Five Years of Post Study Work Rights

We welcome the recent announcement of Australia’s international borders reopening to fully vaccinated international students on 1 December, 2021. In addition, the Australian Government has introduced more attractive migration policy settings to support international students.

Post-Study Work in Australia:

• The Government will increase the length of stay on the Temporary Graduate visa (Post Study Work Stream) from two to three years for Masters by coursework graduates, matching that of Masters by research graduates. Students who study at a regional university, such as USQ Toowoomba, are eligible to apply for a Post-Study Work stream visa for three years, and apply for an additional two-year Second Post-Study Work stream visa. This is a total of five years of post-study working rights.

These measures will support implementation of the released Australian Strategy for International Education.