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Australian Government Proposes Changes to Visa System

Australian Government Proposes Changes to Visa System In July, the Department of Immigration and Border protection announced a number of proposed reforms. Some of the most controversial reforms, which have received a great deal of media coverage, relate to securing Australian citizenship and the Australian citizenship test. However, there are a number of other proposed reforms which relate to Australia’s visa system.

Australian Government receives rush of citizenship applications after citizenship test reforms fail to pass Parliament

Australian Government receives rush of citizenship applications after citizenship test reforms fail to pass Parliament Following the Senate’s rejection last month of a Bill which would reform the Australian citizenship test, the Department of Immigration has received a rush of applications. The proposed reforms to the Australian citizenship test included a tougher English language exam and a test which quizzed candidates about Australian values. The changes would have also seen an increase in waiting times for permanent residents from one to four years.

New survey shows nearly half of Australians support partial ban on Muslim immigrants

New survey shows nearly half of Australians support partial ban on Muslim immigrants The Australian Population Research Institute has released findings of a survey of more than 2000 Australians, which show that nearly half (48%) of participants are in favour of a partial ban on Muslim immigrants. On the other hand, 27% of the survey participants were undecided, and a quarter opposed the ban. The survey also found that 54% of people would like to see Australia’s annual intake of immigrants reduced, and 74% said that they felt Australia doesn’t need any more people.

The different reasons why people move to Australia

The different reasons why people move to Australia As mentioned above, there are many reasons why people consider the notion of moving from their homeland to Australia. The only thing why people have such reason is because of the fact that the country of Australia is a place where a person can benefit greatly. For those people who wish to migrate to Australia there are certain procedures that should be followed at first.

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