English language requirement for partner visa applicant – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The Federal Government is introducing an English language requirement for partner visa applicants. Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge says it will not be introduced until the middle of next year. Australians with partners overseas are worried about the changes.

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.