Australia is popular among students for its professional courses. Australian government has introduced some major necessary changes to the student visa programmes.
The Australian government has announced a number of changes in its process. According to the latest changes, student visa applicants will now need to include a confirmation or enrolment (COE), issued by their intended education provider as part of their student visa application. This new change will improve the processing times as students will no more have to wait for a pre-visa assessment (PVA) letter to be issued by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) before arranging their COE.
The visa authorities have also made some changes to reduce the financial requirements for Assessment Level (AL) 3 and 4 students. The changes and decrease period in the time of funds to be shown upfront with a visa application should make obtaining a student visa to Australia more competitive with other major study destinations.
The authorities have also implemented a new authentic temporary entrant (GTE) criterion. This new method will help the Australian visa authorities to make sure that students are intending a temporary stay only for the purpose of their education. GTE will be evaluated through an interview in most of the cases and will consider the student’s background and the value of the course to their future.
As per Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Peter Varghese: “Australia is a quality education destination and these changes will further strengthen that reputation. We look forward to welcoming high quality students from India. Australia is a great place to study and I encourage all Indian students to consider the many benefits of studying in Australia.”
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