shears

Hmmm, for anyone who followed the link someone else posted a couple of weeks ago, about the "2 year limbo" for migration applicants, Minister Chris Evans was interviewed this evening on ABC - makes for interesting, if depressing, listening, especially for any "hair dryers" [sic] out there (his words, not mine )

This is mostly of interest to on-shore applicants, but there is some discussion about the "queue" of off-shore applicants too.

I'm not looking forward to the new MODL being published.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalint...09/2742507.htm

cheers
shears

Alfresco

Yes the 'hair dryers' slip was very funny.

shears

I did check the ASCO code for it .. but for some strange reason couldn't find it anywhere

Alfresco

Must have sneekily removed it without telling anyone on the 24th Sept.

Duncan_Mc

He also doesn't feel that he need to apologise to us.
He also thinks that waiting untill 2012 is not "suspention".
And no refund available.

wookiee06

Thanks for the link, it made certain things very clear. if you a accountant ,cook, and hairdress. you could be very concorned with what he said

Luke Brown

Yes quite interesting.

No mention on whether changes to the MODL would be restrospective or not though. However, very clear that visa grants should be driven by demand and not supply.

Re accountants - I think his main issue is students doing accountany courses just so they could get a visa, hence very high numbers of accoutants. I've got a feeling in the revised MODL there may be a clause for accountants that x number of years work experience may be required. All IMHO...

Alfresco

I thought everyone has to have x number of years work exp, or are you saying they will need more?

Alfresco

Yes, in for a veeeeeerrryyy long wait.

They could just say we need:-

x Hairdryers (aka hairdressers)
y Doctors
z Accountants

And once those numbers are allocated for the year then rest have to wait until the next year's allocation.