Australia’s newly elected government is working on tackling the growing visa backlog, which has extended to skilled worker visas.
The country’s new immigration minister Andrew Giles said his focus was to make sure that the government clear the visa backlogs as quickly and efficiently as possible, in the interest of Australia’s economy.
“My focus is on making sure that we clear this backlog as quickly and as efficiently as possible, in the national interest,” Giles was quoted saying by The PIE News, via ABC Radio.
Apart from reducing visa backlogs, he added that there was a need to “deliver a visa system that’s fit for purpose”.
Student visa to Australia: “Clearing visa backlogs” a priority
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese previously announced that he has made it his priority to address the visa backlog, which is affecting the country’s skill shortages.
Similarly, Giles said in his interview with ABC Radio that “we are doing all we can”, adding that tackling the visa backlog “has been my number one priority“.
Giles also wants to ensure that delays in visa processing times doesn’t happen again, and this involves steering clear of a lazy approach to immigration pathways which has beset the nation’s economic growth in the past nine years.
To achieve this, Giles said the Australian government is looking at allocating proper resources and policy options to make progress with tackling visa backlogs.
According to the DHA website, in March 2022, 90% of Subclass 500 student visa applications from those who were outside of Australia were approved within 58 days.
Source: DHA
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