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China and Australia have recently seen many changes to their immigration systems. Fragomen’s Alex Paterson and Becky Xia shed light on these changes at a roundtable regarding China’s new immigration policy, held in Guangzhou recently. The event was held in partnership with the AustCham South China, located in Guangzhou.
Becky provided insight into the China’s implementation of new unified work authorization system, regarding its impact on the foreign workforce. She also discussed the Z visas and briefed the attendees about a new working permit card. Alex discussed the recent and upcoming changes to Australia’s 457 visas, which has been a hot topic for the locals as well the foreign nationals in both countries. Read more here.
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