Labor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration
The Australian Labor government has introduced new rules to crack down on international students engaging in 'visa hopping' by requiring separate applications for course transfers. These measures aim to reduce net overseas migration and prevent the exploitation of the system by students and migration agents. Additionally, the government plans to hold migration lawyers and agents accountable for submitting baseless visa claims to help clients stay in the country.
- ▪International students will soon need to apply for a separate visa to transfer courses, with a 12-month restriction on transfers from the start of a new program.
- ▪From July 2027, student visas will not be extended during course transfers to prevent individuals from failing subjects and moving to cheaper providers.
- ▪The government aims to lower net overseas migration from nearly 300,000 to 225,000 by 2028 as part of a broader reform package.
- ▪New regulations will ban migration agents from assisting with applications that lack a reasonable factual or legal basis.
- ▪Over 400,000 people are currently on bridging visas, a number the government is seeking to reduce through these stricter enforcement measures.
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Home affairs minister Tony Burke says the new rules to ‘put an end to student visa hopping’ are about ‘ensuring we have a migration system that Australians can be confident in’. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHome affairs minister Tony Burke says the new rules to ‘put an end to student visa hopping’ are about ‘ensuring we have a migration system that Australians can be confident in’. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAustralian immigration and asylumLabor targets ‘visa hopping’ international students in crackdown on ‘permanently temporary’ migration Migration agents and lawyers ‘selling false hope’ to people seeking to stay in Australia also in government’s sights as it seeks to reduce overseas arrivalsKrishani DhanjiThu 1 Oct 2026 21.33 EDTLast modified on Thu…
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