Australia to Grant Permanent Visas to Thousands of Refugees

Australia government to grant 20,000 refugees permanent visas; ends temporary visa programs

Australia Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles announced Monday that the Australian government will give more than 20,000 refugees living in the country a pathway to permanent visas. The move would grant a more secure future to refugees with temporary visas who have been ‘in limbo’ for over a decade. Delivering on an election commitment, the Labor government will give Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) holders…

Government had ‘no choice’ but to let the 19,000 refugees have permanent residency

Former Victoria Liberal Party President Michael Kroger says the government most likely had “no choice” when it came to overhauling the visa system and letting another 19,000 refugees have permanent residency. “But the answer to all of this – as this as with many policies in the Western world today, as long as you wait out a government long enough the government will weaken its principal stance,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

Government had ‘no choice’ but to let the 19,000 refugees have permanent residency

Former Victoria Liberal Party President Michael Kroger says the government most likely had “no choice” when it came to overhauling the visa system and letting another 19,000 refugees have permanent residency. “But the answer to all of this – as this as with many policies in the Western world today, as long as you wait out a government long enough the government will weaken its principal stance,” he told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.

Australia to Grant Permanent Visas to Thousands of Refugees

Sydney - Thousands of refugees across Australia who have lived on temporary visas for years will be eligible to permanently stay under new rules, starti

Australia to grant permanent residency to thousands on temporary visas

Sydney, Australia, Feb 13 (EFE).- Australia announced Monday that it would allow more than 19,000 refugees who were on a temporary protection visa to apply for permanent residency in the country. The measure, which will enter into force in March, will benefit thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia and Myanmar who entered the country before 2013, when Australia launched Operation Sovereign Borders, aimed at controlling refugee arri…

Refugees in limbo eligible for permanent residency

There are at least five temporary visa holders in Bendigo.