Sunday, September 22, 2013

Hurry up IT Professionals - Australian Immigration's quota will get filled soon

Statistics released by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) indicate that quotas (Occupation Ceiling) for IT Professionals are being filled up despite Australia’s new fiscal year having just began on 1st July.

DIAC has therefore announced that remaining places will be allocated on a ‘pro-rata basis” for the rest of the program year meaning that only a few places will be allocated each month in the highest demand occupations to make them last for the rest of the year.


Below are the occupations presently affected:

  • ICT Business and Systems Analysts (67% filled) 
  • Software and Applications Programmers (28% filled)

IT Professionals

23% of IT professional places have been filled (As of 15 August 2013):
ANZSCO Title Ceiling % Filled
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 1380 67%
2612 Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers 720 0%
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 4800 28%
2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists 1920 4%
2631 Computer Network Professionals 1800 6%
2632 ICT Support and Test Engineers 300 0%
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 300 38%

IT Overall
 What is an Occupation Ceiling?
The Occupational Ceiling is a quota set by the Australian government each program year (which runs from 1 July to 30 June) for General Skilled Migration program. Once an occupation reached its ceiling, no further invitation to apply will be issued in that occupation until the beginning of the next program year. An invitation to apply (ITA) is a requirement obtained from the SkillSelect system to qualify for skilled migration.


APPLY FOR AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION NOW !
Prior to planning to shift to the country, find out if you are really eligible. This you can do by simply email your updated CV for assessment on info@alhamza.pk or info.alhamza@gmail.com