An open letter urging the UK Home Office to act promptly on the case of a detained international student accused of breaching visa conditions has reached 1,241 signatures.

US student visa issuance surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2022 and government officials expect even higher numbers of F-1 visa approvals this year as the country smooths out its former processing problems.

Australian immigration has cancelled the visas of some international students enrolled in more than one course, as institutions and agents continue to call for a crackdown on course-hopping. 

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has expanded the range of accepted English language tests for the Student Direct Stream, causing the shares of previous monopolisers IDP to plummet.

The UK has seen a rise in student visa risk factors such as fraudulent documents and English proficiency, despite being a generally compliant route, UKVI has said.

According to recent data from Enroly, the average number of dependants brought to the UK by an international post-graduate student is 1.6.

There are new hopes that China has plans to allow initial students from Pakistan and India to re-enter the country.

Confirmed fraud in student visa applications to New Zealand almost doubled in 2018, but the majority are still rejected without further investigation.