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Who can use this form?You should use this form if you wish to apply for a Student(Temporary) (Class TU) visa and be assessed against one of thefollowing subclasses:• subclass 570 (Independent ELICOS) visa;• subclass 571 (Schools) visa;• subclass 572 (Vocational education and training) visa;• subclass 573 (Higher education) visa;• subclass 574 (Postgraduate research) visa;• subclass 575 (Non-award) visa;• subclass 576 (AusAID or Defence) visa.

Each subclass is based on the kind of principal course youintend to undertake in Australia.

If you are applying for a visa that can be granted in Australiaand you are making this application in Australia, this form alsoserves as an application form for any class of bridging visa(classes A, C or E) for which you may be eligible to apply – seethe information form 1024i Bridging visas, which is availablefrom your nearest Australian Government office or theDepartment of Immigration and Multicultural and IndigenousAffairs (DIMIA) website www.immi.gov.au

If you already hold a student visa and want permission to work,you must apply for a student visa with work rights on form 157PApplication for a student visa with permission to work.

If you hold a student visa and:• you are seeking to change education provider of your

preliminary course; or• you are seeking to change education provider of your

principal course within the first 12 months of that course,and your new principal course is in the same education sectoras your current principal course;

then you must apply for a new student visa on form 157CApplication for a student visa with permission to changeeducation provider.

If you are the holder of a 570–576 visa and at any time afteryour arrival in Australia you wish to study a new principal coursewhich is in a different education sector to your current principalcourse, then you must apply for a new visa using this form 157AApplication for a student (temporary) visa. This is becauseyour new course is not covered by your existing visa. If you arechanging your principal course within the first 12 months ofthat course, you will be required to provide exceptional reasonsto justify your change in enrolment.

If you are in Australia, you may be able to lodge yoursubclass 570–576 application via the DIMIA websitewww.immi.gov.au. In certain limited circumstances, studentsoutside Australia may also apply for an electronic student visaover the DIMIA website.

Please refer to information form 1160i Applying for a studentvisa, or the DIMIA website for further details.

If you wish to apply for a visa to be a guardian to a student inAustralia you must apply on form 157G Application for astudent guardian visa.

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Applying for a student visa (subclass 570–576)If you wish to apply to enter or remain in Australia as a student,complete this form in ENGLISH using BLOCK LETTERS.

In order to complete this form you must first read thesenotes, information form 1160i Applying for a studentvisa, available from your nearest DIMIA office or theDIMIA website www.immi.gov.au. Further detailedinformation is also available on the DIMIA website.

To help you lodge your application and communicate withDIMIA while your application is being processed you shouldread information form 1025i Making and processing visaapplications, which is available from your nearest AustralianGovernment office or DIMIA website.

Every applicant for a student visa must satisfy the criteria forgrant of one of the student visa subclasses. These criteriainclude, but are not limited to, financial ability, English languageproficiency, intention to comply with visa conditions and otherrelevant matters. Information on these criteria and theconditions which are likely to be attached to your visa can befound in the information form 1160i Applying for a studentvisa and on the DIMIA website.

Note: If you are required to provide the results of an Englishlanguage test, you must sit the test before you lodge yourapplication. If you sit a test after you have lodged yourapplication, the results of this test cannot be taken into account.

If you wish to study in Australia, your application will be assessedagainst one of 5 Assessment Levels for each visa subclass. Beforecompleting this form, you must refer to information form1219i Overseas Student Program – Assessment Levels forinformation on which Assessment Level applies to you.Information on Assessment Levels can also be found on DIMIA’swebsite.

In certain circumstances you may be requested to complete asupplementary information form. You will be advised by thevisa processing office if this is necessary.

Your application may be decided solely on the basis ofinformation provided in this application. Failure to answer aquestion may result in your application being refused if thedecision-maker cannot be satisfied that you meet all of thecriteria for grant of the visa. The provision of information toDIMIA which is incorrect may result in cancellation of your visaif it is granted. If you need more space to answer any question,write the details on a separate sheet, sign it and attach it to theapplication form. You must provide all of the documentationnecessary to support your application (originals or certified ornotarised copies) and you must declare that you have done so.Failure to do so may result in your application being refused.The documentation required may vary depending on yourAssessment Level and the subclass appropriate to your courseof study. Information on documentation required is availableon the DIMIA website. A decision on your application will bemade on the basis of all the information you provide, yourcircumstances and the legal requirements which apply. If yourcircumstances change in any way after you make yourapplication you must inform DIMIA of the new circumstances.Failure to do so can lead to cancellation of your visa if it isgranted.

