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.
Depending on your country
of nationality and your principal course
of study you may have to undergo a Pre-Visa
Assessment (PVA) before an Electronic
Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) is issued
by your Australian education provider.
Financial Ability
For Masters and Doctorate Courses
Sponsors must provide evidence of cash
assets for the first year tuition fee
(as on the letter of offer) and living
expenses (assumed at A$ 12000 p.a.) and
access to additional funds (from acceptable
sources) to meet the cost of the remainder
of study and stay in Australia.
Health
Individuals applying to study in Australia
must satisfy the health requirements specified
in the Migration Regulations. Any family
unit members who are included in the visa
application are also required to satisfy
health requirements. details
The relevant forms for
health checks are:
Medical examination for
an Australian visa;
Radiological report on chest x-ray of
an applicant for an Australian visa.
When you present yourself for your health
check, you should bring the following:
form 26, Medical examination
for an Australian visa, with a passport
photograph attached;
form 160, Radiological report on chest
x-ray of an applicant for an Australian
visa, with a passport photograph attached;
your passport for identification;
any prescription spectacles or contact
lenses that you may wear; and
where you have a known medical condition,
any existing specialist reports.
To be covered for health insurance, you
will have to pay the Overseas Student
Health Cover (OSHC) for yourself and any
family members traveling with you.
Character
To enter Australia, you must be of good
character. The information you provide
at the 'Character Declaration' section
of the application form 157A, Application
for a student (temporary) visa enables
an assessment to be made in respect of
your character.
Debts
To enter Australia, you must have no outstanding
debts to the Commonwealth of Australia,
or have made acceptable arrangements to
repay such debt.
If you are under 18
Approval for accommodation, support and
general welfare arrangements.
If you are under 18 years
of age and declare in your application
that you will be residing in Australia
with a parent or a person who has custody
of you, you must provide evidence of the
relationship and that they hold a visitor
visa of 11 months stay, or of a shorter
stay if you seek to study for less than
11 months or turn 18 years before 11 months.
If assessed at level 1 or 2, or you are
in Australia under any assessment level,
an electronic confirmation of enrolment
(eCoE) certificate is required before
you lodge your application and a copy
is to be provided with your application
if you are outside Australia and assessed
at level 3, 4 or 5 you will need an 'offer
of a place in a course' letter from your
Australian education provider at the time
you lodge your application. If you are
at Assessment level 3 or 4 you must apply
for Pre-Visa Assessment.
An electronic confirmation of enrolment
(eCoE) certificate issued by your education
provider after you lodge your application
if you are requested by the Australian
embassy to do so Common visa conditions
you must satisfy attendance and course
requirements and maintain a valid enrolment
for your course you must not work unless
you have been granted permission to do
so you must maintain your Overseas Student
Health (OSHC) cover while in Australia
you must leave Australia before your visa
expires you must remain with the education
provider you originally enrolled with
for the first 12 months of your course
or, if the course is less than 12 months,
for the duration of your course you must
advise your education provider of your
residential address within seven days
of your arrival in Australia and must
advise any changes of address within seven
days if you change education provider
you must inform your current education
provider within seven days of issue of
an ecoe .
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