Marisela Rivera’s student visa expires in two weeks.
A week and a half ago she found out the agency she had paid her school, visa extension and insurance fees to had collapsed, likely taking her money with it.
“When I found out, it was like everything was crumbling,” Ms Rivera said.
The 33-year-old from Mexico is one of hundreds of international students whose plans to study in Australia are in jeopardy due to the collapse of GrowPro Experience — a Spain-based agency selling mainly to European and Latin American students.
“I contacted the school and the school confirmed they didn’t receive any funds,” Ms Rivera said.
Marisela Rivera engaged GrowPro to handle her visas, fees and other payments to come to Melbourne. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
