90% Of Indians Successfully Received An Australian Study Visa In 2013

21 Jan 2014

In 2013, the number of Indian students applying for Australian Study Visas has increased between July and September. According to the latest immigration figures, 4,148 Indian students made offshore Australian Study Visa applications during the two months. This is more than twice the number of Indian students who applied for Australian Study Visas over the same period in 2012.

Also, 74 percent Indian students were successful in obtaining their Australian Study Visas in 2012, and the percentage has increased to 90 in the year 2013.

Patrick Suckling, the High Commissioner of Australia to India appreciated the development, and said that Indian students are welcome in Australia as they make a meaningful contribution to the communities they live in and the academic life.

The quarterly report of the Australian Student Visa Program also shows that the Government officials of the country are dealing efficiently with the growing demand. Half of the offshore applications submitted by Indian Students were processed within 20 days, and 75 percent were processed within 29 days.

In the three-month period, Indian students were granted more than 10 percent of all the issued Australian Student Visas. India is maintaining its position as the second largest source of international students in Australia behind  China.