Sudden surprise! Australia has made a big move to suspend the "** visa", and this investment immigration program, which was once favored by the Chinese, is experiencing a shutdown storm.
The so-called ** visa, Australia has launched an immigration program to attract wealthy people from all over the world.
Through this program, applicants only need to invest about 5 million Australian dollars to automatically obtain a green card, so it is widely favored by Chinese.
Now, the truth behind the closure without warning may not be so simple.
Australian investment immigration is closed
Rich people can't get out
In the Australian immigration system, the category of this visa is "188", the number can be described as very auspicious, and the intention to please the Chinese is also clearly displayed.
From 188 (to be issued) to 888 (to be issued), not only the numbers are pleasing to the lottery, but the application conditions are not complicated.
The green card obtained in this way is called the "** green card" by the market.
Surprisingly, the program came under intense scrutiny for what it called "loopholes" and "weak links."
The 2016 investigation unveiled the mystery behind the "visa" and raised concerns that the policy could contain "money laundering and other irregularities."
Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil also issued a statement "claiming that this program has failed to meet the needs of the country and the economy for the immigration system for many years." ”
In fact, Australia is not the first country to close the investment immigration channel, and the immigration policies of various countries around the world have been unpredictable recently, and many mainstream immigrants are raising the immigration threshold.
Overall, the immigration policy is becoming more and more "cold", and it is difficult to use money to buy a green card!
The world's mainstream countries are "shrinking".
The darkest hour for immigration has arrived
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an increase in work visa requirements, and those who want to go to Great Britain should be prepared for the fact that the UK plans to reduce immigration by 300,000 a year.
The main reason has to do with the skyrocketing number of immigrants.
According to statistics, the number of net immigrants in the UK reached 74 in 202250,000 people, a record high, migrants are "putting unsustainable pressure on communities and councils".
Similarly, according to official information, Canada has introduced new immigration rules:The enrollment limit for international students is 360,000, a decrease of 35% from 2023It will also significantly increase the cost of living requirements for international student applicants!
Among them, the Immigration Bureau made it clear that starting in 2024, it will reduce the issuance and strictly review the admission quota and process of the school.
In addition to the United Kingdom and Canada tightening the threshold for investment immigration, many European countries are also "ready to move".
After the 2008 financial crisis, many countries launched the "** visa" investment immigration program, hoping to develop their economies by attracting overseas capital.
However, early last year, Ireland and Portugal terminated their visa programs, while Malta's similar visa-like programs are under scrutiny.
The European Union has proposed to gradually close the home purchase immigration program and completely stop the "** visa" in 2025. It seems that the "** era" in Europe may be coming to an end.
In 2023, both large and small countries will experience significant tightening and adjustment of immigration policies, or even direct shutdowns.
People who dream of starting a beautiful new life in a foreign country may need to re-examine their plans.
Mainstream immigrants are all looking for excellence, but for those who are eager to immigrate, this is not a good sign.
Countries have shut down investment immigration
There are no more than these 3 reasons
There are also people who objectively evaluate that there is no need to be discouraged, policy changes are "cyclical", and I am afraid that the reasons behind them cannot be explained only by cyclicality.
Whether the immigration policies of developed countries are liberalized or tightened are guided by national interests.
From the perspective of interests, countries have closed investment immigration for the following three reasons:
01 - Resource pressure
Most of the immigrants have a small land area and limited reserves of various resources, and most of them are heavily dependent on imports.
Australia, for example, is arguably the driest continent in the world, experiencing a drought every few years.
Therefore, due to the limitation of water resources, Australia's land seems to be vast, but in fact, it cannot carry too many people.
Before, the population was small and the per capita usage was small, but with the influx of immigrants, resources are even more strained.
02-Employment pressure
People who are able to immigrate abroad are basically either rich or capable, so they can find good jobs and live a decent life when they go abroad.
Moreover, the Chinese are world-famous for their hardships and hard work, so Chinese do not worry about employment when they go abroad.
However, this is also likely to further raise the bar for work, leaving those who are used to enjoying themselves unemployed.
Once the social unemployment rate is too high, it will inevitably attract the attention of the first and introduce various policies to ensure the employment of local people.
Raising the threshold for immigration is an effective measure to stabilize local employment.
03-Infrastructure pressure
Population is the dividend needed for development, but the demand for infrastructure from population growth is also increasing.
The massive migration of the population has caused an overload on the local infrastructure, which has caused various inconveniences to the residents' lives.
Although countries are also stepping up infrastructure construction, the pace of construction is still far from China's.
In recent years, there have been situations where there are not enough schools, roads are not wide enough, there are not enough trains, and so on.
Obviously, the reduction of immigration quotas by countries is largely due to insufficient national infrastructure!
The road to migrants is blocked,
This country is all over the world to grab "people".
In contrast to the austerity immigration policies of other countries, one country is going against the trend and is stepping up its efforts to grab "people" around the world.
In the United States, the green card quota in 2024 has increased by 210,000, for a total of 1610 thousand.
This move can be described as a signal that "2024 will be a friendly year for immigrants in the United States", and has become the object of many immigrants.
The most important reason why the United States dares to welcome immigrants on such a large scale is because it is strong enough.
The strength of the United States is not only due to its dominance in the global economic, financial, and military fields, but more importantly, it has a firm grasp of the pulse of global technological development, which has also become a key factor in attracting a large number of immigrants.
Moreover, 8 of the world's top 10 technology companies are headquartered in the United States, providing solid support for their scientific and technological innovation.
The United States has world-class universities and leads the world in the number of prestigious universities.
The GDP of a state in the United States is even comparable to that of a country!
The demographic dividend has always been the most important productive force of a country! However, the strength of the United States also lies in its unique appeal to the world's elite of talent.
Most of the elite is throughEB-1A Aliens of Extraordinary AbilityIf you get a U.S. green card, you can also apply for an emergency with a short waiting period, and there are no requirements for age, education, occupation, language, and no investment risk.
More importantly, Biden made it clear that he would loosen his immigration policy, and the United States will harvest another wave of global elites in the future.
Therefore, many friends who are still waiting and seeing, if they meet the conditions, they must make up their minds to handle it as soon as possible.
Opportunities are missed in hesitation, and many immigration programs are closed overnight.
The United States is the world's largest destination for immigrants, bringing together immigrants of all races around the world.
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