Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Mar 15th 2009, 7:44 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Mar 15th 2009, 7:49 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Where can we watch the new announcement today ???
Can u guys suggest any link to track the changes once they are officially announced ??
Cheers
Can u guys suggest any link to track the changes once they are officially announced ??
Cheers
Mar 15th 2009, 7:49 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Anyone want to join me in the UK's largest screaming session? I'll start us off shall I?
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH :curse:
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH :curse:
Mar 15th 2009, 7:53 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
"Building and manufacturing tradesmen will be barred from entering the country altogether under changes to the critical skills list."
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George Lombard
Mar 15th 2009, 7:55 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
You gotta laugh, otherwise you'd cry!!!! lol
Mar 15th 2009, 7:55 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Mar 15th 2009, 7:57 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Any news on Acountants? Are they still on the CSL?
Mar 15th 2009, 8:04 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Mar 15th 2009, 8:26 pm
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Re: Skilled Migrant - Capping to be introduced next program year
Thank God, that I'm an IT professional 
Hope the things will become better for the others as well.
Regards.
Hope the things will become better for the others as well.
Regards.
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Mar 15th 2009, 8:55 pm
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Re: AUSTRALIA'S intake of skilled migrants will be slashed by 18,500
On the question of numbers, I think they've gone for the maximum political impact and the devil will be in the detail, impossible to say if it takes immediate effect but seems to be bad news for people not on the CSL.
On the mechanism being described, yes I think that Michelle Grattan and Peter Martin, two highly respected commentators, are the victim of a sub-editor's gaffe in this paragraph:
"Bricklayers, plumbers, welders, carpenters and metal fitters will no longer get entry. The list of critical skills is now confined mainly to the health and medical, engineering and IT professions."
Best to wait for the Minister's announcement but I'm sure that people in those occupations will still be getting visas, it may just take longer.
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George Lombard
On the mechanism being described, yes I think that Michelle Grattan and Peter Martin, two highly respected commentators, are the victim of a sub-editor's gaffe in this paragraph:
"Bricklayers, plumbers, welders, carpenters and metal fitters will no longer get entry. The list of critical skills is now confined mainly to the health and medical, engineering and IT professions."
Best to wait for the Minister's announcement but I'm sure that people in those occupations will still be getting visas, it may just take longer.
Cheers,
George Lombard
Mar 15th 2009, 8:56 pm
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Mar 15th 2009, 9:20 pm
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Re: AUSTRALIA'S intake of skilled migrants will be slashed by 18,500
If you have a pre grant letter (living onshore for offshore visa) - but no actual grant yet are you safe and locked in to get your visa (assuming no change to character/meds etc)?
Or are you still subject to being told - sorry run out of visas, wait til next year
or worse still, sorry not going to give you one at all now?
Or are you still subject to being told - sorry run out of visas, wait til next year
or worse still, sorry not going to give you one at all now?
Mar 15th 2009, 9:28 pm
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Re: AUSTRALIA'S intake of skilled migrants will be slashed by 18,500
If you have given them notice that you will travel before 01 July, the worst that could happen is that they will advise you they can not grant until after 30th June.
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Mar 15th 2009, 9:36 pm
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Re: AUSTRALIA'S intake of skilled migrants will be slashed by 18,500
Ta very much
In that case its very, very lucky that our (booked and paid for) trip runs over Jun into July otherwise its pretty scarey that we could have had to repeat a very expensive overseas trip even after notifiying them of travel dates before this announcement.
In that case its very, very lucky that our (booked and paid for) trip runs over Jun into July otherwise its pretty scarey that we could have had to repeat a very expensive overseas trip even after notifiying them of travel dates before this announcement.
Mar 15th 2009, 9:48 pm
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Re: AUSTRALIA'S intake of skilled migrants will be slashed by 18,500
No problem if you're state sponsored, the changes seem to only affect the CSL.
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George Lombard