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Posts Tagged ‘Student visas’

UK NEEDS TO ATTRACT OVERSEAS STUDENTS DESPITE VISA RESTRICTIONS, SAYS CABLE

December 13th, 2011 posted by Nathaniel Forrester

In a recent speech at the British Council,  UK Business Secretary Vince Cable said it was “vital” that British universities continued to attract overseas students to the country, claiming that only “bogus” applications and poor quality colleges would be affected by recent changes to student visa regulations.

AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION CANCELS THOUSANDS OF STUDENT VISAS

October 26th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

Following a crackdown by the Australian Immigration Department, thousands of international student visas have been cancelled in the past year.

NEW ZEALAND ANNOUNCES STUDENT VISA CHANGES

June 10th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

The New Zealand government has announced that there will be changes made to student visas from 25th July this year.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS RAISED IN THE UK

March 22nd, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume

The UK government has finally unveiled it’s plans for student visas, in order to cut the number of ‘fake’ students coming to the country to study bogus degrees. The changes are part of the government’s policy to cut immigration to ‘tens of thousands’ by 2015.

UK GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW STUDENT VISAS

August 2nd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

The Home Office in the UK is to carry out a review of student visas after the number of students coming to the UK rose by a third last year. Figures showed that the number of student visas granted rose by 75,000 to 300,000 in the twelve months prior to March 2010.

MAURITIUS AIMS TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE HUB

July 14th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

The Mauritian Minister for Tertiary Education, Rajesh Jeetah, has revealed ambitious new aspirations for higher education in Mauritius.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NUMBERS RISE IN NEW ZEALAND

May 26th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Following yesterday’s news that numbers of international students studying in Australia had dropped by nearly 40% in the last year, it would seem their neighbours New Zealand are faring slightly better. Recently released figures show that numbers of international students rose from 88,570 to 93, 500 in the last year for the first time in six years.

AUSTRALIA SEES DROP IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICATIONS

May 25th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Applications by international students from China, India and Vietnam have dropped by almost 40% in recent months due largely to changes in Australia’s visa system. Leading education agents have asked the government to step in and resolve the problem to make the process easier for overseas students.

LATEST ISSUE OF I-STUDENTADVISOR UK NOW ONLINE

April 28th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

We are delighted to introduce the latest edition of i-studentadvisor UK, the essential guide for studying in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

NAFSA REPORT URGES CHANGE IN US VISA LEGISLATION

December 16th, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi

NAFSA Association of International Educators released a report yesterday urging for a change in US immigration and visa policy to make the United States more open to international students and recognise the importance of migrant workers and students to the country.