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澳洲国际留学生人数减少中国人数仍居首位

13/8/2013

据2013年8月11日《澳洲人报》报道，在截至6月的过去一年里，澳洲国际留学生人数为37.9万人，比前一年的38.9万人下降超过了2.2%。职业教育机构继续受需求下跌的冲击，同期的招生人数下跌了11.8%，新生人数也下滑了6%。其中，来自印度的入学人数下跌了16.7%，中国仍为留学生最大来源国，占入学人数的几近30%。

澳洲国际教育协会执行董事哈尼伍德(Phil Honeywood)表示，澳洲勋章获得者奈特(MichaelKnight)2011年向联邦政府提交了关于学生签证项目的复审报告，由此引发的改革导致了教育部门内的两极分化，一些职业教育和英语语言院校从中受益，而其它机构则艰难维生。

哈尼伍德留意到，来自意大利和西班牙的留学新生大幅增加，增幅分别为36%和42%。他认为这是不可持续的，因为这是与这两个国家的就业状况不佳相关，而不是冲着澳洲的教育而来。

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13年7月新政策下457签证的10大变革

9/8/2013

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从13年7月1日开始，澳洲移民局对457签证采取更为严厉的审核政策，这里和大家分享一些比较大的变革：

1. 申请费大幅增加
如果是澳洲境内申请的话，每个申请人有可能要额外支付700澳元每人的费用，另外457本身的申请费也大幅增加。

2. 提高对英文测试的要求
旧政策下只有技工类的申请人需要进行雅思测试，新政策下除了英文豁免的申请人外都需要提供雅思成绩，要求是雅思4个5.
英文豁免的类别如下：
1）持有英国，爱尔兰，美国，加拿大和新西兰护照的申请人
2）年薪$96,400以上的申请人
3）申请人在英语国家获得5年以上英文教育经历的申请人

3. 对企业担保员工数量进行限制
旧政策下雇主可以在担保期内担保任意数量的员工，但是新政策下则对担保数量有限制，达到一定数量将不允许雇主担保新的员工。

4. 对新成立的企业的担保资格进行限制
标准企业的担保期限是三年，新政策下移民局只批准新成立的企业拥有1年的担保期限，所以新成立企业的员工所获得的457签证有效期为一年，而不是传统的四年。新成立的企业只运营时间不超过12个月的生意。

5. 更多的职业被要求提供职业评估
旧政策下只有某些技工类职业被要求提供职业评估，新政策下增加了一些要求做评估的职业。例如：
Program and Project Administrator
Specialist Manager Not Elsewhere Classified

6. 对餐饮业申请457进行限制
新政策下，雇主不允许担保457员工来从事快餐和外卖的职位。

7. 对员工培训的要求提高
旧政策下担保人的培训员工要求是按照财年来计算的，新政策下改为按照12个月的时间来计算，这就意味了雇主需要支付额外的培训费用。

8. 对457签证的8107条款进行重新定义

457签证的申请人必须在抵达澳洲90天内开始工作。
如果457签证持有者离开目前的雇主，他们将有90天的时间寻找新的雇主获得担保资格，旧政策下该时间限制是28天。
如果职业需要的话，457签证持有者需要进行职业注册。

9. 工资要求提高
最低工资要求从$51,400提高到$53,900，英文豁免工资从$92,000提高到$96,400。

10. 其它重要变革
所有457申请都要在线进行，不接受书面申请。
FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA拥有调查担保企业的权力，可以随时抽查。
确定行业工资标准时，将不仅仅只参考担保雇主其他员工的收入，还会参考当地类似企业的员工收入。
雇主将支付担保资格申请费用，而不是签证申请人支付。

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澳洲移民协会确认移民局限制某些类别州担保的通知

6/8/2013

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GSM: occupations removed from State/Territory nominations

DIAC has informed State and Territory Governments that they are no longer able to nominate the following “occupations” for GSM points tested visas (Subclass 190 and 489):

•    Chemical and Materials Engineers; [ANZSCO Group 2331]
•    ICT Business  and Systems Analysts; [ANZSCO Group 2611]
•    Electronics Engineers: [ANZSCO Group 2334]
•    Telecommunications Engineering Professionals; [ANZSCO Group 2633]
•    Other Engineering Professional [ANZSCO Group 2339]
•    Software and Applications Programmers. [ANZSCO Group 2613]

The MIA has asked DIAC for further information about this change, which seems to have been made without any consultation.

It appears from information provided by the ACT and NSW Governments that there maybe 16 occupations involved in those six ANZSCO Unit Groups.

The advice from the ACT Government is:

Of the more than 200 occupational groups on the Skilled Occupation List, the above six occupations reached their ceilings in the 2012-13 program year which resulted in  intending migrants from these occupational groups not being issued with an invitation because ceiling had been reached.

Occupational ceilings were reset on 1 July 2013 allowing intending migrants from these occupational groups the ability  to be issued with an invitation, in accordance with usual SkillSelect rankings based on a client’s points score. However, DIAC has continued to receive high numbers of EOIs for the above mentioned six occupational groups. In order to address this high level of demand, invitations for these occupations will now be issued on a pro rata basis for each twice monthly invitation round over the 2013-14 program year.

As a result of this announcement, the ACT is now NOT able to confirm ACT nomination of the above six occupations on SkillSelect.

Therefore, with immediate effect, the ACT is no longer accepting applications for nomination of these six occupations.

The advice on the NSW Government website is:

NSW appreciates that this announcement will concern many applicants who have already applied for nomination to date. We are seeking further clarification from DIAC on how this announcement will affect nomination applications that are currently being assessed.

We would encourage you not to withdraw your application until we are able to provide more specific information.

There may be quite a number of State/Territory approved nominations that have not yet received invitations to apply for a visa which will never get one.

The occupation Unit Groups listed represent a significant part of their State Migration Plans for some States.

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13年7月新政策下457签证的10大变革

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13年7月新政策下457签证的10大变革

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