Reports indicate that universities have retracted offers to students who did not have strong applications and are perceived to be an immigration risk. It is not clear how many students from India have been impacted by the curbs, but applications of students from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are reported to be coming in for greater scrutiny.
International students in Australia have been switching to vocational or private colleges to benefit from Australia's uncapped work rights, an agent association has warned.