Immigration Department data shows the number of work visas in Australia continue to climb

Source www.heraldsun.com.au

The number of visitors to Australia with work rights continues to soar, despite the nation’s worsening job outlook.

New Immigration Department data shows;

• Australia’s unemployment rate climbing towards 6%
• the number of New Zealanders on special visas has risen to 625,000
• 10% jump in young foreigners on working holidays to almost 180,000, as of December 31 last year.
• 7.6% spike in numbers for the controversial 457 skilled visa to 170,000
• Student visa numbers rose by 6.4% to 257,000
• 6% increase in the number of temporary entrants in Australia to 1.82million

It has also been revealed that the working holiday program was dominated by youth from the UK, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany and France.

The number one country for the 457 visa was the UK, followed by India, Ireland, Philippines and the US.

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