Amidst visa crackdown, Australia bans Indian students from five states!
This is a part of the larger congregation that is being done by the Australian government with regard to its visa crackdown.;
After the tense situation that is coming up in the United States due to the strict implementations that are being enforced by the Trump administration, Indian students are looking at Australia as another alternative.
However, the Australian administration is also going particularly hard on this aspect as they have reportedly placed a ban on Indian students from five states. This is a part of the larger congregation that is being done by the Australian government with regard to its visa crackdown.
Several Australian universities have recently imposed strict restrictions on student applications from five Indian states Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat as well as Jammu & Kashmir.
These measures come amid growing concerns over fraudulent visa applications and the misuse of student visas as a means of backdoor entry into the Australian workforce.
Universities such as Federation University, Western Sydney University, Victoria University, and Southern Cross University have either paused or significantly tightened scrutiny on applications from these regions.
According to the Department of Home Affairs, the visa rejection rate for Indian applicants has risen to 24.3%, the highest since 2012. Cases where students switch to cheaper vocational courses or drop out entirely to work full-time have also drawn government attention.
While the Australian government maintains that it does not endorse region-based bans, it allows universities to determine their own admission policies. In response, the Association of Australian Education Representatives in India (AAERI) has called these bans discriminatory and urged for more balanced evaluation processes.
It appears that Indian students globally are now facing tough situations in several countries, including United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.