Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown
Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown
Sydney: Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.
From July 1, the international student visa fee has risen to A$1,600 ($1,068) from A$710, while visitor visa holders and students with temporary graduate visas are banned from applying onshore for a student visa.
“The changes coming into force today will help restore integrity to our international education system, and create a migration system which is fairer, smaller and better able to deliver for Australia,” Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said in a statement.
Official data released in March showed net immigration rose 60 per cent to a record 5,48,800 people in the year to September 30, 2023.
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