"Australian Immigration" Australia's new fiscal year budget has been announced, and immigration quotas have changed significantly! Detailed analysis

The annual budget for the new 20-21 fiscal year, which was postponed from May to October due to the epidemic, was finally officially released on the evening of October 6, 2020. This is hailed as the most important fiscal budget plan since World War II because this budget was formulated in response to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and is intended to stimulate employment and economic recovery. Different from the fine-tuning in previous years, the adjustment of immigration policy in this economic recovery plan is really surprising, but it is reasonable to consider it carefully. First, let’s list several sets of immigration quota figures, and then analyze their deeper meanings:

Although the total number of PR quotas in the new fiscal year is the same as that in the previous fiscal year, the numerical changes are so large that some people are happy and some are worried~

Let’s talk about the positive aspects first – the business investment immigrants who come with money and the global high-end talents who come with advanced technology are the biggest winners! Not only did the number of quotas in these two categories double, but it was also announced that the trials would be accelerated!

The federal government budget mentioned that the fiscal year deficit will reach $213.7 billion, and the unemployment rate will reach 8% by the end of this year. The government's purpose for increasing the number of investment immigrants is very clear: it hopes that 188A and 132 applicants will come to Australia to start businesses and create more job opportunities, and it needs the cash brought by 188B and 188C applicants to enter the capital market to stimulate the economy. Applicants who are qualified to apply for investment immigration must seize the great benefits of this special period. I believe that the review process will be easier and simpler than before and the speed will be greatly reduced. When the economy recovers, the policy for investment immigration may change. Immigrate as soon as possible!

However, since the government is also aiming to generate revenue, from July 1, 2021, the application fee for business investment immigration will increase by 11.3%. If you can submit it before then, you can save a lot of money. Interested applicants, please contact us for evaluation and processing.

The Global Talent Immigration GTI (Global Talent Independent Program) was launched in November 2019 and is intended to attract outstanding talents with high-end skills and talents from around the world; it provides priority to qualified applicants With the streamlined and simplified permanent residence pathway, it only takes 3-4 months for the entire family to obtain a green card. If you have made achievements in the following seven major fields, have a doctorate or have a salary level that can reach an annual salary of $14,900 Australian dollars (approximately RMB 750,000), please contact us for evaluation~

Attention to applicants who meet GTI conditions: No age limit! No English required! No career assessment required! No proof of assets required!

Another category whose quota has increased significantly is spouse immigration, with an increase of more than 30,000 places. What does this mean? Let me boldly analyze the possibility. It should be that there were too many backlogged cases in the spouse category before. The waiting period for trial was nearly 3 years, which really made the applicants complain. I feel that so many quotas are given this time to clear the "backlog of cases." . Of course, applicants who meet the requirements for a spouse visa must seize this opportunity to apply as soon as possible; the waiting time may become longer and longer in the future! I'm hesitating whether to apply for spousal sponsorship or independent skilled immigration. According to this year's quota, choosing a spouse is a shortcut~

But there is also a new change in spousal immigration. An English test will be added at the end of 2021 (the specific time is still unknown) Unannounced), which aims to help new immigrants integrate into real Australian life and have the ability to participate in various social activities.

Applicants and sponsors applying for a spouse visa need to meet English test requirements and need to reach Functional level English (equivalent to an IELTS average score of 4.5). This is also difficult for many applicants. Of course, don’t be discouraged if you can’t achieve it. It is expected that a policy will be introduced to waive the English requirement by paying an English training fee. After paying this fee, you can take the English training course AMEP (The Adult Migrant English Program) provided by the government. And the new fiscal year budget has just reformed AMEP, canceling the previous study time limit of only 510 hours. However, the fee is not low, so before the policy is officially implemented, applicants who are eligible for the spouse visa should contact me as soon as possible to submit it as soon as possible~

Skilled immigration (including 189/190/491/494/186) Halving the quota is actually reasonable~ The unemployment rate is getting higher and higher, and we don’t know how long the epidemic will last. At this time, allowing more new-tech immigrants to compete with the locals for jobs will be detrimental to political stability~ In addition to the reduction in number, It is also important to understand that these 54,000 quotas are for the entire fiscal year, including applicants who have submitted but have not yet received a visa~ The Immigration Bureau currently has a backlog of submitted applications, and these people will occupy the quota after signing; There are even fewer opportunities for applicants who have not yet submitted...

It is true that the situation is more severe for some applicants, but this should be temporary and just a short-term adjustment to deal with the impact of the epidemic.

Therefore, for graduates who want to apply for skilled immigrants, I have summarized several ways for reference:

Generally speaking, the 2020-21 new fiscal year budget to deal with the impact of the new crown epidemic still brings many new opportunities. Friends who are qualified to make any investment application, and those who are studying for a PhD in Australia or China, please contact us as early as possible to make an evaluation plan, and seize the current favorable period to submit an application.