Migrants moving to regional areas under the Federal Government’s new population plan will have to stay in the designated areas otherwise they will have their visas cancelled and risk being deported.
The Federal Government, last week announced a $19.4 million funding for a new congestion-busting plan that will have visas of migrants willing to settle in regional areas prioritised.
However, if they move from those areas before they get permanent residency, their visas will be cancelled.
“The visa applies for work in that area. So, you can’t go and work somewhere else. It’s [the visa] actually linked to that specific area,” Immigration Minister David Coleman said after the COAG meeting in Canberra last week.
