Separating chaff from wheat – Here comes the TSS visa
What was being speculated for long has finally happened. The government has finally bitten the bullet and has scrapped 457 visas altogether—at least in the name. A new category of visas will come in place which will be much more attuned to the needs of the Australian job market and at the same time keep “Australian jobs for Australians”.
As someone who has been associated with the migration industry for many years, I heartily welcome the government’s move. For far too long this visa scheme was being misused by unscrupulous elements who brought a bad name to the industry. Now do we have a dearth of people in Australia who can be retail managers? Why do we need people coming from outside for that? Or, for that matter, people working as “cooks” in a pub or a fast food joint, where all you do is heat the food and churn out burgers?
At the same time, I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull for also not tarring all with the same brush and retaining occupations which Australian businesses genuinely need. Just go through the list of eligible occupations and it will be clear that the migration option still remains open for a genuinely skilled person in a job that genuinely requires skills of a particular kind.
Don’t panic and stay away from all the brouhaha that is happening on social media. We at Migration Centre of Australia are all geared up to help migration agents in familiarising them about these changes and the ways through which they can process their future applications. Don’t hesitate to contact us!