This is in addition to opening doors for Indian IT professionals and managers, who can obtain visas for up to four years, either as contract workers on an onsite job or as part of an intra-company transfer.
In addition, mutual recognition agreements for professionals such as nurses and doctors will ensure that the qualifications of Indian medical professionals are recognized in Australia. “We are planning to finalize these mutual recognition agreements in the next 12 months,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said after signing the agreement. economic cooperation and trade agreement (ECTA) with Australia on Saturday.
Government officials described the visa concessions as a huge advantage for India, something that India has been seeking through its agreements with ASEAN for years. Japan And South Korea, but not made enough progress. Now, the government intends to use Australia’s ECTA as a base during its trade treaty negotiations with the UK. On their part, the UK and Australia have agreed to similar exemptions on visas.
The agreement provides massive benefits for Indian students in Australia who pursue diploma courses eligible for a visa of up to 18 months after the end of their program. Similarly, those completing a bachelor’s degree can get up to two years as part of a post-study work visa. And those who complete the master’s program and doctoral work will get up to three and four years, respectively.
In addition, people aged 18-30 can obtain “work and leave” visas for Australia, with the promise of 1,000 such visas annually. A source said India, which currently does not have such a regime, has promised to allow such visas on a reciprocal basis in case a similar program is implemented in the future.
For corporate and contract employees, visa concessions go beyond IT, including engineering, consulting (except legal), architectural and accounting.