After the implementation of Hong Kong‘s National Security Law last year, many Western countries have announced the relaxation of immigration restrictions on Hong Kong people in order to attract talent. The Australian government recently released data show that the late last year to Hong Kong permanent residence visas granted, compared with the first half of the increase of about 17%, of which the technical permanent residence visas have increased sharply by more than 90%.
Some immigration lawyers believe that the Australian government is speeding up the approval of visas because the United Kingdom and Canada are also interested in competing for Hong Kong talent.
The Australian public broadcaster (SBS) on Tuesday (9) to the Ministry of Home Affairs to obtain data show that after the July 1, last year, the Hong Kong Area National Security Law came into effect, July to November the average monthly number of applications for permanent residence of 574 cases of Hong Kong people, compared with the average of January to June about 684 reduced 16%; but the number of Hong Kong people were approved permanent residence visa increased by 17%, from the first half of the average of 316 cases per month, to However, the number of permanent resident visas granted to Hong Kong people increased by 17%, from a monthly average of 316 in the first half to 370 in the second half.
In addition, the data show that the majority of Hong Kong people to skilled immigrants, Australia received an average of 237 applications for technical permanent residence visas per month in the second half of the year, compared with the average of 310 applications per month in the first half of the year, a decrease of 24%; but the number of technical permanent residence visas granted to Hong Kong people has increased by 91%, from an average of 78 cases per month in the first half of the year to 149 cases in the second half of the year.
The Australian Department of Home Affairs said the authorities will give priority to applicants who can provide critical and specialized skills to support the government’s efforts to fight the Epidemic and revive the economy, but did not respond positively to whether it would give priority to the approval of visa applications from Hong Kong people.
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