Study
Student Visa
subclass 500
ABOUT
- Visit Australia to participate in a course of study
- Can participate in an eligible course of study in Australia
- Can bring family members(partner or you and your partner’s dependent child) with you
- Can travel in and out of Australia
- Can work up to 40 hours every 2-week period once your course starts
- Up to 5 years
- The type of course and its length will determine the length of stay
- Be enrolled in a course of study in Australia and provide evidence
- Hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), or fall in one of the exemption categories
- Prove you have a welfare arrangement, if you are under 18
- Meet English language requirements
- Have enough money for your stay
- Be a genuine temporary entrant
- Meet health and character requirement
- Sign Australian values statement
- Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
- Have not held a certain visa
- If you have one of these visas, you can't apply for this visa while you are in Australia:
- Domestic Worker (Temporary) Diplomatic and Consular visa (subclass 426)
- Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or consular) stream
- Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) – primary visa holder only. A family member of a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) can apply for a Student visa in Australia
- Transit visa (subclass 771)
- Visitor visa (subclass 600) in the Sponsored Family stream or in the Approved Destination Status stream
Student Guardian Visa
subclass 590
ABOUT
- Visit Australia to support a child who holds a student visa
- Allows a person to provide care and support for a student visa holder who is under 18
- In special situations, this visa allows a person to provide care and support for a student visa holder who is 18 or older
- Can care for more than one student
- Can study an English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) for less than 20 hours per week, or any other study or training for no more than 3 months
- Cannot work
- This is a temporary visa, length is determined based on the student visa holder’s stay and their age.
- Must be the student's parent, custodian or relative who is 21 years or older
- Must have enough money to support yourself and the student during your stay
- Must be able to provide accommodation, welfare and other support
- Must have adequate health insurance
- Be a genuine temporary entrant
- Meet health and character requirement
- Sign the Australian values statement
- Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
Training Visa
subclass 407
ABOUT
- This visa allows you to take part in workplace-based occupational training activities to improve your skills for your job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a classroom-based professional development training program in Australia
- Not for people who primarily want to work
- Up to 2 years
- Can leave and re-enter Australia on the visa while it is valid
- Must have an approved sponsor
- Be nominated to participate in a program of occupational training
- Must be 18 years old or older
- Have adequate health insurance
- Have functional English
- Hold an eligible visa
- If you are applying in Australia, you must currently hold a valid temporary substantive visa that is not a:
- a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular stream) or
- a Subclass 771 (Transit) visa or
- a Special Purpose visa
- Meet health and character requirements
- Be a genuine temporary entrant
- Not have had a visa cancelled or refused
