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Ireland mandates study visas for South Africa and Botswana
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">The Irish government&rsquo;s announcement that students from South Africa and Botswana must now apply for study visas has caused "chaos", with students and agents scrambling to obtain visas before the start of the year.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Stakeholders have said that they were not surprised by the policy change itself &ndash; as South Africa and Botswana were the final two African countries not requiring an Irish travel visa &ndash; but that the last-minute announcement has overwhelmed the newly-created visa offices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Reference Link:&nbsp;</span><a style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://thepienews.com/ireland-study-visas-botswana-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thepienews.com/ireland-study-visas-botswana-south-africa/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1722051819355000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dLG0yKFZHyJ0fqIS44Lmq">https://thepienews.com/<wbr />ireland-study-visas-botswana-<wbr />south-africa/</a></p>
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Studying in Germany: Required Amount for a Blocked Bank Account to Increase to €11,904 From Septembe
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">KEY TAKEAWAYS</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Germany has increased the money students need to have in a blocked bank account by 6.2 per cent.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">From September 1, 2024, the required amount will increase to &euro;11,904, from &euro;11,208.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Experts say the increase reflects the rise in costs of living in Germany.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Reference Link:&nbsp;</span><a style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://schengen.news/studying-in-germany-required-amount-for-a-blocked-bank-account-to-increase-to-e11904-from-september-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://schengen.news/studying-in-germany-required-amount-for-a-blocked-bank-account-to-increase-to-e11904-from-september-2024/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721537931600000&amp;usg=AOvVaw349whQwKDGnqMyqjmAORY9">https://schengen.news/<wbr />studying-in-germany-required-<wbr />amount-for-a-blocked-bank-<wbr />account-to-increase-to-e11904-<wbr />from-september-2024/</a></p>

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