当地时间7月20日，澳洲教育部长Dan Tehan和澳洲移民部长Alan Tudge在一份联合声明中公布了针对留学生签证的一系列新规，确保留学生能够回到澳洲，帮助高等教育行业走出困境。

两位部长在联合声明中表示：“留学生对澳洲高等教育行业至关重要，是目前澳洲的第四大产业，每年可为澳洲带来400亿澳元的收入，创造25万个就业岗位。不少优秀的留学生也成为了澳洲公民。”

今天公布的5项新政包括：

1. 澳洲政府将重新开始为海外留学生发放澳洲签证。这也意味着，当边境重开时，已经申请到签证的留学生可以立即安排入境事宜。

2. 因疫情无法在签证有效期内完成学业的留学生，可以再次免费申请留学签证。

3. 因疫情而在海外上网课的留学生，这段时间也将被视作在澳学习，符合条件者可申请485毕业生工作签证 （TNC领航澳洲毕业生，如无疑难历史，我们的485PSW工作签证服务费低至AU$199澳币每位）。

4. 持留学签证的毕业生如果因疫情无法入境澳洲，可以申请毕业生工作签证。（在海外的留学生需要申请485签证的同学，也欢迎与TNC领航顾问联系，我们TNC领航墨尔本办事处免费帮你评估报价）

5. 如果疫情影响了申请人获得签证，澳洲政府将延长他们提供英语成绩的时间。

英文原文如下：

These five visa changes will ensure international students are not worse off due to the coronavirus pandemic and that Australia remains competitive with other countries.

The changes include:

• The Government will recommence granting student visas in all locations lodged outside Australia. This means when borders re-open, students will already have visas and be able to make arrangements to travel.

• International students will be able to lodge a further student visa application free of charge, if they are unable to complete their studies within their original visa validity due to COVID-19.

• Current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to COVID-19 will be able to use that study to count towards the Australian study requirement for a post-study work visa.

• Graduates who held a student visa will be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa outside Australia if they are unable to return due to COVID-19.

• Additional time will be given for applicants to provide English language results where COVID-19 has disrupted access to these services.

“Our remarkable efforts in controlling the spread of the virus mean we can begin to welcome back international students in a COVID safe way once state borders re-open and face-to-face learning resumes,” Mr Tehan said.