Student Visa

Australia, the third most popular study destination is currently a home to almost 700,000 international students. Australia has an outstanding education system that provides higher education in around 1,100 institutes with 22,000 courses. Also, it has the six of the world’s top 100 universities. Although the education institutions are lower and not enough to be compared with US’s Harvard or UK’s Oxford but the other are up with their best.  The Australian National University, The University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Monash University and University of Queensland ranked in the top 100 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.

 

In order to pursue studies in Australia, you need to obtain an Australian student visa. You can apply for student visa by enrolling in:

  • EnglishLanguage Intensive Course For Overseas Students (ELICOS) – General English, Cambridge, IELTS preparation etc.
  • Primary and Secondary School
  • Exchange program
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET) Course – Marketing, Business, Sport, Tourism, Hospitalities and other
  • University Course – Bachelor, Master and PhD degree
  • Student sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs or Trade or the Department of Defence
  • Non-award course

 

Student Visa Requirements:

The student should be able to prove or satisfy Department of Home affairs that they meet followingstudent visa requirements:

 

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) – The applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she is a genuine student and intend temporarily stay in Australia. The Department of Home Affairs takes assessment on following factors:

  • Applicant circumstances in home country in terms of financial, political, social and economic aspect
  • Value of chosen course to study; to future and in home country.
  • Previous travel to Australia

 

Currently Australian Universities assess the students for Genuine Temporary Entrant Requirement, and if they fail to satisfy any criteria, the university doesn’t grant admissions.

  • English Proficiency Requirement: Applicant needs to provide evidence of English language test to get admission in university and onwards for visa. It could be IELTS, PTE, TOEFL or any other. Exemptions from language test may include; previous studies in English or holding passport from any specific country. If the student fail to meet desired score, the university offer English pathway program to continue the studies.
  • Confirmation of Enrolment(COE): Applicant must be registered at any accredited institution which is listed on Commonwealth Register of Institution and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for any primary and higher education program. The student should have COE issued in hand before applying for visa process.
  • Financial Requirement:Applicantneeds to provide evidence of financial funds to support their stay in Australia. It requires mentioning relation with funds sponsor, source of income and financial statement. The financial statement should cover around one year tuition fee, accommodation cost, travel and other expense. In any case, if any family member accompanies them to Australia, the additional cost should be shown.
  • Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC): International students undertaking studies in Australia along with dependents if any must obtain OSHC. It includes visit to doctor, limited pharmaceutical and some hospital treatment.

Applicants need to provide sufficient proof of all the documents before they proceed for visa application.

 

Student Visa Subclass:

Student Visa has been simplified to subclass 500.

 

Students Visa Conditions:

  • 8202- You should be enrolled in the course in which you have applied.
  • 8518- Should maintain sufficient arrangements for education while in Australia.
  • 8203-Should inform embassy; in case you change your education provider.
  • 8501-Health insurance is compulsory.
  • 8533-Should inform the education provider and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection about contact details and address within a week after arriving in Australia.
  • 8303-Should abide by Australian laws and respect its culture and traditions.
  • 8104- Student cannot work more than 40 hours per fortnight or 20 hours a week.
  • 8105-Student cannot work before the class commences.

 

Student Visa Document Checklist:

The checklist requires:

  • Complete Australian student visa application form (157A)
  • Paid visa application fee which is AU$620
  • Copy of passport biodata page
  • Evidence of Financial funds
  • Evidence of Overseas Health Insurance Cover (OSHC)
  • Evidence of English language proficiency test result
  • Evidence of criminal record check
  • Previous records of Australian travel visa , if any

 

How to apply

Submit all the necessary educational documents, resume and statement of purpose (SOP) to the university. Currently, the institutes assess for GTE requirement and if they are satisfied, the applicant receives an unconditional offer letter and COE. After this, gather the necessary scanned documents that aresubmitted for visa process via ImmiAccount that is an online application system. Most visa applications usually takefour weeks to process.

 

Need help with a visa application?

To make the process easy for you, IVS Australia has consultants as well as migration agents who can help with applications for range of visa; student visa, graduate visa, parents visa and consultation on immigration matters.

 

What we do for student visa?

We aim to provide the following services for student visa;

  • Advice on courses of study in terms of future prospects and employment.
  • Lodge your university application.
  • Get your unconditional offer letter and COE.
  • Apply for student visa
  • Guidance on how to extend your visa if you wish to study further.

Students are often willing to stay in Australia after completion of their studies, so they look for possible options to extend their stay. The chances arrives from; to gainprofessional work experience, enroll in further higher education program or apply for temporary graduate visa. Many get so addicted to lifestyle and diverse environment that they wish to settle as permanent resident in Australia. To ease, it can be applied through Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Skilled Independent Visa. The applicant has to undergo skill assessment for nominated occupation and complete the points. PR points vary for each applicant as it is awarded on following factors; age, skill employment, English language ability, qualification, study in regional area and course of study. The fulfillment of required point, invites you to apply for permanent residency. The education and visa rules changes often, so for more information and current updates see the Department of Immigration and Border Protection website.

 

Contact Us:

IVS Australia has significant years of experience on student visa application process.  It doesn’t only apply for visa, also open to guide students on course selection and career opportunities in terms of employment. You can call or drop an email if you want to discuss further options. Hope to serve you with the best solution.