Capping of Contributory Parent category visas
May 19, 2010
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship today announced the capping of a series of Contributory Parent visa categories in light of continued high demand for these visas.
Caps are determined by the minister and used to ensure that the planning levels for various components of the migration program are not exceeded.
The numbers for particular subclasses were determined by the relative demand for each visa subclass as a proportion of the total planning level.
Once a specified visa class cap is reached, no more visas can be granted for the remainder of the migration program year, which in this case is the end of June 2008.
It is important to note the capping power does not affect visa grants for applicants who have previously been granted a temporary Contributory Parent visa and who are now applicants for the corresponding permanent Contributory Parent visa.
The total planning level for Contributory Parent visas for 2007-08 is 3500.
The visa subclasses and the new caps are as follows:
- Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) (Class UU(T)) (Subclass 884): 29
- Contributory Aged Parent (Class DG (P)) (Subclass 864): 300
- Contributory Parent (Temporary) (Class UT (T)) (Subclass 173): 650
- Offshore Subclass 143
A global approach to migration
May 19, 2010
MIGRATION has emerged as one of the defining issues of the 21st century. With hundreds of millions of people now living outside their countries of birth, the hot topic of people mobility has grown in visibility and significance.
The development of modern transportation and telecommunications has led to a steady growth of people motivated to moveAustralia to speed processing of migrant visas
May 19, 2010
Australia’s federal government says it will set up new centres, and provide more resources, to the immigration department to speed up processing of 457, or skilled migrant, visas.
Our reporter Naomi Woodley reports the Federal Government is accepting most of the recommendations from a review of the 457 visa system.The immigration department will put extra resources into clearing the current backlog of applications by the end of June.
The government says specialised centres will also be set up in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to process visas from July, and teams will concentrate on regions, industries or projects to address particular shortages.
Employers classified as “low-risk” will be able to have their applications fast-tracked under an accreditation system.
The Federal Opposition is supporting the recommendations, but says many had previously been identified and announced by the Howard government.
- ABC Radio Australia
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