Australia student visa from rule changes goes into effect today. Here's what is changing

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The Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) offers up to 3,000 spots for Indian professionals in fields like engineering, ICT, AI, and renewable energy..

MATES provides a new mobility pathway for Indian graduates and early career professionals to live and work in Australia for up to two years..

Indian students pursuing course in Australian tertiary institutions can now apply to work in Australia without visa sponsorship for up to eight years from today..

Indian professionals from seven fields including engineering, information and communication technology, artificial intelligence, financial technology, renewable energy and mining are eligible for this visa...

In September last year, Australia raised its intake of permanent migrants to 195,000 this financial year, up by 35,000, to help businesses battling widespread staff shortages and pledged more staff and funds to speed up visa processing...

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