STUDENT VISA

The purpose of the Student visa is to allow international students to undertake full-time education and training in Australia. This visa enables a student to stay in Australia for the duration of the relevant course. The student must enrol, or in some cases have a letter of offer, with an Australian education provider before lodging a visa application. The minimum requirements for this visa are set out below:

As the visa applicant, you must:

• • Enroll with an Australian education provider as a full-time student, and obtain written confirmation of this enrolment (predominantly on-line courses are not eligible)
  
• • Genuinely intend to complete the relevant period of study in Australia
  
• • Have the required level of English language Proficiency unless exempt?
  
• • Have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the period of your intended stay in Australia
  
• • Have access to sufficient s to cover your return airfares, tuition fees and the cost of living in Australia, as well as costs required for any dependents included in your application.



The exact amount of funds a student requires is set by Department of Home Affairs (DOHA), and is determined by your chosen education provider, your course of study and other personal circumstances. Please contact us for further details.

Packaged Courses

You can apply to undertake two or more courses on your Students Visa subclass 500 where there is clear progression from one course to another. This is known as course packaging.
You must provide a confirmation of enrolment (CoE) or prove that a CoE is not required for each intended course with your visa application.
The final course that you will undertake as part of your package of courses is your main (or principal) course of study. Your main course of study will be used to determine your financial and English language evidentiary requirements.

GTE Requirement

As part of your student visa application the department will assess to see if you are genuinely going to stay in Australia temporarily Genuine Temporary Entrance.

In order to prove this, we need evidence such as:

• • Statement of purpose
  
• • Evidence of your/your family economic circumstances in home country (this is very important; you can show your family’s financial situation. in home country by bank accounts, whether they have a business, house, etc.)
  
• • Ties to your home country (evidence of financial and personal ties to your home country, such as evidence of assets in home country consistent with your family background, family or social ties that would provide sufficient inducement for them to return to home country at the end of your studies). Please provide a list of your family members and other social ties (friends, previous co-workers, etc.)
  
• • Evidence of past study (we have your accounting diploma)
  
• • Work experience (we do not have any work experience evidence) – Please provide evidence of employment for at least the previous
  12 months, evidence of an offer of employment upon your return home, tax returns or financial statements
  
• • Letter from your employer or statement from the applicant attesting to a need by the applicant for (improved) skills for the purposes of their employment or career prospects
  
• • Evidence of a range of professional or academic outcomes supporting the need for a new career direction.
  

This visa allows you to stay in Australia as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age studying in Australia on a student visa.

Requirements

You must:

• • Be a parent or person who has custody of the student, or a relative who is 21 years or older and has been nominated in writing by a parent or someone who has custody of the student
  
• • Not bring family members younger than 6 years of age, except under certain circumstances
  
• • Be able to provide accommodation, general welfare and other support to the student unless you are applying for this visa with the support of the government your home country.
  



Pre-Qualifying Visas




If you are applying in Australia, you must hold a current substantive temporary visa, but not one of the following:

• • Domestic Worker (Temporary) – Diplomatic or Consular visa (subclass 426)
  
• • Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or consular) stream
• • Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) – primary visa holder only. This means a family member of a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) can apply for a Student visa in Australia.
  
• • Transit visa (subclass 771)
  
• • Visitor visa (subclass 600) in the ‘Sponsored Family’ stream or in the ‘Approved Destination Status’ stream.
  



A Substantive temporary visa is any visa except a bridging visa, criminal justice or enforcement visa. It allows the visa holder to remain temporarily in Australia.




Bringing children




You can only bring children under six years old if either:

• • There are compelling and compassionate reasons
  
• • The granting the visa would significantly benefit the relationship between the Australian Government and the government of another country. If this is the case, you must be at least 21 and the student must be supported in writing by a parent or person who has custody.
  



The child must meet the same health requirements as you and have health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia.

Children six years old or older can come with you but they must apply for their own student