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Australian temporary residents demand NZ-like one-off visa

NRI Affairs News Desk by NRI Affairs News Desk
October 1, 2021
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Petitioners are asking the Australian Government to introduce a one-off resident visa policy for temporary visa holders, similar to the one announced by New Zealand on 30 September.

Temporary residents in Australia have petitioned to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and  Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke to “recognise their contributions to the Australian society before and during the pandemic and avoid an exodus of skilled foreign talent” by introducing a one-off resident visa policy for temporary visa holders, “especially those studying and working for years in Australia”.

This comes close on the heels of New Zealand making a similar announcement on 30 September. The New Zealand Government announced a new one-off residence visa pathway for some temporary work visa holders currently in New Zealand. Some critical purpose visa holders arriving in New Zealand between 30 September 2021 and 31 July 2022 on long-term visas may also be eligible for this new visa. Partners and dependents can be included as part of these residence applications. The new migration pathway could potentially benefit 165,000 migrants to New Zealand who suffered significant delays in processing residency applications during the Covid-19 pandemic

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The petition says, “Given a population size more than five times New Zealand and similar Covid-Zero policy, Australia faces the same skill shortage problem as New Zealand, and businesses are struggling to find the necessary workforce since the border closed in March 2020. What made things worse was that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has dramatically reduced the skill migration level in the previous and current financial year, with the quota for skill stream cut almost 40% from 108,682 to 79,600. The Australian government only granted 79620 permanent resident visa for Skill Stream in last financial year, the lowest level in the past decade.”

“Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Australian government have recently acknowledged that migration is crucial to economic recovery after the pandemic. Now it’s a great time to put the government’s words into action, especially for those onshore temporary visa holders, who will no doubt be the indispensable workforce contributing the post-COVID economy recovery.”

The petition: The One-off resident visa policy from New Zealand

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Comments 24

  1. Avatar Ritu Guliya says:
    1 year ago

    I support this strongly.

    Reply
  2. Avatar Harmanjeet singh Mann says:
    1 year ago

    Please think about us like NZ president

    Reply
  3. Avatar Harjot says:
    1 year ago

    We want PR 😂

    Reply
  4. Avatar Sahib Kaur says:
    1 year ago

    Yes, I agree with it.

    Reply
  5. Avatar Sherry says:
    1 year ago

    Please grant a PR to Temporary residents living in Australia for more than 2 years

    Reply
  6. Avatar Rasika says:
    1 year ago

    I support this!
    Dear prime minister those who are struggling to get PR for long time in Australia please think about them! They are living here in Australia such a long time and they are working hard giving their effort to the Australian economy and during the Covid thime they were struggling so much but still they stay here cos this is the best country!! We need them as permanent residence

    Reply
  7. Avatar Mariana Lamounier says:
    1 year ago

    It would be just fair!!

    Reply
  8. Avatar Mario Toledo says:
    1 year ago

    Please grant a PR to Temporary residents living in Australia for more than 7 years

    Reply
  9. Avatar Daiane says:
    1 year ago

    I strongly agree with this suggestion.

    Reply
  10. Avatar Rich says:
    1 year ago

    Strongly support this idea

    Reply
  11. Avatar Rob says:
    1 year ago

    Same as Canada and NZ did…….., please consider this for Aussie temp people as well

    Reply
  12. Avatar Md KawsarAhmad says:
    1 year ago

    Please accept us as a permanent resident in Australia. Who are struggling to stay in this country. We came in this country with lots of hope and dream . Grant PR for those who are here for more than 4 years and completed their study . Please consider our suffering .

    Reply
  13. Avatar Jebin says:
    1 year ago

    We want to live in this beautiful country forever . Please grant Pr for those who were with Australia during this pandemic time

    Reply
  14. Avatar Venky says:
    1 year ago

    We both working since 5 years onwards and applied PR with enough points but still they didn’t open EOI and wanna stay in this beautiful country and please grant PR who are struggling and serving to this country. Strongly supported this idea thank you

    Reply
  15. Avatar Wei says:
    1 year ago

    I Strongly Support!

    Reply
  16. Avatar Glennis Brothers says:
    1 year ago

    Please give Permanent Residency to our Temporary Residency holders in Australia who have lived here in the last 18 + months of Covid. They have struggled incredibly and really deserve the freedom they have fought for.

    Reply
  17. Avatar Rhyan Jay Bahi-an says:
    1 year ago

    Hopefully

    Reply
  18. Avatar Rhyan Jay Bahi-an says:
    1 year ago

    Thank you and hopefully 🙏

    Reply
  19. Avatar Senapathy Ramasamy says:
    1 year ago

    Words needs action

    Reply
  20. Avatar SuKe says:
    1 year ago

    Why not totally agree I need PR asap I am student pay a lot for school fee or rent , visa , insurance, Australia need worker We can support we can help please many people hands up this information.

    Reply
  21. Avatar Misa Phan says:
    1 year ago

    I strongly support this . Please grant the PR for those who came to Australia with hopes and dreams and have paid lots of money for their education , yet still struggling for PR and suffering a lot during the Covid . We deserve the PR cause we have sacrificed our youth, money and time to have a better life .

    Reply
  22. Avatar Div says:
    1 year ago

    It’s very unfortunate that the current government has not yet recognised the contribution of work permit holders, by offering them new pathway to PR, who were standing shoulder to shoulder with their fellow Australian brothers and sisters during an unprecedented COVID lockdown and gave their blood to make our Australian economy great again in the form of TAX and letting the businesses run 24*7 in the wake of worker shortage.

    Reply
  23. Avatar Mr Roland Adamson says:
    1 year ago

    Yes we strongly suport & agree with all of this , please grant P/R , to “TEMPORARY RESIDENTS “, living in AUSTRALIA for more than 2 years 🙏 GOD BLESS

    Reply
  24. Avatar Kamaljeet says:
    1 year ago

    Please give Permanent Residency to our Temporary Residency holders in Australia. We are surviving with lots of stress during and after Covid or yet still struggling for PR and suffering a lot during the Covid . We deserve the PR cause we have sacrificed our youth, money and time to have a better life .

    Reply

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