Student Visa Grant Rates by Country

DHA-published data for 41 countries — search by country, sort by grant rate or trend.

This page shows for Australia's by country, sourced from the . Rates are filtered by processing priority and displayed alongside each country's . Use the filters to compare by sector (, , Higher Ed) and onshore vs offshore . Historical rates describe past application populations. They do not predict any individual application. For VET applicants, your provider's (set annually by DEWR) determines your processing tier — check the sidebar for 2027 figures.

Regional Intelligence

Country Movement — Trailing 3 Months

Apr–Jun 2026 vs Jan–Mar 2026

Sector: All Sectors · Location: Offshore

Sector

Location

			Prior Rate
Nigeria	Unclassified	29.3%	79.7%	▼ 50.3 pp	184
Uganda	Unclassified	34.2%	77.3%	▼ 43.1 pp	38
Ghana	Unclassified	46.4%	79.2%	▼ 32.7 pp	28
Zimbabwe	Unclassified	41.4%	73.5%	▼ 32.1 pp	186
Myanmar	Unclassified	30.8%	59.3%	▼ 28.5 pp	26
Bhutan	L3	40.4%	67.7%	▼ 27.3 pp	1,774
Solomon Islands	Unclassified	100.0%	76.5%	▲ 23.5 pp	28
Kenya	Unclassified	22.8%	45.9%	▼ 23.1 pp	1,738
Mauritius	Unclassified	61.7%	83.3%	▼ 21.6 pp	141
Iran	Unclassified	48.3%	68.5%	▼ 20.2 pp	147
Sweden	Unclassified	80.8%	100.0%	▼ 19.2 pp	26
Bangladesh	L3	38.3%	56.8%	▼ 18.5 pp	3,116
United Kingdom	Unclassified	74.0%	91.7%	▼ 17.6 pp	104
Philippines	L3	39.1%	56.3%	▼ 17.2 pp	1,361
Lao Peoples Dem Republic	Unclassified	67.9%	84.8%	▼ 16.9 pp	28
Portugal	Unclassified	90.6%	74.1%	▲ 16.6 pp	32
Sri Lanka	L3	71.9%	55.6%	▲ 16.3 pp	1,021
Jordan	Unclassified	61.1%	47.2%	▲ 13.9 pp	36
Fiji	L3	68.2%	80.2%	▼ 12.0 pp	157
Indonesia	L2	85.1%	73.1%	▲ 12.0 pp	1,662
Cambodia	Unclassified	81.0%	92.6%	▼ 11.6 pp	226
Netherlands, Kingdom of The	Unclassified	95.8%	84.6%	▲ 11.2 pp	24
Turkiye	Unclassified	44.5%	54.9%	▼ 10.4 pp	303
Mongolia	Unclassified	75.0%	65.0%	▲ 10.0 pp	176
Zambia	Unclassified	36.4%	45.5%	▼ 9.1 pp	22
Vietnam	L2	92.9%	84.8%	▲ 8.1 pp	1,838
Germany, Fed Republic of	Unclassified	96.1%	88.2%	▲ 8.0 pp	155
Egypt	Unclassified	32.0%	39.3%	▼ 7.2 pp	103
Belgium	Unclassified	91.4%	84.6%	▲ 6.8 pp	35
Chile	L2	83.9%	90.7%	▼ 6.8 pp	255
Uzbekistan	Unclassified	79.3%	85.8%	▼ 6.6 pp	82
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)	L1	86.5%	92.8%	▼ 6.2 pp	327
India	L3	48.6%	54.4%	▼ 5.8 pp	7,679
Lithuania	Unclassified	80.8%	75.0%	▲ 5.8 pp	26
Peru	Unclassified	64.2%	69.6%	▼ 5.4 pp	81
Czechia	Unclassified	69.2%	64.3%	▲ 5.0 pp	26
Canada	Unclassified	91.7%	96.0%	▼ 4.4 pp	108
United Arab Emirates	Unclassified	94.7%	99.1%	▼ 4.4 pp	38
Russian Federation	Unclassified	76.2%	80.3%	▼ 4.1 pp	42
Spain	Unclassified	95.7%	91.9%	▲ 3.8 pp	329
Thailand	L3	74.3%	70.5%	▲ 3.8 pp	471
Mexico	L1	91.0%	94.4%	▼ 3.4 pp	255
France	Unclassified	84.7%	88.1%	▼ 3.4 pp	268
Colombia	L3	60.3%	63.7%	▼ 3.4 pp	539
United States of America	Unclassified	93.3%	90.0%	▲ 3.3 pp	240
Argentina	Unclassified	75.8%	72.7%	▲ 3.1 pp	132
Singapore	Unclassified	95.8%	98.1%	▼ 2.3 pp	453
Brazil	L2	75.9%	77.5%	▼ 1.7 pp	1,132
Papua New Guinea	Unclassified	86.5%	88.1%	▼ 1.6 pp	133
Korea, South	L1	89.8%	91.4%	▼ 1.6 pp	837
Pakistan	L3	56.0%	57.5%	▼ 1.5 pp	1,048
Switzerland	Unclassified	98.8%	100.0%	▼ 1.2 pp	85
South Africa	Unclassified	81.2%	80.3%	▲ 0.9 pp	69
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)	L2	95.4%	96.1%	▼ 0.7 pp	11,956
Taiwan	L1	94.5%	95.2%	▼ 0.6 pp	623
Saudi Arabia	Unclassified	95.5%	96.1%	▼ 0.6 pp	200
Nepal	L3	34.1%	33.6%	▲ 0.5 pp	4,589
Malaysia	L1	94.8%	94.3%	▲ 0.4 pp	686
Japan	L1	97.2%	96.8%	▲ 0.4 pp	983
Italy	Unclassified	82.0%	82.3%	▼ 0.4 pp	111
Ecuador	Unclassified	71.2%	70.8%	▲ 0.4 pp	156
Norway	Unclassified	100.0%	100.0%	Unchanged	83

