Yes, what you have read is correct. If you want to become a permanent resident in Australia, chances are brilliant. People working in Australia on Temporary Visas now stand a chance of getting them converted in PR sooner. Australians have overwhelming support for this immigration idea posited by the Australian Immigration department.

A research study suggests that 78% of Australians believe migrants already living and working in Australia should have a pathway to permanent residency. The survey, commissioned by the Human Rights Law Centre, found that most people believe migrants help fill skills shortages for particular jobs (58%) and bring cultural diversity to Australia (54%).

The official website of Australian Immigration confirms that One-third (33%) believe migrants work in lower-paid jobs that Australian citizens wouldn’t want to do. Nearly a quarter (24%) believes migrants counteract Australia’s ageing population.

From the official survey report, most respondents (55%) agreed with the statement: “migrants should have the stability to plan for their future here no matter what type of visa they hold”.

A minority (26%) said migrants should only stay in the country “for as long as an employer wants them”.

The survey, conducted by Essential, interviewed 1,095 Australian residents in December.

David Burke, legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, said every person should have the opportunity to plan their life with some security.

“But the federal government’s visa system is keeping people in limbo and often unable to reunite with their family even when they have lived and worked here for years.

“These results show that people recognise the injustice of policies that are leaving their neighbours, colleagues and friends stuck in uncertainty simply because of the visa they hold.”

Burke said the disruption caused to Australia’s migration program driven by the pandemic had allowed Australia to reset its approach to Immigration.

“Our political leaders should take steps to ensure this system reflects the values of the community by allowing migrants and refugees living in Australia to have a stable future.”

There has been a significant transformation in Australia’s migration system in the second half of the 1990s to prioritise skilled migration over family reunification and emphasise temporary migration to Australia.

Students brought many temporary visas to Australia. However, currently, Australia is focusing more on Skilled Immigration than family reunions to catapult its economy. 

It has been suggested on the official Australian immigration website that while the number of temporary visas granted has grown massively – mainly driven by an increase in international students – the number of permanent places has not grown proportionately. The “two-step” model of Australian migration – a temporary visa being converted to permanent residency – has broken down for many temporary migrants unable to find a pathway to permanency.

Covid-19 played foul, restricting all the major immigration decisions of the country. The temporary visa program is not enabling youth to thrive in the country. Instead, it creates a group of vulnerable youth suffering from an identity crisis. Hence, this decision of the Australian government is gaining impetus.

The official report says:

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of temporary visa holders had experienced wage theft.

The lack of a pathway to permanent settlement exacerbated vulnerabilities: 91% of those workers who experienced wage theft had no path to permanent residency.

“Australia’s migration regime has lost balance. The government issues an unlimited number of temporary visas while tightly controlling the number of permanent visas issued. As a result, most migrant workers are forced to hop from one temporary visa to another until exhaustion.”

“I settled in Australia as a skilled migrant and knew the difference between policy and reality,” the chief executive of the Migrant Workers Centre, Matt Kunkel, told the Guardian “unless you’ve navigated Australia’s visa system, it’s hard to understand the huge psychological toll being ‘permanently temporary’ can cause”.

“We know from our research that migrants who have a pathway to permanency are less likely to be mistreated at work, and that’s a good thing for all workers in Australia.”

Government agencies have consistently identified the issues faced by temporary visa holders.

The government’s productivity commission identified in 2016 that the pathway from temporary visas to permanency was “problematic”, noting that “temporary immigrants face a higher risk of being exploited by their employers than the general workforce”.

But 2022 seems to be very promising. Temporary migrants in Australians may soon be granted PRs, eventually leading to their citizenship. Suppose this information has made you feel excited and eager to know more about how to immigrate to Australia seamlessly. In that case, you should meet with the Australian Immigration Team at Visamint Overseas Services. All your queries will be answered responsibly by our Australian immigration experts. 

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