international student rally for justice

International Students Rally for Justice
We are a group of international students who are extremely concerned about the unfair and unjust treatment of international students in Australia. We feel that we have been misled, in that we have been charged large amounts of money for the education we are receiving in Australia and the rules for the outcomes we are hoping to achieve are being changed. We would like to raise the following specific concerns:

Issue:
“Recent changes to migration policy settings and their adverse impact on existing international students in Australia.”

Purpose of Rally:
The purpose of the rally is to against the unfair and unjust treatment of the Government and Department of Immigration and Citizenship to the existing international students.

Rally:
On 3rd June 2010 (Thursday) at 10:30am, there will be an international students rally at George St, Sydney (the opposite of Town Hall Station) in front of Sydney Town Hall. The rally is for all international students from different educational institutions and courses. We invite you all to join us and pass the message to your surrounding people.

Do not miss this opportunity to make your voices heard!

Expected Transitional Arrangements:
We request the Government to arrange the following transitional arrangements for the existing international students:
· To extent the implementation date of new skilled occupation list to minimise the impact on existing international students.
· If the new skilled occupation list would come into effect from 1st July 2010, there should be exemptions for the existing international students in terms of General skilled Migration (GSM) Program.
· To extent the timeframe of Skilled – Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 485)
because ‘18 months’ visa is not enough to secure an employer sponsorship.
· To reform the visa subclass 457(as it is the only pathway to get employer sponsorship) in terms of Minimum Salary Threshold ($45220). Each occupation should have their own Minimum Salary Threshold (Based on their Industry Awards);
· Or introduce a new visa subclass, where existing international students will have more options and time to prove their skills based on their education.

N.B: Please check the Attachment

Sakib
Event Coordinator
All International Student Association(AISA)
Ph: 0424044205
Email: http://au.mc1135.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sakib99@hotmail.com or http://au.mc1135.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aisa.sydney@gmail.com
Web: http://www.aisa.asn.au/



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