Australian government lowered the upper age limit to curb instances of ‘visa hopping’, wherein tourists used to visit Australia on a visitor visa and enrol themselves in a diploma or a bachelor’s degree program and later apply for an on-shore study visa.
Australia New Student Visa Rules: Two Australian universities Deakin University and the University of Wollongong are setting up campuses in India, making them the first international institutions to set up a campus in India.
Australia on Monday said it would tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers that could halve its migrant intake over the next two years as the government looks to overhaul what it said was a "broken" migration system.
Countries like Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan and South Korea, which are actively trying to woo international students, too, are likely to benefit to some extent, though language is a deterrent in some cases, nearly half-a-dozen study abroad consultants, education experts, and students said.
Australia boosted its annual migration numbers last year to help businesses recruit staff to fill shortages after the Covid-19 pandemic brought strict border controls