Our unis are helping overseas students abuse the visa system
Completely non-genuine international students are turning to the nuclear option to buy more time here: an onshore application for asylum under the humanitarian visa stream.
On January 8, the Department of Home Affairs quietly tightened scrutiny on student visa applications from India and Nepal. No one noticed in Australia, but it was big news in India and Nepal, which are now the second (17 per cent) and third (8 per cent) largest sources of international student flows to Australia (China remains No. 1 at 23 per cent).
The government says that the change was made to “assist with the effective management of emerging integrity issues”.
