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Studying in Australia
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.
The Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) can provide details of registered courses.
Australia's student visa program has seven subclasses. Each subclass is based on the education sector of your principal course of study:
| Visa Subclass Name | Number | Purpose |
| Independent ELICOS | 570 | For overseas students undertaking an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) as a stand-alone course, and not as a prerequisite to commencing another course (for example, a degree course) |
| Schools | 571 | For overseas students undertaking a course of study at a primary school or a secondary school, including both junior and senior secondary school |
| Vocation Education and Training (VET) | 572 | Diploma, Advanced diploma and Advanced certificate |
| Higher Education | 573 | Covers a Bachelor degree, Graduate certificate, Graduate diploma and Masters degree by coursework |
| Masters and Doctorate | 574 | Covers a Masters degree by research, and a Doctoral degree |
| Non-award | 575 | Covers foundation, bridging or other courses that do not lead to the award of a degree, diploma or other formal award |
| AusAID or Defence sponsored | 576 | Covers full-time study undertaken by AusAID- or Defence-sponsored students for the whole or part of an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider |
| Student Guardian visa | 580 | For students who wish to have a guardian accompany them during their studies in Australia |
General information
Information about applying for student visas can be found at the following: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/students/chooser/index.htm.
Follow the links to find the specific requirements relating to your intended course of study in Australia.
Charges & Fees
Visa application charges are payable in the form of a single demand draft for Indian Rupees, in favour of the ‘Australian High Commission, New Delhi’ only. Information on current visa application charges for each visa subclass can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm. A currency converter is also provided at this link to assist you to convert the current fee in Australian dollars to Indian Rupees.
Application charges can be paid at the service delivery partner’s Visa application centres . A service fee is also charged by the service delivery partner for each application lodged through a Visa application centre. Please note that fees and charges are non-refundable, even if applications are withdrawn or refused.
Health requirements
All applicants for a visa to Australia must meet health requirements. Further information can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/index.htm. You are strongly encouraged to get a medical and chest x-ray done before lodging your application.
Character requirements
All applicants for a visa to Australia must be assessed against the character requirements. Further information can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/character-requirements/index.htm.
Processing time
* The information contained herein has been amended as on 18 August 2008*
We suggest that you lodge an application as soon as you have all relevant documentation and at least a minimum of 12 weeks prior to your course commencement date.
All applications, including applications for student dependent visas, are assessed in order of receipt. The Visa Office, New Delhi, has processed all student applications received on or before:
17 July 2008
The amount of time taken to finalise individual applications may vary significantly depending on processing requirements. Processing times for applications may vary according to workload and season.
Please direct all eVISA enquiries to estudents.adelaide@immi.gov.au .
How to lodge your application
Please click here for information on how to lodge your application.
Applications can be lodged with the assistance of an education agent. Some Indian Education Agents have ability to lodge applications via the Internet. A list of registered migration agents is available from the Migration Agents Registration Authority website. You can authorise a migration agent to act on your behalf by completing and lodging Form 956 - Appointment of Migration Agent, which can be downloaded free of charge from the DIAC website.
Whether using an Education agent or not, you must submit required documents at the time you apply as a main applicant for a student visa.
After your application is lodged, if any of the information you provided changes, you should notify us in writing. Failure to do so may result in an assessment of your application based on out of date information.
Application/file presentation - Students
(Please see further below for Dependents of Student Visa Holders Applying Separately)
When lodging your application please place documents in the following order (from top down):
A. Financial documents (at top) – including financial matrix evidence of funds and evidence of source of income.
B. Academic documents;
Educational certificates, diplomas or degrees (as applicable); and
IELTS test results.
C. Application form;
Letter of offer from education institution; and
Identity documents including marriage certificates, birth certificates, custody documents (if applicable) and passport.
Required documents for student application
For Students applying from India and Nepal, the following links provide checklists for the documents which you should lodge with your application:
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) - Applies to stand-alone English language courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV, or that result in no formal Australian award. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_570_3.pdf
Primary or secondary school course - Applies to primary, junior secondary or senior secondary school courses, and approved secondary school exchange programs. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_571_2.pdf
Vocational education and training - Applies to Certificates I, II, III or IV (except ELICOS), diploma, advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma courses. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_572_4.pdf
Higher education - Applies to a Bachelor degree, associate degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, or Masters by coursework.
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_573_3.pdf
Postgraduate research - Applies to Masters by research or a doctoral degree. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_574_3.pdf
Non-award - Applies to non-award foundation studies, or other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award.
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_575_3.pdf
For Students applying from Bhutan, the following provide checklists for the documents which you should lodge with your application:
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) - Applies to stand-alone English language courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV, or that result in no formal Australian award. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_570_3.pdf
Primary or secondary school course
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_571_3.pdf
Vocational education and training - Applies to Certificates I, II, III or IV (except ELICOS), diploma, advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma courses. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/students/572-3/index.htm
Higher education - Applies to a Bachelor degree, associate degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, or Masters by coursework.
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_573_3.pdf
Postgraduate research - Applies to Masters by research or a doctoral degree. http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_574_3.pdf
Non-award - Applies to non-award foundation studies, or other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award.
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/visa_575_3.pdf
Acceptable Institutions for Funds and Loans
The Migration Regulations require that a bank must be governed by the central bank of the foreign country in which it operates, for it to be acceptable. Click here for a list of acceptable banks.
Application/file presentation - Dependents of Student Visa Holders (applying separately):
If you are lodging an application as a dependent of a student visa holder the following documents are required in this order (from top down):
A. Financial documents:
Evidence of funds and evidence of source of income
Evidence of health insurance
B. Relationship Documents:
Marriage certificate (for spouses) and birth certificates (for children)
Copy of the bio-data page and Australian student visa of the spouse you are joining
C. Application and Identity Documents
Completed 157A and 919 forms
Your passport
No other documentation should be provided unless requested to do so.