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Expired temporary Graduate visa holders are hoping return to Australia from 18 February

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14,000 skilled graduates will be stuck outside Australia for another year due to visa rules.

14,000 skilled graduates will be stuck outside Australia for another year due to visa rules. Source: Getty Images/Erlon Silva/TRI Digital

On 18 January, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced visa flexibility for Skilled Regional Provisional visas and changes to entry rules for current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders. Saqib Kalwar is one of many visa holders stuck overseas. He shares his ordeal in this podcast.

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On 18 January, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced visa flexibility for Skilled Regional Provisional visas and changes to entry rules for current and former Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders. Saqib Kalwar is one of many visa holders stuck overseas. He shares his ordeal in this podcast.

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