The
majority of youngsters in India want to go abroad to pursue higher studies. Canada
is and will always be the number one destination, but now Australia is also not
lagging behind. As the new norms related to fees and living expenses are
student-friendly, Australia has also become an ideal destination for students.
After
the country has lifted its Covid restrictions, many students especially from
Punjab and Haryana want to go to Australia, but fraud cases are coming in the
way.
The
consultants explained that there is an increase in the number of students going
to Australia because they need to pay fees in advance only for the first six
months and they do not have to pay any living expenses upfront.
Also,
if the students want to pursue studies in Australia, they need all six bands in International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) with at least 5.5 each in all four modules that include reading,
speaking, writing, and listening.
Sometime
back, it came into the observation of Australian authorities that some of the
travel agents are attaching fake documents with the profiles of students. Now,
the authorities are checking and examining each and every document very
carefully which is causing delays in the visa of students, especially those who
belong to Punjab and Haryana.
Around
600 fraud cases were detected by the Home Department of Australia, as a result
of which, the file of each and every student is being extensively scrutinized.
In this whole process, the students who are genuine had to pay a huge price,
although they had no fault in the same.
Now, only
time will tell whether the Australian authorities will find a solution to this
problem or all the students will have to go through long queues of waiting.