Visa delays caused by security checks turning Chinese students away from Australian universities

Research students turn to US and Europe instead of waiting for Department of Home Affairs to approve study in some Stem fields

When PhD candidate Melody Zhao received a full scholarship to study data science in Australia she didn’t expect a year later she would still be in limbo, waiting for a visa.

But after receiving her Deakin University offer and applying for a student visa on 23 February 2022, she has had to defer her degree four times.

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