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Australias High Commissioner to India Philip Green on Monday said that commitments agreed between India and Australia under the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) will be upheld under the new Migration Strategy...
Green explained that under the new strategy, Indian graduates will continue to be eligible to stay on a Temporary Graduate Visa for two years for a bachelor degree, three years for the completion of a Masters degree and 4 years for the completion of a PhD...
Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil on Monday unveiled the reforms citing that Australia will be implementing new stringent visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers, in an effort to reduce its migrant intake by half over the next two years...
I see no reason why Indian student numbers shouldnt continue to grow," Green said.. Notably, the two nations signed a migration and mobility partnership pact in May this year to open up opportunities for students, academic researchers and business people...
The Labor government is focusing on expediting the entry of highly skilled workers, introducing a specialist visa with a one-week processing time to facilitate businesses in recruiting top-tier talent amid stiff competition with other developed economies..
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