Angka Penolakan Visa Pelajar ke Australia Capai Titik Tertinggi dalam 10 Tahun
Tingkat penolakan visa pelajar Australia mencapai titik tertinggi dalam 10 tahun, naik dari 7,9 persen pada Juni 2016 menjadi 24,2 persen pada Juni 2026, dengan pelamar dari Indonesia mencatatkan tingkat penolakan 18,5 persen pada tahun keuangan 2025-2026. Banyak pelamar, termasuk pelajar Indonesia seperti Angelica Felincia dan Abraham Syebat, mengaku visanya ditolak dengan alasan Generic Student yang dinilai tidak jelas dan mirip template oleh agen migrasi. Pemerintah Australia juga baru-baru ini menutup kursus Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Kejuruan karena khawatir disalahgunakan untuk memperpanjang tinggal, sementara agen migrasi menilai sekitar 60-70 persen penolakan dilakukan departemen tanpa pertimbangan memadai.
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- Australia student visa rejection rate hit 10-year high, rising from 7.9% in June 2016 to 24.2% in June 2026.
- Nepal visa rejection rate exceeded 51% in FY 2025-2026.
- India visa rejection rate exceeded 40% in FY 2025-2026.
- China visa rejection rate stood at 5.8% in FY 2025-2026.
- Indonesia visa rejection rate stood at 18.5% in FY 2025-2026.
- Angelica Felincia's student visa application for early education in Melbourne was rejected in one day.
- Asif Rahim's S2 Accounting visa application, filed March 2025, rejected one month later after 15-16 months of preparation.
- Abraham Syebat's hospitality management visa application rejected late July over doubts he would return to Indonesia.
- Australia closed Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses last week over visa misuse concerns.
- Genuine Student (GS) requirement mandates proof of genuine study intent.
- Migration agent Umar Ashraf estimates 60-70% of rejections were processed without proper assessment.
- Migration agent Phu Vu Minh described rejection letters as 'copy-paste' and lacking clarity.
- Indonesian applicants cited template-like rejection responses.
- Abraham chose to study in Indonesia due to reapplication costs.
- Australia's Home Affairs Department stated it does not evaluate applications based on nationality.
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