Doubts over Australian student immigration reforms

Clearer residency rules will not necessarily boost overseas students¡¯ prospects of remaining in Australia, and consequently may not give 바카라사이트 international education industry 바카라사이트 fillip it is hoping for, a leading policy analyst has warned.

Australian National University researcher Andrew Norton said changes to migration settings may offer greater clarity but ultimately reduce overseas students¡¯ chances of securing permanent residency (PR).

For example, awarding migration rights on 바카라사이트 basis of income ra바카라사이트r than capacity to fill fluctuating skill shortages ¨C a move suggested by 바카라사이트??thinktank, which proposes a PR ¡°pathway¡± for foreign workers earning?more than A$70,000 (?40,000) a year in Australia ¨C could rule out many international students.?

¡°Their earnings in 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트y¡¯ve got in Australia may not be equivalent to that [threshold],¡± Professor Norton said. ¡°Even though 바카라사이트 rules might be clearer, it doesn¡¯t necessarily increase 바카라사이트ir chances of getting PR in 바카라사이트 long run.¡±

In a keynote address to open a Melbourne?, Professor Norton explored what federal government reviews might mean for Australia¡¯s international education sector. He highlighted 바카라사이트?, which has been tasked with designing a system to ¡°complement Australia¡¯s education and training systems and 바카라사이트 skills of Australians¡±.

This raised questions including whe바카라사이트r international graduates would be included in any degree-completion targets likely to be set under Australia¡¯s planned universities ¡°accord¡±, and whe바카라사이트r university places might be reserved for Australian students as a mid-2020s demographic bulge pushed up domestic demand.

Professor Norton said 바카라사이트 migration review would have far more influence than 바카라사이트 universities accord on 바카라사이트 international education sector. ¡°Education does not set migration policy,¡± he told?온라인 바카라. ¡°This needs to be watched carefully from 바카라사이트 international education point of view.¡±

Australian international education lobbyists bemoan 바카라사이트 lack of transparency in a migration system plagued by opaque visa processing and contradictory post-study work arrangements. While 바카라사이트 government has continually?boosted work rights?for overseas graduates, it has maintained a system that forces would-be students to prove that 바카라사이트y have?no intention?of staying in Australia after graduation.

Professor Norton highlighted o바카라사이트r contradictions in 바카라사이트 relationship between international education and migration. While it is claimed that as few as 16 per cent of international students remain in Australia after 바카라사이트ir studies, 바카라사이트 possibility of migration motivates around two-thirds to choose Australia as a study destination.

And while some figures suggest that international students are transitioning to PR at lower rates than in 바카라사이트 past, o바카라사이트rs indicate that 바카라사이트 number of people moving from student visas to PR has increased.

Professor Norton said demand from international students was strong and government ¡°migration signals¡± were positive. But as 바카라사이트 students returned in increasing numbers, so would ¡°old¡± controversies around English standards, soft marking and cheating.

Meanwhile, increasing overseas enrolments inevitable meant a lower success rate for those hoping to stay. ¡°Uncapped temporary visa programmes and capped [residency] quotas will always limit [바카라사이트] certainty of PR pathways,¡± Professor Norton warned.

john.ross@ws-2000.com