Student Visa
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Changes to the Student Visa Evidence Requirements! Immigration risk ratings for countries and education providers to be updated on 31 March 2017!
Key terms: Australian Student Visa - Subclass 500 - Visa application requirements - financial evidence - Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) criterion The Department of Immigration and Border Protection …
International Students looking to study in Australia be alert for Education Agent Fraud
Many overseas students who aim to pursue their dream to come to Australia for further studies have lost the money they provided to Tu Futuro. They were shocked to realise that recently Brisbane based …
My Australian Student Visa is expiring! What are my visa options?
If you are completing your tertiary studies in December, your student visa is likely to be expiring in mid-March, just 3 more months down the road! If you have not sorted out your visa options for …
More details on new Australian Student Visa classes – Student Visa Subclass 500 and Student Visa Guardian 590
Read our earlier article about the new Student Visa structure here. The new student 500 and student guardian 590 will commence from 1 July 2016 Features to include: Three features we can comment on: …
Australian Student Visas to be Reduced to TWO Subclasses in July 2016!
From 1 July 2016 the Australian student visa programme will be amended to having just two visa subclasses (currently there are EIGHT subclasses). The two visa subclasses will be Subclass 500 (Student) …
Are you a High Performing Graduate? South Australia wants you!
Immigration SA, the South Australia state department which manages state nomination policies and processes state nomination applications, has introduced a new nomination option for international …
The dark side of Australia's appeal as a world class education destination
News streams were flooded with the arrest of 3 individuals running a student visa and employment scam in Melbourne, Victoria. The individuals owned and managed a college, St Stephens Institute in …
My Student Visa is expiring! What should I do next?
If you have recently completed your tertiary studies in December 2014, your student visa is likely to be expiring in mid-March 2015, just 2 more months down the road! If you have not sorted out your …
Australian Students visa holders – changing courses can lead to visa cancellation
The DIBP has embarked on a campaign to inform students of the risks of changing from a streamlined course to a lower course. “Changing course advice for streamlined visa holders If you want to change …
Student Visa and Temporary Work Visa Holders - Are You Currently Being Investigated for Tax Fraud?
One million student and temporary work visa holders tax records to be targeted for tax fraud by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). It is most noteworthy that Student Visa holders and 457 visa holders, …