Applying For Student VISA

You may need to get a Student Visa to study in Australia as an international student. Some people do need a student visa, some people don't. But, most international students will need a permit that sets out the conditions of their stay here. Before you check whether you're eligible for a visa, find out whether you need one because… If the course you want to take runs for less than three months, you could apply for a visitor's visa. You must ensure your course is approved for student visa.

People who do not need a student visa or permit You don't need a visa or permit if you are a citizen of New Zealand or Australia, you hold a New Zealand residence permit, or you are an Australian resident with a current permanent residence visa or a current resident return visa.

People on short courses If the course you want to study is a single short course of less than three calendar months duration you do not need a student visa and can apply for a visitor visa or business short stay visa.

What a student visa allows Find out how long you can stay, whether you can work while studying, who we will refuse entry to, and answers to other questions about student visas and permits.

Partners and children of Australian residents and visa holders If your partner or parent is in Australia and you want to join them here and study, your permit conditions may depend on factors such as your partner or parent's immigration status.

Accompanying parents or guardiansx You can only stay in Australia on a student visa for a limited time. If you are a full fee student you may be granted a student visa for the period of your course only

Accompanying parents or guardians If you are enrolled in years 1 to 8 of a school, or you are a student under age of 18 your parent or legal guardian must apply for a special visitor's visa known as a guardian visa or you can avail a local guardian ship service from any person in Australia. A guardian visa allows your parent or legal guardian to live with and care for you in Australia.

Student requirements To be eligible to come to Australia as a student there are a number of conditions you need to meet before you get here and others you must meet during your stay.

To enter Australia you need

• To have an offer of a place from a Australian education provider such as a school, polytechnic or university
• Evidence that you've arranged accommodation through the education provider or through another person
• A guardian who is eligible to accompany you, if required
• To be in good health and of good character.
• If your stay is longer than six months, in some cases you may need to complete a TB clearance. And if it's longer than two years, you'll have to provide medical and police certificates
• A passport that's valid for at least three months past the date you are to leave Australia.
• Proof that,
  • you've paid any course fees that you're required to pay or
  • you're exempt from paying fees or you have a scholarship or an award that covers your fee
  • you have enough money to support yourself during your stay

Funds Acceptable

Saving Accounts (last six months old), Fixed Deposits, Provident fund accounts, Post Office A/c. National Saving Certificates and bank loan If you're granted a Student Permit you need to meet certain conditions during your stay:

• Attend the place of study noted in your permit. However you can apply to us to change your course or the institution. Want to know more?
• Live with your guardian, if required
• Make progress in your study - pass your course
• You may only undertake work allowed by your Student Permit
• Keep within Australia's laws
• Stay in Australia for the time allowed by your permit.

If you break any of these conditions the Australian Immigration Service may revoke your permit!

VISA Processing The application process below is for people who want to apply for a student visa or permit. This may include people who want to travel to Australia to study, people who want to stay temporarily in Australia to study, and people already here on another student visa who want to study in australia full time.

• Print and complete the form Student Visa/Permit Application (157 A ) PDF
• Make sure you submit everything we require, including the fee
• Along with your completed (and signed) application form you will also need to provide all the information listed at the back of the application form and the correct fee. If you do not submit the required information with your application we cannot accept it for processing.
• Make sure you meet our health requirements

What you have to provide us with depends on how long you will be staying in Australia.

Studying in Australia medical?

You will need to complete a medical examination and a medical and X-ray certificate. Pregnant women and children under the age of 11 years are not required to submit X-ray certificates unless a special report is required. For full details on our health requirements, see the Health Requirements Leaflet DIAC website.

Lodge your application

If you are applying from outside of Australia, your application must be made and approved before you are able to travel to Australia. And you can submit your nearest Australian embassy.If you need to renew your student visa to complete your course of study, you will still need to go through the application process. IA counselors will help with you to complete and lodge your student visa application. Visa processing can take from 6 to 12 weeks

Visa Approval & Fee Payment

The procedure following visa approval is as follows:
IA will email/fax to you a detailed fee invoice to include all fees for tuition, accommodation, medical insurance, any other school/institution fees. All fees are to be paid to the institutions account detailed on the fee invoice in AUS $. IA organizes fee receipts and the other documentation required in the visa approval to be forwarded to the AUIS visa officer. Your passport should also be forwarded to the visa officer by this time. The student visa is then issued and the passport collected by, or sent back to, you in your home country.

Why We Would Revoke a Student Permit

If you fail to meet our conditions of studying in Australia we may revoke your student permit. We will do this if:

• You do not attend your course
• You work outside our restrictions
• You stop attending the course for which you were granted the visa and enroll in one we have not approved. You may be able to change courses or providers once you are here but you must first contact us so that we can either change your permit conditions or consider your application for a new student permit .or
• You are required to live with your parent or legal guardian and you do not live with your parent or legal guardian. Your parent or legal guardian's permit may also be revoked in this case.

Once your permit is revoked you will no longer be lawfully in Australia and will have to leave

For more details, contact us now!