澳洲08年12月17日新政策分析（續篇）

英文原文地址：http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/whats-new.htm#j

上次風音給大家介紹了新政策的主要內容以及對新政策的一些點評。或許大家已經注意到了，在移民局的網站上，還有一個FAQ的PDF文件，裡面主要是移民局列出了大家對於這個新政策的疑問，并做了很詳盡的解答。今天風音就這個FAQ裡面的重要內容，給大家分析下。

Q5 ：Are these changes temporary or permanent?
The skilled migration program is continually reviewed and assessed for its relevance and outcomes in light of theeconomic and social needs of Australia. The program is modified as these needs change.
這個問題移民局的回答模棱兩可，只是表示移民政策變化將以澳洲經濟和社會需求為基準。換句話說，未來移民政策鬆緊程度很大程度上同澳洲經濟好壞以及勞動力市場息息相關。經濟好，移民政策就會放鬆，反之就會收緊。同時，我們也學過了，就是經濟是有周期性的，現在全球經濟普遍不景氣，但未來一定會觸底反彈，恢復起來的。至於經濟要多久才能恢復，因為風音不是經濟學家，所以在此沒法準確的給出答案。

Q6： Will the program be capped, either officially or unofficially?
If the processing of priority categories does not consume all of the department’s processing resources, there are anumber of legislative based tools available to the minister to manage the skilled application pipeline, if necessary,including suspension of processing or capping the number of visas to be issued.
對於這個問題，移民局的回答很明確，當優先審理全部完成后，同時整年的移民配額也用完了，那後續的申請人將很有可能無法在當年得到移民配額所要的簽證，自然會被排列到下一年的移民配額中。也就是說，這些人移民所要的時間會被大大的延後。

Q7： Is there any difference in processing between onshore and offshore programs?
No, the new priority processing will affect onshore and offshore applications equally.
之前風音聽到有人說新政策對OFFSHORE的人會更加不利，移民局會優先審理ONSHORE的人。對此，移民局給出了很明確的答覆------同等對待。

Q9 ：How can states and territories sponsor people?
States and territories can sponsor people who have an occupation on their state skills shortage list and they may alsosponsor up to 500 people a year who do not have occupations on their state list. Applicants should directly approach thestate or territory in which they wish to live to enquire about sponsorship.

Q10： How many people can states and territories bring in under the state and territory skills shortage list?
The number of potential migrants which each state or territory can sponsor from their skills shortage list is unlimited,barring the total skilled migration program’s ceiling being reached. However, each state and territory is allocated a quotaof 500 off-list nominations per program year from occupations included on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) but not onthe state’s skills shortage list. These off-list nominations are in addition to the nominations from the state skills shortagelist.
新政策對於州政府擔保方面將會變得更加有利。只要你的提名職業在州政府擔保清單上，就能申請，沒有配額限制，除非當年全部技術移民配額已經用完。
此外，州政府還有500個特別配額給那些提名職業不在州政府擔保清單上的人，這對一些申請人無疑是比較有利的，至於會有什麽特別要求，目前移民局還沒給出相關訊息。

Q1 ：How will these changes impact on international students?
Australia has a well-deserved reputation for high-quality education and training. We continue to welcome overseasstudents, and appreciate the contribution they make to both academic life and the communities in which they live.There are no changes being proposed to the student visa program itself. The pathway from a student visa to GSM alsoremains in place. However, applying for a student visa and applying for General Skilled Migration (GSM) are separateprocesses. It is important to note that student visas are aimed at achieving an educational outcome. GSM on the otherhand is predominantly driven by the labour market needs of Australia.
移民局的話很明確了，目前沒有任何計劃修改學生簽證，並且技術移民始終向國際留學生敞開。之前有人擔心的國際學生不能移民了純屬無稽之談。只要學生申請人的條件達到技術移民標準，就能提出技術移民。

Q7： What further changes are proposed for the student program?
At this time, there are no changes proposed to the student visa program.Applying for a student visa and applying for General Skilled Migration (GSM) are separate processes. GSM requirementsmay be altered in future in response to changing economic circumstances.
The Government is focused on shifting the outcome of the migration program to a more industry driven model whereemployer sponsored visas become a significant pathway to permanent residence. Further changes along this directionwill potentially be made in the future.
關於這點，移民局很明顯的表示，未來雇主擔保是一個重要的移民途徑，並且將來移民政策將沿著這個方向做出更多的改變。這就很明顯的表示出，未來獨立技術移民的門檻和條件會越來越高，先工作后移民的理念會更加得到體現。雇主擔保的配額在將來會更加多，移民局鼓勵大家通過雇主擔保申請移民，並且雇主擔保將會得到更加優先的審理。