Federal officials have been told to act on an “extraordinary” backlog in visa applications for thousands of skilled workers at a time when employers claim they will have to shut down if they cannot find a solution to chronic labour shortages.
But the scale of the backlog is difficult to measure because the previous government did not release figures on the number of applications for the 482 visa for skilled foreign workers or most other visa classes, although other measures have hinted at the growing wait for visa decisions.
Australia had more than 195,000 skilled temporary visa holders in Australia in June 2014 but only 96,000 in March 2022, an outcome Rizvi blamed on changes under the former government that made visa applications more bureaucratic despite public claims about attracting people to Australia after the pandemic.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged the problem in his public remarks in Jakarta on Monday when he said he believedBut the problem is more widespread.
“To make the skilled migration system more accessible and responsible, we need to open employer sponsored migration up to all skilled occupations.”
CroweDM Skilled migrants are here, just waiting for their 887Visa to be granted. Could you ask please andrewjgiles when he will order to Grant887 visas? He doesn't reply us here, maybe you can get an answer for us.
CroweDM Also many int'l students with scholarships from Australian univs have been waiting for their visas for 1 years and are losing their hard-earned offers. Be our voice. iranian_students AlboMP ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP sbsnews_au
CroweDM Lets not end up like California.
CroweDM The Ponzi scheme must be just about dead. Needs life support.
CroweDM Any business model depending on cheap labour is questionable ?
CroweDM Please GRANT 489 Visa after more than 33 Months waiting, Hear our voice, we really suffer andrewjgiles AlboMP ClareONeilMP MurrayWatt JulianHillMP Please clear 489 offshore backlog grant489provisionalvisa
CroweDM A lot of Chinese students are waiting for their PhD visa for over 1 year, some of them for over 2 years. Please end this ridiculous delay conducted by LNP.
CroweDM Please also consider the AUS academia, which currently suffers from a shortage of PhD students due to the visa delay. Don't let politics influence academia! ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP
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CroweDM Also, many int'l students with scholarships from Australian univs have been waiting for their visas for 1 years and are losing their hard-earned offers. Be our voice. iranian_students AlboMP ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP sbsnews_au
CroweDM Also many int'l students with scholarships from Australian univs have been waiting for their visas for 1 years and are losing their hard-earned offers. Be our voice. iranian_students AlboMP ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP sbsnews_au
CroweDM Also many int'l students with scholarships from Australian univs have been waiting for their visas for 1 years and are losing their hard-earned offers. Be our voice. iranian_students AlboMP ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP sbsnews_au
CroweDM Also many int'l students with scholarships from Australian univs have been waiting for their visas for 2 years and are losing their hard-earned offers. Be our voice. iranian_students AlboMP ClareONeilMP andrewjgiles JasonClareMP sbsnews_au
CroweDM If only Dutton was still the minister for letting au pairs into the country.
CroweDM Sydney and Melbourne have already been bulldozed to f-cking hell so that their suburbs can look like a high-rise combo of Beijing and Delhi. So why exactly does Big Business want to ruin our two greatest cities even further? Is it run by half-brained sadists on crack cocaine?
CroweDM You mean the businesses who use this as a reason to keep wages stagnant and exploit workers?
CroweDM 887 PR applicants r also held back. Over 18,000 applications need to be processed and counting. W r facing challenged finding good jobs, can't buy home, can't settle 100%, our children can't go to Uni, our partner can't work as child care is not available. Please grant 887Visa
CroweDM Australia has lots of skilled professionals onshore, but many cannot secure qualified jobs simply for not having permanent residency granted yet. Companies don't hire them because they're still on temporary or bridging visas. Grant887
CroweDM Yet under employment is still very high. Most people being employed in part-time work. Workers are also being underpaid, should not bring cheap overseas labor. Please try encourage more of those already here to work.
CroweDM Labor have been really poor so far, Inflation increasing, interest rates surging, fuel increasing, power grid instability, labour shortage. Yet Albo is posing for selfies and his minister for misinformation JEChalmers is making excuses on a daily basis. We want accountability