Ang Kalatas Volume V April 2015 Issue | Page 7

THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 7 | APRIL 2015 IMMIGRATION 07 Filipina nurse asks government to reconsider visa status 'Please don’t deport us …' A Filipina nurse’s petition via the web platform change.org to the government to allow her and her autistic son to stay in Queensland has now drawn over 80,000 supporters. Maria Sevilla with son Tyrone. Photo: Change.org Changes to 457 Visa T emporary work (skilled) visa is an option for employer to recruit skilled foreign national to work in Australia for up to four years. On 18 March 2015, the Federal government announced changes to 457 skilled visa program. Among the changes are: MONITORING: It will now be difficult for sponsor to get approval on paper only with limited or no job for the visa applicant as the government will now strengthen its impetus on monitoring. The implication is that the Department of Immigration and Border Protection will visit the site for