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Visa wait times push deportation risk

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Increasing waiting times for permanent residency visas are putting migrant workers in Australia at risk. Source: Getty Images North America

Increasing waiting times for permanent residency visas are putting migrant workers in Australia at greater risk of exploitation and deportation, according to unions and migration agents. Migrants relying on an employer to sponsor them to gain permanent residency face up to two years in limbo while their visa applications are processed.


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By Rosemary Bolger

Presented by Aleksandar Zivkovic

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Increasing waiting times for permanent residency visas are putting migrant workers in Australia at greater risk of exploitation and deportation, according to unions and migration agents. Migrants relying on an employer to sponsor them to gain permanent residency face up to two years in limbo while their visa applications are processed.



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