Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partners, children while they study
The overhaul aims to cut net overseas migration to 225,000 by 2028 and curb visa hopping as housing pressure and political criticism grow.
- On Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will address the National Press Club to announce a ban on international students bringing family members to Australia, targeting net overseas migration reduction to 225,000 by 2028.
- Cabinet's Expenditure Review Committee endorsed the reworked plan this week, concluding a six-week delay caused by ministerial disagreements over competing immigration reform priorities.
- Last financial year, 45,991 secondary applicants received student visas; the government now intends to curb so-called "visa hopping" and prevent students from bringing partners or children to Australia while studying.
- Burke told Question Time he prefers implementing the overhaul via legislation but will pursue other "levers" if he cannot secure necessary parliamentary support.
- The government's strategy follows proposals from the One Nation party, which recently called for cuts to temporary migrant numbers to give Australians "breathing space" amid rising migration concerns.
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Australia’s new visa restrictions will ban most students from bringing family: What it means for Indians
Australia will restrict most international students from bringing partners or children, part of a visa overhaul to cut net migration to 225,000. India isn't exempt, though PhD students keep family access. Existing families in Australia won't be separated.
Australia is completely overhauling its visa system. Responding to the housing crisis, the government is restricting students' right to bring family, while extending traveler stays is now subject to a lottery and quota system. Here are the new rules...
The Australian government announced on Thursday a tightening of immigration policy, through measures aimed in particular at foreign students, to reduce net annual immigration to 225,000 people by 2028, compared to about 300,000 today, so that the pressure on the real estate market is relaxed, reports AFP and EFE agencies.
Although he acknowledged that immigration was a powerful source for his country, Australian Minister of Immigration Tony Burke announced the Government ' s intention to reduce migration by tightening procedures for students and job and tourism visa holders.
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