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Form

157AApplication for a student (temporary) visa

(subclass 570–576)

Applicants who provide false or misleading informationmay either have their applications refused, or their visapermitting them to remain in Australia cancelled.

PhotographsApplying outside Australia – enclose 4 recent passport-sizedphotographs of yourself and all family members included in thisapplication.

Applying in Australia – enclose one recent passport-sizedphotograph of yourself and all family members included in thisapplication.

Health requirementsAll applicants are required to meet Australia’s healthrequirements. You and your family unit members included inthis application may be required to undergo a chest x-ray andmedical examination. Please refer to form 1163i Healthrequirement for temporary entry to Australia for furtherdetails.

If applying outside Australia under Assessment Levels 3, 4, or 5,you should not undertake your medical or x-ray examinationsuntil advised to do so by the Australian Government office.

Members of the family unitThe term ‘members of the family unit’ covers your spouse anddependent children of you or your spouse, who are unmarriedand have not turned 18 years of age. School-age dependantsare unmarried dependent children of you or your spouse whohave turned 5, but have not yet turned 18 years of age.

Members of your family unit may apply for visas that will allowthem to join you in Australia. They may apply for visas at thesame time as you, or after you have arrived in Australia andcommenced your course of study. If you are in Australia andyour family members intend to apply to join you in Australiaafter you have commenced your course of study, you will needto complete form 919 Student dependant nomination. Youmust send this form and other necessary documentary evidenceto your family members for them to lodge at the relevantAustralian Government office.

Note: If you are processed at Assessment Levels 3, 4 or 5 andintend to undertake a course of 12 months or less in duration,members of the family unit will not be permitted to accompanyyou to Australia on a student visa.

All members of your family unit must be declared onyour application form, whether or not they intend to travelto Australia with you. A member who is not declared will not beeligible for entry to Australia as a family unit member, unlessthey were not your spouse or child at the time you lodged yourapplication but have since become so.

A school-age family unit member joining you in Australia isexpected to attend school in Australia. You must provideevidence of enrolment for them in order to be granted a studentvisa as a family unit member. You are responsible for theireducation costs in accordance with the charging policy of therelevant Australian State or Territory.

Your spouse will have a condition placed on their visa that limitstheir period of study in Australia to a maximum of 3 months.If they wish to undertake a course(s) of study beyond thisperiod they must apply for a student visa in their own right.

If you are an AusAID or Defence-sponsored student, membersof your family unit must provide evidence of support of therelevant Minister for them to be granted a visa as a studentdependant.

‘No further stay’ conditionsYour visa will be subject to a number of visa conditions.Information on these conditions can be found in theinformation form 1160i Applying for a student visa and theDIMIA website.

In certain circumstances, your visa may be subject to the ‘nofurther stay’ condition 8534 or 8535.

Condition 8534

If you are an Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5 student whose overallintended period of study is 10 months or less in duration, youwill usually be subject to a ‘no further stay’ condition. Thismeans that after entering Australia, you may not be granted anyother visa while you remain in Australia, other than a furtherstudent visa with permission to work or a Graduate – Skilledvisa1. You may be exempt from the mandatory imposition ofthe ‘no further stay’ condition if you are an Assessment Level 3student and can show an additional A$12,000 and funds to coverliving and school costs for a 12 month period in addition to theperiod of your intended study in Australia.

A ‘no further stay’ condition may also be imposed on your visa,irrespective of your Assessment Level or period of study, if thedecision maker considers this appropriate.

Condition 8535

If you are sponsored by the Commonwealth of Australia or thegovernment of your home country, you may be subject to a ‘nofurther stay’ condition. This means that after entering Australia,you will not be entitled to be granted any other visa while youremain in Australia apart from a further student visa withpermission to work or a further student visa with the consentof your sponsor1.

