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Backpacker visa: Nearly 100,000 Indians apply, limited spots granted in Australia’s first round

Backpacker visa: Nearly 100,000 Indians apply, limited spots granted in Australia’s first round

SBS Hindi
9 min
Tuesday
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More than 98,000 Indians have applied for the Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa since it became available to 1,000 Indian nationals for the first time last year. However, official data shows that only 988 visas have been approved so far.