Australia is one of the most popular destinations worldwide for international students. It offers globally recognized education at affordable fees where the government provides scholarships to the eligible candidate.

The main reasons for many students pursuing their further students in Australia are top-ranked universities, cultural diversity, and many more.

Student Visa (subclass 500)

This visa helps you to participate in a course of study in Australia at an institution. You need to have a valid student visa along with Overseas Students Health Care(OSHC) to maintain the health insurance for as long as your stay.

With a student visa, international students are eligible to study from these seven sectors.

1. ELICOS (English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students)
2. Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior secondary
3. Vocational education/ Training program
4. Undergraduate Research
5. Postgraduate Research
6. Non-award foundation subjects
7. Any full-time course if sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs

Stay

This student visa allows you to stay up to 5 years and in line with your enrollment.

With this student visa you can:

Take part in an eligible course of study

Bring your family members with you

Work up to 40 hours every 2 weeks once your course starts

Can travel in and out of Australia

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Cost

The cost of this visa starts from AUD620 unless you are exempt.

Eligible Criteria

Must hold Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) from an enrolled university or institution

Be older than 6 years

Evidence of welfare support if you are under 18

English language proficiency.

Meet the Genuine Temporary Entrant requirements.

Acceptance of Overseas Student Health Cover

Processing Steps

Apply at least 6 weeks before the course starts

Review the Document Checklist Tool for confirmation of the documents. (gets updated twice a year: 31 March and 30 September)

Apply online

Signup to Immi Account for the payment of visa application or to attach documents.

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Duration of Process

The duration time of process varies for this visa according to your sector.

So, this is all you need to know about a student visa if you are applying to Australia for your further studies. But first, you must be able to prove to the Department of Home Affairs that you comply with the eligible visa requirements.

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