With the Morrison Government planning to privatise Australia’s visa system, Australians living in the United Kingdom – which privatised its visa system in 2014 – are warning the Australian Government not to go down the same path:
Australians are suffering delays, huge expense and frustration in the UK’s newly privatised visa processing system – and have warned the Australian government to call a halt to its ongoing multibillion-dollar plan to go down the same path.
The UK outsourced its visa processing to the private sector at the end of last year, and users regularly take to social media to complain of a dire lack of free appointments for interviews, an absurdly overpriced phone helpline and a discriminatory “fast track” for those who can afford to pay for premium service…
