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The number of places available to Spanish nationals and Israeli nationals for Work and Holiday visa increased

The Work and Holiday visa arrangements with Spain and Israel now allows even more young people to explore, work and study in Australia. The number of places available to Spanish nationals under the Work and Holiday Maker program (subclass 462) will increase from 1,500 per year to 3,400 from 28 December. The number of places […]

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Work and Holiday – online lodgement available for more countries

Expansion of the online lodgement channel to additional countries for applicants applying for their first Work and Holiday visa. The existing countries under this arrangement are Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Slovakia and the United States of America. The new countries under this arrangement are: Austria, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, The State of Israel, Luxembourg, Peru, Poland,

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Changes of Working Holiday Visa

Legislative Instrument – F2018L01507 – LIN 18/173: Arrangements for Working Holiday Visa Applications Instrument 2018, increases the upper age limit for WHV applicants from Canada and the Republic of Ireland, and the place and manner of making an application for a WHV. This Instrument gives effect to changes in the Schedule 2 Regulations for Subclass 417 WHV made on 1 July 2017, that made provision

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Are skilled migrants really taking Australian jobs?

An effective temporary skilled migration program isn’t about taking jobs from locals – it’s about stimulating hospitality businesses and creating opportunities for young Australians, says Tourism Accommodation Australia CEO, Carol Giuseppi. In an ideal world the Australian hospitality industry would attract the majority of its workers from local sources and essentially, ‘grow its own’. That

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