Its one of those special days, for a migrant worker. which would mean and make a Huge difference in their quest for a Better life for themselves and their families. Earlier this year, the Government announced changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Some major changes take place today which allows :
A '๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐' of five years for most AEWV holders, with shorter periods for workers in specific sectors.
An increase in the ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ for people earning at ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ.
An increase in the ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ for people in the ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฐr paid the level three and four pay rates.
An ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for current AEWV holders to apply for the balance of the longer five-year or three-year visa if they are eligible.
The current visa will not extend automatically to the longer length. To apply for the balance of the longer visa, AEWV holders will need to meet criteria. Employers of current AEWV holders may be able to reuse existing job tokens, without completing a Job Check, to support their worker to apply for the balance of the longer AEWV.
There is criteria employers need to meet, including holding valid accreditation.
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