There are hopes that a plan to allow international students back into China has been made, as a cohort of Thai students have reportedly “arrived in Shanghai”.

As of March, China is now the only country that is actively banning international students from entering its borders, according to agency China Admissions - with students across the globe waiting up to two years to go back.

A new policy released by the Chinese Ministry of Education has granted international students enrolled in degree-granting higher education institutions the right to work while studying.

International students are more eager than ever to return to China amid the ongoing border closure due to Covid, according to an international student body.