Over 40% Indian student visa applications rejected by Australia: Report

Australia has tightened scrutiny of international student visa applications, with the country's student visa refusal rate reaching its highest level in a decade.

According to data from Australia's Department of Home Affairs cited by ABC News, 24.2 per cent of student visa applications were refused in June 2026, compared with 7.9 per cent in June 2016. Indian applicants



have been among those facing the sharpest rise in refusals, with more than 40 per cent of applications from India rejected during the 2025-26 financial year.

The impact has been even more pronounced for applicants from Nepal, where more than half of applications were refused during the same period. By comparison, China's refusal rate stood at 5.8 per cent.