BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Polaron Connect - ECPv6.9.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Polaron Connect
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://polaron.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Polaron Connect
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Australia/Melbourne
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+1100
TZOFFSETTO:+1000
TZNAME:AEST
DTSTART:20250405T160000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+1000
TZOFFSETTO:+1100
TZNAME:AEDT
DTSTART:20251004T160000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250611T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250611T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T222147
CREATED:20250606T012129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T012129Z
UID:5775-1749637800-1749639600@polaron.org
SUMMARY:Online Community Meeting on Protection Visas
DESCRIPTION:Polaron Connect and the Department of Home Affairs would like to invite you to a short community meeting to learn about the Australian Government’s changes to the Protection visa system and their potential impact on temporary visa holders\, especially international students. \nWhy this is important \nThe Department of Home Affairs is seeing an increasing number of temporary visa holders apply for a Protection visa (PV) as a way to stay in Australia to work after their temporary visa expires. This is not the purpose of a PV and these applicants are quickly refused. \nBeing refused a PV can impact future visa applications to Australia and other countries around the world – not just for the applicant but also for their family members. \nIn some cases\, temporary visa holders are paying thousands of dollars to unregistered migration advisers for incorrect advice about Protection visas. \nWhat you will learn \nThe Department of Home Affairs has launched a campaign to educate temporary visa holders about changes to the PV system. As part of the campaign\, Polaron Connect has worked with the Department to create culturally informed\, evidence-based communication resources that are available in 19 languages. \nWe would like to share these resources with you and explain how they can be used to inform your community networks about PV reform. \nThe community meeting is held online on Wednesday\, 11 June 2025 and we are offering two different time slots for your convenience: \n1. Morning: 10:30 am – 11:00 am. Register here: https://bit.ly/43ElGHU \n2. Afternoon: 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm. Register here: https://bit.ly/43O38WR \nPlease register before Monday\, 9 June. Feel free to invite your colleagues and others in the community who may be interested in this important topic. \nShould you have any questions or concerns\, please contact Kimberly Mitchiko at reception@polaron.org or 1300 88 55 61.
URL:https://polaron.org/event/online-community-meeting-on-protection-visas/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR