Some student visa holders in Australia may be able to increase their working hours from 40 hours per fortnight, up to 80 hours a fortnight, under a temporary relaxation of rules due to Covid.
This is to help in filling staff shortages caused … Read the rest
The first flight with international students will arrive in Sydney on 6th December 2021, with about 250 returning students from over 15 countries.
The second flight will arrive in Sydney on 24th December 2021. This will carry returning students from India and surrounding countries.
The … Read the rest
The median processing times for Australian Student Visas, for Hong Kong Citizens, has varied between 15 days and 136 days, during the last 5 quarter years.
Apr-Jun 2020: 74 days.
Jul-Sep 2020: 136 days.
Oct-Dec 2020: 15 days.
Jan-Mar 2021: 25 … Read the rest
The number of student visa grants, for overseas applicants, is beginning to rise again, but is still very much lower than pre COVID-19 years.
The Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan has said a small number of students may be able to fly back to Australian shores as early as the end of 2021.
Nearly 130,000 international students are currently stranded overseas, according to government data.
Mr Tehan told the Indian media … Read the rest
Number of Student visa subclass 500 applications lodged, granted and refused for Pakistani Nationals for the years 2015-16 to 2020-21, for both Onshore and Offshore applicants.
2015-16 2,861
2016-17 … Read the rest
According to page 61 of the “BR0097 Student visa and Temporary Graduate visa program report” there were 555,310 visa-holding international students in Australia at the end of June 2020. This was very similar to the 553,139 at the … Read the rest
Due to COVID-19, there has been a reduction in the numbers of subclass 500 (formerly 570 to 576) visas granted.
Some examples, showing 2018-19 as a pre COVID period, 2019-20 as a part COVID period and 2019-21 as a full COVID period, are … Read the rest
A few people have mentioned issues regarding getting a Partner visa before their Student Visa expires.
One such example mentioned that they were told by their agent that they can’t even apply until their Student Visa expires. I am not sure if that was an Education Agent with little knowledge … Read the rest
An international student in Australia, has received a jail sentence after the Australian Taxation Office investigated their activities.
A tip off was received from overseas about his actions.
This led to an investigation and subsequent conviction.
It would be expected that after release from jail, his continued stay in Australia … Read the rest
