New Ministerial Direction 111 Announced and In Effect

Health / Visa 18-Dec-2024

Australia's contentious student visa processing directive, Ministerial Direction 107, has been replaced by Ministerial Direction 111, tied to the individual provider caps previously assigned to institutions.

Controversial visa processing directive MD 107, which prioritised student visa applications to low-risk providers and countries, has been scrapped.
The new directive will prioritise student visas for each provider until they reach 80% of their cap figure, also known as their net overseas student commencement number.
After an institution reaches this point of its allocation, it will be placed at the end of the queue, giving priority to universities that have not yet reached 80% of their cap.
MD 111 came into effect as of 12:00am AEDT on December 19.