The corona virus epidemic had a great impact on the world and all the affairs of the world. Visas related to this epidemic period were iroduced in many couries of the world, including Australia, for studes and workers in order to facilitate the conditions of iernational studes and temporary workers. Currely, with the announceme of the end of the Corona epidemic, the Australian governme also canceled the most importa work and study visas of this coury. In this article, we discuss the cancellation of pandemic visas for studes and workers from February 2024 by Australia.
Australia is canceling pandemic visas for iernational studes and temporary workers
According to The Economic Times, the Australian governme announced that it will stop issuing visas related to epidemics from February 2024 (12 February 1402). The move will affect a significa number of iernational studes and temporary workers who are trying to find other options to stay in Australia. Studes who studied in the universities of this coury through the Australian study visa could stay in Australia even after the expiration of the study visa by receiving the pandemic visa. The Subclass 408 visa was iroduced during the height of the Corona pandemic in 2020 to address labor shortages and support iernational studes who were unable to leave Australia. The Subclass 408 visa allows studes to stay in Australia for up to 12 mohs after their visa expires. In addition, by receiving this visa, iernational studes could travel to or from Australia several times during their stay.
To promote visa consistency and as a transitional measure, Pandemic Eve visa applications will be accepted from applicas who are currely residing in Australia through it and whose validity has not yet expired. This law was approved on September 2, 2023 (9 Shahrivar moh 1402). The move comes after Prime Minister Ahony Albanese’s governme recely ended a series of measures related to the Covid-19 era, including unlimited working hours and employme for iernational studes and work exemptions for working holiday visa holders. .
Immigration and education experts have called for the Pandemic Visa to be scrapped with immediate effect, arguing that it is being misused because it allows studes and workers who have been graed study and work visas to immigrate to Australia for 12 mohs. Work unlimited hours. According to statistics recely released by the Australian Departme of Home Affairs, almost 60,000 iernational studes and temporary workers were using this visa to extend their stay in Australia, even after the corona pandemic. This ministry has issued 65,859 pandemic visas from June 2022 (June 1401) to March 2023 (March 1402).
Conclusion
In a quick action, the Australian governme canceled the pandemic visa related to the corona virus epidemic. This action was taken in order to reduce the unlimited working hours of iernational studes and not to extend the stay of temporary workers in Australia. Of course, studes and workers whose pandemic visa validity period has not yet expired can stay in Australia uil the end of this visa. Obtaining an educational or work residence in Australia is one of the legal methods in the field of work of consultas and experts of immigration institutes, including the Institute of Esthetic Immigration. The experts of this immigration institute in Tehran and other big cities of Iran provide useful guidance to help the applicas to obtain a residence visa in Australia to successfully go through this difficult path.
