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Hong Kong applicants for Australian visas surged by nearly 40% in the first half of the yea

Source: xkb.com.au
[Immigration News]     05 Aug 2020
The latest statistics show that Hong Kong students have been actively applying for Australian visas long before the National people's Congress passed the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law and Australia announced a "safe haven visa" for Hong Kong residents.
Hong Kong applicants for Australian visas surged by nearly 40% in the first half of the yea

The number of Hong Kong residents applying for Australian visas has soared before the introduction of the Hong Kong version of the Homeland Security Act and Australia's Port Visa. (Web Images)

The latest statistics show that Hong Kong students have been actively applying for Australian visas long before the National people's Congress passed the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law and Australia announced a "safe haven visa" for Hong Kong residents.

Hong Kong citizen and their families applied for student visas in the first half of this year, an increase of 39 percent over the same period last year, according to newspaper. It means that many Hong Kong students and tourists who are already in Australia have submitted student visa applications to stay in the country.

Even if people outside Australia are temporarily unable to enter the country, the number of student visa applications from Hong Kong citizen is much higher than that of other countries and regions.

Data show that the number of overseas visa applications in Hong Kong's citizen has dropped nearly 19 percent, the smallest of Australia's major sources of foreign students.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Morrison announced last month that as many as 8200 Hong Kong students will be issued five-year graduate work visas and provide them with easier access to permanent residency in Australia.

After Morrison announced the policy, there was also evidence that Australian students were more interested in studying in Australia, as Australian universities were actively competing with countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada to attract more students after the new crown epidemic.

"This latest data confirms anecdotal evidence that Hong Kong students are using their actions to seek safe havens ," said CEO Haniwood (Phil Honeywood) of the Australian Association for International Education (IEAA)." Time will prove the success of school destination competitors, especially in the UK and Canada, in providing meaningful incentives for these young people. "

But Canada, one of Australia's leading competitors, last week announced a tightening of admission requirements for students. Canada had previously allowed students who had been signed before march 18 to cross the travel ban to enter canada. But Canada's border officials have the right to bar students from entering the country if they can take online classes at home, according to new rules released last week.

In Australia, the travel ban imposed by the new crown has prevented all foreign students from entering the country. authorities plan to allow some students to enter Australia under strict testing and quarantine rules was also halted by a second outbreak in Victoria.

In Australia's visa, the most affected is the overseas visa application. Overseas visa applications have plummeted since the travel ban was announced in March, with the largest drop in student visa applications in India, Nepal, Brazil, Sri Lanka, the United States and Vietnam.

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