Some international students holding PhD offers from Australian universities have been waiting for visa decisions for up to two years. They feel they are "in limbo", The PIE News has learned.

Demand for study in the UK by students from East Asia remains depressed, a new report from the British Council has warned. 

Prospective international students from French-speaking African countries are facing higher visa refusal rates than applicants from other countries, expert witnesses have told a panel of MPs in Canada.

The UK home office granted a record 428,428 sponsored study visas in the year up to September 2021, a 55% increase on pre-Covid levels.

Top academics from universities across the globe have issued an appeal to the Japanese consulate general to begin issuing student visas.

US international students have voiced concerns that visa delays maybe lead to them losing scholarships and worry that they may not be able to get visas despite beginning their studies online in Nepal.

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.

From September, international students heading to Germany will require greater funds to prove they are capable of supporting themselves while studying.