The special visa program was established in 2020 to assist international students unable to return to their home countries due to the pandemic and to address labor shortages following the closure of international borders. Under this program, visa holders had the opportunity to work unrestricted hours for 12 months, include eligible family members in their application, and make multiple trips to and from Australia during their stay. Recent data from the Department of Home Affairs revealed that nearly 60,000 international students and temporary workers took advantage of this permit to extend their stay in Australia, even though the circumstances that led to the creation of this visa program have largely dissipated. Between June 2022 and March, the department issued 65,859 pandemic visas, including nearly 27,000 in the first three months of the year. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles noted that the pandemic event visa was a crucial component of Australia's visa sys...
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