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Message: <blockquote data-quote="malkoha2" data-source="post: 7446548" data-attributes="member: 275129">Sunday, 09 May 2010 13:13                     <img src="http://adaderana.lk/news_images/282045013Aussie%20migration.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />        The Australian government  has amended its visa  procedures effective from midnight on May 7, for  General Skilled Migrants,  Australian Accredited Immigration Law  specialist Don Susantha Katugampola told  Adaderana this morning.   He urges  Sri Lankans seeking employment in Australia  to be more careful and  verify whether the persons or agencies undertaking  their visa  applications are aware of this fact.   The Australian government had earlier  decided to  cancel some 20,000 skilled labour visa applications as it  now considers this  category as being unable to meet the country’s  economic needs. However, it has  raised this level to highly skilled,  which the government believes will meet the  current needs of it  economy. But according to Mr. Katugampola, the number  rejected would be  somewhere around 14,000 only.   Mr. Katugampola said that the proposed  rejection  would mostly affect those who had applied under the  hairdressers and cooks  category. However, they could reapply if they  are confident of falling under the  ‘highly skilled’ category.   Meanwhile,  the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship has  issued a notice announcing certain  amendments to the GSM visa  application procedures.     Excerpt of the announcement:   Amendments  to prevent primary applications for  certain General Skilled Migration  (GSM) visa subclasses   Commencement: 8 May 2010   Client summary  From 8 May  2010, the Migration Regulations 1994  (the Regulations) are amended to  prevent applicants seeking to satisfy the  primary criteria for a  Subclass 175 (Skilled – Independent), Subclass 176  (Skilled –  Sponsored) or Subclass 475 (Skilled – Regional Sponsored) visa from   being able to make a valid visa application during the period commencing  on 8 May  2010 and ending on a date specified by the Minister in an  instrument in writing.   The purpose of the  amendments are to prevent  certain applications for GSM visas being made  on or after 8 May 2010 until after  a specified date as a result of  anticipated changes to the Skilled  Occupation List (SOL).  The  changes to the SOL are designed to better target Australia’s skilled  migration program.   Transitional provisions   The amendments to Schedule 1 apply in relation to  a purported application made by a person seeking to satisfy the primary   criteria for the grant of a Subclass 175 (Skilled – Independent),  Subclass 176  (Skilled – Sponsored) or Subclass 475 (Skilled – Regional  Sponsored) visa during  the period commencing on 8 May 2010 and ending  on a date specified by the  Minister in an instrument in writing.Source <a href="http://livelanka.net/index.php/live-news/20-news-flash/1835-aussie-govt-ame.html" target="_blank">http://livelanka.net/index.php/live-news/20-news-flash/1835-aussie-govt-ame.html</a></blockquote>

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