International researchers attempting to get Australian Working Visas for the UK could be in for a rough time following a government advisory panel’s recommended limits on the number of ‘highly skilled’ migrants. UK could cut skilled migrant Australian Working Visas by 25%-November 18, 2010. The (MAC) recommended today that the number of people allowed in under the ‘highly skilled workers’ route should be cut by between 13 and 25% for 2011/12. This is despite the committee noting that that these workers probably have a small positive impact on GDP, contribute positively to public finances and “play a small but important” role in education and health services..
