More slots for US student visa seekers in July
The US Embassy tweeted on Thursday assuring the visa seekers that additional appointments would be added in month of July given the huge rush. The Embassy also asked the students not to submit requests for emergency appointments as they cannot accommodate the volume of requests.The tweet while assuring that more appointments would be open for…
NRI Helpdesk: How late is too late for you to apply for your student visa for the Fall semester?
With immigration rules constantly changing with the pandemic situation, it is difficult to keep up to date with it all.For our NRI readers, we have started an immigration helpdesk. Write to us at nri.economictimes@gmail.com and our team of experts will address the most pressing issues.*Please note that questions have been edited and/or clubbed so that…
New trade commissioners to promote Queensland exports
The Queensland government has announced new trade commissioners have filled key offshore roles for Korea and South Asia, leading Australia’s presence around the world. Trade and Investment Queensland is the state’s dedicated global business agency with a network of regional and international offices. Queensland’s new trade commissioners fulfil critical roles in Australia’s continued efforts to recover…
Why the viral video app TikTok needs to be part of your recruitment strategy this year – ICEF Monitor
Short on time? Here are the highlights: TikTok is now the most downloaded app in the world, ahead of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat It is wildly popular among high school and college-aged students, and there are definitely ways for schools and universities to leverage the app for recruitment Every education marketer knows that you…
NSW submits plan to federal gov’t in Australia
Authorities in the country’s most-populous state say the initiative will support local economic recovery and benefit tens of thousands of NSW residents who rely on the international education sector – worth $14.6 billion in 2019 – for work. The program will see students adhere to quarantine requirements in purpose-built student accommodation and NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet has emphasised that it will…
UniQuest presents visa refusal data dashboard
The institutional dashboards will provide international recruitment teams with data revealing a clearer picture of current visa processing by source market and identify visa refusal hotspots. Universities can also compare their own visa trends against benchmarked data from the UniQuest partner group, the company noted. “Students’ abilities to get study visas plays a huge role in international enrolment…
Providers push for alternative to hotel quarantine amid capacity concerns
Quarantine hotels were introduced in the UK in February for incoming travellers who had been in or transited certain countries. Those from the ‘red list’ countries must spend 10 days in a government-approved quarantine hotel at the cost of £1,750. India, the second largest source market for international students after China, was added to the…
US boarding schools benefitting from the “bubble effect” for the coming school year – ICEF Monitor
Short on time? Here are the highlights: Boarding schools in the United States are projecting a modest decline in foreign enrolment this year, but a stable enrolment base for 2021/22 overall US schools are highly engaged with agents, albeit over a relatively narrow band of sending markets in most cases, but are expected to place…
