Australian authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown on the misuse of training visas, with more than 100 workplaces already inspected amid concerns migrant workers...
Employee Jagmeet Singh, told investigators he paid more than $23,300 to secure employment with the company, with multiple payments made into both New Zealand and Indian bank accounts.
Born in Punjab, India, Dhillon moved to New Zealand in 2015 on a student visa. He briefly returned to India in 2024 to marry Kaur after the pair met through family connections.
Aidhan’s father, Nithin Mankeel, works as a registered aged care nurse, while his mother Aparna Jayandhan Geetha is employed as a senior healthcare assistant.
“Indian Australians, British Australians, Chinese Australians, African Australians, Arab Australians and European Australians are building businesses, creating jobs, staffing our hospitals, teaching in schools and raising families across this country.”
Crackdown targets new providers seeking to deliver vocational education and training (VET) and English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)