{"id":7420,"date":"2026-10-02T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sevenlawgroup.com.au\/?p=7420"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:34:19","slug":"australian-student-visawhat-changed-in-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sevenlawgroup.com.au\/ptbr\/australian-student-visawhat-changed-in-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Student Visa:What Changed in September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7420\" class=\"elementor elementor-7420\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8f25daa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"16379\" data-id=\"8f25daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e8a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"80e8a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover\">\r\n<title>Australian Student Visa Changes 2026: What You Need to Know | Seven Migration<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In September 2026, the Australian government announced significant changes to the student visa and graduate visa system. 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text-decoration: none; }\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\r\n  .slg-stat-strip-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\r\n  .slg-stat:nth-child(3) { border-right: none; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); grid-column: span 2; }\r\n  .slg-change { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\r\n  .slg-change-icon { display: none; }\r\n  .slg-pathway { padding: 16px; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n\r\n<!-- TOP NAV -->\r\n<nav class=\"slg-topbar\" aria-label=\"Site navigation\">\r\n  <div class=\"slg-topbar-inner\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sevenlawgroup.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seven-Law-Group-160-x-50-px.png\" alt=\"Seven Law Group\" \/>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenlawgroup.com.au\/ptbr\/\" class=\"slg-topbar-cta\">Agende Uma Consulta<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/nav>\r\n\r\n<!-- HERO -->\r\n<header class=\"slg-hero\">\r\n  <div class=\"slg-hero-inner\">\r\n    <span class=\"slg-eyebrow\">Immigration Update \u2014 October 2026<\/span>\r\n    <h1>Australian Student Visa:<br>What Changed in September 2026<\/h1>\r\n    <p class=\"slg-hero-lead\">On 17 September 2026, the Australian government announced a package of immigration reforms that directly affect the student visa and graduate visa. Here is what changed, who is affected, and what it means for your migration path.<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"slg-meta-row\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-tag slg-tag-indigo\">Student Visa<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-tag slg-tag-indigo\">Graduate Visa (485)<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-tag slg-tag-light\">Official sources only<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-meta-date\">Published 2 October 2026<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n<!-- STAT STRIP -->\r\n<div class=\"slg-stat-strip\">\r\n  <div class=\"slg-stat-strip-inner\">\r\n    <div class=\"slg-stat\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-num\">292k<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-label\">Net Overseas Migration<br>ABS data \u2014 Sep 2026<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"slg-stat\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-num\">\u221247%<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-label\">Fall from post-COVID peak<br>since 2023<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"slg-stat\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-num\">185k<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-stat-label\">Permanent migration program<br>maintained for 2025\u201326<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- BODY -->\r\n<div class=\"slg-wrap\">\r\n  <nav class=\"slg-toc\" aria-label=\"Article contents\">\r\n    <div class=\"slg-toc-label\">In this article<\/div>\r\n    <ol>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#context\">Why the government is making these changes<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#changes\">The three main changes<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#dependants\">No more automatic dependants on student and graduate visas<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#progression\">The new course progression rule<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#visitor\">Visitor visa and No Further Stay<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#unchanged\">What did not change<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#impact\">What this means for your migration plan<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li><a href=\"#ideal-path\">The pathway the government wants you to follow<\/a><\/li>\r\n    <\/ol>\r\n  <\/nav>\r\n\r\n  <article class=\"slg-body\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- 1. CONTEXT -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"context\">1. Why the government is making these changes now<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>On 17 September 2026 \u2014 Australian Citizenship Day \u2014 Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke delivered a speech at the National Press Club and published an official media release outlining the next stage of Australia's migration policy reforms. The announcement coincided with the release of new Net Overseas Migration (NOM) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p>The headline figure: NOM fell to 292,000 \u2014 a 47 per cent drop from the post-pandemic peak recorded in 2023. The government attributed the earlier peak to a backlog effect caused by two years of border closures during COVID-19, not to a deliberate policy expansion. Now, with that backlog clearing, the government is implementing structural reforms to bring NOM in line with budget forecasts of 245,000 in 2026\u201327 and 225,000 in 2027\u201328.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-alert slg-alert-info\">\r\n      <strong>Important context<\/strong>\r\n      These NOM reductions do not affect permanent skilled migration. The 2025\u201326 permanent Migration Program was maintained at 185,000 places, with 132,200 allocated to the Skilled stream. What is being reduced is temporary migration without a clear pathway to permanent residence \u2014 precisely the profile these reforms target.