{"id":11004,"date":"2023-08-26T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/?p=11004"},"modified":"2023-08-26T12:34:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T07:04:20","slug":"australia-tightens-student-visa-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/australia-tightens-student-visa-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Tightens Student Visa Rules Due To Misuse Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australia Tightens Student Visa Rules Due To Misuse Concerns:<\/strong> The Australian government has taken steps to protect the integrity of its international education sector by closing a visa loophole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This loophole allowed international students to enroll in less expensive vocational courses upon their arrival in the country. The closure is effective immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, the concurrent study rule allows international students to pursue supplementary courses along with their primary studies. It was initially designed to improve their job readiness via short-term courses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, based on a recent investigation, many students were exploiting this rule by leaving their university programs and permanently transitioning to less expensive courses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The utilization of the concurrent study rule has experienced a significant surge, with around 17,000 registrations recorded in the first six months of 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This latest figure starkly differs from the combined total of around 10,500 registrations during the same time in 2019 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Education Minister, Jason Clare, has proposed a solution to prevent predatory ‘second’ providers from enrolling students before they complete six months of study at their first provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This change aims to maintain the quality of education and protect the economic contribution of international education, Australia’s fourth-largest export industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian government will adjust the savings essential for a student visa application to further ensure international students’ financial wellness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective 1st October, international students must show proof of A$24,505 ($15,693) in savings, reflecting a 17% increase from the recent requirements. This update considers the increased cost of living that students may experience while residing in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government of Australia’s swift action underscores its commitment to maintaining the value and reputation of its international education sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By closing the education loophole and imposing tougher financial criteria for students, the Australian government aims to uphold the standards of the industries and contribute to the country’s economic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Clare mentioned that this new change will work to prevent predatory ‘second’ providers from registering students before they have studied for the required 6 months at their first provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it is all about Australia tightens student visa rules due to misuse concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source:-<\/strong> economictimes.indiatimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australia Tightens Student Visa Rules Due To Misuse Concerns: The Australian government has taken steps to protect the integrity of its international education sector by closing a visa loophole.  This loophole allowed international students to enroll in less expensive vocational courses upon their arrival in the country. The closure is effective immediately.  Also, the concurrent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coursementor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}