Visa processing way better but Claire Field warns there’s a problem for VET

The Department of Home Affairs continues to impress with increased transparency towards the sector. And just to be clear, having worked in international education for 15 years that is not a sentence I ever thought I would write.

Long may this level of transparency last as it allows providers and others working in the sector to better understand the work DHA is doing, where the risks are – and hopefully to moderate their activities accordingly.

If you have not seen it yet, the Department’s September Provider Update highlights both the progress DHA is making in trying to clear the visa processing backlog as well as the increase in student visas being lodged. They note that in both June and July 2022 they received more offshore student visa applications than they had in the past 10 years (for those two months).

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