Visa application chargeYour completed application form, together with the correct visaapplication charge, can be lodged at the nearest AustralianGovernment office if applying outside Australia, or at the nearestDIMIA office if applying in Australia. You can check the visaapplication charge with your nearest DIMIA office, or fromform 990i Charges, which is available in the Forms section ofDIMIA’s website www.immi.gov.au

Payment must accompany your application and is generally notrefunded if the application is unsuccessful. If you have paidenrolment or tuition fees, it is your responsibility to get a refundof these fees.

To make a payment in Australia, please pay by credit card, debitcard or by bank cheque or money order made payable to theDepartment of Immigration and Multicultural and IndigenousAffairs. Please do not pay by cash or personal cheque.

For clients outside Australia, before you make a payment, pleasecontact the Australian Government office to find out whatmethods of payment can be accepted at that office.

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1 Or to engage Australia’s protection obligation under the 1951 UNconvention relating to the status of refugees.

Authorisation of a person to receive writtencommunicationsYou may authorise another person to receive all writtencommunications about your application for a student visa withDIMIA. That person will be known as your authorised recipient.To do this you will need to complete Question 73 Options forreceiving written communications and Question 75 Authorisedrecipient details in this form. The authorised recipient will needto sign at Question 77. You can only appoint one authorisedrecipient at any time. DIMIA will communicate with the mostrecently appointed authorised recipient.

DIMIA is required under section 494D of the Migration Act1958 to send to your authorised recipient any writtencommunications relating to your application that wouldotherwise have been sent to you. DIMIA will only send to yourauthorised recipient information which you are entitled toreceive. For example, if you are a visa applicant and have asponsor, your authorised recipient will not receive personalinformation about your sponsor, unless your sponsor alsoappointed the same authorised recipient.

If you decide to change the authorised recipient that you havenominated after you have lodged your application, you mustpromptly advise DIMIA in writing of the details of that person.

If you are a Business Skills visa holder and need to advise DIMIAof a change of authorised recipient you should use form 922Notification of address or change of address for Business Skillsvisa holders.

Authorisation of a migration agent to act on your behalfIf you have a migration agent acting on your behalf in relationto your application for a student visa you need to completeQuestion 73 Options for receiving written communicationsand Question 78 Migration agent details. The migration agentwill need to sign at Question 80.

Appointing a migration agent to act on your behalf includesauthorising DIMIA to send to that agent any writtencommunication about your student visa application that wouldotherwise have been sent to you.

You will be taken to have received any documents sent to thatagent as if they had been sent to you.

When you provide details of the migration agent please makesure you give the agent's 7-digit migration agent registrationnumber (MARN) and the agent's full name.

If you change your migration agent or end his/her appointmentafter you have lodged this application you must promptly adviseDIMIA by using form 956 Appointment of migration agent orexempted agent, which is available on the DIMIA website orfrom your migration agent. You should also notify the agent ofthis, preferably in writing.

Appointing a migration agent to act on your behalf includesauthorising DIMIA to:• discuss your student visa application with your agent and

seek further information via your agent; and• send to your agent any written communication about your

student visa application that would otherwise have been sentto you. This means your migration agent will be yourauthorised recipient for written communication undersection 494D of the Migration Act 1958 and you will be takento have received any documents sent to the migration agentas if they were sent to you.

DIMIA will communicate with your agent about yourapplication, including your personal information such as health,police checks, financial viability and personal relationships. Ifyour agent authorises it, this communication may take place bye-mail. DIMIA will only send to your agent information whichyou are entitled to receive. For example, if you are a visaapplicant and have a sponsor, your agent will not receivepersonal information about your sponsor, unless your sponsorhas also appointed the same agent.

In some situations DIMIA staff will need to speak with youdirectly, rather than your migration agent, for example, if youare applying for a visa DIMIA may interview you about yourpersonal circumstances relevant to the visa application. In somesituations DIMIA staff will also send documents to you directly(such as your passport) instead of sending these to your agent,but will inform your agent that it has done so.

If you have appointed a migration agent to act for you, you arestill responsible for the accuracy of information and supportingdocumentation that you provide to your agent so that youragent can provide it to DIMIA.

