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Peter McDonald, Director of the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute at the Australian National University, has said that specific immigration policies are shaping the nation’s size.
Answering points raised in the McCrindle report – which said Australia’s population is set to hit 22 million before the end of the year- Professor McDonald talked about how migration to Australia is bringing about colossal social and demographic change.
“Migration to Australia has changed. You know people think about migrants coming to Australia as those coming on the classic government permanent residents program. That’s the skilled migration, family reunion, refugees,” he said.
“Only 30 per cent of the population increase through migration comes through those sources, the rest of it is from people coming in on temporary visas to Australia and the biggest group is the overseas students and overseas students coming in.
“We’re desperately trying to keep them coming at the moment in case they get frightened away because it is a big export earner for Australia.”
Professor McDonald says as the population ages, the birth rate will fall, and Australia’s population growth in 20 years will entirely rely on migration.
You can find out more about migrating to Australia at our Down Under Live show – coming to Birmingham on the 19th & 20th September.
Source : www.australiamagazine.co.uk
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Posted in Immigration News, Living in Perth, tagged accumulated, advantage, applicants, apply, around the world, assistance packages, AUD$300, Australia, Australia's, Australia's business migration programme, Australian, Australian Citizenship, Australian government, Australian nationality., bid to sponsor, budget, business, business applicants, business migrants, business migrating, business people, business visa applicant, business visas, business world, cap, children, competing, countries., create, current, discounted, Economic, education, encourage business migrants, entrepreneurship, establish, existing business, families to Australia, financial, financial troubles, four years, future, future - business migrants, global downturn, global financial crisis, global recession, good business, government bonds, grant, granted., Immigration News, impact, Indonesia, instability concern, invest, invested in Australia, investment, job opportunities, Living in Perth, managing director, media reports, migrating to Australia, migration, Migration opportunities, move to Australia, Mr Stephen Moir, new business, New business visa, new migrants, now, offer, offer incentives, offered, open for business. In order to, operate, opportunities, opportunities in Australia, optimism, permanent visa, pessimistic, plaguing, political, potential business migrants, PRC, purchase, qualifying., recorded sales, released, relocate, SBDC, sentiment, Small Business, Small Business Development Corporation, small business owners, small business sector, South Africa, sponsor, states and territories, successful, suitable migrants, survey, tax, tax relief, temporary visa, under, visa holder, wealth, weather the storm, welcome, western australia, world on June 14, 2009|
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Despite the current financial troubles plaguing the world, the Australian government continues to welcome business migrants who want to move to Australia to estab lish and operate a new business or purchase and operate an existing business.Migration opportunities also exist for people who wish to invest in Government bonds. Australia’s states and territories are competing in a bid to sponsor business people from around the world in an effort to attract investment and suitable migrants to their cities and towns. At the same time the Australian government has been at pains to stress the importance it places on small business in Australia and has rewarded the sector with significant tax relief. On March 28 2009, the Australian government announced more than AUD720 million (SLR 23 billion) of cash-flow relief and further initiatives to support small business are expected in the May budget.
Although the business world has been pessimistic about the impact of the global financial crisis, Australia has been better positioned than most countries to weather the storm. A survey conducted by the Small Business Development Corporation of small business sentiment in Western Australia has found that “there is more optimism within the small business sector than media reports would have us believe”, SBDC Managing Director Mr Stephen Moir said when the survey was released. This may make it a good time for potential business migrants to consider a move to Australia.
Many business people from around the world have already taken advantage of the opportunities offered under Australia’s business migration programme. A total of 6565 business visas were granted in 2008, a 12.5% increase on the 2007 figure. This is about equal to the number of business visas that can be granted before July 2009 under the recently announced cap. New business visa applications are still being accepted and processed as normal and no limits have been announced for 2010. It is not clear what effect the global downturn will have on demand for these visas and whether the caps for 2009 will have an effect on processing times in the future. There would appear to be little reason for the Australian Government to place significant limits on the number of business visas in the future – business migrants create job opportunities in Australia rather than reduce them.
Historically the Australian business visa programme has attracted mostly small to medium business people who are seeking better opportunities for themselves and their families in Australia. In recent years the program has attracted many applicants from countries such as the PRC, Indonesia and South Africa where there has been some political or economic instability and concern for the future.
Australia’s business visa program is targeted at small business owners and senior managers who have a proven track-record of successful business in their country and who have accumulated wealth through their entrepreneurship, which can be invested in Australia. Successful business applicants need to show that their business has recorded sales of more than AUD$300,000 (LSR 27,000,000) in at least two of the past four fiscal years or that they are a senior manager in a significant business, and that they have at least AUD$250,000 (LSR 22,000,000) in personal and business assets which they are willing and able to transfer to Australia. Business migrants who are over 45 or who do not have a good command of English must be sponsored by a state or territory of Australia.
Despite the global downturn, there are good business opportunities in Australia in many sectors and Australia remains very much open for business. In order to encourage business migrants to establish themselves in their area, some Australian states and territories, including Western Australia, offer incentives and assistance packages to qualifying new migrants and small business owners. Many states and territories offer discounted education for children of business migrants.
A successful business visa applicant will first be granted a temporary visa for four years within which time they must relocate themselves and their families to Australia and establish their business in the sponsoring state. Provided the relevant requirements are satisfied during this time, the person can apply for a permanent visa allowing them and their family to remain in Australia indefinitely. After a time, business visa holder can apply for Australian Citizenship should they want Australian nationality.
If you are thinking about migrating to Australia, the time might be now!
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