Australia invitations 16m Britons to work ‘down below’ after extending working vacation visa age restrict to 35

Millions of Britons are being given an opportunity to work down below after Australia prolonged its working vacation visa age restrict.

An extended-awaited modification coming into drive on Saturday, 1 July, will see the work visa supplied to folks aged 18-35 – a five-year enhance on the unique restrict of 30.

It is the primary change to the visa because it was launched in 1975, below the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UKFTA).

Further adjustments to the working vacation visa are anticipated precisely one 12 months afterward 1 July, 2024, when Britons will be capable of apply to stay and work in Australia for as much as three years with none specified work necessities.

The provide is more likely to be thought-about by many younger folks residing within the UK – as new analysis reveals how 45% of 25 to 34-year-olds remorse not taking a niche 12 months after they had the prospect.

The information, revealed by Tourism Australia, the nation’s vacationer board, additionally discovered that just about one in 10 folks surveyed believed they had been too previous to start out once more.

Some 43% of individuals aged 25 to 34 are contemplating working overseas within the hope of advancing their careers, the figures revealed.

The provide might show tempting because it emerged the UK jobs market had more candidates going for fewer jobs last month – with wages stagnant and redundancies rising.

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A survey of 400 recruitment and employment consultancies mentioned May noticed the largest spike in jobseekers for the previous two-and-a-half years.

Australia, which basks in 2,800 hours of sunshine yearly, is a lovely choice because of having a better minimal wage than the UK, along with one of many lowest unemployment charges in virtually 50 years.

Tourism Australia’s regional common supervisor for UK & Northern Europe, Sally Cope, mentioned the five-year extension would “present a world of openings to young professionals”, in addition to an “incredible lifestyle”, with Australia “ready to welcome them”.

In January, Australia introduced a review of its entire visa and immigration system after the COVID pandemic left the nation grappling with a scarcity of employees.

Meanwhile within the UK, visa rules in the UK were amended final October to permit farmers to rent international poultry employees forward of Christmas turkey rush.

The president of the National Farmers’ Union advised Sky News that Brexit and the lack of freedom of motion have contributed to a better value for the EU’s seasonal employees.

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