Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

Student Visas are divided into visa subclasses based on the principal course of study in Australia.

The Department of Immigration associates a certain risk to the issue of Student Visas, and to this effect base the different Student Visas on assessment factors such as the applicant's nationality and their intended type and area of study.

Students who have obtained certain Australian qualifications are potentially able to apply for new categories of permanent Skilled Visas in Australia on completion of their studies.

The different Student Visa subclasses (based on the intended studies) include:

• Independent English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) (subclass 570)
  
  Note: Where a student is undertaking ELICOS as a prerequisite to another course, the student must apply under the subclass relevant to the principal course);


• Schools (subclass 571)
  
  Note: This subclass applies to primary, secondary, and approved secondary exchange program students.


• Vocational education and training sector (subclass 572)
  
  Note: This subclass applies to Certificate I, II, III, and IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma students;


• Higher education sector (subclass 573)
  
  Note: This subclass applies to bachelor degree, graduate certificate and graduate diploma students;


• Masters and doctorate sector (subclass 574);


• Non-award foundation studies/other full-time course not leading to an Australian award (subclass 575); AND


• AusAID or Defence sponsored sector (subclass 576).

Residence Permits for Students

Strict conditions are imposed on Student Visa holders, and any breach of these conditions may lead to the cancellation of the visa.

Some examples of Student Visa conditions are outlined below:

• The student must satisfy attendance and/or course requirements and maintain a valid enrolment for the chosen course of study.


• Students (and their dependents) are not allowed to work. After they have commenced studies, they can apply for work rights (limited to 20 hours per week).


• The student must remain with the education provider with whom the student enrolled for the first 12 months of the course (or for the duration of the course if the course lasts for less than 12 months) - save for in exceptional circumstances.


• The student's residential address (and any changes) must be notified to the educational provider within 7 days of arrival in Australia (or of any move).

Students must also provide evidence they have sufficient funds to pay for accommodation, airfares, course tuition fees, overseas student health cover (OSHC) and meet the basic requirements for English language ability as determined by their intended institution of study. All students must prove they can manage their tuition fee and general expenses during the duration of their stay in Australia on a Student Visa.

List of all universities in Australia:

• Australian Catholic University
• University of Notre Dame Australia
• University of Canberra
• Australian National University
• Australian Defence Force Academy
• Charles Sturt University
• Macquarie University
• University of New England (Australia)
• University of New South Wales
• University of Newcastle, Australia
• Southern Cross University
• University of Sydney
• University of Technology, Sydney
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• RMIT University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• La Trobe University
• Deakin University
• University of Ballarat
• Victoria University, Australia
• Bond University
• Griffith University
• Central Queensland University
• James Cook University
• University of Queensland
• Queensland University of Technology
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• Curtin University of Technology
• Edith Cowan University
• Murdoch University
• University of Western Australia
• University of Adelaide
• Cranfield University
• Flinders University
• University of South Australia
• Heinz College Australia
• University of Tasmania
• Charles Darwin University

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