The Indian community in Australia is almost seven lakh. (Representative)
Melbourne:
Australia’s migratory inflow will decrease significantly to 31,000 in 2020-2021 from 232,000 in 2018-19 due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting thousands of Indians planning to emigrate to this country.
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Australian economy continue to evolve, migration, which is a key driver of the economy, has been hit following travel bans, border closures imposed more early this year since the onset of contagion.
The Australian Economic and Fiscal Update report, released Thursday by the Treasury Department, said net migration abroad (NOM) is significantly affected by international travel restrictions and constraints on the ability of applications to meet requirements. visa applications.
“The NOM should go from 232,000 in 2018-19 to 154,000 in 2019-20 and 31,000 in 2020-2021,” he said.
The Indian community in Australia is almost seven lakh.
India is one of the main sources of skilled immigrants to Australia. About 90,000 students study at Australian universities.
The report further states that international borders are expected to reopen in January next year, but that a two-week quarantine period would remain in place for arrivals to Australia.
“Future levels of migration remain very uncertain, due to the trajectory of the pandemic and the nature and duration of the measures taken to contain its spread at home and abroad.
“The government implemented international travel bans in March 2020. This has prevented all arrivals on visitor and temporary migration visas and has prevented Australian citizens and permanent residents from leaving Australia,” the report said. document.
According to treasurer Josh Frydenberg, no decision has yet been taken on lifting the travel ban to Australia.
“Regarding the borders, the assumptions are … to start very gradually to come back that the quarantine is applied, that you start to bring in international students …”, he told the agency AAP press release.
“Of course, the environment vis-à-vis the coronavirus is very fluid. So no decision has been made on the start dates for this. These are the cash flow forecast and as you can understand this ‘It’s a very dynamic environment, ”he told me.
According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the contagion has infected more than 16 million people and killed more than 644,000 across the world.
In Australia, COVID-19 has infected more than 13,900 people and killed 155 more.
COVID-19, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year, has also hit the global economy, with the International Monetary Fund declaring that the global economy is set to experience a “severe recession” .
