Prospective PhDs waiting more than two years for Australian visas

Australian officials mute as exasperated foreigners watch study and career opportunities evaporate

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November 26, 2020

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November 25, 2020

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Wind turbine engineer Najeeb Ullah: ‘I thought I would get my visa within two or three months but I was totally wrong, and now I regret my decisions’

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