Thursday, February 27, 2014

How to Get Free Student Visa.


How to Get Australia Student Visa
An Offer of Acceptance - Before a student can apply for a student visa, a valid offer letter from a CRICOS registered Australian institute is required. 

English Proficiency - An IELTS score is a mandatory requirement and evidence of this must be included at the time of application for the student visa. The TOEFL exam is not accepted. 

Financial Capacity - Student visas are granted when a student can prove that they have adequate funds to support themselves in Australia , pay for their tuition and care for dependant family members included on the visa. 

Work Permit Rules - As a student in Australia , you will only have a limited working allowance on your visa. Therefore adequate funding to pay for living expenses and tuition are important and must be evidenced to gain the visa. If you take time off from study to work, you will fall below full-time study levels, exceed your work allowance on the visa, or will fail academically. Any of these things can lead to visa cancellation. 

Bonafides - The student needs to submit their past academic records for verification as well as a statement of purpose for undertaking the desired course. 

Health cover - Because Medicare, the Australian national health system, is not available to overseas students, you must maintain your Overseas Student Health (OSHC) cover while in Australia. 

Non-Immigrant Intent - You must leave Australia before your visa expires. 

Good Character - Other requirements are that you be a genuine student, have good health and be of good character-without a criminal record. 

Student visa requirements 

In order to get a Student Visa, you must satisfy the norms of the Visa requirements and Your student visa will list the conditions that apply specifically to you. It is important to comply with your visa conditions to avoid visa cancellation. 

Here is the extracted information on Visa and it is bound to timely changes. For more detailed, accurate and up-to-date information on student visas and visa requirements please check the official site - 
http://www.immi.gov.au 

Visa application forms 
Application for a student (temporary) visa Form 157A 
Application for an electronic student (temporary) visa Form 157E 
eligibility restricted to US Study Abroad, Norwegian and Swedish students over 18 years of age 
Application for a student visa with permission to work Form 157P 
only to be lodged after you have arrived in Australia and commenced study in a registered course in Australia 
Application for a student visa with permission to change education provider Form 157C 
Short Term Visitor/Tourist Visas - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) ETA 

Visa information forms 
Applying for a student visa Form 1160i 
Country Assessment Levels - Student Visa Processing (you should read this document together with form 1160i) 
Charges (fees) Form 990i 
Student Dependant Nomination Form 991 
Guardian Visa forms Form 157G 
Form 157N 
Health requirements for temporary entrants Form 1163i 
Making and processing visa applications Form 1025i 
Bridging visas Form 1024i 
Short Term Visitor/Tourist Visas - Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) ETA 

General requirements 

(Check 'Applying for a Student Visa' on Form 1160i) 
you are of good character 
you are of sound health 
you have acceptable health insurance through the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for yourself and members of your family unit accompanying you to Australia 
you have no outstanding debts to the Commonwealth of Australia, or have made arrangements acceptable to the Minister to repay such a debt 
where you are under 18 years of age, acceptable arrangements for your accommodation, support and general welfare are in place 
Offer of a place in a course and confirmation of enrolment 

If you are applying outside Australia and your visa application will be assessed at Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5, you should provide: 

an 'Offer of a place in a course' letter from your Australian education provider at the time you lodge your application; and an electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate issued by your education provider after you lodge your application if you are requested by the Australian overseas mission to do so. 

This process allows a preliminary or Pre-Visa Assessment to be made on your application to see if you are genuinely seeking to enter Australia for the purpose of study. 

If you are applying outside Australia in Assessment Level 1 or 2, or in Australia in any Assessment Level, an electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate (CoE) is required before you lodge your application and a copy is to be provided with your application. 

Note: A letter of offer is acceptable where a client lodges an application within Australia, but they must have a CoE for grant of a student visa application. 

Student 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 if you are an unaccompanied student applicant under 18 years of age you must obtain written approval of your education provider before you change your address, support and welfare arrangements in Australia.



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