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There s been a lots of rumours of changes in immigration laws for permanent residency specially on cookery and hairdressing being removed from migration occupation demand list (MODL).

The MODL is reviewed twice a year to take into consideration existing and emerging skills shortages. This does not mean the list is changed twice a year. Changes only occur if there has been a significant change in labour market trends. Currently there hasn’t been any change on migration demand list i.e. cookery and hair dressing they are still in migration demand list.

To see if your occupation is on MODL click here.As the MODL may change from time to time, you are advised to check the current MODL at the time you lodge your application.

But these all has been just the rumours spreaded by some education agents and online media s without any proper research and proper knowledge. The changes which occurred recently was immigration department created new list i.e. critical skill list

 Critical demand list is  based on currently most required human resources in Australia .But both of them have the same points , so what’s the difference between MODL  and critical demand list . The main difference between them is  applicant from critical demand list will be given first priority than the MODL list , so if the doctor and cook applies together for Permanent residency , documents of doctors will be forwarded first than the cook as doctor is on critical demand list .

The new Critical Skills List (CSL) will be applied to all General Skilled Migration applications which are lodged after January 1, 2009, and to those which did not have an allocated DIAC Case Officer by that date.

Australian visa applicants with occupations on the Critical Skills List are eligible to have their applications given priority processing over those with other occupations on the MODL.

The Critical Skills List gives priority processing to applicants in the medical, engineering and construction fields; as well as people working in key IT professions. To get updated with critical skill list just click here.

State sponsorship update

The State of Victoria has made changes which include the addition and removal of occupations and specialisations from the Skilled Sponsored List. These changes came into effect on 12 January 2009, meaning those applications lodged up until the close of business on the 12th of January 2009 will be based on the previous state sponsorship list.

Changes to Western Australia Sponsorship for On-Shore Skilled Migration.

The Western Australian Government has announced changes to its sponsorship for on-shore Skilled Migration, effective from 22 December 2008.These changes include the requirement that all on-shore graduates who have completed their studies outside Western Australia must have a formal job offer in a skilled occupation prior to submitting an application for sponsorship.

The sponsorship offered by the Western Australian Government to graduate students will be valid for a period of three (3) months from date of issue.

For sponsorship to be confirmed with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) via Form 1100, applicants must register in-person at the office of the State Migration Centre (SMC), Perth within this three month period.

Sponsorship approval, when granted, will be valid for the duration of the processing period.

This notice does not affect graduates who have lodged applications for State sponsorship prior to this notice and those who have completed 2 years of study within Western Australia.

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