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Increase in the number of applications for 457 skilled work visas

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Raj Sesha in Migration with Comments Disabled

The number of applications for 457 skilled work visas has increased by 15% in a year; with Indian, British, and Chinese workers in particular queuing up to work in Australia, reports theaustralian.com.au.

Australia’s Immigration Department has approved work visas for thousands of engineers and nurses in the past year, despite the Employment Department cancelling their “skills shortage’’ status.

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

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Raj Sesha in contractors, Migration with Comments Disabled

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
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