Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Preface to the third edition
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Historical context to migration
- 2 Immigration control: An overview
- 3 Basic migration legislation and policy
- 4 The visa system and application procedures
- 5 Family and interdependency migration and other Australia-based visas
- 6 Business and investment visas
- 7 Skills-based visas
- 8 Temporary visas
- 9 Miscellaneous visas
- 10 Common visa requirements
- 11 Compliance: Unlawful non-citizens, removal and deportation
- 12 History of the Refugees Convention and definitional framework
- 13 Refugee and humanitarian visas: The statutory structure
- 14 Convention grounds
- 15 Persecution
- 16 Well-founded fear of persecution
- 17 Limits on protection of refugees – cessation, exclusion exceptions and protection by another country
- 18 Time for a fundamental rethink: Need as the criterion for assistance
- 19 The determination and review process for migration and refugee decisions
- Index
- References
7 - Skills-based visas
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of cases
- Table of statutes
- Preface to the third edition
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Historical context to migration
- 2 Immigration control: An overview
- 3 Basic migration legislation and policy
- 4 The visa system and application procedures
- 5 Family and interdependency migration and other Australia-based visas
- 6 Business and investment visas
- 7 Skills-based visas
- 8 Temporary visas
- 9 Miscellaneous visas
- 10 Common visa requirements
- 11 Compliance: Unlawful non-citizens, removal and deportation
- 12 History of the Refugees Convention and definitional framework
- 13 Refugee and humanitarian visas: The statutory structure
- 14 Convention grounds
- 15 Persecution
- 16 Well-founded fear of persecution
- 17 Limits on protection of refugees – cessation, exclusion exceptions and protection by another country
- 18 Time for a fundamental rethink: Need as the criterion for assistance
- 19 The determination and review process for migration and refugee decisions
- Index
- References
Summary
Overview
In addition to business and investment visas considered in the previous chapter, the migration legislation further meets the government's policy aim of strengthening the economy by providing for various temporary and permanent visas that are dependent on the applicant having certain qualifications and/or occupational skills and, for some visas, a willingness to reside and work in regional areas that are prescribed by Gazette notice. The temporary categories are discussed in the following chapter.
There are three sub-categories in the skills stream of permanent visas: general skilled, employer nominations and distinguished talent. A fourth sub-category related to business skills (rather than ownership) was discussed in the previous chapter. In addition, there are two temporary skilled subclasses that are precursors to obtaining permanent residence.
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- Migration and Refugee LawPrinciples and Practice in Australia, pp. 105 - 122Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011