"I thought I had submitted a strong visa application," says Pavan Kumar, a 23-year-old engineering graduate from Hyderabad in southern India who had secured admission to study information technology at Deakin University in Melbourne.He had paid his initial tuition deposit, organised the funding, and met the English language requirements. On paper, his pathway to Australia looked straightforward.A few days later, his student visa was refused.SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe decision, issued by the Department of Home Affairs, cited concerns about whether he met the 'genuine temporary entrant' requirement.Migration agents say the classification, originally meant to stop misuse of student visas as migration pathways,…