Sending documents
with your application
You will need to
bring or send certain documents with your Student visa
application. You will need to make sure that the
documents are properly copied and translated.
See also: Student
Visas Document Checklists (only for applicants in
Australia)
Certified copies
If an original copy
is not specified, you may supply a certified or
notarised copy. A certified or notarised copy is a
copy that has been authorised or stamped by a person
or agency recognised by the law in your country to
perform such functions.
In Australia, copies
may be certified by a:
- Justice of the
Peace,
- Commissioner for
Declarations, or
- person before whom
a statutory declaration may be made under the Statutory
Declarations Act 1959.
Translations
Documents in
languages other than English must be
accompanied by an English translation. If you are
applying in Australia, the translator must
be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority
for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Minimum documents
required
The minimum documents
required for a student visa application are summarised
below. A complete checklist of documents required when
applying for a visa is available from the Your Student Visa - Step-by-Step.
See: Your
Student Visa - Step-by-Step
Note: if you are applying from
outside Australia, your local Australian mission may
require additional documents.
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If
you are ...
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Then
you need to submit ...
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| making
an application for a student visa, |
- form
157A, Application for a student
(temporary) visa
- your
passport
- your
current Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)
certificate or letter or offer
- evidence
of your health insurance
- evidence
that you can pay your course fees
- evidence
that you have enough money to support your
stay in Australia, and
- your
health examination results.
You may need
to provide the results of an English test or
educational or other documents.
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| applying
for your dependents to join you, |
- form
919, Student dependant nomination,
- form
157A, Application for a student
(temporary) visa,
- an
original letter from the education
provider stating:
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- the
course you are studying,
- the
duration of the course and your
expected completion date, and
- if you
are satisfying course requirements.
- evidence
that you have enough money to support your
dependants in Australia,
- evidence
of your relationship with your dependants,
- evidence
of school enrolment for your school-aged
dependants, and
- evidence
of health insurance for each dependant.
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| a
current student visa holder and are
re-applying, |
- a sample
of your pay slips so that the officer can
be satisfied you have not breached your
work conditions,
- your
academic transcripts and previous record
of attendance to show that you satisfied
your course requirements, and
- evidence
that you meet all requirements for making
a student application (as listed above).
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