Australian visa: Australian visa procedures are simplified and reviewed.

20 12 apr 16 our team compiled the article "simplified review of visa procedures in Australia". With the approach of the new semester in Australia in July, the first round of visa craze in Australia on 20 12 has gradually started in China, and the number of student visas will increase greatly from April to June. Recently, the Australian Immigration Bureau has also issued some new visa policies for students going to Australia to simplify visa procedures and make visa processing faster and more convenient.

The reduction of visa materials no longer requires guarantee.

On March 24th, the Australian Immigration Bureau released the "second stage student visa simplification" policy, and it is expected that the third stage policy will be released by the end of this year. At present, 4 1 of Australia's 42 universities are accepting simplified application procedures.

In the new visa policy, the level of visa risk assessment has been reduced. Applications for undergraduate, master's or doctoral courses in cooperation with the Immigration Bureau can be considered according to the approximate minimum risk level. At the same time, this policy simplifies the trial procedure. When applying for a visa, you don't need to provide materials such as proof of guarantee, language scores, academic qualifications, etc., you only need to obtain a confirmation letter of admission (COE).

However, this does not mean that the Immigration Bureau has relaxed the requirements for students' capital and language ability. Instead, it has transferred this part of the examination to schools, and the schools that the students apply for will cooperate with the overseas study service agencies recognized by the Immigration Bureau to examine whether the students' capital and language meet the requirements for studying in Australia.

In addition, the new policy implements more flexible student work visa conditions and English learning programs. The original 18 work visa was extended to 4 years; For students under the age of 16, the longest language learning time is also extended from 30 weeks to 50 weeks, so that foreign students have more time to learn languages.

No more visas to reduce waiting time.

From April 1, the Australian Immigration Bureau allowed citizens from China and other countries who came to Australia with student visas to avoid visa application procedures, instead of sticking visas. Applicants do not need to go to embassies and consulates in China to go through the labeling procedures, which saves the labeling time. Prior to this, the Shanghai Consulate was mainly responsible for posting China visas to Australia, which took 2-3 working days. Without labels, the time of labeling can be saved and the waiting time can be greatly shortened. The visa time has been shortened from about 3 months to 7 to 14 days.

Fu Baosteel, who will go to Newcastle University in Australia to study for a double master's degree in early May, was successfully granted visa-free access to Australia on April 9. When he found a study abroad institution to apply for an e-visa in February, the relevant staff of the institution said that the visa would take at least 1 month. Fu Baosteel began to prepare materials as required before the introduction of the New Deal, including proof of funds and family certificates. After the New Deal came out, the materials he needed to prepare were greatly reduced. Fu Baosteel said: "I didn't expect that the whole process took less than 10 days from the submission of the medical examination results to the approval of the visa."

Experts studying abroad said that the reform measures of the Australian Immigration Bureau will promote the development of the Australian study abroad market to a certain extent, making it easier and faster for students studying in Australia to obtain visas.

Visa procedures have been simplified and audit responsibilities have not been reduced.

The purpose of this visa policy reform is to provide faster visa services for international students, rather than simply lowering the threshold and requirements for studying in Australia. The Australian Immigration Bureau delegated most of the audit work to universities, which strengthened the audit of materials and the evaluation of academic level. According to Jin Gillette's study abroad experts, "we have received replies from various universities in Australia. Many applying schools need to prepare many forms and need to know their parents' economic background. "

The other part of the audit work is scattered to the overseas study institutions trusted by the Immigration Bureau. According to the regulations of the Immigration Bureau, the electronic visa must be submitted by a designated intermediary agency with the qualification of electronic visa. At present, there are 100 companies and entities registered with the Australian Immigration Bureau with the qualification of electronic signing. The Immigration Bureau evaluates the risk level of the materials submitted by the overseas study institutions. Once there is a problem of authenticity in the institution studying abroad, the risk level will increase, and its future e-visa submission will fall into a vicious circle.

Experts studying abroad said: "For students who have just started to apply for visas at the beginning of the semester, simplifying visa procedures and visa exemption can ensure that they can get their visas for studying abroad in time and enter school on time. But at the same time, for our study abroad institutions, part of the audit work is decentralized to us, and our responsibility is even heavier. We must implement a stricter audit system to help students check and ensure that they get visas as soon as possible. "

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