Released on = June 14, 2007, 12:59 am

Press Release Author = Mabel Medina

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Citizens and permanent residents could now sponsor same-sex
partners to migrate to Australia but skilled migrants were not offered the same
provisions. But this would be changed soon so skilled migrants could include
same-sex partners on their Australia visa application.

Press Release Body = SKILLED migrants would soon be able to sponsor same-sex
partners to come to Australia, said the Immigration Minister.

She said citizens and permanent residents could now sponsor same-sex partners to
migrate to Australia but skilled migrants were not offered the same provisions. But
she said this would be changed soon so skilled migrants could include same-sex
partners on their visa application.

\"While same sex partners could enter Australia in their own right, often as
visitors, the fact that couples were not treated together in the same application
created some uncertainty for them and a potential loss for Australia of highly
skilled migrants,\" she said.

\"Skilled migrants and students could list heterosexual partners on their visa
application, but not same-sex partners \"This change will remove this anomaly.\" The
Senator said a number of overseas doctors had indicated they would be willing to
work in regional Australia, if it were not for this issue.

\"We all know of the serious doctor shortage in regional and remote areas,\" she said.
\"As immigration minister, I was determined to ensure that there were no barriers
within my area of responsibility to filling these shortages.\" The provisions would
initially apply to temporary skilled migrants from July 1 and later to other
categories of skilled migrants and students.

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