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International PhD students say 'unfair' visa age limit could force them to leave Australia

PhD candidate Brian Barbour from the US says the age cap will have a huge impact on him and his family_SBS.jpg

A new age cap on a popular graduate visa is leaving many international PhD students in Australia facing uncertain futures. Many say they will be forced to leave the country due to changes set to be made to Temporary Graduate Visa Class 485.


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By Sarah Conte, Hannah Kwon, SBS Mandarin

Presented by Irina Burmistrova

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A new age cap on a popular graduate visa is leaving many international PhD students in Australia facing uncertain futures. Many say they will be forced to leave the country due to changes set to be made to Temporary Graduate Visa Class 485.



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