Δ = change in percentage points vs prior window. "Low volume" = fewer than 20 lodgements in the current window per filter cut.

Historical rates describe past application populations. They do not predict any individual application outcome.

Priority Processing (Subclass 500)

Processing speed depends on your provider's for 2027 and your applicant category. For 2027, DEWR set allocations across 971 private VET providers (total: 90,887 places). TAFE providers retain unlimited Priority 1.

Priority 1 — Fastest1–4 weeks

School, ELICOS, postgraduate research, DFAT-sponsored, and Pacific/Timor-Leste applicants. Also applies to VET providers below 80% of their 2027 NOSC allocation.

Priority 2 — Standard5–8 weeks

Most higher-education and VET applicants at providers sitting between 80–115% of their 2027 NOSC allocation.

Priority 3 — Slowest9–12+ weeks

Applicants at providers that have exceeded 115% of their 2027 NOSC allocation. Expect the longest waits.

Processing tiers: Department of Home Affairs — Ministerial Direction 115. Last verified: 2026-05-11.

Source: DEWR — 2027 VET provider NOSC allocationsPeriod: 2027Updated: 2026-08-19View official source

Estimated by StudyVisaHub from DHA document checklists, grant-rate patterns and sector reporting. The Department of Home Affairs does not publish per-tier processing times. Last reviewed: 2026-05-11.

Evidence Level Guide

L1 Strong

Strong Grant History

Consistently high grant rates — low documentation burden expected.

L2 Moderate

Moderate Evidence

Generally favourable outcomes — standard documentation recommended.

L3 Caution

Caution Advised

Mixed outcomes observed — thorough documentation strongly advised.

Estimated by StudyVisaHub from DHA document checklists, grant-rate patterns and sector reporting. The Department of Home Affairs does not publish evidence tiers. Last reviewed: 2026-04-19.

Source: Department of Home AffairsUpdated: 30 June 2026View official source

Historical rates describe past application populations. They do not predict any individual application.

Information only — not migration advice.

Data on this page is sourced from the Australian Department of Home Affairs and other publicly available government datasets. Grant rate data is current to 30 June 2026. For visa decisions, consult a Registered Migration Agent (MARN) or an Australian immigration lawyer.

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