All Official Changes
Every verified rule change Diplonaut has tracked, in one place — each dated, sourced, and linked to the government page that made it. Not a curated highlight reel: the full record.
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Coming 31 Dec 2026
UK Graduate Route shortens to 18 months
24 months → 18 months
For bachelor’s and master’s graduates applying from 1 January 2027. It stays 24 months until then.
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Coming 29 Nov 2026
UK raises the student living-cost requirement
£1,171 / mo → £1,203 / mo
£1,570 a month in London and £1,203 outside London, for applications from 30 November 2026, set in the Statement of Changes HC 584 published on 3 September 2026.
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13 Sept 2026
US ‘duration of status’ rule postponed
A federal court blocked the DHS rule replacing open-ended student stays with fixed periods of up to four years, a day before it was due to take effect. Duration of status remains in place while the case continues.
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31 Aug 2026
Canada raises proof of funds to CA$23,448
CA$22,895 → CA$23,448
For study permit applications outside Quebec, on top of first-year tuition and travel.
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31 Jul 2026
France: €877.50 a month to show
€615 / mo → €877.50 / mo
Up from €615 and now tied to the minimum wage, so it will rise automatically.
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30 Jun 2026
Australia raises visa charges
Student visa from A$2,000 to A$2,500; graduate visa from A$4,600 to A$5,750.
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30 Jun 2026
France ends housing aid for most non-EU students
Non-EU students without a means-tested scholarship no longer receive APL housing benefit.
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10 Jun 2026
Sweden limits student work to 15 hours a week
No limit → 15 h / wk
Bachelor’s and master’s students granted a permit from 11 June 2026 may work at most 15 hours a week during term, with no limit in June, July and August. Working more can lead to the permit being withdrawn, and study-progress requirements are stricter.
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18 May 2026
France caps fee waivers and sets 2026–27 fees
€3,941 / yr, often waived → €3,950 / yr
Universities may waive the non-EU fee for at most 30% of these students in 2026–27, 25% in 2027–28 and 20% from 2028. The 2026–27 master’s fee is €3,950.
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7 Apr 2026
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31 Dec 2025
Austria raises the amount students must show
€1,273.99 / mo → €1,308.39 / mo
Students aged 24 and over must now show €1,308.39 a month (€722.58 under 24), following the 2026 update of the official reference rate.
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31 Dec 2025
US suspends new student visas for 38 countries
A presidential proclamation fully suspends entry for nationals of 19 countries, including Iran, Haiti and Syria, and suspends new F, M and J student visas for nationals of 19 more, including Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania. Visas valid before 1 January 2026 are not revoked.
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31 Dec 2025
Canada: no attestation letter for master’s at public institutions
Master’s and doctoral students at public designated institutions no longer need a provincial or territorial attestation letter, and fall outside the study permit cap.
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31 Dec 2025
Netherlands sets its 2026 funds amount
€1,130.77 a month for university students, €13,569 a year.
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1 Dec 2025
South Korea extends its job-seeker visa for graduates to 3 years
Up to 2 years → Up to 3 years
Graduates of Korean universities can now stay up to 3 years to look for work, renewed one year at a time instead of every 6 months, and internships are no longer capped at 1 year in total.
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17 Jun 2025
US reviews the online presence of every student visa applicant
All F, M and J applicants must set their social media profiles to public so consular officers can review their online presence.
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31 Dec 1969
Belgium: €1,062 a month for 2026–27
The indexed amount students must show for the 2026–27 academic year.