Australia’s new two-tier student visa system prioritizes “sustainable” educational institutions for faster processing, aiming to manage the surge in international student arrivals. This strategy, implemented ahead of the May 17 election, seeks to balance economic benefits with the capacity of the education sector and address associated resource strains. The system also complements the new Skills in Demand visa, designed to address critical labor shortages.
The European Union has adopted a new Migration and Asylum Pact, aimed at updating policies on migrants and refugees. The pact focuses on tightening borders, making it easier to deport asylum applicants, and spreading the caseload across member states. However, critics argue that the reforms will institutionalize inequality, instrumentalize migration crises, and ignore the actual holes in migration governance.
The European Union (EU) has implemented a new policy that grants long-term, multi-entry visas to Indian nationals. This policy marks a significant shift from the previous requirement for multiple short-term visas, which involved a cumbersome application process.
