The Australian Government is implementing a new strategy to limit international student numbers by slowing down visa processing. This follows the rejection of previous legislation aimed at capping student admissions.
Labor will continue with its plan to limit international student numbers after new laws were blocked by Peter Dutton. Instead of enacting legislative caps, the government will implement a slower processing of student visa applications to control the influx of foreign students.
Under pressure regarding immigration amidst a housing and cost-of-living crisis, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will instruct department officials to slow down the processing of student visa approvals once a university nears the target set by the government. This new scheme, confirmed by government sources, maintains the core of the cap system without requiring legislation. It was created after previous attempts by Labor to limit migrant numbers faced challenges. Labor announced revised targets of 340,000 net overseas migrants for 2024-25, a 30 percent increase from previous estimates, due to surging student arrivals and slower departures. The Coalition previously voted down laws that would have capped foreign students at each university, TAFE, and private college, setting a limit of 270,000 new enrollments across the system for the next year. The new Ministerial Direction 111 will work by prioritizing student visas for each tertiary institution until they reach 80 percent of the cap. After this point, an effective slowdown in approvals will be implemented to prevent institutions from exceeding the enrollment targets set by the government. Legally, the government is obliged to process each visa application. However, it can allocate resources to delay processing and effectively halt certain applications. This direction aims to help Labor achieve its goal of reducing student numbers by 53,000 (or 16 percent) compared to 2023 levels
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