Using a migration agentYou are not required to use a migration agent. However, if youintend to use a migration agent you are advised to use aregistered migration agent.

Under Australian law, anyone who uses knowledge of migrationprocedures to offer immigration assistance to a person wishingto obtain a visa to enter or remain in Australia must beregistered.

A list of registered migration agents is available from theMigration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) websitewww.themara.com.au

You can contact the MARA at:

PO Box Q1551QVB NSW 1230AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61 2 9299 5446

Facsimile: 61 2 9299 8448

E-mail: [email protected]

Registered migration agents are bound by the Migration AgentsCode of Conduct and generally charge for their services. TheMARA investigates complaints against registered migrationagents and may take disciplinary action against them. If youhave a concern about a registered migration agent, you shouldcontact the MARA. You can also download a copy of thecomplaint form from MARA's website.

Using an agent exempted from registrationOnly registered migration agents can provide ‘immigrationassistance’ for a fee or gift. However, certain people, such asofficials, parliamentarians, diplomats, are able to provideimmigration assistance as exempted agents so long as they donot receive a fee or gift.

If you wish to appoint an exempted agent you must completeform 956 Appointment of migration agent or exempted agentand attach it to this application form.




Telephone 131 881 for the cost of alocal call (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).This number is available only in Australia.If you are outside Australia, please contactyour nearest Australian Government office.

DIMIA enquiry line

Home page www.immi.gov.au

Residential addressYou must tell DIMIA where you intend to live while yourapplication is being dealt with. Failure to give a residentialaddress will result in your application being invalid. A Post Officebox address will not be accepted as your residential address.

Consent to communicate electronicallyDIMIA may use a range of means to communicate with you.However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail will only beused if you indicate your agreement to receiving communicationin this way.

To process your application DIMIA may need to communicatewith you about sensitive information, for example, health, policechecks, financial viability and personal relationships. Electroniccommunications, unless adequately encrypted, are not secureand may be viewed by others or interfered with. If you agree toDIMIA communicating with you by electronic means, the detailsyou provide will only be used by DIMIA for the purpose forwhich you have provided them, unless there is a legal obligationor necessity to use them for another purpose, or you haveconsented to use for another purpose. They will not be addedto any mailing list.

The Commonwealth Government accepts no responsibility forthe security or integrity of any information sent to DIMIA overthe internet or by other electronic means.

If you authorise another person to receive documents on yourbehalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, theirsignature is required on the form to indicate their consent tothis form of communication.

About the information you give in this formDIMIA is authorised to collect information provided on thisform under Part 2 of the Migration Act 1958 ‘Control of Arrivaland Presence of Non-Citizens’. The information provided willbe used for assessing your eligibility for a student visa to travelto and enter and/or remain in Australia, to monitor the conductof migration agents, and for other purposes relating to theadministration of the Migration Act.

The information you provide might also be disclosed to agencieswho are authorised to receive information relating to adoption,border control, business skills, citizenship, education, healthassessment, health insurance, health services, law enforcement,payment of pensions and benefits, taxation, review of decisionsand regulation of migration agents. It will also be disclosed toany agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, or of a State orTerritory, that is responsible for or otherwise concerned withthe regulation of education providers.

The information on this form, including the results of any testsfor Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), will be used toassess your health for an Australian visa. A positive HIV or othertest result will not necessarily lead to a visa being denied. Yourresult(s) may be disclosed to relevant Commonwealth, Stateand Territory health agencies.

In addition, the relevant registered education provider(s) maybe told whether or not your visa has been granted. Thecollection, access, storage, use and disclosure by DIMIA of theinformation you provide in this form is governed by the PrivacyAct 1988 and, in particular, by the 11 Information PrivacyPrinciples. The information form 993i Safeguarding yourpersonal information, available from DIMIA offices, gives detailsof agencies to which your personal information might bedisclosed.

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 also relates to yourpersonal information. Under this Act you can apply for accessto documents containing your personal information. You orsomeone authorised to access information on your behalf canapply to do this at any DIMIA office in Australia. There is no feefor accessing your own information. If you are overseas, youmust also provide the Australian Government office with anaddress in Australia to which copies of personal records can besent. More information on how to make a request under theFreedom of Information Act is given on form 424 Request foraccess to documents.

