Hope for Those Seeking Employer Sponsorship

With the release of the revised Skilled Occupation List this week it has been hinted that there will be an emphasis on the employer sponsorship scheme in the new migration program.

The new SOL has been reduced by over 50% from 400 occupations to just 181 and includes the removal of occupations including real estate agents, librarians, hairdressers, sign writers, tree surgeons, journalists, fashion designers, cooks, pharmacists, counsellors.

However this new list is part of a package of proposed reforms that will better reflect the governments ‘demand-driven skilled migration program’.

When information about the new SOL was released last week DIAC stated that “The number of places available to independent skilled migrants in the skilled migration program is expected to fall as the number of places availablefor employer-sponsored skilled migrants increases.
Employer-sponsored migration matches migrants directly to jobs in Australia, making it the best method to ensure the labour market gets the skills it needs now”.

Senator Evans also claimed that processing arrangements for employer and state-sponsored visa programs are being streamlined to make it easier and quicker for employers to recruit migrant workers.Full details of the revised migration program including changes to the employer sponsorship scheme and new points system are expected to released shortly and to be in place for 1st July 2010 when the new SOL comes into force.

If you are looking for employer sponsorship visit our Sponsored Employment page where you will find current sponsored employment opportunities across Australia.

For more information about DIAC’s changes visit: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/whats-new.htm