Possible changes to the Australian Migration program- Employer Sponsored, GTI, Skilled and Business visas

Joint Standing Committee on Migration

There is an inquiry into Australia’s skilled migration program. Currently, there are 12 recommendations, and some of them include:

• Streamlining the labour market testing– among them include:
  • only require Medium and Large businesses to conduct labour market testing;
  • remove the requirement for employers to advertise any occupations which are on the PMSOL or critical skills lists;
• Provide greater transparency from the Department over Federal Governments’ use of funds from the SAF levy.
• Enable TSS visa holders who are working in certain industries to work for multiple employers or multiple roles with the same employer
• A push to include these occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List:
  • Chefs
  • Vets
  • Café and restaurant managers
  • Seafarers
  • Civil Engineers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Motor Mechanics
  • Cooks
  • Carpenter
  • Electricians
  • Other crucial roles in hospitality, health, trade, agriculture and manufacturing industries
• Reviewing the Skilled Occupation Lists, MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL to reflect the impact of COVID-19.
• Improve processing times for employer-sponsored visas and onshore skilled visas and a clearer path to permanent residency.
• BIIP and GTI provide options and clearer pathway for permanent residency.
• Reserve places on flights for skilled migrants.

Related:

• Global Talent, Family, Employer, Business Visas Prioritised Within 160,000 Places
• Upcoming Australian migration changes 2021
• Upcoming Australia Immigration Changes 2021- Business and Investment Visas
• COVID-19 concessions for Employer-Sponsored visas (SC457-482 and 186-187)