Visa delays await Chinese students returning to Australia after sudden ban on online learning
by Caitlin Cassidy and Elias Visontay from World news | The Guardian on (#68AZN)
Rush to return for beginning of first semester of university presents challenges for visa approvals, flights and accommodation
More than 40,000 university students have been left scrambling to make it to Australia in time for the new semester after the Chinese government announced a snap ban on recognising online degrees obtained from foreign institutions.
Under the new rules, all Chinese students enrolled to study online with overseas providers must be on campus for semester 1 - due to start in a matter of weeks in Australia.
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