Australia cancels VISA of 15,066 students (including Indians)
Australian authorities have cancelled 15,066 student visas of foreign students (including Indians), for breaching visa conditions.
The immigration department has already cancelled 15,066 foreign student visas in the past year, a 37 percent spike from the previous year.
About 3,624 students are facing deportation for flunking subjects or missing classes and a further 2,235 visa were cancelled on students who quit their original courses and were either working illegally, in some cases in brothels.
The report said that Indian students have been hit the hardest where one in every six international students is Indian. The report also said that other 8,309 student’s visa holders became “unlawful” in the past year because their student visa expired and they didn’t apply for the new one.
Source: The Daily Telegraph, Australia
Australian authorities have cancelled 15,066 student visas of foreign students (including Indians), for breaching visa conditions.
The immigration department has already cancelled 15,066 foreign student visas in the past year, a 37 percent spike from the previous year.
About 3,624 students are facing deportation for flunking subjects or missing classes and a further 2,235 visa were cancelled on students who quit their original courses and were either working illegally, in some cases in brothels.
The report said that Indian students have been hit the hardest where one in every six international students is Indian. The report also said that other 8,309 student’s visa holders became “unlawful” in the past year because their student visa expired and they didn’t apply for the new one.
Source: The Daily Telegraph, Australia