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p>On the student visa specifically, the government's stated goal is to end the use of the education system as a migration extension tool. As Minister Burke put it directly: \"Where this is being used effectively to drive a migration outcome, not an educational outcome\" \u2014 that is what the new rules address.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 2. THE THREE CHANGES -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"changes\">2. The three main changes<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>The September 2026 package covers several areas of migration policy. Three changes directly affect the student visa, the graduate visa, and those planning around these pathways:<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-changes\">\r\n      <div class=\"slg-change\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-icon\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-body\">\r\n          <h3>End of automatic dependants on student and graduate visas<\/h3>\r\n          <p>International students can no longer include partners and family members on their student visa from the outset. The same applies to the Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485).<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"slg-chip slg-chip-red\">New rule<\/span><span class=\"slg-chip slg-chip-warn\">Exceptions apply<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-change\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-icon\">\ud83d\udcc8<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-body\">\r\n          <h3>Course progression rule: upward only<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Moving between courses within Australia is now only permitted if it represents progression up the qualifications scale. Lateral or downward moves are blocked.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"slg-chip slg-chip-red\">New rule<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-change\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-icon\">\ud83d\udeab<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"slg-change-body\">\r\n          <h3>No Further Stay condition on all visitor visas<\/h3>\r\n          <p>All visitor visas now carry a No Further Stay condition. Visitor visa holders can no longer apply for a student visa onshore. The measure applies to new visas issued from the announcement date.<\/p>\r\n          <span class=\"slg-chip slg-chip-red\">New rule<\/span><span class=\"slg-chip slg-chip-ok\">Those already onshore unaffected<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 3. DEPENDANTS -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"dependants\">3. No more automatic dependants on student and graduate visas<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>Under the previous rules, international students could include partners and dependants on their student visa from arrival. The same applied to the Graduate Visa (subclass 485). This has now changed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-ba\">\r\n      <div class=\"slg-ba-block slg-ba-before\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-ba-label\">Previously<\/div>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Partners included from the start of the student visa<\/li>\r\n          <li>Dependants granted work rights in most cases<\/li>\r\n          <li>Same rules applied to the Graduate Visa (485)<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-ba-block slg-ba-after\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-ba-label\">From now on<\/div>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Students cannot include dependants from the outset<\/li>\r\n          <li>Same restriction applies to the Graduate Visa (485)<\/li>\r\n          <li>Families already in Australia are not affected<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <h3>Who is exempt from this change<\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-exc-grid\">\r\n      <div class=\"slg-exc-card\">\r\n        <strong>Families already in Australia<\/strong>\r\n        Anyone who already has dependants included in their current visa and is onshore remains as-is until they depart or obtain a permanent visa.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-exc-card\">\r\n        <strong>Pacific and ASEAN nationals<\/strong>\r\n        Students from Pacific nations and ASEAN countries retain the ability to include dependants on the student visa.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-exc-card\">\r\n        <strong>PhD students<\/strong>\r\n        Doctoral students may still include partners and dependants from the start of their visa.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-alert slg-alert-warn\">\r\n      <strong>Note for partners of student visa holders<\/strong>\r\n      If your partner is on a student visa and you need to regularise your stay in Australia, the Partner Visa becomes the relevant pathway \u2014 it is an independent application with its own requirements. This is a situation that requires individual analysis.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 4. PROGRESSION -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"progression\">4. The new course progression rule<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>This is the change with the greatest practical impact for those using Australia's education system as a stay-extension strategy. The government has established a clear rule: within the student visa, course transitions are only permitted if they represent movement up the Australian qualifications scale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-table-wrap\">\r\n      <table>\r\n        <thead>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <th>Situation<\/th>\r\n            <th>Permitted?