An Indian student's Subclass 500 visa denial in Australia highlights stricter 'Genuine Student' rules. Despite prior study ...

Australia has announced that processing times for student visas will range from one to 12 weeks, depending on the group of institutions, replacing the previous system which did not specify exact ...

SYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified ...

Australia’s new Ministerial Direction 115 has overhauled student visa processing by ranking applications based on the compliance record of education providers. With higher fees, tighter conditions, ...

Australia’s leading education organisations have united in a call for the federal government to urgently reduce the country’s $2,000 non-refundable student visa application fee. This increased fee has ...

Australia has raised student visa risk levels for India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, leading to stricter checks and longer processing times. The move aims to address fraud concerns but ...

Australia has introduced a major change to the way international student visas (subclass 500) are processed, and thousands of prospective students — especially from India — are now wondering whether ...

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says visa wait times have been eased across most categories, with resources diverted to cut backlogs and speed up decisions. “We have focused resources on visa ...

Studying in Australia will become tougher for most Indian students. Australia has tightened student visa rules and classified India as the highest-risk category for student visa applications. The Home ...

Australia has moved India to the highest student visa risk category under revised Assessment Levels effective January 8, 2026. The sudden change raises documentation requirements and scrutiny for ...

As part of its student visa scrutiny, Australia has reportedly singled out four South Asian nations by raising their position on the high-risk level assessment. A new report released this week ...