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Skilled Migration Visas

Skilled Migration Visas is a category of immigration visa designed to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals into a host country based on their possession of specific human capital attributes—such as specialized qualifications, professional experience, or occupational competencies in demand within the destination labor market—thereby distinguishing it from humanitarian, family-sponsored, or temporary work visas by its primary focus on economic integration through skill-based selection criteria.

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49

Authors

33

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

14

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Publications

36

Is the New Immigration Less Skilled Than the Old?

Barry R. Chiswick · Journal of Labor Economics · 1986 · 242 citations

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Immigrant selection and short-term labor market outcomes by visa category

Abdurrahman Aydemir · Journal of Population Economics · 2009 · 151 citations

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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa

Jennifer Hunt · Journal of Labor Economics · 2009 · 105 citations · Full text

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Skilled immigrants and selection bias: A theory-based field study from New Zealand

Kim Coates, Stuart C. Carr · International Journal of Intercultural Relations · 2005 · 80 citations

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Graduate Overeducation and its Effects among Recently Arrived Immigrants to Australia: A Longitudinal Survey

Parvinder Kler · International Migration · 2006 · 60 citations · Full text

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Authors

49

  1. GH
    Graeme Hugo

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    5 publications · 174 citations

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  2. SK
    Siew‐Ean Khoo

    Australian National University, Australia

    5 publications · 174 citations

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  3. PM
    Peter McDonald

    Australian National University, Australia

    5 publications · 174 citations

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  4. CF
    Chris F. Wright

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  5. AF
    Alessandra Faggian

    Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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Institutions

33

  1. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    140 citations

  2. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    135 citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    188 citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    138 citations

  5. Amherst College

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

  6. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  7. Gran Sasso Science Institute

    L’Aquila, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  8. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    JEMS · 4 publications · 158 citations

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  2. International Migration Review

    IMR · 3 publications · 86 citations

    3

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  3. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide)

    Repository · 3 publications · 90 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Labor Economics

    JOLE · 2 publications · 347 citations

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  5. International Migration

    2 publications · 99 citations

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