Albanese Government still pushing to mend Coalition's student visa mess
From 1 July 2023, the Albanese Government belatedly started tightening the student visa policy it inherited from the Coalition.
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From 1 July 2023, the Albanese Government belatedly started tightening the student visa policy it inherited from the Coalition.
Despite the Government’s $160 million package to address the massive growth in asylum seekers, November 2023 data suggests little change in recent trends.
The Labor Government is still doing its best to control the visa system mess left by the Coalition, with data indicating there is still much work to do.
In its attempt to repair the immigration system chaos caused by the Coalition, the Albanese Government has instead created a new set of challenges to overcome.
This comes at a time when the US Consulate in Frankfurt has been facing a backlog of visa applications from India. The interview wait times for visitor B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) visas in India currently vary from 15 to 20 months.