The government is hoping a raft of visa changes covering more than 200,000 foreigners will help ameliorate a shortage of skilled labour. Among the changes are a new path to permanent residency for some skilled migrants and changes to make it easier for international students to work after graduation.
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From 1 December 2021, fully vaccinated eligible visa holders can come to Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption. Eligible visa holders include skilled and student cohorts, as well as humanitarian, holiday maker and provisional family visa holders.
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The New South Wales Government has confirmed that the first batch of international students from India will touch down in Sydney on 24 December. This will be the second chartered plane to arrive in the state, bringing back students who have been stranded overseas due to COVID-prompted border restrictions.
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Western Australia will be welcoming back fully vaccinated international students in time for Semester 1 2022, in line with the rest of the nation once the state reaches 80% fully vaccinated rate.
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From 6/12, fully vaccinated international students will be able to return to NSW without quarantining, the NSW Government has announced.
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Aged care providers are calling on the federal government to create a special visa to bring workers from overseas to fill widespread shortages in the sector as Australia’s borders open.
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Charles Darwin University plans to bring their international students back to Darwin, Australia
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Australia’s permanent migration program has operated on a non-discriminatory basis since at least the Whitlam government.
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The federal government wants skilled migrant workers back in the country by the end of the year
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IMMIGRATION MINISTER Alex Hawke has enabled temporary entrants in Australia who have had an onshore visa application refused or cancelled but have still not departed Australia, and are on a standard bridging visa, to apply for a range of skill stream visas. It is one of the most astonishing regulation changes I can recall in…
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