About Australian Student Visas.
Student visa (subclass 500)
Features
This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study full-time in a recognised education institution.
Requirements
You must have:
- applied for and been accepted to study in a registered full-time course at an educational institution in Australia
- organised appropriate welfare arrangements for the duration of your intended stay in Australia if you are under 18 years of age.
What this visa lets you do
- You can study a registered full-time course in Australia.
- Eligible family members can accompany you to Australia.
- You and your family members can generally work a specified number of hours.
- You can generally stay in Australia until your course is finished.
Before you apply for this visa, you must have:
- been accepted to study full-time at an educational institution in Australia
- organised appropriate welfare arrangements for the duration of your intended stay in Australia if you are under 18 years of age.
The visa application charges are listed in Fees and charges.
You might have to pay other costs, such as the costs of health assessments, police certificates, or any other certificates or tests. You are responsible for making the necessary arrangements.
How long this visa lasts
This visa allows you to stay in Australia for the duration of your course.
Further detailed information about Student visa (subclass 500) is available from Department of Immigration and Border Protection information on the Student visa (subclass 500).
There are also a number of other visa options and information on these is available at http://www.border.gov.au/ from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.