Australian Student Visa Program - Online Visa Processing
Study in Australia and become a permanent resident!
 With
a worldwide reputation as a first-class education provider,
over 180,000 students from
around the globe flock to Australian shores annually to pursue
internationally recognised courses in a progressive, secure,
and culturally diverse learning environment.
Students who complete a course of study in Australia may
apply for Australian permanent residency under the
Skilled Migration Program.
Over 50% of Skilled Migration Visas awarded in 2002-03 were granted to Graduate Students.
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 If
you have recently completed a course of study in Australia
and are seeking Australian permanent residency, you must
apply for a visa within six months of the completion of
your course.
We encourage you not to wait until you have graduated
- if you have completed your course or are about to
complete your course you may be eligible.
Determine your visa
eligibility Online! |
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Apply for a Student Visa Online |
If
you satisfy the following criteria, you may apply for
a student visa online.
You must:
- be outside Australia
- be aged 18 years of age or over; and
- be from an Assessment Level 1 country; and
- have an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCOE)
for the principal course you wish to undertake, and
for any preliminary course(s) (unless you are an AusAID,
Defence sponsored or secondary school exchange student);
and
- not apply more than 90 days prior to the commencement
of your course(s); and
- only make an application for yourself, i.e. you
must provide information about family unit members in this application but you cannot use this application
to apply for a visa for any family unit members.
The appropriate form to
use in these circumstances is: Form 157E - Electronic
Application for a Student (Temporary) visa.
Apply
for a student visa Online!
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Apply
for a Student Visa Offline |
| If you are not eligible
to apply online, then you can submit a student visa application
in the traditional way - by completing a paper based application
form.
The appropriate form to use
in these circumstances is: Form 157A
- Application for a Student (Temporary) visa.
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