COVID-19: Important updates
for students wanting to Study in Australia
The Australian Government
has invested more than $3.3 billion in five separate agreements to strengthen
the country's healthcare position and provide access to safe and effective
vaccines when they become available.
Here
are some recent updates
30 November 2020
First International students return to Australia
CDU
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Maddocks, welcomed the arrival of the new and
continuing students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and
Indonesia. The students are enrolled in a range of VET and Higher Education
programs in Law, Nursing, IT, Education, Accounting and Engineering.
Australian states and
territories are working directly with education providers to develop plans to
welcome you back.
Changes to student visa arrangements
On 20 July the Australian Government announced a number of changes to
student visa arrangements to support international students.
The changes are:
-The Government will recommence
granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means
when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make
arrangements to travel.
-Eligibility requirements for a
post-study work visa (Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) will be relaxed
for applicants who are enrolled with an Australian education provider and have
been impacted by COVID-19 and associated travel restrictions. Under these
arrangements:
-Existing and new student visa
holders who undertake online study outside Australia because of COVID 19 will be
able to count this towards the Australian Study Requirement.
-Eligible graduates affected by
travel restrictions will also be able to apply for and be granted a Temporary
Graduate (subclass 485) visa outside Australia.
-Additional time will be given for applicants
to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to
these services. Additional time will also be provided to undertake biometric
collection and health checks where COVID-19 has disrupted access to services
Australia prides itself on being a welcoming nation with a world-class
education system and some of the lowest rates of COVID-19 in the world. These
changes will help give international students confidence in their visa
arrangements so that they can make plans to study in Australia when it is safe
to do so.
Contact us for more details: Atlas Consultants, +91 8985702222
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