Australia has tightened checks for student visa applicants from India as it moved India into the 'highest-risk' category along with Nepal, Bangladesh .

Completely non-genuine international students are turning to the nuclear option to buy more time: an onshore application for ...

Under Australia's Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF), countries and providers are assigned an evidence level based on factors including the rate of refusals due to fraud, the rate of visa ...

Australia has reclassified India into the highest-risk category for student visa applications, a move that significantly ...

According to the Australian education ministry, India is only second to China in terms of international students enrolled in educational institutions.

The move came after reports of “fake degree busts” in India, which had reached international media, the report says.

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 ...

Australia has elevated India to its highest-risk category for student visas, implementing stricter scrutiny for Indian applicants effective January 8, 2026. This move, impacting nearly 140,000 Indian ...

Australia has revised student visa assessment levels for India and neighbouring countries, increasing scrutiny ahead of the ...

I reported earlier in the week on the massive rise in bridging visas, which has been driven by former international students.

Bridging visas were the single largest contribution to the spike of temporary migrants after the Covid-19 pandemic, ...