nominated occupation
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