Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement: Increasing opportunities for youth and skilled workers
Innovation and Early Careers Skills Exchange Pilot (IECSEP) IECSEP will provide Australian employers with an opportunity to access early-career and innovative professionals from the UK through two new visa pathways. Tertiary qualified UK citizens, aged 21 to 45 and early in their career, can live and work in Australia for up to one year. Highly experienced and skilled UK citizens with a demonstrated contribution to innovation can live and work in Australia for up to three years. IECSEP will open for applications on 25 September 2023. Places will be limited. If the IECSEP sounds right for your business, talk with your UK partners about possible staff transfers under IECSEP, or talk directly with suitably qualified potential applicants in the UK. For more information on how to apply visit dfat.gov. au/publications/trade-and- investment/benefits-tech- entrepreneurs-and-innovators/ iecsep.
A-UKFTA entered into force on 31 May 2023 with enhanced
1 July 2024, be granted up to three Working Holiday visas without the requirement to undertake any specified work. Service Supplier (Global Business Mobility) Visa A-UKFTA allows more Australian professionals across a range of sectors to access the UK market. Access to the UK’s Service Supplier (Global Business Mobility) visa pathway has been expanded to include not only Australian professionals employed by overseas companies but also self- employed Australian professionals. They will now be able to provide their services in the UK for up to one year. The visa is subject to occupation lists, but includes such sectors as IT, finance, health, engineering, journalism, entertainment, and the arts. For further information on the UK’s Global Business Mobility visa, see: gov.uk/government/publications/ global-business-mobility- eligible-occupations-and-codes/ global-business-mobility-eligible- occupations-and-codes)
opportunities for skilled professionals and young people to live and work in each country. A-UKFTA enables skills transfers and deepens the already strong people-to-people links between Australia and the UK. Here are three key mobility outcomes from the FTA. Working Holiday Maker Visa and Youth Mobility Scheme From 31 January 2024, Australians up to 35 years of age (up from 30) will be able to apply for a UK Youth Mobility visa, and stay for a maximum of three years (up from two years). Similarly, from 1 July 2023, UK citizens up to 35 years of age will be able to apply for a Working Holiday visa and, from
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