Student Visa For Austrailia

Before you start

Before you continue, you should read all the information about Student visas.
Students
Student Visa Options

Information on student visas and how to apply.
Student Guardians

Parents or relatives can apply for a visa to stay in Australia as the guardian of a student who is studying in Australia.
More Information for Students

Information on bringing family, working while studying, visa conditions, extending your stay, changing course or education provider, document checklists and special visa arrangements if an education provider’s approval to deliver your course is removed.
Student Visa Assessment Levels

Find out about Student visa Assessment Levels.
Sponsored Training Visas

For people who want to come to Australia through a professional development program or to undertake workplace based training.
Government Response to the Knight Review of the Student Visa Program

Information about the Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program 2011, conducted by the Hon Michael Knight AO.
What's New?

Information about recent changes to Student and Sponsored Training visas.
Related Topics
Student Visa Statistics

The Student Visa program report is a quarterly publication that provides data on the student visa program administered by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Student Visa Enquiries

Information on how to contact us and how to obtain information on the progress of your application.
Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)

The department has an online facility that enables visa holders to enquire about their immigration status. This facility is also available for registered Australian Organisations.
Information for Education Providers

Australian schools, colleges and universities can find information about their obligations to international students when offering them a place in a course.
Agents Gateway

Education agents can find information on how to lodge visa applications for international students who want to study in Australia.

Online applications can be made using a computer with an Internet connection.

To apply online, your browser must support 128 bit encryption. You can check your browser if you experience problems connecting to these services.

Start an application

You are encouraged to complete your application with as much information as possible at time of lodgement. Applications with missing information may take longer to finalise.

Note: Online lodgement is not available to students who could not complete their studies in Australia because of an education provider default and who wish to make a Student visa application for no fee, please contact the nearest office of the department as soon as possible for assistance

If you are affected by an education provider default, and wish to make an online application you must pay the fee and meet the requirements for an online application.

Location	Related information	Link
Outside Australia	All Assessment Level 1 students outside Australia can apply online for their new student visa. Your passport country and course of study determines your assessment level. If you are not sure, you are an Assessment Level 1 student you should check via the Student Visa options. Online lodgement of Student visa applications is also available to citizens of the following countries who are residing in their country at the time of application: People's Republic of China India Indonesia Thailand Important: If your online application is lodged when you are outside Australia, you must also be outside Australia before the visa can be granted. Refunds are not available if you enter Australia on another type of visa before your online application has been decided.	First Student Visa Student Visa Options Electronic Lodgement Trial for Assessment Level 2-4 Applicants Student Visa Program - Assessment Levels (formerly known as Form 1219i) (147KB PDF file)
In Australia	If you are currently in Australia and are applying for your first Student visa or renewing your current Student visa. Note: From 1 July 2010 all student visa applications lodged online for students in Australia will be processed at a Student Visa Centre If you were granted a Student visa before 26 April 2008 and have not yet applied for Permission to Work. Note: You and your family members may only apply for Permission to Work after you have commenced your course in Australia.	First Student Visa Renewing Your Student Visa Permission to Work

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Outside Australia

All Assessment Level 1 students outside Australia can apply online for their new student visa.

Your passport country and course of study determines your assessment level. If you are not sure, you are an Assessment Level 1 student you should check via the Student Visa options.

Online lodgement of Student visa applications is also available to citizens of the following countries who are residing in their country at the time of application:

People's Republic of China
India
Indonesia
Thailand

Important: If your online application is lodged when you are outside Australia, you must also be outside Australia before the visa can be granted. Refunds are not available if you enter Australia on another type of visa before your online application has been decided.

First Student Visa

Student Visa Options

Electronic Lodgement Trial for Assessment Level 2-4 Applicants

Student Visa Program - Assessment Levels (formerly known as Form 1219i) (147KB PDF file)

In Australia

If you are currently in Australia and are applying for your first Student visa or renewing your current Student visa.
Note: From 1 July 2010 all student visa applications lodged online for students in Australia will be processed at a Student Visa Centre

If you were granted a Student visa before 26 April 2008 and have not yet applied for Permission to Work.
Note: You and your family members may only apply for Permission to Work after you have commenced your course in Australia.

First Student Visa

Renewing Your Student Visa

Permission to Work

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