Australia to bar foreign students from bringing partners, children while they study
The overhaul aims to cut net overseas migration to 225,000 by 2028 and curb visa hopping as housing pressure and political criticism grow.
- On Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will address the National Press Club to announce a ban on international students bringing family members to Australia, targeting net overseas migration reduction to 225,000 by 2028.
- Cabinet's Expenditure Review Committee endorsed the reworked plan this week, concluding a six-week delay caused by ministerial disagreements over competing immigration reform priorities.
- Last financial year, 45,991 secondary applicants received student visas; the government now intends to curb so-called "visa hopping" and prevent students from bringing partners or children to Australia while studying.
- Burke told Question Time he prefers implementing the overhaul via legislation but will pursue other "levers" if he cannot secure necessary parliamentary support.
- The government's strategy follows proposals from the One Nation party, which recently called for cuts to temporary migrant numbers to give Australians "breathing space" amid rising migration concerns.
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Australia to restrict foreign students' dependents, tighten migrant visa rules
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, September 17, ahead of a minister's speech on immigration changes.
Australia Tightens Immigration: Changes Loom for International Students
Australia is set to stop foreign students from bringing families and tighten rules for temporary migrants. Immigration changes aim to reduce net migration to 225,000 by 2028, responding to political pressure for tighter controls as even with reduced numbers, housing and infrastructure strains are intensifying.
This restriction policy was taken following the strengthening position of the right-wing party One Nation in the latest opinion polls.
As Trump-style immigration debate grows, Australia to tighten student visa rules
Australia is preparing to stop foreign students from bringing spouses, partners and children while they study. The planned change forms part of a broader push to cut net migration as the issue intensifies politically.
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