Over 10,000 Nepalese students may say goodbye to their Australian dreams
By Ram Khatry I 13 June 2019 As many as 10,000 Nepalese students may potentially bid farewell to their dreams of studying in Australia after the Government of Nepal decided…
International Students
Concerns over increased dependency of Queensland universities on international students
22 May 2019: Universities in Queensland are becoming too dependent on international students, Queensland Audit Office (QAO) has warned, with one particular university making more money from overseas students than…
Nepalese students contribute $1.6 billion to Australian economy
11 May 2019: Australia’s income from Nepalese international students has been constantly on the rise with data from last financial year showing it has now crossed well over the billion…
Policy change impacts Nepalese students applying for VET student visa
8 May 2019: Nepalese students wishing to apply for a student visa to pursue Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses in Australia are beginning to feel the heat of recent…
Reason to go regional: international students could get yearly up to $15,000 in scholarships
9 April 2019: The Australian government will be providing some 4,720 new scholarships over the next four years to both domestic and international students. Christened Destination Australia, these new scholarships…
Boss pays bad rate but you keep silent for fear of losing visa? Don’t worry, you won’t!
Ram Khatry I 5 April 2019: Are you an international student or any other visa holder having to put up with illegal pay rate without proper loadings and yet keep…
Crazy concentration of Nepalese students in NSW; even more than Indian students
By Ram Khatry 26 March 2019 International students from Nepal seem to favour New South Wales more than any other states when they decide to come to Australia for higher…
Ambassadorless but not unambitious: Nepalese embassy to brainstorm students’ miseries
23 March 2019: Amid regular news reports and stormy social media posts highlighting Nepalese students’ miseries as they pursue higher education in Australia, the Embassy of Nepal has invited some…
Indian restaurant forced to backpay employees including 14 international students
15 March 2019: Investigation triggered by a single tip-off has forced an Indian restaurant in Queensland to pay a total of $54,470 in back-pay to its nearly two dozen employees including…
14,594 Australian visas granted to Nepalese students in six months
By Ram Khatry 31 January 2019 Immigration data released by the Australian government has revealed almost fifty percent increase in the number of student visas granted to Nepalese citizens. An…
3rd water-related incident in 32 days: another Nepalese youth dies in Australian water
27 January 2019: A 25-year-old Nepalese youth has drowned in western Sydney becoming the second citizen of the landlocked South Asian nation to die in Australian water in the last…
“I will have you deported”, restaurant owner uses threat to abuse Nepalese students
By Ram Khatry 6 January 2018 A dodgy business owner in Sydney is using I will have you deported threat to abuse vulnerable international students from Nepal, a victim has revealed.…
International student loses visa for possessing child exploitation material
31 December 2018: An international student has lost his visa after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers discovered child exploitation material on his phone. The incident is just another example of…
Visa lodgement of Nepal students at record high
25 December 2018: Department of Home Affairs data for the first four months of the current financial year show a sharp rise in the number of Nepal youths applying for…
EXCLUSIVE: Over 800 Nepalese citizens living unlawfully in Australia; most overstayers are students: immigration spokesperson
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 23 June 2017 A spokesperson for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has revealed there are over 800 Nepalese visa overstayers in Australia. Most of…
457 visa changes won’t impact on wider temporary education workforce. And maybe that’s deliberate
International student visa allows you to work up to 20 hours a week. from www.shutterstock.com By Jock Collins, University of Technology Sydney 24 April 2018 The Turnbull Government’s decision to scrap…
International students relieved after Victoria Police arrests and charges “Harry”, the Cardless Cash fraudster
3 March 2017: Police in Melbourne have finally caught up with a reckless fraudster whose specialty was defrauding fresh and unsuspecting international students from Nepal and India. The man posed…
Police spokesperson says investigations continue into Sydney fight between Nepali youths
2 December 2016: Detectives continue to make inquiries into a possible drunken brawl between two Nepali youths that took place around 3 am on the very first day of New…
Nepalese students contributed $707 million to Australian economy in 2015-16, course commencements on the rise
By Ram Khatry, Sydney 28 November 2016 International students from Nepal contributed $707 million to Australian economy in financial year 2015-16 which was a respectable 13.9% increase over 2014-15 figures. The…
International students and the mirage created by “College will find jobs for you” kind of consultation
Dr Anupam Pokharel is a Consultant Psychiatrist from Melbourne, Victoria and the president of Nepalese Association of Victoria (NAV). An Australian of Nepalese origin, Dr Pokharel is also a regular contributor…
