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Australian Student Visa


International students must have a valid student visa for the duration of their studies in Australia.You should check with the Australian Embassy in your country to see if you are eligible to apply for a student visa before obtaining official confirmation of your enrolment and paying tuition fees. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) also has offices in many countries.To ensure the standard of all Australian education institutions, student visas for study in Australia are only granted if you seek to undertake a full-time course that is accredited and registered by the Australian Government's Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Frankly speaking, Australian student visa is not very easy if you are from a "High Risk Country". 

Assessment Levels and the Student Visa
The visa department considers each of these student visa applications on their individual merits. Assessment Levels streamline this process.There are five Assessment Levels in the student visa program. They serve to align student visa requirements to the immigration risk posed by applicants from a particular country studying in a particular education sector. Assessment Level 1 represents the lowest immigration risk and Assessment Level 5 the highest. The higher the Assessment Level, the greater the evidence an applicant is required to demonstrate to support their claims for the grant of a student visa.Each country, across each education sector, is assigned an Assessment Level which is based on the calculated immigration risk posed by students from that country studying in that education sector.To identify the Assessment Level for your visa application, match your passport type with the visa subclass for the education sector of your principal course.
The information sheet – Student Visa Program – Assessment Levels contains a list of the current Assessment Levels for all passports and education sectors.
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Visa application forms​
The student  visa application forms are designed so that you can complete them with minimal, if any, help. Students can apply for their student visa online or download printable forms from the DIAC website. These forms are also available in some other languages.You will be asked to have a medical examination as part of the visa process. You will be given a list of approved doctors and special forms for the doctor to complete.

Visa fees
The student visa fee for Australia is AS$ 535 + AS$75 = AS$ 610

Where to submit the visa application
Unless applying online, you should send your visa application form (together with the correct visa charge and all necessary documents) to the nearest Australian Embassy or DIAC Office. Obtaining medical insurance. All students must show evidence that they have health insurance cover before a visa can be issued. In many cases you can pay the compulsory medical insurance (Overseas Student Health Cover, or OSHC for short) premium to the education institution which will pay the health insurer on your behalf.
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Receiving your visa
You can only be granted a student visa if you intend to study a registered course on a full-time basis. Your visa application process cant take upto 12 weeks on average. If your application is successful you will be issued with a Multiple Entry Visa allowing you to travel backwards and forwards to Australia within the period for which the visa has been granted. That period will depend on the course for which you have been accepted. Your visa can be cancelled if you discontinue your studies or fail to meet the conditions of your visa.

Bringing Family
Most student visas allow you to bring your family members to Australia as your dependants if you are: eligible for streamlined visa processing assessment level 1 or 2 or assessment level 3 or 4 and your course is longer than 12 months or you have been in Australia for 12 months or more.
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What if my student visa application is not successful
If your application is not successful you will be told the reasons in writing. The decision not to grant you a student visa cannot be reviewed if you applied from outside Australia. Before re-applying for a student visa, you should carefully consider what evidence you can provide to satisfy the decision maker that you meet all the requirements for a student visa.

Visa Success Rate​

Over the past 5 years, Australian student visa has a slightly declining trend. For example, in 2008-9, a total of 68,729 offshore student visas were issued all over the world for student subclass 572 (Vocational Education), whereas in 2011-12 this number was only 15,560. Similarly in 2008-9, a total 90,616 offshore student visas were issued all over the world for student subclass 573 (Higher Education), whereas in 2011-12 this number was only 55,885. Again, in 2008-9, a total of 5239 offshore student visas were issued all over the world for student subclass 574 (Postgraduate Education), whereas in 2011-12 this number was only 5,764 (slightly high due to recent visa changes). A total of 6066 student visas were issued in 2011-12 which is 2.4% of the total Australian student visa issued in 2011-12.rofessional designer’s touch, head to 











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