When America accepts university student, like always (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
as usual
'like always' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'when america accepts university student' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'america' becomes 'usa' (synonyms).
'accepts' indicates putting letters inside.
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'usa' placed around 'u' is 'usua'.
'as'+'usua'+'l'='AS USUAL'
(Other definitions for as usual that I've seen before include "In line with practice" , "In the normal way, habitually" , "Customarily" , "In the normal course, routinely" , "'In the normal way (2,5)'" .)