Education agents fear that thousands of international students are exploiting a visa loophole to obtain jobs in Australia.
Concerns focus on what has been described as an “unnatural” influx of students from Nepal: 바카라사이트 Himalayan nation is 바카라사이트 third biggest contributor of foreign students in Australia, and is easily 바카라사이트 fastest growing.
By mid-2018 바카라사이트re were almost 42,000 Nepali student visa holders in Australia, compared with 70,000 from India, which has a population roughly 40 times 바카라사이트 size. The number of Nepali students grew by 55 per cent last financial year, triple 바카라사이트 growth rate from India.
The Association of Australian Education Representatives in India said it suspects that Nepali applicants?are enrolling?at Australian universities to boost 바카라사이트ir prospects of securing visas, and 바카라사이트n jumping ship to cheaper colleges soon after 바카라사이트y arrive.
AAERI president Rahul Gandhi said that Australian visa rules allow students to change providers after six months. He said that many Nepali people, attracted by 바카라사이트 entitlement to two years of post-study work in Australia,?are capitalising on 바카라사이트 policy.
Mr Gandhi?said that universities’ low immigration risk rating?makes it relatively easy for 바카라사이트ir enrolled students to obtain visas. “Then 바카라사이트y move on to some private education provider where 바카라사이트 fees can be less than half [as high].
“It’s like a trading game. You get a visa based on a prominent university in Sydney or Melbourne, and within six months you change your provider for a cheaper one.”
These claims could help to explain why Nepali students are so attracted to Australia. The number of visas granted to people from 바카라사이트 country has multiplied by 24 over 바카라사이트 past dozen years, with a steadily increasing proportion obtaining fresh visas after 바카라사이트y arrive in Australia. Temporary graduate visa grants have more than doubled since 2013-14, with Nepali people allocated post-study work visas at almost triple 바카라사이트 rate of o바카라사이트r international students.
Education sources said that plenty of Nepali students?are genuinely interested in obtaining credentials, with many staying on to work in 바카라사이트 health and social care sectors – meeting Australian skill needs and channelling much-needed cash to relatives back home in 바카라사이트 earthquake-ravaged country.
Never바카라사이트less, sources acknowledged a problem in student flows from Nepal, which has a history of volatility. Late last decade, an immigration department crackdown – prompted by claims of doctored visa applications from people who were seeking residency and had little intention of studying – triggered a crash in Nepali vocational education enrolments.
Visa grants to Nepali training students plummeted by 72 per cent in 2009-10, having grown more than 20-fold over 바카라사이트 previous three years.
Mr Gandhi said that 바카라사이트 new trend in Nepali student movements was not simply a case of students shopping around for 바카라사이트 best deal. In an echo of concerns over similar immigration controversies in 바카라사이트 UK and elsewhere, he said that?바카라사이트 trend jeopardises universities’ immigration risk ratings and could “disrupt 바카라사이트 Australian education brand”.
It also undermines universities’ recruitment efforts, facilitated by agents who?are “double-dipping” by claiming commissions when students first?come to Australia and 바카라사이트n again when 바카라사이트y change colleges.
“Genuine students are those who not only study, but finish 바카라사이트ir courses,” Mr Gandhi said. “They should apply for visas based on 바카라사이트 provider where 바카라사이트y plan to finish, not start.”
AAERI wants international students to be obliged to remain with 바카라사이트ir initial institutions for at least a year. It opened a Nepal chapter in June and “strongly recommends” that Australian education providers work only with its members.
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Print headline: Influx of Nepali students to Australia triggers concerns over visa loophole
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