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本帖最后由 LeeTheRiskTaker 于 12-8-2013 17:32 编辑
Update: 参考翻译见5楼, 感谢@styx1009
Update #2: 关于第三个问题的参考解读请见8楼
Update #3: 关于8月5日最近EOI邀请量的分析请见这个帖子
下文是移民局给澳洲移民协会的电子邮件回信.没见到论坛里有人发这个,俺就转过来吧. 里面第二个表格不是公开数据,尤其有参考价值.
原帖地址: http://www.australiaforum.com/110802-post19.html
原帖作者: Mark Northam
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Just received the following from our industry association, sent from DIAC.
In 2012-13, the six occupational groups referred to in your email reached their occupational ceilings which meant no intending migrants in these occupations could be nominated or invited to apply for a visa until the ceilings were reset on 1 July 2013. In the first month of the 2013-14 program year, a significant proportion of available places were again used up for these six occupational groups and it was determined that the ceilings would again be met, but even earlier than in the previous program year. Based on the high numbers of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) being submitted for these occupational groups, the decision was therefore made to move to a pro rata allocation of the remaining places to allow limited numbers of the most highly skilled workers in these occupations to apply for a visa throughout 2013-14.
There is no change in the total number of places available for these six occupational groups under their occupational ceilings. However, the allocation of places will be spread out to ensure that highly skilled migrants who submit EOIs later in the program year are not prevented from applying by lower quality applicants taking all available places earlier in the program year. Again, I would highlight that this change has no impact on the number of places available for these occupational groups but it will allow places to be released throughout 2013-14, with a focus on ensuring the most highly skilled migrants can still apply for a visa, instead of having all places exhausted early in the program year.
In the current program year, the percentage of places used up for these six occupational groups prior to the 5 August 2013 invitation round were as follows:
Occupation ANZSCO Code Total Ceiling Invitations & Nominations Remaining places Percentage of places used Percentage of places remaining
Chemical & Material Engineers 2331 360 173 187 48.06% 51.94%
ICT Business & System Analysts 2611 1380 897 483 65.00% 35.00%
Electronics Engineers 2334 420 152 268 36.19% 63.81%
Telecomm Eng Prof 2633 300 106 194 35.33% 64.67%
Other Engineering Prof 2339 300 98 202 32.67% 67.33%
Software and Applications Programmers 2613 4800 1,168 3,632 24.33% 75.67%
Occupational ceilings will be reviewed as part of a general review of SkillSelect in 2013-14 and this will involve all key stakeholders, including the MIA and State and Territory governments. The department will be preparing a discussion paper for distribution to stakeholders and this will provide an opportunity to comment on how SkillSelect has operated to date and to identify areas for improvement in the future.
In relation to the specific issues you have raised in your email, please see the responses below:
1. We understand that the State and Territory Governments were advise that the following six occupations (or occupation groups)for GSM points tested visas (Subclass 190 and 489) can no longer be nominated:
• Chemical and Materials Engineers; [ANZSCO Group 2331]
• ICT Business and Systems Analysts; [ANZSCO Group 2611]
• Electronics Engineers: [ANZSCO Group 2334]
• Telecommunications Engineering Professionals; [ANZSCO Group 2633]
• Other Engineering Professional [ANZSCO Group 2339]
• Software and Applications Programmers. [ANZSCO Group 2613]
These six Unit Groups comprise 17 occupations, 16 or which are on the CSOL. Can we assume that those 16 occupations are all not able to be nominated by State and Territory Governments?
As noted above, the continuing high numbers of EOIs for these six occupational groups meant that the available places would have been fully exhausted well before the end of the program year if the decision to implement pro rata allocations had not been made. In some instances the available places would have been used up in Monday’s invitation round or the following round on 19 August. It was considered the most appropriate option to allow a limited number of the most highly skilled workers in these occupations to be invited to apply for a visa throughout the year, rather than allowing the ceilings to be met which would have prevented all skilled workers in these occupations from applying until the start of the next program year in July 2014.
