Visa wait times push deportation risk

Fast food workers working in a hamburger restaurant.

Çalıştığınız işyeri bir anda kapanırsa, vizesiz kalma riskiyle karşı karşıya kalabilirsiniz. Source: iStockphoto

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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