The Canadian government has announced plans to welcome some 1,233,000 new permanent residents into the country over three years from 2021, a move Universities Canada has welcomed as a “positive signal” to international students.
The way in which unlawful presence is calculated in the US has returned to the pre-2018 system following two years of legal challenges from HEIs.
The Australian government has announced it will offer current and future Hong Kong international students a path to permanent residency.
Ireland's Department of Justice and Equality is extending its online immigration platform for non-EEA students in Dublin.
President Trump will introduce a temporary ban on immigration to curtail the threat of the coronavirus, although it remains unclear if it will impact international student enrolments in the US.
Data from Immigration New Zealand has revealed a 10% increase in study visa refusal rates for would-be Indian students between July 2019 and February 2020.
Educators in the US have welcomed a ruling that permanently blocks a USCIS policy which put international students at risk of three and 10-year re-entry bans for incurring a visa status violation.
Universities UK has welcomed the MAC recommendations on a points-based system and salary thresholds for immigration as a "step in the right direction".
