The secrets of Australia’s new immigration policy: a shortcut to help you become a naturalized citizen easily, and the skilled immigration scoring system is undergoing major changes!

Recently, facing the dual pressures of economic downturn and high inflation, the Australian Labor Party government has launched a series of major measures to ease the living pressure of the people and consolidate its political foundation. Among them, the reform of the immigration system has attracted particular attention, providing a new shortcut to naturalization for overseas permanent residents, and making fundamental adjustments to the skilled immigration scoring system.

New Policy 1: New Ways to Facilitate Naturalization

In order to attract more immigrants, the Australian government will open a green channel for permanent residents to directly obtain citizenship from July 1 this year. Specifically, as long as they join the Australian Defense Force and serve for a period of time, New Zealand citizens with permanent residency can automatically obtain Australian citizenship without the traditional naturalization procedure. This new policy aims to make up for the current personnel shortage of about 4,400 people in the Australian military. If successful, it will be expanded to citizens of other Five Eyes countries next year.

Although the number of beneficiaries may be limited, this policy undoubtedly provides a new shortcut to citizenship for overseas permanent residents. Applicants must meet conditions such as living in Australia for one year, not having served in a foreign military within two years, and must pass a security review. The introduction of this policy will undoubtedly inject new vitality into Australia's immigration market.

New Policy 2: Adjusting the Skilled Immigration Scoring System

Another major reform of the Labor government is the fundamental adjustment of the independent skilled immigration scoring system. Currently, this system mainly considers factors such as age, language, work experience, and education. A total score of 130 points is required to apply for permanent residence. However, the authoritative think tank Grattan Institute recommends raising the total score to 500 points and significantly increasing the score proportion of strength indicators such as learning and salary levels to attract more high-quality talent immigrants.

Specifically, the reformed skilled immigration points system will undergo the following changes:

1. Raising the scoring threshold: Under the original scoring system, a total score of 130 points was required to apply for permanent residence. After the reform, the total score will be increased to 500 points, which means that applicants need to obtain a higher score to meet the application requirements.
2. Adjust the scoring criteria: The reformed scoring system will place more emphasis on applicants' learning and salary levels. For example, applicants with higher education, higher skill levels or high-paying jobs in Australia will receive higher scores.
3. Tightening the threshold for spouse accompanying approval：After the reform, only when the spouse also meets the technical immigration standards will their application be reviewed first. This measure aims to ensure that the overall quality of the immigrant families introduced is higher, which is conducive to the long-term stable development of Australian society.
4. Add extra points: In order to encourage applicants to live and work in Australia for a long time, the reformed scoring system will also add some additional points, such as the length of residence in Australia, education and work experience of family members in Australia, etc.

Once implemented, the scoring threshold for independent skilled immigration applications will be significantly increased, and the challenges faced will also increase. From these actions of the government, it can be seen that controlling the scale of immigration and optimizing the introduction of talents are its main goals. Although it remains to be seen whether the reform measures can reverse the decline in the public opinion of the Labor Party, it has created certain good expectations for next year's general election.

In general, Australia's new immigration policy aims to attract more high-quality talents by adjusting the immigration system, while optimizing the population structure and promoting economic development. These reform measures will undoubtedly have a profound impact on Australia's future development.

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