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Why Can’t They Work?

While overseas students are given the privilege of studying in Australia on student visas, they are limited in some aspects, the biggest being employment.

Currently, anyone on a student visa is able to work 20 hours a week when school is in session and as much as 40 hours a week when school is out of session. Postgraduate research students and students who have commenced a masters by research or a doctoral degree in Australia are not subject to employment limitations. Any work that is registered as part of the course is not included in the visa employment limitations.

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All you need to know about student visas

A record number of international students choose Australia. The latest government figures show that the majority of these overseas students make their home in New South Wales, followed by Victoria and Queensland with Western Australia coming fourth.

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UK teachers in demand in Australia

Approximately, one in seventeen secondary school teachers and one in twenty primary school teachers in Australia that are born in the United Kingdom. Demand for teachers in Modern Foreign Language, Mathematics and Science is particularly high.

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DIBP cancels eleven thousand student visas

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) typically cancels anywhere from eight thousand to nine thousand visas in a year, however, in the latest figures that the Department came out with for the year ending June of 2015, it shows that there is a spike of thirty per cent in the number of visas that have been cancelled.

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New Student Visa System in Australia for 2016

Australia has adopted a new student visa processing system that might make life a little easier for future students and higher education providers. The proposed new process, called, the simplified student visa framework (SSVF), will launch in July 2016 replacing the streamlined visa processing (SVP), which has been used since 2012.

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How to apply for an Australian student visa

Before you can begin your studies in Australia, you must apply for and obtain an Australian student visa.

Unfortunately, this means you’ll have to partake in the tedious, lengthy and at times confusing process of completing a student visa application form, paying the visa application fee, and perhaps attending an interview.

When applying for an Australian student visa you need to make sure that you meet the following key Australian student visa requirements:

Are you a genuine student? To meet the criteria to be classed as a genuine student, you must show that you intend to obtain a valid educational outcome and that you are equipped with the language, educational and material background to reasonably be able to do this. When assessing whether the applicant for an Australian student visa is a genuine student, factors considered include:

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