Australian Prime Minister Tam Po announced the abolition of the 457 visa just two days after the news came again today.
Just now, Tan Bao announced that the Australian naturalization policy will also be tightened!
There are higher requirements for applicants applying for Australian citizenship!
Those who want to become Australian will face tougher citizenship tests, including a four-year "study period" during which they will need to prove they accept "Australian values" and have sufficient English comprehension.
Values tests reportedly include applicants` attitudes on issues such as religious freedom, violence against women, child marriage, female circumcision and ensuring girls` right to education.
These policy changes proclaim that the times have changed
Mr Tan said:
We need to ensure that the right people enter our country.
Elements of the new policy:
- Under the changes in naturalization requirements, all applicants will have to live in Australia for four years in order to qualify, compared with the current requirement of one year.
- During the extension period, applicants must demonstrate what efforts they have made to "integrate and contribute to Australian society". This may include doing a job to make sure their children study in Australian schools, join a sports team or a community organization.
- They need to pass an independent English test, which will be divided into three separate parts: reading, writing and listening.
- Finally, there is a need to pass a more stringent naturalization test. At present, applicants can carry out multiple tests according to their own circumstances until they pass, but after the policy changes, they only have three opportunities!
Prime Minister Tan Po and Minister of Immigration Peter Dutton said:
The goverment is considering a new classification of "temporary immigration visas" that could affect potential immigrants with tougher "inspection periods".
As an industry informant, Ash, a foreign student from Pianjin, said:
Tan Bao and the Minister of Immigration continued to play a big part in the past two days. We can see that this goverment is more focused on the practical interests of the Australian people, and welcomes overseas students to bring educational benefits to Australia, but raises the threshold for immigration and naturalization. In other words, many times: immigrants should be early, looking around and right immigration may in a moment make you feel out of reach.
Netizens on Australia`s app today held heated discussions on plans to tighten immigration policy.
Some netizens expressed support, saying the previous naturalization was too easy for national security, but others opposed it, saying multiculturalism was about to become an independent culture.
- In support of immigration restrictions, Australia needs to attract real talent, truly love Australian culture, and identify with Australian values who are eligible to stay in Australia, not just for the welfare of Australia, but for the sake of idleness.
- The previous naturalization was really too easy.
- Multiculturalism becomes an independent culture.
- The fool just took the pr naturalization.
In a word, different people have different views on the change of policy.
But news of tightening immigration and naturalization policy twice a week has had to worry applicants who are working hard to emigrate to Australia.
Or the old saying: policy changes, everything is early!
