Oz announces changes to student visa regime

Oz announces changes to student visa regime:


"Melbourne: Faced with dwindling international enrollments, Australian government has announced a slew of changes to its student visa regime including the doubling of working hours limit. Also from Saturday, all visa applicants, regardless of country of origin, applying to study in Bachelor, Masters or Doctoral degrees at participating universities, will be treated as though they are lower risk and will need to submit less evidence in support of their visa application.

 From March 26, more flexible work conditions for all student visa holders will be introduced, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen, said yesterday. All students will be entitled to work a maximum of 40 hours over a two-week period, rather than being restricted to 20 hours each week. " 'via Blog this'