4 août 2015
4 août 2015
US consulate glitch causing visa processing delays globally
By Sara Custer. Processing for visa applications into the US has been delayed for more than two weeks due to a glitch in the US State Department’s software system. The lag has meant that some students planning to study an Intensive English Program have been forced to cancel the course and accommodation because they didn’t receive their travel documents in time. More...
4 août 2015
NZ streamlines visas with ‘apply on behalf’, eVisas
By Beckie Smith. Education agents can now apply for visas on behalf of students hoping to study in New Zealand, through the government’s online immigration portal, Immigration ONLINE. More...
4 août 2015
Foreign students denied Canadian work permits because they took online courses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Foreign graduates from Niagara College who have taken many of their courses online are faced with having to leave Canada early because they’ve been deemed ineligible for post-graduate work permits. More...
31 juillet 2015
Get a job or get out: the tough reality for international students
By André Rhoden-Paul. Visa controls make life difficult for international students who want to stay in the UK after graduation. More...
31 juillet 2015
Training for ministry 'threatened by visa policies'
By Matthew Reisz. Long-term future of theological colleges in doubt due to stringent visa regime, warns head of one institution. More...
31 juillet 2015
Tougher visa rules blamed for pathway provider recruitment slump
By Chris Havergal. Navitas says enrolment down by 13 per cent in second semester. More...
31 juillet 2015
Etudiants étrangers : la carte de séjour pluriannuelle généralisée
Par Nejma Brahim. Une avancée majeure pour les étudiants étrangers. La carte de séjour pluriannuelle, proposée à certains jeunes inscrits en master ou doctorat depuis 2013, devrait être généralisée à tous à partir de la licence. Le projet de loi relatif au droit des étrangers en France a ainsi été adopté, jeudi 23 juillet, en première lecture à l’Assemblée nationale. Une mesure phare de la réforme sur les droits des étrangers, qui pourrait signer la fin des mésaventures rencontrées par les jeunes lors du renouvellement de leur droit de séjour chaque année. Suite...
28 juillet 2015
Visa restrictions limit academic freedom
By Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera. A few months ago, New York University Professor Andrew Ross was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, on ideological grounds. The incident put academic freedom in the Arab World under a microscope, but the coverage failed to recognise that the US has similarly unethical restrictions for non-citizen scholars. Read more...
27 juin 2015
Australia levels visa playing field with simpler system
By Sara Custer. Australia’s government has announced a new student visa framework that will replace Streamlined Visa Processing and the current Assessment Level Framework in a bid to level the playing field across sectors and reduce red tape. More...
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