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Australia plans to increase student visa fees to A$2,000 in 2025, as part of migration policy reforms and efforts to cap student numbers at 270,000 annually.

Australia's ruling Labor Party said on Monday it would raise visa fees for international students to A$2,000 ($1,279) if reelected, the latest measure aimed at the lucrative education sector that has been a major source of immigration.

Following in the footsteps of the Coalition's proposed increasing study visa fees, Australia's Labor Party has announced a similar plan.

Labor announced it would raise the student visa fee to AUD 2,000 (about Rs 1.07 lakh), up from the current AUD 1,808

Bond University Vice Chancellor Tim Brailsford on foreign student caps because of housing: “While the headlines are all about the numbers of incoming international students, a more significant longer-term consideration is how we view the benefits of international students staying after their graduation.”

Australia's ruling party has promised to increase the student visa fees to A$2000 that is projected to raise A$760 million over the next four years.

The visa application fees for international students hoping to study in Australia — approximately $1,600 ... Professor Bentley said a 25 per cent cap on international student enrolments was more favourable than the 52.3 per cent cut from 2023 enrolments ...

Australia's Labour Party has proposed raising international student visa fees to A$2,000  from the current A$1,600 if re-elected

Peter Dutton will pledge to cap the number of international students able to start study in Australia each year at 240,000, after blocking Labor's attempts to introduce legislation to limit enrolments last year.

The news item quotes what it calls visa consultants and foreign education experts—especially from Gujarat—pointing out that they are "rattled." In their estimate, "20% of students from the state heading abroad typically choose Australia, a figure likely to drop with these new restrictions."

The Australian High Commission in New Delhi has denied media reports claiming that student visa applications from specific Indian states are being restricted, calling such assertions “incorrect.” It reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to Indian students.

The assertion that Indian university student applications from specific Indian states are being banned, or restricted, is incorrect, said the Australian High Commission in New Delhi

Peter Dutton’s plan to hike international student visa fees will cement Australia’s application costs as the world’s dearest.

Labor Party to hike Australia student visa fees despite the same being already significantly higher than countries like the US, Canada.

Peter Dutton says a reduction in foreign students would help Australians "afford homes again", by bringing down the cost of living. The Greens and the university sector have sharply criticised the plan as "scapegoating".

Student visa fees are set to rise, again, this time making them seven times more expensive than the United States, one of Australia’s closest competitors.

Following the US and Canada, Australia has tightened immigration for Indian students, with several universities halting applications from six states,