Official Resources — Primary Sources

This page lists the primary, authoritative sources most often cited in UNILINK articles. When policy changes, they change here first. Bookmark this page so you can always cross-check a claim against the original publisher — whether that’s a migration authority, a statutory education body, a university admissions office or a Chinese regulator.

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Australia

• Department of Home Affairs — Student visa 500, 485 post-study work, skilled migration 189/190/491
• VEVO — Visa Entitlement Verification Online — Live visa status check
• CRICOS — Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses — Registered courses and providers
• Australian Department of Education — International — Qualifications recognition
• MARA — Migration Agents Registration Authority — Licensed migration agent lookup

United Kingdom

• UKVI — UK Visas and Immigration — Student visa, Graduate Route, Skilled Worker
• UCAS — Universities and Colleges Admissions Service — UK undergraduate application portal
• Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) — Qualification equivalence
• gov.uk — Student Visa — Official guidance

New Zealand

• Immigration New Zealand — Student visa, post-study work, Green List
• NZQA — New Zealand Qualifications Authority — Recognition of qualifications
• Education New Zealand — Government-led international education body

Ireland

• Irish Immigration Service — Visas, Stamp 1G post-study work
• QQI — Quality and Qualifications Ireland — Qualifications body

Singapore

• ICA — Immigration and Checkpoints Authority — Student Pass
• Ministry of Education — Education policy
• SkillsFuture — Post-graduation skills and credentials

Malaysia

• EMGS — Education Malaysia Global Services — International student pass
• Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia — Entry and visas
• MQA — Malaysian Qualifications Agency — Qualifications recognition

Hong Kong SAR

• Immigration Department — Student visa, IANG post-study work
• Education Bureau (EDB) — Education policy

China — overseas regulation

• China Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) — Recognition of foreign qualifications
• Ministry of Education — Overseas Regulatory Information — Verified list of legitimate overseas institutions
• China Consular Affairs — Visa authentication, consular assistance

Language tests

• IELTS (official) / IELTS China via NEEA
• PTE Academic
• TOEFL iBT

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Last updated: April 2026