澳大利亚政府宣布实施更严格的学生签证规则，以遏制国际学生的"签证跳跃"现象12。新政策禁止学生在澳洲境内从工作假期签证、培训签证等临时签证类别转为学生签证2，并禁止学生转入更低等级的课程，如从学士或硕士学位转向职业课程1。国际学生如需转换教育机构，从明年7月1日起需要申请新的学生签证2。
新规定将带来显著的费用增加2。学生转换教育机构时需支付约2500澳元的新签证费用，而学生签证申请费也从1600澳元上升至2000澳元2。此外，学生和研究生签证持有者原则上不可携带家属入澳，除非他们获得政府奖学金、参加博士项目或来自太平洋和东盟国家2。澳大利亚助理公民部长朱利安·希尔表示："人们将不再能够在澳洲从工作假期签证、培训签证、临时雇主签证等申请学生签证"2。
政策变化反映了澳大利亚应对临时移民增长的努力2。过去十年，临时签证持有人数从180万增至280万2。8月份，学生签证拒签率达到35%，较去年同期上升12个百分点2，表明政府已在加强审核力度。
Australia's Labor government has announced sweeping changes to international student visa regulations aimed at preventing what officials describe as "visa hopping" and curbing extended temporary migration patterns.12 The new rules prohibit students from switching to lower-level qualifications, such as transitioning from a bachelor's or master's degree to vocational programs.1 Additionally, international students changing educational institutions will be required to apply for a new visa, effective from July 1 next year.2
The regulatory overhaul carries substantial financial implications for students.2 Student visa application fees will increase from AUD 1,600 to AUD 2,000, while those switching institutions face an additional fee of approximately AUD 2,500.2 Under the stricter framework, students will no longer be able to apply for a student visa while in Australia if they currently hold working holidaymaker visas, training visas, or temporary employer-sponsored visas.2 Furthermore, student and research visa holders will be restricted from bringing family members into Australia, with limited exceptions for government scholarship recipients, doctoral students, and applicants from Pacific and ASEAN nations.2
Assistant Citizenship Minister Julian Hill stated: "People will no longer be able to apply for a student visa while in Australia from working holidaymaker visas, training visas, temporary employer visas and so on."2 The policy addresses concerns about migration patterns, with temporary visa holders increasing from 1.8 million to 2.8 million over the past decade.2 Recent data showed the student visa rejection rate reached 35 percent in August, a rise of 12 percentage points compared to the same period last year.2
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