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title: Australian immigration revokes almost 11,000 ‘non-genuine’ students visas - vSure
description: For the year ending June 2015, there was a 30% increase in the number of student visa cancellations in Australia to some 11,000
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# [Australian immigration revokes almost 11,000 ‘non-genuine’ students visas - vSure](https://www.vsure.com.au/blog/983-2)

 Written by [Matt Paff](https://www.vsure.com.au/blog/author/matt-paff) | Feb 18, 2016 6:02:14 AM

The [Department of Home Affairs](https://www.border.gov.au/) typically cancels between 8,000 and 9,000 student visas annually, however according to a [report in The Australian](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/index.html?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&mode=premium&dest=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/immigration-cancels-11000-visas-of-non-genuine-students/story-e6frgcjx-1227508197765?sv=e1cdc64b568e15fdad7117f272c61036&memtype=anonymous) (subscription required), based on the latest figures released for the year ending June 2015, there was a 30% increase in the number of cancellations.

With International Education coming in as Australia’s fourth largest export industry overall and the largest services export ahead of tourism, maintaining a strong reputation for quality is important.

The Government says it will introduce a [single framework](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/opinion/simplified-international-student-visas-make-life-easier/news-story/55107e448117cd932977791d15dcd8eb) for student visa risk assessment in June 2016.  The most significant changes to the framework are:

1. the reduction in the number of student visa sub-classes from the current eight to two; and
2. the introduction of a single immigration risk framework under which all international students will be assessed, regardless of their programme of study

Chief Executive of the [International Education Association of Australia](https://www.ieaa.org.au/), Phil Honeywood, said: “A key reason for ditching the current streamlined visa procedures is that too many low-quality education providers have been gaming the system, and this has meant students have been attracted to enrolling in such providers as an easy visa pathway to Australia.”

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