<\/th>\r\n            <th>Reason<\/th>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Bachelor's \u2192 Master's degree<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Permitted<\/td>\r\n            <td>Legitimate upward progression on the qualifications scale<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Master's \u2192 PhD (Doctorate)<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Permitted<\/td>\r\n            <td>Legitimate upward progression on the qualifications scale<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Extension \u2014 serious illness<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"cond\">\u2197 Case by case<\/td>\r\n            <td>Legitimate extensions for genuine reasons remain available<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Extension \u2014 institution closure<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"cond\">\u2197 Case by case<\/td>\r\n            <td>Transfers by necessity are assessed individually<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Bachelor's \u2192 another Bachelor's<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">\u2717 Blocked<\/td>\r\n            <td>Lateral move \u2014 no qualification progression<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Master's \u2192 undergraduate course<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">\u2717 Blocked<\/td>\r\n            <td>Downward move \u2014 not permitted<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Bachelor's \u2192 lower-level VET course<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">\u2717 Blocked<\/td>\r\n            <td>Downward move \u2014 not permitted<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p>In practice, this ends the model where people would complete a course and enrol in an equivalent or lower-level qualification at a different institution \u2014 often at lower-quality providers \u2014 solely to extend their stay in Australia without a genuine migration pathway in sight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-alert slg-alert-stop\">\r\n      <strong>Practice now closed<\/strong>\r\n      Using equivalent or lower-level courses to extend student visa status as a migration strategy no longer works. Minister Burke was explicit: \"Where this is being used effectively to drive a migration outcome, not an educational outcome\" \u2014 this is what is being closed. Those without a pathway to skilled permanent residence should plan their departure at the end of their current visa.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 5. VISITOR VISA -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"visitor\">5. Visitor visa and the No Further Stay condition<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>From the announcement date, all newly issued visitor visas carry a No Further Stay condition. This means that anyone entering Australia as a tourist can no longer apply for another visa onshore \u2014 with the sole exception of protection visa applications.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-ba\">\r\n      <div class=\"slg-ba-block slg-ba-before\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-ba-label\">Previously<\/div>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Possible to enter on a visitor visa and apply for a student visa onshore<\/li>\r\n          <li>Visitor-to-student pathway used to bypass offshore student visa checks<\/li>\r\n          <li>Onshore bridging visas granted automatically in many cases<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"slg-ba-block slg-ba-after\">\r\n        <div class=\"slg-ba-label\">From now on<\/div>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>All visitor visas carry No Further Stay condition<\/li>\r\n          <li>Cannot apply for student visa onshore on a visitor visa<\/li>\r\n          <li>Protection applications remain the sole exception<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-alert slg-alert-ok\">\r\n      <strong>Who is not affected<\/strong>\r\n      Anyone already in Australia on a visitor visa is not retroactively impacted. This measure applies to new visitor visas issued from the announcement date onwards.\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p>Minister Burke noted a positive secondary effect of this change: by universally applying the No Further Stay condition, the Department of Home Affairs is now better positioned to approve visitor visas for genuine temporary purposes \u2014 such as attending a family event or visiting a relative \u2014 because the risk of misuse is significantly reduced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 6. WHAT DID NOT CHANGE -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"unchanged\">6. What did not change<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-table-wrap\">\r\n      <table>\r\n        <thead>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <th>Situation<\/th>\r\n            <th>Status<\/th>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Student visa extensions for genuine medical or institutional reasons<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Still available<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Transfers within the same institution or to a higher-level course<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Still available<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Student \u2192 Graduate (485) \u2192 Employer Sponsored (482) \u2192 PR pathway<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Unchanged and encouraged<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Families already onshore with dependants on current visa<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Not affected<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Pacific, ASEAN students and PhD students including dependants<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Exemption maintained<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Permanent Migration Program \u2014 185,000 places for 2025\u201326<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Maintained<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Skilled stream \u2014 132,200 places in the permanent program<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">\u2713 Maintained<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 7. WHAT THIS MEANS -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"impact\">7. What this means for your migration plan<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>The practical impact of these changes varies depending on where you are today:<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h3>If you are on a Temporary Graduate Visa (485)<\/h3>\r\n    <p>These changes reinforce what the government has been signalling consistently: the 485 is a timed phase with a defined purpose. You can no longer return to a student visa onshore to extend your stay. The next step \u2014 whether employer sponsorship, a points-tested skilled visa, or a partner visa \u2014 needs to be actively under construction now, not at the expiry date.