飞出国：在8月23日，澳移民局官网最新消息，在已成功的现行太平洋计划的基础上，宣布推出澳大利亚农业签证。
该签证是为了应对农业和第一产业部门的劳动力短缺问题，以及作为英国-澳大利亚自由贸易协定的一部分而制定的打工度假签证项目的最新变化。澳大利亚农业签证将提供给农业（包括肉类加工）、渔业和林业部门的工人，并为澳大利亚初级产业的持续增长奠定基础，力争到 2030 年达到 1000 亿美元的价值。
该计划将由外交和贸易部运营，以太平洋劳动力流动计划（403类签证）的突出成果为基础。
This visa responds to workforce shortages in the agriculture and primary industry sectors, and recent changes to the Working Holiday Maker program developed as part of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The Australian Agriculture visa will be available to workers across the agriculture (including meat processing), fisheries and forestry sectors and provide a basis for the ongoing growth of Australia’s primary industries as they strive to reach $100 billion in value by 2030.
The program will be operated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, building on the strong outcomes from Pacific labour mobility programs.
政府将立即开始行业咨询，以了解整个农业部门的需求。外交和贸易部、内政部和农业、水利和环境部将联合设计签证以确保工人的高度诚信和保障。同时，还将与包括太平洋大家庭在内的伙伴政府密切合作，以确保他们的利益得到保护。
允许创建澳大利亚农业签证的规定将于** 2021 年 9 月底**实施。签证的运作将取决于与伙伴国家的谈判。
The Government will immediately commence industry consultations to understand needs across the agricultural sector. The departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Home Affairs and Agriculture, Water and the Environment will design the visa to ensure a high degree of integrity and safeguards for workers. We will work closely with partner governments also, including our Pacific family, to ensure their interests are protected.
Regulations to enable the creation of the Australian Agriculture visa will be in place by the end of September 2021. Operation of the visa will depend on negotiations with partner countries.
政府解决农业劳动力短缺的主要方法是现有的季节性工人计划 (SWP) 和太平洋劳工计划 (PLS)，而新的签证计划将以此为基础。从现在起到 2022 年 3 月，在澳大利亚的太平洋和东帝汶工人数量将翻一番，超过 24,000 人。这些工人受到澳大利亚工业界的高度重视，对澳大利亚的园艺和肉类加工行业至关重要，包括在 COVID-19 大流行期间。
The Government’s primary and growing method for meeting agricultural workforce shortages are the existing Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) and Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS), and the new visa program will build on these. Between now and March 2022, the number of Pacific and Timorese workers in Australia will double to over 24,000. These workers are highly valued by Australian industry and are critical to Australia’s horticultural and meat processing sectors, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
澳大利亚农业签证将向通过双边协议谈判达成的一系列国家的申请人开放。随着签证的实施，相关的完整条件将在未来 3 年内制定和实施。在此实施期间，澳大利亚将努力按需驱动，并考虑该签证的永久居留途径和区域定居。
在没有澳大利亚人填补劳动力短缺的情况下，隔离场所仍然是引进海外工人的最大限制。澳大利亚政府正在与各州和领地密切合作，以确保能够满足所有部门未来的劳动力需求。
The Australian Agriculture visa will be open to applicants from a range of countries negotiated through bilateral agreements. Full conditions will be developed and implemented over the next 3 years as the visa is operationalised. During this implementation period we will work to achieve a demand driven approach and consider permanent residency pathways and regional settlement.
Quarantine places remain the biggest constraint to bringing in overseas workers where there are no Australians to fill workforce shortages. The Government is working closely with States and Territories to ensure we can meet future workforce needs across all sectors.
