Sick of waiting for a visa: overseas PhD students give up on Australia

Hundreds of overseas PhD students planning to study in areas critical to Australia’s future economy are waiting as long as three-years to have their visas approved.

According to the Home Affairs website, half of all international postgraduate students receive visas within four-months.

One in ten take longer than one year.

The Home Affairs Department says the government "recognises the important role played by the postgraduate research sector".