Australia Tightens Visa Rule for International Students
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Against the backdrop of a record increase in migration to Australia, the country planned to enforce stricter visa rules for foreign students.
The stricter visa rules for foreign students in Australia took effect on March 23. After the official data showed migration hit another record high in the country, Australia planned stricter visa rules for international students.
Among other conditions, the new rules likely increase English language requirements for student visas.
"The actions this weekend will continue to drive migration levels down while delivering on our commitments in the migration strategy to fix the broken system we inherited," Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said in a statement, as reported by VOA News.
As per reports, a new "genuine student test" will be introduced for students who want to come to Australia primary to work. Also, the imposition of "no further stay" conditions will be used on more visitor visas.
Study in Australia: Follow these 5 steps
As per Australia's government, there are following 5 steps the candidates must follow to study in Australia:
- Choose your study area: The country is offering courses across a wide range of study areas. The students can choose courses according to their career and learning goals.
- Choose a course: The course can be searched using the course search tool to find the best Australian study option for students based on the chosen study area. This can be found on studyastralia.gov.au.
- Plan budget: Once the course is decided, it is important to plan a budget for the cost of living and studying in Australia.
- Prepare student visa application: To pursue any full-time course which is of more than three months duration, the students need a visa.
- Get ready to study in Australia: Once the student accepts the offer from any Australian university, they need to plan to move to Australia.
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How to apply for an Australian student Visa
The following are the steps to apply for visa:
- If the course application is successful, you will get a Letter of Offer.
- Once you accept Letter of Offer, the education provider will issue a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) that verifies your enrolment in a specific course.
- You need to provide a certificate of results from an approved English language test.
- The student needs to fill online student visa application form that contains a list of questions. Your answer will help decision-makers to decide why you want to study in Australia.
- Next, the students must prove that they have sufficient funds to support their education in Australia.
- The students must have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of their stay in the country.
- The students need to undergo health examinations, also meet character requirements.
- Apply using ImmiAccount. The Department of Home Affairs website outlines all the requirements for a student visa.
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The Torrens University Australia offers hundreds of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. International students need to satisfy and meet both general and course-specific admission requirements to get into the university. The general admission requirements are:
- A completed higher education equivalent to an Australian university
- Bachelor’s degree equivalent to an Australian university degree
- English language proficiency
- Interviews (may be required)
- Portfolio (may be required)
- Letter of references (may be required)
No, the University of Notre Dame doesn’t have any admission interviews. The university strictly only checks the application forms filled by its applicants. However, it is suggested that applicants have a strong SOP, LOR, and grades before applying to the university.
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The University of Newcastle is amog the universities that does not publish official data on the acceptance rate. However, as per some unofficial sources, the University of Newcastle Australia acceptance rate is 87%. This makes Newcastle University Australia moderately selective in admissions. Please note that the data on acceptance rate given above is taken from an unofficial source, therefore, it is subject to vary.