Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has asked departmental officials for progress after Anthony Albanese hit out at the “extraordinary backlog”
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has put Home Affairs on notice to speed up the processing of visa applications from Indonesians, as part of urgent moves to resolve backlogs for business leaders, students and tourists.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used a major visit to JakartaPrime Minister Anthony Albanese takes a selfie with students during a visit to Hasanuddin University in Makassar, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
“Those people-to-people exchanges are so important in building up mutual understanding and can also help to build stronger business-to-business connections.“It is easier to do business with another country when you have a good understanding of that country and its people.” About 64,000 international visitor visas were granted in December 2021, down 88 per cent from December 2019, according to Home Affairs data.said 12,000 Indonesian students were currently studying in Australia, and enormous opportunities existed for both countries to diversify, collaborate and upskill.
India’s high commissioner to Australia, Manpreet Vohra, said in Canberra on Tuesday that COVID-19 had sparked delays in visa processing.
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