Review rightsIf you apply for a student visa in Australia and you are refusedthe visa, you may apply for a review of the decision. You will benotified of your review rights in writing and the time limits forlodging such an appeal.

There are no review rights for decisions to refuse a student visawhere the application is made outside Australia.


Yes

No

Application details

Your full name in English3

Family name

Given names

Have you been known by any other names?(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

5

Family name

Given names

Give details and provide supporting evidence eg. birthcertificate/marriage certificate

Sex6 Male Female

Date of birth7

Place of birth8

Town/city

Country

DAY MONTH YEAR

How many people are included in this application?1

for yourself and family?

for yourself as a student?

Are you applying2

as a member of thefamily unit of a student? Complete Parts A, C and D

Part A – To becompleted by allapplicants

Your personal details

Name in your own language or script (if applicable)4

Marital status9 Never married

Married

Divorced

Separated

De facto

Widowed

Your present country of citizenship10

PHOTOGRAPH

Please attach requiredphotographs of yourself

AND

all members of yourfamily unit included inthis application

Complete Parts A, B and D

Complete Parts A, B and D


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157AApplication for a student (temporary) visa

subclass (570–576)

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Yes

No

Do you hold any other citizenship?11

Which countries?

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Yes

No

Do you have a passport?12

Passport number

Yes

No

Give details

Facsimile

E-mail address

Do you agree to DIMIA communicating with you by facsimile, e-mail orother electronic means?

21

( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE

( )

NUMBER

Give details of all members of your family unit whether or not they intendto accompany you to Australia.

Members of the family unit are your spouse (including a de facto spouse)and any unmarried dependent children of you or your spouse who havenot yet turned 18 years of age.

22

About your family

Family name

Given names

Date of birthDAY MONTH YEAR

Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)

Is this person included in this application? YesNo

Address for correspondence

19 Your telephone numbers in Australia (if known)

20

Office hours

After hours (AREA CODE )

Valid until

Where applicable, give your identification number13

If you have any other identity numbers required by yourgovernment, give details:

14

Type of number

Your number

Type of number

Your number

Your country of usual residence15

Your residential address in Australia (if known)18

POSTCODE

Your telephone numbers in your home country17

Office hours

After hours

( )


( )

NUMBER

( ) ( )

(AREA CODE )

Country of issue

Does this person intend to study in Australiafor more than 3 months?

YesNo

Family name

Given names


Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)



YesNo

Family name

Given names


Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)



YesNo

DAY MONTH YEAR

Your residential address in your home countryNote: A Post Office box address is not acceptable as a residentialaddress. Failure to give a residential address will result in yourapplication being invalid.

16

POSTAL CODE

Note: If this visa application is refused, you will be notified by mail

POSTCODE

Have you or any other person includedin this application previously appliedfor any type of Australian visa?

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Have any school age dependants (that is, those who have turned 5 butwho have not yet turned 18 years of age) included in this applicationbeen enrolled in a school in Australia?

Yes

No

23

You must provide evidence of enrolment

Previous visa applications

Warning — In general, a person can only hold one visa at a time. If youare granted a visa while you already have another, the first visa will ceaseautomatically when the new visa is granted.

YesNo

Do you currently hold a visa? YesNo

Are you currently awaiting a decisionon another visa application? YesNo

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the abovequestions, give details below

Name

Type of visa

Date of issueDAY MONTH YEAR

Place of issue

Application

Granted

Refused

Visa number

V <

If you are applying:

in all other cases

as a member of the family unit of a student

Go to Part B

Go to Part C

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Name

Type of visa

Date of issueDAY MONTH YEAR

Place of issue

Application

Granted

Refused

Visa number

V <

Dependants under 18 years of age

Do you have the sole legal right to determine where any dependantsunder 18 years of age who are included in this application will live or toremove each such dependant from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

24

Give details of ALL other people not included in this application who havecustody, access or guardianship rights in relation to the dependant(s).

Attach a statutory declaration from each of these people giving permissionfor the dependant to accompany you to Australia.

