Released on = April 18, 2007, 3:50 am

Press Release Author = Mabel Medina

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = For the financial year 2005-2006, more than 131,000 people
arrived and settled in Australia. This means 8000 more people than the previous
year were granted their Australian visas and are now set to live the good life in
the Land Down Under.

Press Release Body =
Successful Results of Australian Migration for 2006

April 18 2007---
The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs has just released the latest
figures of migration to Australia for the year 2006, and the numbers all look
promising.
For the financial year 2005-2006, more than 131,000 people arrived and settled in
Australia. This means 8000 more people than the previous year were granted their
Australian visas and are now set to live the good life in the Land Down Under.
In the state of Victoria alone, says Minister for Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs Amanda Vanstone, 32,297 migrants have settled, 1,716 more than the previous
year. This is the highest number since the Coalition came to government.
The majority of new arrivals entered Australia through the family visa and the 457
Australian working visa for both skilled and professional migrants.
Says Senator Vanstone, "Our migration target for 2006-2007 is about 140,000,
including 97,500 in the skill stream, and that number does not include the 13,000
refugee and humanitarian entrants who will begin new lives in Australia through our
humanitarian programme.'

Australia\'s vigorous campaign for migration have paid off for last year, and
hopefully, this financial year, more people will be getting apply for Australian
visa and settle in the Land Down Under. For the past years, Australia has been
experiencing a shortage in workforce.
Now, under the simplified Australian visa system, an extra 10 points will be awarded
to State/Region sponsorship under the Skilled Independent Regional (SIR) visa.
Australian visa is based on a points system, which means the more points an
applicant garners based on her or his skills, credentials, and specific cases, the
faster their Australian visa application will be.
Skilled migrants and professionals whose occupations are included in the Migration
Occupations in Demand List (MODL) will be fast-tracked in their Australian working
visa. As of time writing this, more trades and engineering occupations are set to
be added to the MODL, giving more chances of a smooth Australian immigration to
qualified applicants.


Majority of the migrants came from India, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Iraq, and
Asian countries such as the Philippines and China.
Below is a table for Australian Immigration for the year 2005-2006, as culled from
Senator Vanstone\'s DIMA website.
Australian Immigration by State

2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06

NSW
36,431
40,561
44,746
44,661

VIC
23,109
28,028
30,581
32,297

QLD
16,182
20 284
22 660
24,862

SA
3,657
4,773
6,364
9,099

WA
12,279
15,411
16,318
17,638

TAS
811
884
944
879

NT
483
596
592
780

ACT
957
1,050
1,217
1,372

Overall
93,914
111,590
123,424
131,593


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