A new report has found the 485 visa doesn’t play its part in helping the graduates to secure a job in the labour market. Instead, international graduates say 485 visas are widely perceived as a pathway to PR among the cohort.
Despite the evidently minor job leverage that 485 visas provide, the number of 485 visas holders has exploded over the past 3 years, topping 50,000 in 2018.
SBS Mandarin spoke with the report author, A/Prof. Ly Tran from Deakin University, about the barriers to find work for international students and the widespread lack of understanding about the visa category among employers. She argues that there's a gap between the visa policies and its implementation.
