New Australian law allows Indian students to work

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Allows working part time during their coursework

May 20, 2008

The Australian government has made changes to its visa system so that Indian citizens studying in Australia will automatically become eligible to work part time during their courses.

Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Senator Chris Evans said, "Under new processing arrangements, which come into effect April 26, all student visas will be granted with work rights attached, removing the need for people to make a separate application."

Until now, Indian students had to apply separately for permission to work part time while pursuing their studies in Australia.The new law in Australia for the grant of visa to Indian citizens for study in Australia will automatically allow them to work part time up to 20 hours per week. Under the current system, students have to apply separately for permission to work. The new procedure will reduce red tape and allow the students to begin earning as soon as their coursework starts, which would help them reduce the funds needed to finish schooling.

Under the new arrangement, Indian citizens would also have to shell out less for the overall student visa fee.The minister said: "Applicants from India will now be charged Australian $450 (Rs.17,000) for the visa and work permission, a saving of $40 (Rs.1,500) on the previous arrangements. The process for applying for a student visa has also been streamlined.

"Successful applicants will now not need to have an Australian visa label in their passports as evidence of their visa grant. Instead, their visa information will be stored electronically for access through the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service," Evans said.

The advantage of the online service is that it allows employers, government agencies, education providers and the visa holders themselves to check visa conditions such as expiry date, work and study restrictions.

Indian students contribute significantly to Australia's international education market of $12 billion. India is the second largest source of overseas students in Australia. As many as 34,146 student visas were granted to Indian citizens in the year ending June 2007. Overall 228,592 students from 191 countries got visas during the same period.

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