What is Student VISA for Australia? What are the Qualifications for Australian Student Visa?. What are the type of student Visa? Who can apply for student visa to study in Australia?.

What is Student visa for Australia

Australian Student visa comprises 8 subclasses (subclass 570 - 576), based on the education sector of your main course.

A further subclass of student visa, the Student Guardian (Subclass 580) visa, provides for certain persons to reside with a student under 18 years of age in Australia, where that student requires a guardian.

The Australian Government operates an overseas student program (OSP) that allows people who are not Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents to study in Australia.

If you want to study under this program, you must obtain a student visa before you can commence a course of study in Australia.

You can be granted a student visa only if you wish to undertake a registered course or part of a registered course on a full-time basis.

A registered course is an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider who is registered with the Australian Government to offer courses to overseas students.

 

 

 

Who should apply for Australian Student Visa?

Australian student Visa is under subclass 570-576. Following are the type of Australian Student Visa.

 

Independent ELICOS Sector visa (subclass 570)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study a full-time English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS).​

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are enrolled as a student in a registered English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS).

 

Schools Sector visa (subclass 571)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study a full-time school course.​

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are:
Enrolled as a student at a primary or secondary school participating in a secondary school exchange program.

 

Vocational Education and Training Sector visa (subclass 572)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study a full-time vocational education and training course.​

Streamlined Visa Processing

Streamlined visa processing for this visa is designed for international students applying to study in Australia at a participating education provider. You may be eligible for streamlined visa processing if your main course of study is an Advanced Diploma level course.

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are:
Enrolled as a student in a registered vocational education and training course
enrolled as a student in a registered course for the award of advanced diploma.

 

Higher Education Sector visa (subclass 573)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study a full-time higher education course.​

Streamlined Visa Processing
Streamlined visa processing for this visa is designed for international students applying to study in Australia at a participating education provider. You may be eligible for streamlined visa processing if your main course of study is a Advanced diploma, Bachelor degree or a Masters by coursework.

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are enrolled as a student in a registered course for the award of:
a bachelor or associate degree
a graduate certificate or graduate diploma
a masters degree by coursework
a higher education diploma or advanced diploma.

 

Postgraduate Research Sector visa (subclass 574)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to do postgraduate research.​

Streamlined Visa Processing
Streamlined visa processing for this visa is designed for international students applying to study in Australia at a participating university. You may be eligible for streamlined visa processing if your main course of study is a Masters degree by research or a Doctoral degree.

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are enrolled as a student in a registered course for the award of:
a masters degree by research
a doctoral degree.

 

Non Award Sector visa (subclass 575)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study a full-time:
non-award foundation studies course
course or components of a course (other than ELICOS) that does not lead to an award.​

Streamlined Visa Processing
Streamlined visa processing for this visa is designed for international students who want to study the following courses at a participating university or non-university higher education provider in Australia: student exchange program (semester or year) or study abroad program (semester or year). ​

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are enrolled as a student in a registered course that does not lead to an award.

 

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visa (subclass 576)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study full time.​

Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are an international student sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Department of Defence.