The student visa system was simplified from 8 different subclasses to 2. After reviewing the new Subclass 500 Student visa, it does appear to be much simpler and there are no streams to differentiate a primary school student from a university student. This means the Electronic Confirmation of Enrollment becomes quite important. Summarized below are […]
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An international student convicted of tending a marijuana crop in a Melbourne house has won a battle to remain in the country on a student visa. Vietnamese woman Thi Hong Tran was granted a student visa in October 2012 and arrived in Australia shortly after. The now 26-year-old ran low on money in early 2013
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New rules affecting foreign student visas, which go into effect from 1 July 2016, will be a boom for the property market, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. The Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF) aims to “support the sustainable growth of Australia’s international education sector” by reducing red tape. Key changes under the SSVF include reducing
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South Australia, which currently has 32,089 international students studying in the state, or 5% of Australia’s share, has set a goal of increasing the number to over 64,000, “as soon as practicable”. The action plan, in line with the government’s economic priority number 4, the “knowledge state”, will also help to meet the existing goal
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We are glad to be the first to break the news of the Immigration Department’s formal announcement that as of 1 July 2016, there will be a single visa subclass (500) visa for students and a single visa subclass (590) for student guardians. While this removes the headache associated with working out which student visa
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The Immigration Department has announced some changes to both Student Visas and 457 Visas to be implemented between now and 1 July 2016. The first of these changes were implemented yesterday starting with the the 457 visa process: Visa applicants are required to to enter the details of a nomination by a sponsor or proposed
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