Australians will be able to spend longer working in the UK, while the age limit will be increased to 35 under landmark labour mobility changes.
Blake Cohen is about to add his name to the thousands of Australians who each year uproot their lives to London for a working holiday – a rite of passage that will be extended to last up to three years under theSydneysider Mr Cohen, 28, will make the move in July with partner Harriet Forster, 27, after receiving a Youth Mobility visa, the name of the UK’s working holidaymaker scheme.
Mr Cohen, who works in sports education but plans to return to physiotherapy in Britain’s National Health Service, said the prospect of a three-year visa would make young people more attractive to employers because they would stay longer. Under the agreement, working holidaymakers will be able to spend up to three years in the other country instead of two. UK citizens will also be spared the burden of farm work, which they had to complete to extend their visa.
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