Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Skilled Workers Angry at Visa 'Cap and Cease'

SBS Persian

Follow and Subscribe

Construction workers at a work site in Sydney

Construction workers at a work site in Sydney Source: AAP

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced it has stopped processing some lower-priority skilled visa classes.It has dismayed many people who were awaiting a decision on what they call "points visas", also known as "Priority 5".

Follow and Subscribe

Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Download (4MB)
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Published

Updated

By Talieh Akbari

Source: SBS

Share this with family and friends

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has announced it has stopped processing some lower-priority skilled visa classes.It has dismayed many people who were awaiting a decision on what they call "points visas", also known as "Priority 5".

Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Persian

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now