Emmigrating to Australia.....??

Question

Hi, I have recently left about 5 questions asking what requirements are ment to be to be able to apply for a successful visa to permanently live and work in australia. I have been given sites to look and and i am thankful for that. What i have found out is that there has been a visa introduced for semi-skilled or un skilled workers. Is that true? It says that on this web site >> http://www.workpermit.com/news/2008-07-22/australia/minister-says-australia-needs-unskilled-foreign-labor.htm

Ok, what im also asking is, is there anyone out there who actually knows what the answer is to that question, will they allow a certain amount of semi-skilled / Un-skilled workers? Because my mum is a high level teaching assistant, and my dad holds a HGV 2 Drivers License, and i have researched on websites such as seek.com.au and there are jobs available in those roles. So isit possible to be granted a visa? As the Government have already said that they are lacking in Labour Shortages. Thank you!

Answer 1

At this stage, it's all newspaper talk. There's quite a bit of resistance from our population regarding allowing unskilled workers in and I'd say it will take a long while for any policy changes. I also expect any visas for semi- and unskilled workers to be along the lines of temporary guest worker visas rather than immigration visas. The real answer at this stage though, is that no-one, not even the government knows what will eventuate.