今天早上澳大利亚政府出台了由Hon Michael Knight所撰写的长达196页的报告。这意味着澳大利亚学生签证将会在不久的将来产生重大的变革。由于之最近两年澳大利亚政府希望澳大利亚的留学和移民分家，加上澳币上涨，全球金融危机导致美元下跌，美国大量吸收以中国学生为主的国际学生。因此，为了简化澳大利亚学生签证流程，保持澳大利亚海外留学市场在国际的竞争力，从去年开始澳大利亚移民局经过多方咨询，决定全部接受各方提出的所有的41个建议。澳大利亚移民部长的announcement如下：
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/cb/2011/cb172439.htm
这41个建议中主要的33个建议的英文总结如下：
Notable in these recommendations are the following:
1. The first criterion in assessing a Student visa application is whether the applicant is a genuine temporary entrant;
2. A successful applicant must be both a genuine temporary entrant and a genuine Student;
3. All applicants for higher education Bachelors degree (2+2 or 3+1 arrangements with partner universities), and Masters degree by coursework should be Assessment Level 1 (including packages with ELICOS or foundation courses);
4. All Australian Bachelors degree graduates (with at least two years study in Australia) be given two years post-study work rights in Australia;
5. All Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students (visa Subclass 574) be treated as Assessment Level, and be given three years work rights;
6. Masters by Research graduates be given three years post-study work rights, and PhD graduates be given four years post-study work rights;
7. HDR students be allowed to extend their student visa for up to six months to allow for the interactive marking process. This should also apply to PHD Subclass 576 visa holders if AusAID is prepared to fund the extension;
8. The threshold English language test requirements for standalone ELICOS students be removed;
9. The English language requirements for school students in AL4 be the same as those applying for AL1 through to AL3 and the associated waiver scheme abolished;
10. The maximum a school student visa holder can study English be 50 weeks across all ALs;
11. The current restrictions on student guardians of a maximum of three months of study be maintained but unlimited part‐time study rights for ELICOS study only be allowed;
12. Pre‐paid home stay fees be included in financial assessments on the same basis as pre‐paid boarding fees;
13. As a matter of some urgency AusAID, DIAC, DOHA and other relevant Australian government agencies develop an integrated policy in relation to the award of scholarships and how visa arrangements for awardees are to be managed. In particular they should address the situation of potential awardees who have a disability or HIV;
14. That DIAC and DEEWR meet with state education authorities to work out what can be done to avoid the situation where a visa for a child dependent cannot be granted until proof of enrolment is present and state education authorities will not grant such proof until proof of visa grant is made. Any agreed remedy should apply across all Student visa subclasses;
15.Streamlining applications for semester of year long university non-award courses;
16. DIAC be appropriately funded to further develop research capability across the program;
17. In the event that the research over the next 12 months reveals systemic abuse of dependant (secondary applicant) visas, that the government seriously consider mirroring the recent UK policy and restrict dependant visas to Masters and above courses unless the primary applicant is sponsored by a government;
18. Current arrangements whereby Student Course Variations (SCVs) automatically become NCNs should cease. SCV information should continue to be conveyed to DIAC who should use it as an input into a more targeted and strategic analysis of non‐compliance;
19. Automatic cancellation of student visas should be abolished and replaced by a system in which information conveyed by SCVs is used as an input into a more targeted and strategic analysis of non‐compliance;
20. The mandatory cancellation requirement for unsatisfactory attendance, unsatisfactory progress and working in excess of the hours allowed should be removed, giving DIAC officers the discretion to determine cancellation in particular cases on their merits;
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DIAC should concentrate its compliance and integrity resources in relation to Student visas on the highest risk areas;
22. DIAC should not only respond to information generated by PRISMS but also be proactive in detecting the sorts of breaches (for example sham marriages and exceeding permissible work hours) which are not reported in PRISMS;
23. That student work entitlements be 40 hours per fortnight instead of 20 hours per week;
24. The necessary legislative changes be made to require the name of any agent involved to be entered into the student’s data into PRISMS, and DEEWR take steps to encourage providers to voluntarily enter agent data into PRISMS in the interim before the ESOS Act is changed to make this mandatory;
25. That DEEWR and DIAC establish a single student identifier to track international students through their studies in Australia;
26. That DIAC undertake a review of the AL framework, with a mind to either abolishing the system entirely or modifying he framework to make it relevant to current and future challenges facing the student visa program. This review should be managed by DIAC but should include reference to an external panel or reference group;
27. That DIAC upgrade its liaison at overseas posts with migration and education agents in relation to the student visa program, including regular meetings to keep agents abreast of any changes in rules and procedures;
28. That the provision of offshore VET sector education be investigated;
29. That DIAC constitute an Education Visa Advisory Group as a primary means of regular two way communication between stakeholders in the international education sector and DIAC;
30. The policy regarding Pre‐Visa Assessment (PVA) be discontinued;
31. Student visas be allowed to be granted in advance of four months before the commencement of the relevant course. Where necessary, visas should specify a date before which the holder cannot enter Australia;
32. That DIAC regularly reviews the current living cost amount, and based on the CPI or other measure amend the amount, as required;
