The Analyst Down Under

Accounting is a good choice for a profession to qualify the highest points awarded on the Australia Skilled Immigration Occupation List for the full 60 points. (see Accounting section on http://www.visabureau.com/australia/skilled-migration-professionals.aspx ) For one thing, it has survived being de-listed as a result of the tightened immigration policies of 12-May . “While the changes made this year will remain during the 2009-10 financial year, a further cap on the independent skilled migration program will be implemented, reducing the projected total to 108,100 places.” “The measures introduced are aimed to prioritise those applicants who have the skills needed most” YES, accounting is one of the ‘skills needed most’ at the moment, with a place at the bottom of the Current Australian Critical Skills List (updated March 2009). “Australian visa applicants with occupations on the Critical Skills List are eligible to have their applications given priority processing over those with ot...

I don’t want any backdoors and windows. I want to come in with the right credentials to earn some respect and some dough from day one so I can settle in comfortable with my family. The best way to do that is, of course, to bring in lots of money and investment. For business or for Australia’s star export: education. Just one problem – I just got enough money for a decent living at home in Karachi, Pakistan. So the next best way’s to get a decent job (and discover the life). I’m just short of the points and you never know when that’s going to be upped. So I need to qualify for a occupation in demand. These MODL occupations add 25 points or so more in several categories for immigration. And what’s more important – in times when people (read, migrants) around the world are seriously complaining about how bad the situation is and there are no jobs – there are hundreds of vacancies for people like you. Australia needs you, so you don’t have to wash up on their shores and just hope they’ll ...