Life is about to get tougher for the record 1m foreign students here

International students have returned in record numbers, but a softening economy has sparked warning of “visa limbos” and blowback for the uni sector.

“[Job] vacancy numbers are high at the moment, although they’ve come off their peak,” he said. “If you look at the steepness of the rise in job vacancies, if it was to fall just as steeply, you have a problem.”

While government policy is to increase the number of people on temporary graduate visas with the aim of, the current number at nearly 200,000 was also at an all-time high – and this was despite record numbers being converted into permanent resident status through skilled migration programs. “History shows that if left to the Home Affairs Department the pendulum will swing too far in the wrong direction,” Mr Honeywood said.

“This government is addressing immediate problems by slashing the [visa] backlog and keeping wait times down, while looking ahead to reform the system through, working with higher education providers to better address their needs,” Mr Giles said.

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