DIMIA Annual Report 2002-03
OUTCOME ONE OUTPUT ITEMS
OUTPUT 1.1 - NON-HUMANITARIAN ENTRY AND STAY
1.1.1 Economic Entry (Permanent)
Performance Information
| OUTPUT COMPONENT | MEASURES | RESULTS |
| 1.1.1 - Economic Entry (Permanent) | Quantity: 24,150 onshore applications (persons) finalised. |
22,859 |
| 58,690 offshore applications (persons) finalised. |
56,485 | |
| 3,700 nomination/sponsorship applications finalised. | 5,166 | |
| Quality: 5-10% of Business Skills applicants' site visited and/or interviewed pre-decision. |
Global site visit/interview rates for Hong Kong, Taipei and the Perth Business Skills Processing Centre exceeded this standard. |
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| 5% of Business Skills migrants site visited within the 36 month post arrival-monitoring period. | Australian Securities and Investment Commission checks were conducted on all cases, with site visits conducted on 3% of businesses within the 36-month monitoring period. | |
| Percentage of General Points Tested cases investigated by overseas posts prior to decision. | Approximately 5% | |
| Percentage of applications refused on the basis of fraud. | 0.40% | |
| Performance against Service Standard. | See Output 1.1 tables |
Objective
To:
- maximise the economic and budgetary benefits from granting provisional and Permanent Residence visas to skilled and business migrants
- address key and emerging skill shortages, particularly in regional Australia
- expand business establishment and investment.
Description
Visas are issued in the following broad categories in support of these goals:
| Migration Program Outcome |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
% change |
| Employer sponsored |
9,560 |
10,540 |
10.3 |
| Business skills |
7,590 |
6,740 |
-11.2 |
| Skilled Australian sponsored |
6,250 |
10,470 |
67.5 |
| Skilled independent |
29,880 |
38,120 |
27.6 |
| Distinguished talent |
210 |
180 |
-14.3 |
| 1 November |
20 |
20 |
0.0 |
| Total |
53,520 |
66,050 |
23.4 |
| Note: Numbers have been rounded and totals may not be the exact sum of the components | |||
Combined, these visa categories make up the Skill Stream of the Migration Program.
In 2002-03 these categories provided an outcome of 66,050, up 23.4 per cent on 2001-02.
This represents the largest Skill Stream on record, and some 61 per cent of the overall Migration Non-Humanitarian Program.
Analysis of Performance
Skill Stream Migrant Characteristics
The balance of the Migration Program continues to shift in favour of the Skill Stream and is targeted towards matching occupations in demand as well as meeting the needs of different areas of Australia. See "Key Highlights".
The success with addressing key and emerging skill shortages is seen in the following charts analysing the LSIA data.
The charts compare key outcomes for LSIA 1 migrants (ie. those who entered in 1993-95) with those for LSIA 2 migrants (ie. those who entered in 1999-2000).
When the labour force participation rates of LSIA 1 and LSIA 2 Primary Applicants are compared (Fig. 1), 18 months after their arrival, it can be seen that:
- overall labour force participation rates remained higher than the Australian average - for new Skill Stream migrants they exceed the Australian average by around 25 percentage points
- the overall participation rates for LSIA 2 are around five percentage points higher than those of migrants who arrived between 1993 and 1995.
When the unemployment rates of LSIA 1 and LSIA 2 Primary Applicants are compared, 18 months after their arrival (Fig. 2), it can be seen that:
- the overall unemployment rate for migrants in LSIA 2 is around half the rate for migrants in LSIA 1
- new Skill Stream migrants in LSIA 2 are now achieving unemployment rates that are lower than the Australian average.
Figure 1: Labour force participation rates 18 months after migrating: Primary Applicants
Figure 2: Unemployment rates 18 months after migrating: Primary Applicants
