Following the stricter visa rules and racial attacks on Indian students in Australia, Canada is becoming a popular destination for Indian students. There has been significant increase in the number of Indian students migrating to Canada, while those moving to Australia and US have decreased.
There has been a 46 per cent drop in student visa applications to Australia from July to October 2009 as compared to the corresponding period in 2008. Due to shrinking opportunities, the student traffic to U.S has dipped by 20-30 percent.
Suchita Gokarn, Head, Education Promotion (India) at the British Council said : “The Prime Minister announced a review of student visas on November 12, 2009. The review was asked to consider the case for introducing mandatory English language testing for student visas other than for English courses. The review has been conducted jointly by the Home Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The results of the review are still pending.”
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