The country’s Department of Home Affairs in tandem with the government has shared confirmation regarding continuity of the Migration program from last year, i.e., 2020-2021 to the current year of 2021-2022.

The vacant visa spaces for skilled stream visa holders shall remain constant this year too. There have been discussions regarding the potential boosting in Australia’s post-pandemic immigration processes.

2021-2022 Migration vacancies

Annually managed, this country’s Immigration plans are arranged in a mannerism that allows for a variety of social as well as economic reforms. The number of vacant visa spaces last year was 160,000 which is bound to be carried forward to this year too, as per the Federal Budget revelations.

Skilled and Family migration visa levels shall remain the same. The former will make up approximately 50% of the total intake of migrations. The topmost priority will be conferred upon the streams of Investor programs, Business Innovation programs, Employer-Sponsored programs, and skilled migrants belonging to the Global Talent Stream. About 77,300 spaces are to remain reserved for Family visas this year-round.

How the Migration Program Can Help

Australian migration has played a variety of laudable roles inclusive of the provision of access to highly skilled employees who in turn help boost the economy and form global consumerism connections and also help inculcate diversity as well as social inclusivity that contribute to the unique proposition of the nation.

The Australian government has major plans to greatly increase the social and economic advantages towards the Land Down Under by means of this permanent Migration Program. The planning coordinates of this program have been instigated taking into consideration the short-term and long-term needs of Australia.

Last year’s Migration planning levels held a special emphasis towards:

• inculcating instances for steadfast economic growth in the future in the post-COVID-19 era

• provision of support towards the nation’s immediate response towards the strike of the pandemic

In a traditional sense, this Australian permanent migration program had the singular goal of envisioning skilled migrants to settle down in the nation. These individuals were capable of joining the Australian workforce and had a reduced chance of resorting to services provided by the government. There exists a clearly established linkage between temporary and permanent Australian immigration. Those being temporary visa holders have the ability to garner employment and maintain social links within the country, which in turn encourages them to apply for a PR status.

The Department of Home Affairs recently stated how the curation of a carefully balanced Migration program will assist the nation in recovering from the negative impacts of the pandemic on a global scale while also contributing to the long-term social and economic benefits of the country.

2021-2022 Australian Migration Program planning levels

• Migration and Population Planning

The nation has resorted to filling gaps within the existent labor force by shifting its attention towards immigration due to the discovery of certain negative factors like reduced fertility rate, an aging population, and increased life expectancy rates. Pressure over major cities within the country needs to be reduced while there should be a steadfast rise in the development schemes within regional Australia.

The Department of Home Affairs shall cater to the settings of the Migration program by constantly engaging with territories and states, such that the program is envisioned to fill in genuinely skilled shortages while also maintaining a sense of flexibility.

• Luring in Migrants to the country

Owing to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the premium challenges would be the attraction of skilled migrants within the nation while also remaining globally competitive. Considering conditions in different aspects of the world, the entire focus of this Migration planning is shifted towards potential migrants.

Australia’s visa applications for permanent streams are majorly involving temporary visa holders. This was proven as per statistics centered on visa applications from the year 2019-2020 wherein the Skilled stream featured about 80% of visa applications being from those candidates who were already residing within the nation.

• Regional Migration

Regional Australia’s core reason for consistent development is owed greatly to Migration. The major cities are facing a reduced amount of pressure as many of the migrants are being encouraged to reside and get employed within regional areas. There was an introduction of two novel regional provisional visas in the nation in the year 2019. Last year’s statistics presented about 11,200 vacant spaces for regional visa holders.

The Administration of the Immigration and Citizenship Programs [7th Edition, May 2021] recently mentioned in one of the official reports released by the Department of Home Affairs, that Immigration as a parameter is the very core of the nation’s identity on a global basis. Post-World War II the country had a population of approximately 7 million people, which has consistently increased to about 25.7 million in the year 2021. This insane growth was largely contributed by the Immigration programs.