Backpackers who work as shearers, butchers, fishers, pearl divers and loggers will be rewarded with the option of spending an extra year in Australia, in a bid to fill desperately needed seasonal labour jobs.
Under the changes, announced by Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone yesterday, backpackers who spend at least three months doing seasonal jobs in the primary industries will be able to apply for a 12-month extension to their working holiday visas.
They will also be able to stay in the same job for six months, rather than the previous three.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.collettandco.co.uk Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Geelong - Australia
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