Visa subclasses
Australia’s Student
visa program has seven subclasses, mostly linked to
the education sector. The following table will help
you identify which visa subclass you can apply for.
You can find out more
about courses offered in Australia from the official
Australian government Study in Australia website.
See: Study
in Australia website
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the main course you will be studying is a(n)
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Then
you can apply for a Student visa, subclass ... |
- English
Language Intensive Courses for Overseas
Students (ELICOS), undertaken as a
stand-alone course, not leading to an
Australian award,
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... 570 -
Independent ELICOS
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- primary
school course,
- secondary
school course, including junior and senior
secondary, or
- approved
secondary exchange program,
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... 571 -
Schools
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- certificate
I, II, III, and IV,
- diploma,
or
- advanced
diploma,
Note: Former RATE system
qualifications: Certificate, Advanced
certificate and Associate diploma.
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... 572 -
Vocational Education and Training
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- bachelor
degree,
- associate
degree,
- graduate
certificate,
- graduate
diploma, or
- masters
coursework,
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... 573 -
Higher Education
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- masters
research, or
- doctoral
degree,
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... 574 -
Postgraduate Research
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- enabling
course: non-award foundation studies, or
- other
full-time course or components of courses
not leading to an Australian award,
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... 575 -
Non-award
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- full-time
courses of any type undertaken by an
AusAID or Defence student sponsored by the
Australian Government,
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... 576 -
AusAID and Defence
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Assessment levels
for Student visas
Each student visa
application is assessed according to an assessment
level. The assessment level is determined by the:
- passport held, and
- visa subclass.
The assessment levels
relate generally to how likely students are to comply
with their visa conditions, based on previous
students’ behaviour.
Assessment level 1
represents the lowest assessment level and assessment
level 5 the highest.
The higher the
assessment level, the more evidence you will need to
provide to demonstrate your financial capacity,
understanding of the English language and other
relevant matters.
You can find out your
assessment level by:
Important:
If you have an assessment level 2, 3, 4 or 5, then you
must make your first Student visa
application while you are outside Australia.
See: How
to apply if you are outside Australia
Note:
From 1 November 2004, the Assessment Level for certain
European Union countries will change for select
education sectors.
See: Changes
to the student visa regulations
Next Page: Student
Visa Mandatory Conditions
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