An academic-led campaign is calling on the Australian government to take swift action to resolve “apparently systemic” visa delays impacting international PhD candidates with scholarships from entering the country.
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Now, almost 20 months later, she wakes up to check her inbox every morning in the hope of seeing an email about her student visa. In March 2023, following an SBS News story, dozens of Iranian PhD students had their Australian student visas approved. According to the latest information from the department, 90 per cent of student visas are processed within 58 days.The International Community of Iranian Academics in Australia provided the Department of Home Affairs with a list of 102 Iranian student visa applicants, of which 93.1 per cent have been waiting more than 58 days for processing, including 50 students who have waiting for more than six months.
“Any academic or system that cares about human rights would consider such a lengthy processing time discriminatory and neglectful.” We respectfully request that you intervene to streamline and expedite visa processing for qualified Iranian PhD candidates who have already received university scholarships.Senator Faruqi also recently wrote a letter to Ms O'Neil seeking a solution to the delays faced by many students overseas.
Leila enrolled at the University of Sydney to study mechanical engineering on 1 October 2022 and had been studying online.
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