Hello Everyone! My name is Nasir Nawaz and I'm a registered migration agent in Australia. The processing of student visas is quite slow and they are facing refusals Today, we'll try to uncover the reality behind all these aspects The report, broadcasted through both media channels and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, featured various statistics. This starts from the financial year of 2023/24, spanning from July 2023 to June 2024. Almost 139k students were granted visas in the first two quarters that commence from July 2023 to Dec 2023 But this grant is comparatively less than the last financial year of 2022/23 If visas continue to be granted at the current rate throughout these ongoing quarters, 91k fewer visas will be granted... in the 2023/24 financial year as compared to the last financial year. Different perspectives were received on this topic... Phill Honeywood, the CEO of the International Education Association of Australia has stated that... We aim to phase out visa grants for diploma courses that are considered to be of little practical value. like Diploma of Leadership and Management... But they are not talking about courses that provide skills This means that in the coming days, visas may not be granted for courses like leadership and management,... or diploma of business that are not the skilled ones However, visas may still be granted for trade courses as they provide skills. This is the same thing that I discussed last year in Dec when the migration strategy was introduced... that they want to discourage visa approval for vet courses... But those courses will be only discouraged that are of no use The spokesperson of the Department of Home Affairs stated... that we received so many fraudulent documents... some were related to English proficiency, some were non-genuine claims, and some had non-genuine marriages They said that's the reason why we granted minimum visas to secondary visa holders In the first 2 quarters of this year, the visa refusal rate was around 20% Most international students in Australia are Chinese They have maintained their approval rate at 97%. For Indian students, the approval rate was decreased from 74% to around 60% The third-largest source country for visas is Nepal. It had an approval rate of approximately 64 to 65%, which has now decreased to 48%. Except for China, international students from every country have been impacted Department of Home Affairs wants the integrity of its study program is not compromised. Phil Honeywood also emphasized that only students with genuine intentions of studying will be permitted to come to Australia... Excluding those who are solely seeking employment opportunities. This is because, in the past 2 years, some non-genuine students have already come to Australia they were just coming to work. So it's expected that in the upcoming days, there will be a lot of integrity checks This may result in a long processing time, as they are checking everything in detail They're assessing documents, and students may also have to give some interviews Universities are also dedicating additional time to improve the approval rate. This is because if a non-genuine student gets enrolled, the department will refuse him and all the efforts, resources, and time that the university has put in will go in vain So, in the upcoming days, the visa approval rate may get better but only genuine students will get approval A retired officer from the immigration department, Abul Rizvi said that they are trying but... like Canada is saying that in the coming 2 years we'll cap the international students. The UK has also said that it will deter the entry of secondary visa holders Australia is going to do the same... so he said that it's not a good strategy for long term Comments of this nature have been received from industry and independent experts. However, from this strategy, genuine students will be encouraged But the prolonged duration is quite frustrating. This means that genuine students may miss an entire semester without certainty about whether their visa will be approved. I have seen some unexpected visa approvals. However, it is anticipated that Australia may tighten the entire process. Perhaps the processing time will be reduced, but the duration from admission to processing may be prolonged. Because the institutions, and providers, including, universities, and colleges want their students to get their visas approved So the departments can process them. If you have any questions, comments, or queries, put them in the comment box. To support us, subscribe to our channel. Thank You!
