International PhD students say 'unfair' visa age limit could force them to leave Australia

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A new age cap on a popular graduate visa is leaving many international PhD students in Australia facing uncertain futures. Many say they will be forced to leave the country due to changes set to be made to Temporary Graduate Visa Class 485.

PhD students say they're being left in limbo as changes to a popular temporary graduate visa are soon set to come into effect in Australia.

From July 1, the eligible age to apply for the Temporary Graduate Visa Class 485 will drop from 50 to 35. The change is part of the federal government's Migration Strategy, announced in December, which explained changes to the visa as being about "re-positioning" it "as a product for early career professionals who can contribute to the Australian economy over a longer period"."They have been in the field for a while.

 

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