Frank wrote on Dec 1
st, 2024 at 1:24pm:
Fake Indian students who were brazenly exploiting Australia’s visa system have complained they’ve been left out of pocket after their fake colleges were shut down.The Australian government in August ordered the closure of 150 “ghost colleges” – fake schools that take fees from international students who never attend classes but work full-time instead – and sent warning notices to 140 more.
Upset visa scammers have since complained to Indian newspaper The Tribune, which confirmed that some of the shut-down colleges were co-owned by or cooperating with migration agents in Punjab to provide international students with “backdoor immigration and work rights”.
“I came to Australia two years ago as a student after being assured that I can work five days a week, while my attendance and course would be taken care of. Now, I have been told by my Punjab-based agent that the government has sealed the college,” one fake student told the publication.
“The agent who sent us here has already shut operations in March after being booked in a visa cheating case.”
Another complained that she and her brother were shocked after suddenly being ordered to report back to their ghost college after moving to Adelaide to work in a café.
“The authorities later shut the college. Till now, we have no idea how to handle the situation. We have already paid the entire course fee,” said.
Migration agents also confirmed that they were being affected by the Australian crackdown and similar actions taken by the Canadian government, but said they expected to find a way around the situation.
“I have already shut my operations in Punjab, after Canada and Australia tightened the noose around study visas. Many private colleges in Canada and Australia have funding from agents like us,” said one agent who admitted sending hundreds of fake students to Australia.
“We have told the students not to panic and there will be a way out soon.”
https://www.noticer.news/fake-indian-students-complain-ghost-college-shutdown/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/150-ghost-colleges-in-oz-shut-down-ind...Needless to say, it isn't only student visas that are scammed by third worlder.
Australia’s courts and tribunals are bracing for tens of thousands of international students to appeal against the refusal or cancellation of their visas, amid concerns that
foreign visa-holders are gaming the system to circumvent a federal government push to slash net migration.
Anthony Albanese has been warned that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and courts will “drown” in appeals from onshore international students whose visas have been or are in the process of being cancelled or refused by the Department of Home Affairs. With almost 700,000 international students currently in the country, The Australian can reveal the AAT has already been swamped with visa review applications, which can take years to process and are often lead to appeals in federal courts.
New AAT figures show the number of international students who lodged reviews of their student visa refusal or cancellation between September 1 last year and August 31 soared to 15,754, compared with just 2244 the year before. In July and August this year, 4863 appeals against student visa decisions were lodged with the AAT, more than double the number lodged in the entire 2022-23 financial year.
The Australian understands many of the international students lodging applications to review their visa refusals and cancellations are from India and China.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/international-student-visa-appe...