Family name

Given names

Relationshipto dependant

Nature oflegal right

Statutory declaration attached? YesNo

Residentialaddress

Telephone ( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

Are any of your dependants who are under 18 years of age, and whoare included in this application, the subject of a court order giving you:• the sole legal right to determine where they will live; or• the right to remove them from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

25

Attach a certified copy of the court order(s)

Go to Question 25

Give details below

Family name

Given names

Relationshipto dependant

Nature oflegal right

Statutory declaration attached? YesNo

Residentialaddress

Telephone ( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE


Part B – To be completed by applicantsin Assessment Levels 1–5

Are you applying in Australia?28

Yes

No Go to Question 30

Do you currently hold a student visa?29

Yes

No If you are in Assessment Level 2, 3, 4 or 5 you will berequired at Question 46 to provide exceptional reasons whyyou should be granted a student visa in Australia.

Provide details of your highest qualification obtained outside Australia,as well as all other studies and training obtained outside Australia.

You must provide evidence of your study and training, includingacademic records, if you are:

• in Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5; or

• in Assessment Level 2 seeking to undertake studies in thepostgraduate research sector.

All other applicants may be requested to provide evidence whereconsidered necessary.

In certain limited circumstances, you may be requested to provide copiesof any published works written by you.

30

Highest qualification

Name of education provider or training body

Commencement dateDAY MONTH YEAR

Finish date

Address of education provider or training body

Documentation attached? YesNo

Other course undertaken outside Australia



Finish date



Other course undertaken outside Australia



Finish date



Yes

No

Have you previously studied in Australia?31

Give details below

You must provide evidence of your studies and training,including academic records

Previous course in Australia


Period of studyMONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE





From to




From to

Give details of your intended courses of study in Australia.32You must provide evidence of enrolment. Unless you are seeking to studyin Australia as a secondary school exchange student or as a studentsponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence, you mustattach:

• if applying in Australia, or outside Australia as an AssessmentLevel 1 or 2 student, the electronic confirmation of enrolmentcertificate from your education provider. If you propose to study morethan one course you must provide either an electronic confirmationof enrolment certificate, or an original ‘offer of a place in a course’letter from your education provider for each additional course; or

• if applying outside Australia as an Assessment Level 3 or 4student, the original ‘offer of a place in a course’ letter from youreducation provider. If you are assessed as a genuine student, theAustralian Government office will provide you with a letter ofgenuineness. Only at this stage should you pay any tuition fees andobtain an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment.

If you are seeking to study as an exchange student, you must attach tothis application the Acceptance Advice Secondary Exchange Student(AASES) form as evidence of enrolment.

If you wish to study in Australia as a student sponsored by AusAID or theAustralian Department of Defence, you must attach evidence ofsponsorship from AusAID or the Department of Defence.

Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No

Is evidence of enrolment attached?

Have you enrolled?

Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No


Have you enrolled?

Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No


Have you enrolled?

Attach letter of ‘offer of a place in a course’



Your English language details

33 Are you an applicant in Assessment Level 1 or 2?

Have you undertaken an English language proficiency test within the last24 months?

34

Yes

No

Go to Question 35

Yes

No

Name of test

Date of testDAY MONTH YEAR

Note: You must attach a certificate showing that you havecompleted an English language proficiency test.


Your positionYes

No

Are you currently employed?36Your employment details

Are you a student

unemployed

other Please describe

Why do you wish to undertake the course of study you havenominated? If insufficient space, attach additional details.

Give details of your employment history since leavingschool/college/university.

35

Period:MONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to

Name and address of employer

Type of business

Occupation

Salary level


Period:MONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to

Name and address of employer

Type of business

Occupation

Salary level


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Have you attached evidence of your employment details?

YesNo

If you are:

Name, address and telephone number of your employer

37 Are you an applicant in Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5?

Yes

No Go to Question 42

38 Does your employer support your application to study in Australia?

Yes

No

Please attach a letter to this effect from your employer

Employer unaware of application

39 Do you speak English in your current employment?

Yes

No

40 Is English a requirement in your current employment?

Yes

No

in Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5

in Assessment Level 1 or 2

Go to Question 40

Go to Question 42

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

Are you currently a student in Australia?