Under these arrangements, the points score and date of EOI submission cut-off dates for these occupational groups are expected to increase over the course of the program year and these figures will be included in the regular SkillSelect invitation round report published on the department’s website. State and Territory Governments have been advised that if they have intending migrants for nomination in any of the six occupational groups who would have met the relevant cut-offs, they can refer these cases to the department for consideration of nomination on a case-by-case basis.
The intention of these changes is to ensure that the most highly skilled workers in these occupational groups are still eligible to apply for a visa. This will also avoid the situation of having a client being nominated or invited early in the program year at the expense of a more highly skilled intending migrant who cannot be nominated or invited later in the program year because the occupational ceiling has been reached. In this regard, SkillSelect is operating as intended to allow the best and brightest to apply for a visa, not on a first-in, first-served basis.
2. Does this “ban” on occupations apply to State/Territory nomination applications which have been approved by the State/Territory Governments, but which have not yet been issued with an invitation to apply for a visa?
Visa applicants who have in good faith lodged applications for State or Territory nomination and whose applications have either not been finalised, or whose applications have been finalised but have not yet had an invitation to apply for a visa issued, will have been treated most unfairly.
Registered Migration Agents who have advised and assisted applicants with State/Territory nominations will have been placed in the unreasonable and invidious position of being seen to have not given correct advice.
There is no ban on these occupations but as advised above, we have implemented a pro rata allocation for the remaining places under the existing occupational ceiling for these groups. If this action were not taken, the occupational ceilings would have been met for these groups well before the end of the program year. States and Territories are also able to refer cases for consideration where they have clients who would have met the relevant cut-offs based on points and date of EOI submission.
An application for a State or Territory nomination is not a visa application and clients are not able to apply for a visa until they have been nominated or invited to apply for a visa in SkillSelect. The clients referred to in the example above would also have been adversely affected if the relevant occupational ceiling had been reached since no one from the occupational group would be eligible for nomination or invitation until July 2014. Under the pro rata arrangements, the most highly skilled intending migrants from each occupational group will still be able to apply for a visa throughout the 2013-14 program year and as such, these arrangements can actually be seen as a positive development for clients, particularly those who do not submit EOIs until later in the program year.
3. Until today, when occupation ceilings were reached, they were no longer available for any GSM points based applications, not just State/Territory nominated applications.
Why has the decision been made to remove occupations from the State/Territory nominated Subclasses?
The MIA understands that State and Territory Governments have been advised that it is because there is a need to get “the best and the brightest”. This would assume that those obtaining State/Territory nomination are not the best and the brightest. Is that the case?
This decision would also seem to have the potential of causing great problems for some State and Territory Governments for whom the occupation groups are a significant component of their State Migration Plans. The decision could, in some cases, severely undermine those plans.
As noted above, State and Territory Governments can refer cases which would have met the relevant cut-offs for the six occupational groups for consideration of nomination on a case-by-case basis. This is consistent with the aims of ensuring the best and brightest intending migrants are nominated or invited to apply for a visa from SkillSelect, whether that be via the Skilled Independent or State or Territory nominated streams.
4. Why was there no consultation with important stakeholders on this matter?
It was necessary to take this action before the 5 August 2013 invitation round to ensure that the occupational ceilings were not reached in that round and given the time constraints, it was not possible to consult beforehand. To demonstrate the continuing high level of demand for the six occupational groups, the table below shows the number of current EOIs onhand compared to the number of available places under each occupational ceiling:
Occupation ID Description Total EOIs onhand Remaining places
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 113 179
2334 Electronics Engineers 178 256
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 214 193
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 691 462
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 1546 3467
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 205 186
Three of the six occupations are already oversubscribed and the other three occupations are expected to do the same in the near future based on continuing high numbers of EOIs being submitted. In this context, it was necessary to take this action prior to consultation.
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Mark Northam
Registered Migration Agent - MARN 1175508
Licensed NZ Immigration Adviser 201200086
Northam & Associates
Sydney, Australia |
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发表于 12-8-2013 14:30:38
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