33. That DIAC review the exclusion criteria and policy which relate to student visa non‐compliance.
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第3条，所有本科和硕士coursework课程都应该成为一类风险国家。目前一类风险国家不需要提供资金担保和证明。
第4条，所有本科毕业生将获得毕业之后在澳洲的两年工作权利。
第5条，所有的574毕业生毕业之后将获得在澳洲的3年工作权利。
第6条，所有的Master by Research都可以获得毕业之后3年的澳洲工作权利，PhD学生可以获得长达4年的澳洲工作权利。
第8条，单独就读语言的学生不需要提供雅思成绩。（目前中国学生已经是不需要提供雅思成绩了，所以对我们没有太大影响。）
第9条，所有来澳就读中学的4级风险国家学生（包括中国大陆学生），将会和一级至三级风险国际的学生一样，不需要提供雅思成绩，也就是说不需要提供雅思豁免信（IELTS Waiver）。
第10条，所有来澳就读中学的学生最多可以读50周语言，不管是几级风险国家。
第17条，研究表明，很多人在不法利用配偶陪读签证。澳大利亚政府考虑借鉴英国最近的政策，只有读硕士课程或以上学位的学生才可以申请其配偶的陪读签证，或者主申请人是由政府担保资助的。
第19条，学生签证自动取消政策应该被取消，取而代之的应该是一个更有效的评估系统。
第20条，由于学生出勤率，学习进度以及超时工作而产生的强制性学生签证取消应该被废除，应该给签证官更大的酌情权来根据个案决定是否取消签证。（备注：这个绝对不代表来澳洲政府对国际学生出勤率，学习进度或是打工时间的放松规定。）
第23条，学生上学期间的工作时间应该从现在的每周20小时改为每两周40小时。
第26条，有可能取消或更改现有的国家按照风险等级区分的政策。
第30条，取消PVA。
第31条，允许学生签证在开学之前4个月下签，但是签证上面会注明一个日期，申请人在此日期之前不得入境。
澳大利亚政府准备在2011-2013年期间实现完成所有的改革，主要的改革项目或在明年7月1日前完成。
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看来房价要继续涨啊.
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现在大批留学生都选去美国而不是澳洲
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移民政策不松动，这些改动貌似隔靴搔痒。
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感觉没有实质性的变化 5楼提到关键 移民政策没有实质性的变化 工作签证多给一年两年没有区别
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留学越来越容易
移民越来越困难
用完钱回家
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公签就有机会得到雇主担保移民
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房价要长，投资房房租要长，生意人工要降，好消息阿。
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开始骗00后的家长了，大家要发动抵制阿
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留学前景不容乐观啊
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读书拿不到身份 谁还来留学啊
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放心，自然有人前赴后继的。多来些人好。而且也是周瑜打黄盖，自己愿意来无偿贡献，怪不得别人。
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如果来澳洲留学不能移民的话 那估计没有多少人来澳洲读书消费 澳币高涨 学费高涨 单纯留学基本都会选欧美国家那些学校了 这些政策基本没什么大用 除非移民放松 澳洲或许会吸引大批学生来留学消费
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现在pr已经有积压四年的申请者10多万人了 中介回国去骗学生来 也很难了 好多中介现在都倒闭了
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国内人可不这么想，而且也不一定了解这边情况，你以为那些黑中介会说实话？
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房价，尤其是靠分租维持的会受到很大影响房价，尤其是靠分租维持的会受到很大影响
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其实这也没有什么区别. 留学生的数目还是会减少的!
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同意同意!!~~ 澳洲的物价指数都比美国,加拿大贵多了. 如果不是能移民和离中国比较近, 谁会过来啊? 去新加坡也能读书啊!~
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5楼就提到了重点
看来群众的眼睛还是雪亮的
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就算移民条例卡得再死，还是很多人挤破头都要来的。。。。
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他的移民大门向欧美人群敞开 对亚洲基本关闭了 雅思四个8分。。。能过的人 我奉为神人
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上的本地人写作不也才6。5嘛
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澳洲除了挖矿就是挖学生么。。。哪需要关注其他的经济情况
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理论上有机会。
看看现在有工作经验的PR找工作都这么难，直接学习出来，能找到工作并担保，不是不可能，而是太难。
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还是把留学当成产业了.只是想挣这些人的钱.
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有谁知道如果今年拿573签证MASTER毕业，COURSEWORK，是不是可以拿到工作签证呢？
希望大家回复。谢谢
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毕业生有工作签证还不能说明什么，主要看企业是不是改变态度，招收没有pr的毕业生。如果本地生源就足够满足企业对fresh grads的需求，而本地生源在语言和性格上有更受企业欢迎，那留学生还是没有太多机会，如果没有就业机会，那多少年工作签证意义就不大了，总不能硕士毕业了在这边洗碗吧？
不过对于那些素质很好的学生，只要有本事，加上这边企业不限制pr，还是有机会得到一个不错的职位，过两年通过企业担保留下。但是那样的学生又能有多少呢？
感觉这个政策是政府受到吃留学饭的行业的压力，搞的一些个治标不治本的东西，不了解中国留学生的心，这种东西恐怕不能有力改变留学生源减少的现状啊。
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