Student VISA Delay : Student Stress over Major Visa Delays

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Student VISA Delay Student Stress over Major
Visa Delays
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Introduction

• Australias reputation is at stake. What was once
  a beloved destination for international students
  to study and work has now become a pillar of
  uncertainty. This is certainly the case for
  Tanushree Nath and Mohammadhossein Esmaeli, two
  international students who have been waiting for
  18 months to see any sort of change in their
  student visa status.

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• Both Nath and Esmaeli are suffering from
  deteriorated mental health due to this situation.
  Nath has panic attacks about her career and
  future, while Esmaeli will often wake up at five
  oclock in the morning to check his email. They
  both live on the premise of maybe tomorrow, in
  a constant state of anxiety and stress.

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• Nath and Esmaeli stated that they check their
  email multiple times a day and have sent multiple
  reminders to the Department yet have heard
  nothing. Students like Nath and Esmaeli are
  waiting 18 months, and in some cases years, to
  get an answer out of the Department of Home
  Affairs.
• You can stay informed by subscribing to the
  Australian Government's immigration newsletter,
  following updates on social media, and consulting
  with registered migration agents or immigration
  lawyers Australia.

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The String Trees

• Although delays may be because all non-citizens
  applying for Australian visas are assessed on an
  individual basis, it would be better to tell
  students they were denied instead of keeping
  applications suspended as they could make
  alternative arrangements to study in another
  country. As of June 30, up to 150,000 student
  visa applications are still waiting to be
  processed by the Department.

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• Students are not only frustrated themselves but
  are now telling their colleagues not to apply to
  Australia for postgraduate or graduate studies.
  International students are not only vital to a
  thriving economy in Australia, but also bring
  with them welcome diversity and culture.
  Australia must do everything it can to encourage
  students to come study here in comparison to
  other countries and maintain its reputation as an
  international student destination.