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Real visa rule changes, tuition figures and admission updates for the 2026 intake checked against government and university sources, country by country.
Fact-checked: August 2026
Editor's Pick · 2026
7 Study-Abroad Rule Changes Actually in Effect for the 2026 Intake
The US has replaced open-ended F-1 status with a fixed four-year admission period, Canada has frozen its PGWP-eligible course list, Australia's Genuine Student test now scores four written answers, Georgia's government just barred four state universities from taking new international students, and New Zealand is adding a short-term graduate visa in November. Here's what each change means for an Indian applicant.
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