“Australia Targets ‘Visa Hopping’ Students and Rogue Migration Agents in New Crackdown” — what this page in the network covers. The Australian government has announced a new crackdown on ‘visa hopping’ by international students and on migration agents and lawyers who ‘game’ the system. Under changes unveiled on Friday, international students will need to apply for a separate visa to transfer courses, building on earlier rules that prevent switching to a lower-level course, such as from a bachelor’s or master’s degree to a vocational program. The move is part of Labor’s broader effort to reduce overseas arrivals and address what it calls ‘permanently temporary’ migration.
Migration agents and lawyers who sell ‘false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia are also in the government’s sights. The changes aim to close loopholes that allow students to extend their stay indefinitely through course-hopping. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.