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h3>If you are on employer sponsorship (Skills in Demand 482)<\/h3>\r\n    <p>These changes do not directly affect your visa status. However, if you have a partner on a student visa or graduate visa who needs to regularise their situation in Australia, the Partner Visa becomes the relevant pathway to consider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h3>If you are planning to bring your partner to Australia<\/h3>\r\n    <p>With the restriction on dependants on student and graduate visas, the Partner Visa \u2014 a standalone application process requiring evidence of a genuine relationship \u2014 becomes the appropriate pathway for keeping families together during the study or graduate visa phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h3>If you were considering returning to study as a stay extension strategy<\/h3>\r\n    <p>This pathway has been directly closed by the new progression rules. Enrolling in an equivalent or lower-level course is no longer a viable strategy. If you are on a 485 or another temporary visa, the analysis now needs to focus squarely on permanent residence pathways \u2014 not temporary extension.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 8. IDEAL PATH -->\r\n    <h2 id=\"ideal-path\">8. The pathway the government wants you to follow<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <p>Minister Burke was unambiguous on this point. He described what he called \"the system working at its absolute best\" \u2014 and it is a pathway that remains fully intact:<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-pathway\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-pstep\">Student Visa<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-parrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-pstep\">Graduate Visa (485)<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-parrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-pstep\">Employer Sponsored (482)<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-parrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-pstep highlight\">Permanent Residence (186 \/ 189 \/ 190)<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-parrow\">\u2192<\/span>\r\n      <span class=\"slg-pstep\">Citizenship<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p>This pathway is valid, encouraged, and structurally supported. The September 2026 reforms do not affect it. What they close is the use of the education system to extend temporary stays for those who do not have \u2014 and cannot build \u2014 a viable route to permanent residence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-dark-box\">\r\n      <span class=\"slg-eyebrow\">About Seven Migration's scope of practice<\/span>\r\n      <h3>We don't handle student visas \u2014 we handle what comes next.<\/h3>\r\n      <p>Seven Migration specialises in employer-sponsored pathways (Skills in Demand 482, ENS 186), points-tested skilled migration (189, 190, 491), Partner Visa, and Parent Visa. If you are at any stage of the pathway above and need clarity on your next step, that is exactly what we do.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- SUMMARY TABLE -->\r\n    <h2>Summary: all changes at a glance<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"slg-table-wrap\">\r\n      <table>\r\n        <thead>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <th>Mudan\u00e7a<\/th>\r\n            <th>Before<\/th>\r\n            <th>From September 2026<\/th>\r\n            <th>Exceptions<\/th>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Dependants on student visa<\/td>\r\n            <td>Partners included from the start<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">No longer permitted<\/td>\r\n            <td>Pacific, ASEAN, PhD students<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Dependants on Graduate Visa (485)<\/td>\r\n            <td>Partners included from the start<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">No longer permitted<\/td>\r\n            <td>Families already onshore<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Course progression rule<\/td>\r\n            <td>Any course transfer permitted<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">Upward movement only<\/td>\r\n            <td>Illness, institution closure<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Visitor visa \u2192 student visa onshore<\/td>\r\n            <td>Possible in many cases<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"no\">Closed \u2014 No Further Stay universal<\/td>\r\n            <td>Protection applications only<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Families already onshore<\/td>\r\n            <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">Not affected<\/td>\r\n            <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Permanent Migration Program<\/td>\r\n            <td>185.000 vagas.<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">Maintained at 185,000<\/td>\r\n            <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"td-bold\">Student \u2192 Graduate \u2192 Sponsor \u2192 PR pathway<\/td>\r\n            <td>Valid<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"yes\">Still valid and encouraged<\/td>\r\n            <td>\u2014<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- SOURCES -->\r\n    <div class=\"slg-sources\">\r\n      <strong>Official sources used in this article<\/strong>\r\n      Minister Tony Burke \u2014 Media Release: \"Migration reform to end rorts and bring in the skills Australia needs for a strong economy\", 17 September 2026. minister.homeaffairs.gov.au<br><br>\r\n      Minister Tony Burke \u2014 National Press Club Speech, 17 September 2026. minister.homeaffairs.gov.au<br><br>\r\n      Australian Bureau of Statistics \u2014 Net Overseas Migration data, September 2026. abs.gov.au<br><br>\r\n      Department of Home Affairs \u2014 Administration of the Immigration and Citizenship Programs, 16th Edition, June 2026. homeaffairs.gov.au\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- CTA -->\r\n    <div class=\"slg-cta\">\r\n      <h3>Need to understand how this affects your case?<\/h3>\r\n      <p>Whether you are on a 485, in employer sponsorship, or planning your path to permanent residence \u2014 Seven Migration assesses your profile against the current rules. 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