The federal government has issued more than 12,000 of its controversial new “global talent” visas during the pandemic, while nearly 19,000 existing holders of previously issued skilled visas have remained stuck offshore | niltiac
The global talent 858 visas are a fast track to permanent residency for skilled migrants, introduced in December 2019. Experts have warned the economic value of the visa is unproven and “murky” criteria leaves it open to influence peddling.under freedom of information laws reveal 19,345 holders of temporary skilled visas were outside Australia in April this year, with more than 7500 of these visas due to expire by the end of this year, and another 9200 by the end of 2022.
“These are people, their lives are being put into serious damage and upheaval and I think if we had greater quarantine capacity we may have been able to let more of them in.” Mr Rizvi warned the global talent visa effectively undermines every other skill stream visa because it is more flexible, while the “lack of legal criteria leaves it much more exposed to the risk of cronyism”. He said public servants need legal criteria in order to withstand requests from influential people to do a favour for a mate.
“Australia remains committed to using skilled labour to support economic recovery from the pandemic, but this needs to be balanced in the context of ensuring the health and safety of all Australians,” the spokesperson said. Kuldeep Rawal, with his wife Renu Dhaka and son Kushaal Rawal, before the pandemic. He hasn’t seen his family for 18 months and is a stranger to his son.
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