Australia Student Visa: ‘No Further Stay’ clause, other new rules to be imposed from March 23. Details here
Australian government aims to make sure that foreign students come to the country to study, and not just work. The government estimates that the changes will halve the migrant intake in over two years. Among several measures, the Australian government will introduce the ‘Genuine Student Test’.
Further, the government will also impose a ‘No Further Stay’ clause and limit working options for immigrant students in the island continent. Australia will also raise the English Proficiency requirement for immigrant students and for issuing graduate visas. Australia will also suspend education providers and institutions who consistently violate visa regulations when recruiting international students.
The unrestricted working hours for international students provision will also be revoked. These measures follow previous actions to reverse relaxed Covid-era student visa rules. According to reports, the measures for Australia student visa are slated to be imposed from this Saturday, March 23.
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows net immigration surged 60 per cent to a record 548,800 in the year to September 2023. This is significantly higher than the previous figure of 518,000 people in the year to June 2023. The record migration, driven by students from India, China, and the Philippines, has eased pressure on wages but worsened the housing situation.
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