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Visa requirements in Australia just got a little
. Foreign partners of existing
who want a
residence visa must soon have to pass an English language test. Australia's government says it is important that people prove a predetermined level of English
before they are granted a permanent visa. The prerequisite could be in
from the middle of 2021. Immigration Minister Alan Tudge said: "We will require an
and a sponsor to have met a
level of English or to have at least made
efforts to learn English." He said such
would entail about 500 hours of free English classes on a government-run language
.
