Jaishankar said that he had raised the issue of visa backlog, especially student visa, with the Australian authorities. Students who went to Australia to study due to the Corona epidemic had to return home, and since then they have not been able to go back for their further studies. Australia said that this problem would be resolved by the end of this year
Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar who was on a two-day tour of Australia, while addressing the Indian community, said that students studying in Australia will be able to return soon.
Jaishankar said that he had raised the issue of visa backlog, especially student visa, with the Australian authorities. Students who went to Australia to study due to the Corona epidemic had to return home, and since then they have not been able to go back for their further studies. Australia said that this problem would be resolved by the end of this year.
“Our issues are similar in that the students are facing problems,” Jaishankar said. He said he had been ensured that there has been some improvement in the problems and around 77,000 Indian students had returned to Australia for their further studies. Jaishankar also said that the number of students could be more. The External Affairs Minister also pointed out that the matter was not just about students, but also about people want to travel to Australia to meet family.
India is the biggest source of skilled workers for Australia. At present 105,000 Indian students are studying in Australia. In 2020, India ranked second in terms of migration to Australia after Britain
The number of Indians in Australia has been increasing continuously and the import of skilled workers from India was also increasing. According to the report seven lakh Indians are living in Australia.
India is the biggest source of skilled workers for Australia. At present 105,000 Indian students are studying in Australia. In 2020, India ranked second in terms of migration to Australia after Britain.
Jaishankar said two issues, Partnership on Mobility and Mutual Recognition Degree and Mutual Recognition Degree and Qualification, will prove to be transformative for bilateral relations. “Partnership on mobility means there is demand for Indian skills and talents in Australia, they will have a legal framework, an agreed methodology by which they move from one country to another,” he mentioned. India, incidentally, is entering into such agreements with many countries like Japan, UK and France.
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