Tight British visas driving Indian students to Australia
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, May 22 (IANS) In a classic reversal of a situation a few years ago, Australian universities now stand to benefit from the recent tightening of student visa ... Read more...
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Now get confirmed admission for Oz student visa
November 9th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Getting an Australian student's visa will now require a confirmed admission in a course there, the Australian high commission here said Wednesday.Changes in students' visa ... Read more...
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US students visa for Indians go up
October 28th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The US still remains the top education destination for Indians, with US visa applications by Indian students increasing by 18 per cent over the last ... Read more...
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India will get more prominence at Harvard
August 7th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Harvard alumni in India will join hands with the growing Indian student community to make India the professional, academic and cultural focus at America's ... Read more...
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Rise in Indian students opting for Australia
July 5th, 2011 - 9:39 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 5 (IANS) After two years of tumbling fortunes, the tide seems to be turning in favour of Australian universities, as more and more Indian students are opting to ... Read more...
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Fake student visa applications from India increases before new UK law comes into force
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): Indians desperate to enter Britain before tough new rules come into force next week have applied in large numbers for visa as fake students.Up to 40 per cent ... Read more...
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Oz body calls for student visa regime reform
March 14th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra (Australia), Mar.14(ANI): The Australian Government has been urged to reform its international student visa program to curb the overseas students downturn.On Monday, Indrajeet Chauhan, the international students' officer of the National ... Read more...
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India second largest source of foreign students in New Zealand
February 26th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Amandeep Kaur
Wellington, Feb 26 (IANS) India has emerged as the second largest source country after China for international students in New Zealand during 2010-11, according to official figures.While student visa applications ... Read more...
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Indian student visa applications for Canada rising
September 26th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) At a time when countries like Britain and Australia are seeing an unprecedented rise in student visa applications from India, Canada is not concerned about this as it ... Read more...
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India to take up students’ fee refund with Britain
March 4th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said India will take up with Britain cases of students not getting their fees refunded on courses they could not pursue ... Read more...
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Indians students always welcome in UK: British minister
February 16th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) Students from India are "always welcome" in his country, British Minister Pat McFadden said Tuesday though Britain has stopped accepting student visa applications at its three centres in ... Read more...
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Over three-fold hike in Indians studying in New Zealand
February 15th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Amandeep Kaur
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 15 (IANS) There has been an over three-fold increase in Indians getting student visas to study in New Zealand in the past five years, authorities said.As ... Read more...
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Britains’s partial relief to students sees mixed response
February 14th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The decision of the British government to partially lift the ban imposed on student visa applications from north India has seen a mixed response from the students and ... Read more...
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Britain partially lifts visa restrictions on north Indians
February 13th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Britain Saturday partially lifted visa restrictions on north Indian students, nearly two weeks after they were imposed on suspicion of large-scale irregularities.
British Minister for Business, Innovation and ... Read more...
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Australian vocational colleges witness 38 percent drop in student visa applications
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb. 3 (ANI): In the aftermath of a series of racial attacks on Indian students, Australia's vocational colleges are set to bear the brunt of the damage to the country's reputation ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indians take toll on Australia’s education revenue
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 3 (IANS) The series of attacks on Indians will take a toll on Australia's education revenue with the latest data on applications by overseas students suggesting negative impact on vocational ... Read more...
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India in touch with British mission over student visa issue
February 2nd, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) India Tuesday urged Britain to ensure that bonafide students are not adversely affected due to the temporary freeze on student visas by that country in three centres ... Read more...
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India takes note of UK’s decision to halt student visas
February 2nd, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2(ANI): India on Tuesday took note of United Kingdom's decision to temporarily halt accepting student visa applications at its centres in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Jalandhar.Speaking on the issue, ... Read more...
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Students may lose lakhs as UK halts visa operations (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Hundreds of Indian students who dreamt of studying in the UK may not be able to do so thanks to a sudden British decision ... Read more...
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Students in trouble as UK halts visa operations (Lead)
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Some have paid their tuition fees, others have their acceptance letters in their hands. But now hundreds of Indian students may not be able to study ... Read more...
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Students face heat as UK application centres suspend operations
February 2nd, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Hundreds of students from this part of the country are facing the heat of an unanticipated decision of the UK Border Agency to temporarily stop accepting ... Read more...
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Britain to review student visa suspension by month-end
February 1st, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) The British high commission would decide by the end this month whether to start re-issuing student visas at its three applications centres in the northern India, an official ... Read more...
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British High Commission suspends visa application from parts of northern India
January 31st, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): The British High Commission announced a temporary suspension in accepting visa applications from parts of north India due to an unprecedented spurt in student-visa seekers from the ... Read more...
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After dramatic rise, UK suspends student visa applications
January 30th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Suspecting rampant abuse after a 650 percent increase in student visa applications in three months, the British High Commission has temporarily suspended acceptance of new visa applications ... Read more...
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Five charged with attacking two Indian students in Australia (Lead)
January 26th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Five men have been charged with viciously attacking two Indian students in this Australian city Monday night, a media report said.
The attack comes a little over three weeks ... Read more...
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Indian student intake in Australia to be monitored
January 14th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Australia is tracking foreign students coming to study amid reports that the number of Indians applying for visas has fallen due to attacks on them.
The Australian government will ... Read more...
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Sharp fall in Indians keen to study in Australia: report
January 7th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 7 (IANS) There has been a sharp fall in the number of Indians applying for visas to study in Australia, a media report Thursday said. The development comes following a ... Read more...
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Number of Indian students going to Australia plummets by almost 50 percent
January 7th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 7 (ANI): The number of Indian students applying for visas to study in Australia has fallen by almost half, increasing fears for the country's 17 billion dollar international education industry.The ... Read more...
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Australia acts tough on education agents
September 17th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Melbourne, Sep 17 (IANS) Strengthening of student visa checks to stamp out fraud, upgrading interviews and restricting online access to Australia's eVisa system to fewer agents are some of the measures ... Read more...
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Australian Government takes action on agents
September 17th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Canberra, Sep.17 (ANI): The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, recently announced that Australia would strengthen student visa checks to stamp out fraud and ensure students have the ... Read more...
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Pak students still prefer Britain despite crackdown on them in UK
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 3 (ANI): A large number of Pakistani students still seek admission in universities abroad and their preferred destination remains the UK, even after they were held and deported by British ... Read more...
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