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The Canada-India diplomatic crisis: Will the flow of Indian students to Canada be affected?

Canadian education institutions are bracing for a possible decrease in the number of Indian students coming to Canada due to rising political tensions between Canada and India. Diplomatic...

Pandemic Event Visa scrapped as Australia continues overhaul of student visa policies

Australia is continuing to tighten immigration policies and there are a number of implications for current and prospective international students. Most recently, Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles has...

Egypt rolls out new scholarships and residency rights in bid for more foreign students

Egypt has introduced a package of new measures designed to further promote the country as an international study destination. Targeted especially to Arab and African students, The Egyptian...

UK: Student visa grants now double pre-pandemic levels; ELT weeks recover to 81% of 2019 volumes

Following on from the promising UCAS updates on 2023/24 international application volumes, the latest data release from the UK Home Office tells a story of surging student visa...

Australia takes action on fraud in student visa system

In a 26 August 2023 announcement, the Australian government set out a series of measures to guard the reputation and standing of Australia’s international education sector. Effective immediately,...

Canada to “modernise” student visa programme with Trusted Institution framework

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is quickly moving ahead with plans to implement a new Trusted Institution framework by 2024. This new model is part of a...

Canada: College’s decision to revoke 500+ admissions offers puts spotlight on Ontario’s public-private partnerships

Over the past decade, international student enrolments in Canada have increased much more quickly than in any other major study abroad destination. Canada hosted 808,000 foreign students in...

Despite rising rejection rates, US student visa issuances now exceed pre-COVID levels

The US State Department is reporting that the total number of F-1 student visas issued in fiscal year 2022 reached both a record high and surpassed pre-pandemic levels...

A closer look at post-Brexit trends in European student mobility

On 23 June 2016, the British electorate was asked, via a much-anticipated referendum, whether they would like their country to remain in the European Union or prefer that...

New Zealand: Foreign enrolment approaching 60% of pre-pandemic volumes

Year-to-date figures released 5 July 2023 indicate that the volume of applications for New Zealand study visas is nearing 60% of pre-COVID levels. The reporting period for New...

Canada opens new work visa pathway for H-1B holders

A recent report from public policy advocacy group FWD.us provides a concise summary of the current situation for foreign graduates hoping to remain in the US to work:...

Government of Nepal increases taxes for Nepali students studying abroad

Nepali families who have saved and borrowed to send their children abroad for education are frustrated at their government’s decision to levy a 3% tax on the payments...

Hong Kong poised to double intake of foreign students

Between 2019/20 and 2021/22, the number of foreign students enrolled in Hong Kong’s eight universities increased from 12,349 to 13,376, with about 65% of those coming from Mainland...

Korea eases work and visa policies in a bid to further boost foreign enrolment

South Korea’s higher education system is already feeling the effects of an “enrolment cliff“. The country’s college-aged population has been declining for some time, and further significant decreases...

US reports a significant spike in student visa refusals for 2022

New data indicates that the US Department of State rejected 35% of applications last year for F-1 student visas. This is both a notable increase in the overall...