Immigration to Another CountryAustralia
In Australia the government has developed a strict process to evaluate who can and cannot immigrate to Australia
Every month on average about 6,000 men, women and children immigrate to Australia to begin a new and prosperous life. In 1998-99 more than 100,000 students received a student visa to Australia. Australia welcomes professionals and entrepreneurs alike with opportunities for success and growth.
Potential migrants to Australia are selected based on skills, health, financial resources, age, English language ability and family and business contacts in Australia. Race, gender and culture are not considered at all.
Half the 70,000 places each year goes to skilled migrants as Australia seeks those migrants who have skills and qualifications to improve the Australian society and economy.
There are five categories of migrants in the Skilled Scheme
Independent Skilled Migrants: For qualified persons in an approved occupation in Australia Must be under 45 to apply.
Skilled Migrant: Applicants who have close family members in Australia able to sponsor them. Applicants are assessed on age, qualifications, English & other language abilities.
Distinguished Talent: This is a small category for especially talented people, particularly in the arts or in sports.
Employer Nominated Migrant: Employers may nominate skilled people from overseas to fill an Australian job vacancy when no one local has suitable skills for the job. Age, qualifications and English abilities are assessed.
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme: If your Australian employer, who wants to nominate you, is in a remote area outside metropolitan districts, he or she can sponsor you through this scheme.
Australia is the first choice destination for a number of immigrants. People from all over the world come to Australia every year to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that it offers immigrants.
Besides immigrants hundreds of thousands of visitors and students come to Australia for its acclaimed universities, beautiful landscapes and affordable luxuries. Multicultural Australia is a safe, friendly, sophisticated and harmonious society in which anybody can earn, learn and travel without any kind of apprehension. More than 100 ethnic groups are represented in Australia, making Australia one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.
Australia, a beautiful island with sun-soaked beaches, snow covered mountains and unlimited opportunities is welcoming skilled immigrants from across the globe. Thousands of qualified applicants from India migrate to Australia ever year. A key feature of the permanent residency applications is Pre-Application Skills Assessment. An application for one of the new visa classes is not valid unless accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant's occupational skills have been assessed by the "relevant assessing authority".
Visit the Australian immigration web page for more information.
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