More than 15,300 international students withdrew their Australian visa applications last year, significantly up from approximately 5,000 in 2023 and 2019, according to government’s data.
Withdrawn visa applications rose from 4,156 in 2019 to about 5,700 in 2023, representing roughly 1% of total applications in both years.
However, in 2024, withdrawals surged dramatically to 15,348, accounting for 3.6% of total lodged applications, as reported by higher education policy expert Andrew Norton of Monash University, citing data from the Department of Home Affairs.
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