Newly released data has revealed that qualified international students from the African continent are routinely being denied visas to study on US campuses at disproportionally higher rates than students from other areas of the world. Now we have the facts to substantiate what higher education officials have often reported: that it is harder for students in certain countries to acquire visas than in other countries. We can and must do better to turn this trend around. The Interview of a Lifetime report, jointly released on July 26 by the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and Shorelight, reveals that F-1…

According to the Department of Home Affairs, the TOEFL iBT will no longer be offering English language tests for Australian visa purposes from July 26. The enhanced version of the test, launched on July 25, is being reviewed by DHA and the test is not being accepted for visas during the evaluation. ETS noted that it is not clear how long the review will take and emphasised that the test is still accepted by Australian universities. There is no impact for other countries, such as the UK or Canada, where the test was recently approved by authorities for use in the Student Direct…

Immigration Updates HomeNewsMarc Miller Announced as Canada’s New Immigration Minister Canadian Government Change Published on: July 26th, 2023 By: Samantha Evans This morning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced major changes to his cabinet. Among those changes was the announcement that Marc Miller will be replacing Sean Fraser as the Immigration Minister of Canada.  Marc Miller Replaces Sean Fraser as Immigration Minister Marc Miller has been announced as Canada’s new Immigration Minister. Miller was given the role today during a cabinet shuffle by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada’s most recent Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, is now going to become the…

To mark the 25th anniversary of the 1998 Franco-Indian partnership, the two countries have adopted the new roadmap to set the course of a bilateral relation until 2047, which will ultimately coincide with the 100th anniversary of Indian independence. The announcements were made during Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to France. “The deepening of our links in education, sciences and technologies, and culture, and the blooming exchanges between our young people, as well as the success of a diaspora in expansion, bring together our people and set the bases of future partnerships,” said a joint press release from the two countries. The roadmap…

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In a move that will have significant consequences for many, the Australian Department of Home Affairs has issued a statement on its website that from 26 July 2023 TOEFL iBT will no longer be offering English language tests for Australian visa purposes until further notice. The Department accepts scores from a range of English language tests, to ensure adequate coverage and access. The following tests are accepted where undertaken at a secure test centre for English language visa requirements: o      International English Language Testing System (IELTS), including One Skill Retake (OSR) o      Pearson Test of English (PTE) o      Cambridge English (CAE) (also known…

PM Modi joined French President Emmanuel Macron for Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, 2023. | File photo Mumbai: Though the promise of a five-year post-study visa became a highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to France, sources close to French learning institutions have clarified the details of the announcement.What PM Modi said During his address to the Indian community in France, at LA Seine Musicale in Paris, PM Modi announced a new visa policy for students from India.”The last time I came to France, it was decided that Indian students studying in France would be…

13 July 2023The Prime Minister has announced a big hike in visa fees and the compulsory charges migrants face to access the UK’s health system to pay for public service pay rises. Visa fees will rise by 15 per cent and upwards (see below) and the Immigration Health Surcharge is set to increase by 64 per cent, in a move that those who work with migrants on lower incomes warn will push many into debt at a time when price inflation is causing the cost of living to spiral upwards. The full details of when fee increases will commence are…

While most UK universities have increased the tuition fees they will charge international students next year, few have dared to increase them above the rate of inflation, new data reveals. Experts said that institutions may have worried that trying to keep pace with inflation – currently nudging double figures in the UK and many other nations – would be a risky strategy in such a competitive market. Figures from The Knowledge Partnership’s (TKP) Courses 360 database show that the majority of a sample of 154 public universities raised their full-time undergraduate international fees for 2023-24 entry, but only 18 (12…