Year-plus Australian visa delays hit Chinese PhD hopefuls

Success rate for Chinese doctoral applicants now well below other significant source countries

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January 20, 2020

Last updated

March 3, 2020

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Join the queue: a Chinese student claims to have a list of 226 compatriots who have been waiting for at least two months for visa approval

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