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Australia expands work and holiday marker visa programme for Vietnam

Australia has expanded the number of Work and Holiday Maker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from 200 to 1,500 a year from September 2, according to the Department of Home Affairs’ media release on August 23.
Australia expands work and holiday marker visa programme for Vietnam
Australia expands work and holiday marker visa programme for Vietnam ảnh 1Australia has expanded the number of Work and Holiday Maker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from 200 to 1,500 a year from September 2. (Source: VTV)

Sydney (VNA) – Australia has expanded the number of Work and HolidayMaker visa places available to Vietnamese people, upping the annual intake from200 to 1,500 a year from September 2, according to the Department of HomeAffairs’ media release on August 23.

Thanks to the increase, regional Australian businesses will soon have access tomore workers.

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and MulticulturalAffairs David Coleman said demand for the Work and Holiday visas fromVietnamese nationals has been strong since the agreement began in 2017, withall 200 places allocated in the past two years.

Vietnamese Work and Holiday visa holders can undertake work in approvedindustries in certain occupations in regional Australia, and they becomeeligible for a second and third Work and Holiday visa.

Meanwhile, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said theincrease would encourage more Vietnamese nationals to choose Australia for aworking holiday.

“We have seen Vietnamese visitor numbers to Australia grow by 10 percent overthe past year, and this is an opportunity to continue to capitalise on thisemerging tourism market,” he said. - VNA
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