After a meeting between Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen and other key bodies, an overhaul with the country’s student visa policy is perceived to be imminent. There was a positive result indicated by the meeting’s attendees as they reported that the governemnt has agreed to acknowledge the current problems and plans to address the said issues.
There were some criticisms from some selected industry bodies regarding the present visa Australian policies. Some of these criticisms included inconsistencies and some strict eligibility criteria which some find unneccesary. One complaints stated that the overseas Australia immigration officials were said to be applying some visa policies which are inconsistent, having some citizens from other countries being subjected to greater scrutinyas compared to others.
One instance would be the applicatns form the Czech Republic who were said to be subjected to interviews in 80 percent cases which, this despite the country’s official low-risk rating.
Sue Blundell, chief executive of the English Australia stated that the said policies are undermining the people’s confidence in the system.There are certain groups who are lobbying for the student visa eligibility criteria be reformed and loosened. This includes their desore to have the amount of funds that an applicant needs to support themselves in the country be reduced.
A considerable drop in the number of foreign students applying for Australia has been observed recently. The drop has caused a severe blow of $18 billion to the international student industry which the Australian universities used to enjoy. The changes in the Australian visa policy was said to be the recipient of most of the blame.With the current figures, it is the hope of the poeple that the Australian Immigration will make moves posthaste to formulate solutions regarding the complaints that the applicants and other key people have raised. After all, there are enough evidence of the effects that the current policies are wreaking.
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