Australia to Reduce Migrant Numbers.

Migrant Number Reduction 2023-24.

62% of Australian voters have said that Australian migration intake is too high, according to a survey released by the Sydney Morning Herald, on Monday 11 December 2023.

Anthony Albanese, the Australian Prime Minister, stated that Australia’s migration numbers need to be reduced to a “sustainable … Read the rest

Student Visa Financial Requirements Oct 2023

Subclass 500 Financial Requirements Oct 2023.

From 1 October 2023, the amount of funds that student visa applicants will need, to meet the financial capacity requirement, will increase.

If Immigration ask you to provide evidence of financial capacity you must also prove you have access to it.

At a minimum, … Read the rest

Student Visa Course Changes.

Student Visa Course Loophole Closed.

The Australian government has closed a loophole in its visa rules that allowed international students to enrol for cheaper vocational courses as soon as they arrive in the country.

International students can undertake additional courses along with their core studies called the “concurrent study” rule, … Read the rest

Subclass 500 Independent ELICOS Sector Visa Processing Times March 2023

Subclass 500 Independent ELICOS Sector visa processing times in March 2023.

The median average processing time for Subclass 500 Independent ELICOS Sector visas, that were finalised in March 2023, was 22 Days.

  • 25% took under 8 Days
  • 25% took between 8 Days and 22 Days
  • 25% took between 22 Days
Read the rest

Student Visa Grant Rate for Indian Citizens.

Australian student visa grant rate for Indian Nationals.

Subclass 500 applied in Australia:

Grant rate for Indian citizen Student visa applications lodged in Australia.

  • 88.9% Qtr ended June 2018.
  • 90.9% Qtr ended June 2019.
  • 99.9% Qtr ended June 2020.
  • 99.7% Qtr ended June 2021.
  • 92.1% Qtr ended June 2022.
Subclass
Read the rest

Student Visa Grants for Indian Nationals.

March 2022.

Student Visa Grants and Refusals for Indian Nationals.

There’s been an increase in incomplete applications and presentation of fraudulent information and documentation in student visa applications, especially from the Punjab and Haryana states in north India.

Due to this, the student visa grant rate for applications from India, … Read the rest