21/11/2024
✈️Australia’s skilled migration program includes seven visa categories: 186 Employer Sponsored PR, 189 Skilled Independent, 491/494 Regional Sponsored (both under the regional visa category), 190 State/Territory Nominated, 188 Business Innovation & Investment, and 858 GTI/DT Global Talent. ✈️
📕 In the previous post, we analyzed last year's visa grants and the backlog and progress for these seven visa categories. 📅 Overall, for the mainstream skilled migration visas (189, 190, 491), professions such as registered nurse, chef, early childhood teacher, secondary school teacher, mechanical engineer, civil engineer, software engineer, accountant, developer programmer, business analyst (BA), 🍽️restaurant manager (491), and electrical engineer (491) have been particularly favored for invitations. 📈 Nursing, in particular, stands out with a high number of invitations and lower score thresholds, making it one of the more stable pathways for migration this year. 🏥
Today, let’s shift focus to analyze the trends in family migration for last year’s visa grants and this year’s applications. 📊
🔑 Family migration includes partner visas (820/801), parent visas (103/143/804/864), child visas, other family visas, and special eligibility pathways such as the Resident Return Visa (155/157) for those who do not meet the two-year residence requirement. 💗Last year, the total placements for family migration were 52,500, which matches the planned number for this year. 📌 Family migration is an essential part of Australia’s immigration system, allowing Australian citizens and permanent residents to reunite with their families, which helps foster stronger social cohesion. 🤝
🌏The Australian government also recognizes that immigrant parents can make valuable social contributions to their families and local communities. 📜 Last year, over 23,000 new parent migration applications were submitted, bringing the total backlog to around 150,000. 🏠
💍 Partner visas make up the largest component of family migration. This year, the planned quota remains the same as last year, at 40,500 places. Last year saw over 65,000 new applications, an increase of nearly 20% compared to the previous year, 📈with a backlog of over 70,000 as of 30 June 2024. 📇 Since the 2022 fiscal year, the partner program has been operating under a demand-driven model. 🌺 The Australian government believes that:
• The social, economic, and demographic benefits of family reunification and the partner visa program are significant; 🌟
• Flexibility in the program helps to adjust it according to demand, reducing the partner visa backlog and shortening processing times for many applicants. ⏳
🌸 In the increasingly competitive overview of skilled migration, partner migration is also a worthwhile option if possible. 💞
🍀If anyone is interested in invitation data analysis or policy interpretation, please feel free to leave a comment below. 🌹