🧠 WHAT WE KNOW:
According to the latest news, Australia is aiming for a steep fall in net migration after federal officials turned away thousands of overseas students who applied to start courses this month, bringing student visa grants down by 20 per cent, which is seen to be the biggest shift in two decades. The cut to the education program is the biggest single factor in driving the total migrant intake down to 375,000 this financial year and putting it on course for 250,000 the following year.
🤝 HOW TO OVERCOME THESE POLICY CHANGES AND PLAY THEM IN YOUR FAVOR:
Although these policies have made the student visa acceptance ratio significantly lower, making it tough for students to pursue international education in Australia, there are still some ways to overcome these challenges:
🔴 Maintain a good track record:
It is crucial for the applying students to have a clear track record when applying for student visa for Australia. This means that they need to have a high ranking, which includes, but is not limited to, having no previous visa refusals, claims of fraudulent student visa applications, or have overstayed in any region of the world when their visa had expired. Students are given a low ranking if they have had a large number of visa refusals, fraudulent applications or students who overstay their visas. To ensure success, these negative track records need to be avoided at all costs.
🔴 Ensure high standards of education and English language proficiency:
Students need to make sure that they are well-versed in their academia and their background reflects the course they are aiming to pursue. This needs to be depicted by their academic transcripts, their knowledge and their experience in the specific field of study. For this purpose, the GST has been developed, which the students must ace in order to secure an admission, alongside having proficiency in the English language as per the university requirements. These qualifications would ensure a greater success ratio in the upcoming times and stricter requirements.
🔴 Gather sufficient funds for education and living expenses to showcase self-sufficiency:
One of the main reasons why most students are denied admissions and face visa refusals is because they fail to show self-sufficiency and affordability towards their education and accommodation. In the upcoming times, students will face even more stricter and stringent policies in this regard, which can be observed as the raised living costs of students (AUD$24,505). Therefore, ensuring sufficient funds for international education is pivotal to significantly increase acceptance ratio.
🔴 Aim for tier one category universities and avoid tier three institutions:
According to recent news, a priority has been placed on student visa applications for universities with a good track record and to give the lowest priority to those for institutions with a history of problems. Group of Eight universities are in the “tier one” category in this new system, while the “tier three” group at the lowest level of the system is mainly made up of private vocational education colleges. Therefore, students should and must target the tier one universities for a greater success ratio.
🔴 Take guidance and assistance from experts before embarking on your educational journey:
Finally, seeking guidance from experts is pivotal to ensure that no mistakes or mishaps occur in the application process and filing of the visa. Edvise Hub can assist you in each step of the way to make sure that you face no rejections or issues in your application process.
