The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today unveiled a package of migration measures designed to address Australia's skills and labour shortages.
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The MIA has made representations to new Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans seeking to have an alternative pathway opened to assist the limited number (but potentially up to 2,000) of people who applied for General Skilled Migration visas prior to 1 September 2007, with the expectation that they would be able to lodge a designated security of $100,000 with State governments to obtain five additional points in order to qualify for a visa.
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There has been uncertainty about whether further Contributory Parent visas will be issued in the 2007-08 program year in light of letters from the Perth Offshore Parent Centre (POPC) of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
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DIAC have advised that from Friday 30 November, no State or Territory Government is actively participating in arrangements that allow allocation of 5 bonus points to GSM applicants who deposited $100,000 in a nominated deposit for term of at least 12 months under Part 8 of the Schedule 6A General Points Test.
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