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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Visa delays caused by security checks turning Chinese students away from Australian universities

Students walking along a wide walkway between university buildings on a campus
Hundreds of Chinese postgraduate candidates in science, technology, engineering and maths fields are facing lengthy waits for study visas for Australia. Photograph: Ullstein Bild/Getty Images

When PhD candidate Melody Zhao received a full scholarship to study data science in Australia she didn’t expect a year later she would still be in limbo, waiting for a visa.

But after receiving her Deakin University offer and applying for a student visa on 23 February 2022, she has had to defer her degree four times.

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