Student Visa and Graduate Visas

Subclass 500

• Visit Australia to participate during a course of study
• Can bring family members(partner otherwise you and your partner’s dependent child) with you
• Can travel in and out of Australia
• Can workout to 40 hours every 2-week period once your course starts

Stay

• Up to five years
• The type in fact and its length will determine the length of stay

Eligibility

• Be enrolled during a course of study in Australia and supply evidence
• Hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), or fall in one among the exemption categories
• Prove you’ve got a welfare arrangement, if you’re under 18
• Meet English requirements
• Have enough money for your stay
• Be a real temporary entrant
• Meet health and character requirement
• Sign Australian values statement
• Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
• Have not held a particular visa
• If you’ve got one among these visas, you cannot apply for this visa while you’re in Australia:
  • Domestic Worker (Temporary) Diplomatic and Consular visa (subclass 426)
  • Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) within the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or consular) stream
  • Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) – primary visa holder only.
  • A loved one of a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) can apply for a Student visa in Australia
  • Transit visa (subclass 771)
  • Visitor visa (subclass 600) within the Sponsored Family stream or within the Approved Destination Status stream