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The applicant who wants to apply for a student visa must:

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• be enrolled in a course of study in Australia;

• hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), or fall in one of the exemption         categories;

• must be 6 years or older;

• if the applicant is under 18, welfare arrangement must be provided;

• have sufficient fund to finance his/her school fees and living expenses;

• be a genuine temporary entrant; 

• if aged 16 and over, meet character requirements;

• meet health requirements; and

• may need to meet English requirements  

 

The student visa holder can only work up to 40 hours in a fortnight. A fortnight means the period of 14 days starting on a Monday. The member of the family unit of a primary student visa holder, must not work in Australia until the primary visa holder started his course. Family members of students studying a masters or a doctorate degree can work unrestricted hours once the primary student visa holder has started his course.

This is a temporary visa which could be granted up to a maximum stay for 2 years.

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Training visa allows applicant to: 

• visit Australia to complete a workplace-based training (to improve the applicant’s skills of his current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise), or

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• a professional development training program

 

There are 3 types of occupational training covered by this visa:

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• Occupational training required for registration;

• Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation; and

• Occupational training for capacity building overseas. This includes overseas qualification, government support or professional.

 

The applicant must

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• be sponsored

• be nominated (unless the  sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency)

• be invited (if the sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency)

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Nomination is the stage where the sponsor provides details about the nominee (intended trainee), the purpose or type of training and how and where the training will be provided.

 

The applicant can include members of the family unit at time of application and could also add family members to the application after submission of the visa but before DOHA makes decision on the visa.

 

All applicants must meet the health and character requirements. 

This is a temporary visa and allows the student’s parent to come to Australia to provide care and support for a student visa holder who is under 18 years of age or older due to exceptional circumstances.

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 The length of your visa will be determined by the student visa holder’s stay and their age.

 

 To qualify for this visa, the applicant must be:

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• be the student's parent, custodian or relative who is 21 years or older

• have enough money to support yourself and the student during your stay

• be able to provide accommodation, welfare and other support.