Laying the truth bare, the government recognised student visa holders as significant contributors to the labour market in Australia, ahead of permanent migrants and natural population growth.
The move comes as the state experiences massive skills shortages across a broad range of industries, experiencing a record-low unemployment rate of 3.9%.
The new capacity for visa processing will focus on key offshore caseloads, temporary skilled, student and visitor visa applications, the government hopes an increase in approved visas will lift some pressure from the Australian economy.
Invitations issued for State Nominated SC190 and Regional State-nominated SC491 (21 April 2022 results) have not been published. Please note that as from December 2020 the Department of Immigration (DoHA) is only issuing “invitations” on a quarterly basis. There were … Continued
