September 21, 2022
Student Visa
STUDENT VISA
The Student visa (subclass 500) allows you to live, work and study in Australia for up-to five years. To be eligible for a student visa, you must:
- Be at least 6 years old
- Be enrolled to study in Australia with a Confirmation of Enrolment
- Have a minimum score of 5.5 in IELTS or equivalent, unless if you are exempt
- Have adequate health insurance
- Have enough financials to support your stay in Australia.
- Be a genuine temporary entrant in Australia
- Meet health and character requirement
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The visa is granted in line with the Confirmation of Enrolment (COE)
Yes, you may be eligible to obtain recognition of prior Learning (RPL) or credit points (exemptions) towards completing your course based on your previous study or work experience.
Dependent family members will have unlimited work rights if the primary visa holder has commenced a course towards a masters or doctorate degree.
GENUINE TEMPORARY ENTRANT CRITERIA
The Genuine Temporary Entrant criteria are designed to ensure that applicants do not use temporary visas to gain ongoing residency in Australia. However, the Department of Home Affairs does not intend to exclude students who have developed skills Australia needs through their Australian study to then apply for permanent residence.
Previous Study and value of Chosen Course
You will need to outline/evidence your previous study along with academic transcripts and certificates and explain how the course you have chosen will align with your future career goals, and employment that you seek after completion of your studies.
Gaps in Education and Employment
If you have any gaps in your studies, you must explain why you have it, and what you were doing during this gap.
Ties to Home Country
You should demonstrate that you have strong ties to your home country, to show that you will return to Australia once you complete your studies. This includes providing details of your family composition, including any dependents that you care for, any investments etc.
Immigration History
The Department will consider your previous visa applications, including any refusals and cancellation to see compliance with previous visa application.
Relevance of study chosen
You will also need to show how your intended program is related to your previous study or employment. If it is not, you must explain the reason for a change in your career.
Circumstances to Australia
You must also provide details any family members living in Australia, including their current visa status and where you intend to stay during your study.
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Phil and the SMC team were fabulous! Highly recommended. Our case was very very complex. Katherine was Stateless living in a Burmese refugee camp in Thailand. No passport, no ID documents. Health checks were required outside of the camp, a police check waiver was required, an ‘exit permit’ from Thailand and so many other difficulties. Phil guided us through and went well above his responsibilities to help us with everything from A-Z over more than two years. We would recommend SMC without hesitation.
I can’t express my gratitude enough to SMC for their care, support and amazing work. My case was a complex partner case involving family violence that required many extra layers of work and support. I am now a Permanent Resident and moving on with my life. SMC provided emotional support (not a core area of their work!) and showed patience, diligence and the highest level of knowledge to achieve a successful outcome. I highly recommend Phil West and SMC for your visa process.
We wish to express our heart-felt thanks for Phil & the SMC team for their amazing service for our really complicated and difficult case.
My wife and small son were in a refugee camp with no passport or ID Card. The complications for them to travel out of the camp to go to medical exams, obtain a Thai ‘Exit Permit’ were very difficult and involved communication with the International Organisation for Migration & the Thai Ministry of the Interior as well as the visa processing desk at the embassy. The SMC team went well beyond what they were obliged to do to obtain a positive outcome for us. The process started in 2018 when we submitted an incorrect visa. SMC took over our case, corrected this error and then worked over four years on our case. At times my wife and I were really stressed & anxious but SMC were able to help reduce this stress on a personal level showing patience and care.
In September 2022, my wife and son arrived as Permanent Residents in Australia and we were at last reunited to start the rest of our lives as a family together.
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