Depending on where you live in the world, being fully vaccinated can have different outcomes. For example, Canada will allow anyone who can prove they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter without the need for quarantine. At this point in Australia, regardless of your vaccination status, you are required to quarantine for 14 days.
International students are an important part of the Australian community. Since the beginning of the pandemic, international students have been unable to enter Australia to study or encouraged to return to their home country. When it comes to allowing international arrivals into Australia, international students are low on the priority list unless they fulfill certain criteria which will make them eligible for an individual travel exemption.
The UK commentator, Katie Hopkins’Australian visa, and her subsequent deportment made headlines. It has been reported that Hopkins, broke hotel quarantine rules resulting in her visa being cancelled. A visa can be cancelled, if it is believed that the visa applicant/holder is in breach of sections 101 to 105 of the act. An applicant must pass a character test and prove they are not a risk to the community.
Travel exemptions are available to those wishing to travel due to compassionate or compelling reasons or essential business purposes. While most travel exemptions commonly apply to those wishing to enter Australia, they are
also required for those needing to leave Australia.
Lisa Zhang is a Registered Migration Agent at Visa Solutions, having commenced working with the team in early March 2021.
The National Skills Commission recently conducted its first national assessment of the Priority Skills List, determining the potential future demand of the nearly 800 occupations listed.
As of 1 July 2021, there will be some changes to Immigration. Significant changes apply to the Priority Migration Occupation List, working holiday maker visas and visa application fees. Find out more about the changes to immigration in FY21-22 here.
The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was first announced in September 2020. It was developed along with the National Skills Commission to ensure a small number of critical occupations are filled to aid Australia’s economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19.
When it comes to the Subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage visa, 112 of the occupations listed have caveats attached which may affect some applicants. A caveat is a condition or additional requirement applied to a particular occupation. This occurs when an occupation is broad or difficult to define.
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