A new overhaul in student visa processes in Australia could permit applicants to migrate to the country via education as government seeks to bolster the workforce.

The German embassy in India has some 25,000 student visa applications for the next two semesters, the country's ambassador to India has detailed.

Stakeholders have offered differing opinions on the findings of a recent report by The Swedish Migration Agency which hints at student visa abuse in Sweden.

As the number of dependants of international students in the UK has increased five-fold in one year, there are reports that the home secretary will be analysing this trend as part of an immigration review.

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.