Who needs a student visa?

Everyone entering Australia are required to have a visa except:
(a) citizens of New Zealand travelling on New Zealand passports;
(b) transit passengers continuing their journey to a third country within 8 hours of arrival, provided holding valid onward or return documentation and not leaving the transit lounge.

The above restrictions apply for natinoals of the following countries: EU countries, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (Rep. of), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, USA and Zimbabwe.

To have a student visa for Australia you must satisfy the visa requirements and comply with a number of visa conditions for attendance and academic performance which come into effect after you have entered Australia. Your student visa will list the conditions that apply specifically to you. It is important to comply with your visa conditions to avoid visa cancellation. 

General Australia Visa Requirements;

Your character must be good,

Your health must be good,

You must have acceptable health insurance through the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for yourself and members of your family unit accompanying you to Australia,

You must have no debt which is outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia, or have made arrangements acceptable to the Minister to repay such a debt,

Where you are under 18 years of age, acceptable arrangements for your accommodation, support and general welfare are in place, 

Australian Visa Conditions

When you have Australian Student Visas then you agree agree with conditions below: 

You must satisfy attendance and course requirements and maintain a valid enrolment for your course

You must not work unless you have been granted permission to do so

You must maintain your Overseas Student Health (OSHC) cover while in Australia

You must leave Australia before your visa expires, otherwise your visa may be revoked.

You must remain with the education provider you originally enrolled with for the first 12 months of your course or, if the course is less than 12 months, for the duration of your course

You must advise your education provider of your residential address within seven days of your arrival in Australia and must advise any changes of address within seven days

If you change education provider you must inform your current education provider within seven days of issue of an eCoE

If you are an unaccompanied student applicant under 18 years of age you must obtain written approval of your education provider before you change your address, support and welfare arrangements in Australia.  

Evidences for your Visa Application

When you apply for your student visa, you will be asked some information and those information must have evidences as well:

• You must be able to buy your airline tickets; your capacity to cover the cost of air fares, course fees and living costs for the duration of your stay in Australia

• You must be able to speak English;your level of English language proficiency in relation to that required for your assessment level and education sector of study

• Your personal finance should be enough for the cost of return to your own country;the situation in your home country e.g. personal or financial commitments that may prompt you to return to your home country

• Your academic record must be good;your academic record and history in the context of the course you intend to study

• Your visa hsitory must be clean;your immigration history  previous compliance with immigration laws and whether you have previously applied for entry to Australia

• Whether your proposed course of study is what you might reasonably have chosen given your circumstances

• Whether your proposed course is consistent with, and appropriate to, your current level of education 

What is an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) visas:
The ETA is an electronic visa which will have no visible label in the passport and there is no need to complete an application form. It has replaced tourist visas and is is suitable for tourist or business visits and allows multiple entries to Australia for a stay of up to 3 months on each entry.

ETAs can be obtained from most travel agents and some airlines. ETAs are also available from Australian Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, but travellers should note that long queues and processing delays may be experienced at those outlets if applying in person. To check which travel agents and airlines are authorised to issue ETAs, travellers should contact their travel agent or BP Travel Trade Services.

Students intending to complete courses of study lasting less than 12 weeks, and between 15-25 hours a day may only require a tourist visa (or ETA).

Australia Student Visas

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