Australia Govt Makes Changes To The Temporary Graduate Visa Programs; Here’s All About Them

In a recent announcement, the Australian Government stated some necessary changes in the Migration Strategy. There have been some important changes made to the Temporary Graduate visa programs. These are for international students who have finished any course under the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS), according to a report by The Economic Times.

Get To Know About The Changes Made To Australia’s Temporary Graduate Visa Programs

While making the changes in the programs, the Australian government has focused on a specific age group as the eligibility criteria for the Post-Vocational Education Work Stream application and Post-study Work Stream. Everyone will necessarily have to be within 35 years of age to be eligible to apply for different work streams, according to a report by The Financial Express.

If any applicant fails to be in the above-mentioned age category to apply for the Post-Vocational Education Work stream application, they may get other choices for different visa pathways. They can surely remain in Australia for longer only if they succeed in choosing an alternate direction.

Let’s take a look at more new changes:

• Applicants will need to have a diploma, trade qualification, or associate degree connected to the nominated occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills to be applicable for the Post-Vocational Education Workstream.
• The revamped rules also include new options where Temporary Graduate visa holders are allowed to stay in Asutralia even after finishing their educational degrees. This chance has been provided for international students to have the option to join workplaces and gain experience. According to the Australian government, these changes for Temporary Graduate Visa programs will come into action from July 1, 2024.

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Are There Any Specific Changes For Indians?

There have been many transformations added to Australia’s Temporary Graduate Visa programs. Indian citizens pursuing a bachelor’s degree in STEM will get 3 years of work permission from the Post-Higher Education Workstream. It is important to note that this is for students with first-class honours, according to The Financial Express report.

Indian students who are pursuing doctoral degrees in Australia will get work permission for an additional year. It will make the duration a total of 4 years to gain work experience.

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