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Conditions for family members

The additional conditions in the table below may be attached to the visa of a student's family member. They may be mandatory or discretionary.

No.

Mandatory/discretionary

Description

8101

Mandatory

You cannot work in Australia.
Note: You may apply for a new Student visa with permission to work once you have arrived in Australia and commenced your course.
See: Working While Studying

8104

Mandatory

You cannot work more than 20 hours a week.
Important: This condition cannot be granted with an initial Student visa.

8201

Mandatory

You cannot study for more than 3 months for the duration of your visa.
Note: This condition applies to student dependant visa holders 18 or older at the time their visa was granted.

8204

Discretionary

You must not undertake or change a course, or a thesis or research topic, for a:

  • graduate certificate;
  • graduate diploma;
  • masters degree;
  • doctorate; or
  • bridging course required as a prerequisite to a course of study or research for a masters degree or a doctorate

unless the department has granted approval.

8303

Discretionary

You must not become involved in any activities that are disruptive to, or in violence threatening harm to, the Australian community or a group within the Australian community.

8501

Mandatory

You must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia.
Note: Under policy, this means that you must maintain Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

8516

Mandatory

You must continue to satisfy the requirements for grant of your student visa.

This means, for example, that your main course of study must continues to be a course in the education sector that matches your student visa, and that you must continue to have sufficient financial capacity to support your study and stay in Australia.

8518

Mandatory

Adequate schooling arrangements for you must be maintained while you are in Australia.
Note: This condition applies to student dependant visa holders who have turned 5, but have not turned 18, while they are in Australia.

8522

Discretionary

You must not leave Australia later than the primary visa holder.

8534

Discretionary

You are not entitled to be granted a further substantive visa, other than:

  • a Student visa with permission to work;
  • a Graduate-Skilled (subclass 497) visa;
  • a further Student Guardian visa; or
  • a visa to engage Australia's obligations under the 1951 United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees.

Note: The effect of this visa condition is that, except in extremely limited circumstances, it will not be possible for you to remain in Australia beyond the date authorised by your visa.

8535

Discretionary

You are not entitled to be granted a further substantive visa, other than:

  • a Student visa with permission to work;
  • a Student visa that is supported by the sponsoring government agency; or
  • a visa to engage Australia's obligations under the 1951 United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees.

Note: The effect of this visa condition is that, except in extremely limited circumstances, it will not be possible for you to remain in Australia beyond the date authorised by your visa.

Source: Australian Government

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