YesNo


No

Do you have a job to return to at the completion of your course?41

What kind of employment will you be seeking on yourreturn to your home country?

Name, address and telephone number of your employerYes

( )


( )

NUMBER

Other address details

Give details of any immediate relatives in Australia (ie. parent, spouse,child, brother or sister)

42

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Address

Immigration status in Australia (eg. temporary or permanent resident,Australian citizen)

Date of arrivalDAY MONTH YEAR

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Address

Immigration status in Australia (eg. temporary or permanent resident,Australian citizen)

Date of arrivalDAY MONTH YEAR

Give details of your closest relative in your home country who is neitheraccompanying nor joining you in Australia

43

Name

Relationshipto you

Address

( )


( )

NUMBER

Telephone

Yes

No

Go to Question 46

Are you applying to study in Australia as a secondary school exchangestudent?

44

Financial details

Yes

No

Please complete the declaration below

Do you have access to sufficient funds to support you and your familyunit members for the TOTAL period of your stay in Australia (includingproposed course fees for you and any school-age family members, livingcosts and travel costs, regardless of whether your dependants intend toaccompany you to Australia)?

45

I declare that I have access to sufficient funds to supportmyself and my family unit members (regardless ofwhether they are accompanying me to Australia) for thetotal period of my stay in Australia.

Your signature

Date

If you are under 18 years of age, this declaration mustbe signed on your behalf by your parents or a person(s)who has legal custody of you.

If you are in Assessment Level 2–5, you must providedocumentary evidence that you have sufficient funds(unless you are a secondary school exchange student).It is important that you refer to the DIMIA websitewww.immi.gov.au for details regarding the level offunds you are required to demonstrate, acceptablesources of funds and of the length of time funds musthave been held.

Go to Question 46

DAY MONTH YEAR


POSTAL CODE

POSTCODE

POSTCODE

POSTAL CODE


If there is any other information or documentation you would like takeninto consideration in assessing your application attach it to the application.

Remember that a decision may be based solely on the information youprovide in this application.

Note: If you are in Australia as the holder of a student subclass 570–576visa and you wish to change your principal course within the first12 months of that course, and your new principal course will be in anew education sector, then as part of this application you must provideexceptional circumstances to justify the change of course.

If you are applying in Australia as an Assessment Level 2–5 applicantand do not hold a student visa, you must provide exceptional reasons tojustify the grant of your visa.

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Now go to Part D

Additional information Part C – To be completed only if youare a family unit member joining astudent in Australia

Has the student you are joining, who is a member of your family unit,completed form 919 Student dependant nomination?

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Yes

No If applying outside Australia, you must provide a completedform 919 with this application

Attach the completed form 919 to this application

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Citizenship(s)

Provide details of the student you are joining in Australia49

Yes

No

If you are 5 years up to 18 years of age, please providedocumentary evidence of school enrolment in Australia.

If you are 18 years of age or older and you intend to studyin Australia for more than 3 months, you must apply for astudent visa as a principal applicant, rather than as a familyunit member.

Do you intend to study in Australia for more than 3 months?48

Address

Type of student visa held

What Assessment Level were theyassessed against (if known)?

Date grantedDAY MONTH YEAR

Expiry date

Note: You cannot join your family unit member in Australia on a studentvisa if they are in Assessment Levels 3–5 unless the total duration ofthe course(s) they are undertaking in Australia is at least 12 months ormore.

Did the student you are joining declare in their initial student visaapplication you and other members of their family unit included in thisapplication?

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Yes

No

POSTCODE


Is the student you are joining:

• the holder of an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship;

• sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence;

• fully sponsored by the Commonwealth of Australia, or a State orTerritory government of Australia;

• fully sponsored by the government of your home country, or by a stateor provincial government of your home country;

• fully sponsored by a multilateral organisation eg. the United Nations,World Bank?

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Yes

No

If the student you are joining is in Assessment Level 2–5and was granted their visa after 1 November 2003, thereare specific financial evidentiary requirements that youmust meet. Please go to the DIMIA website for details onthe levels of funds you are required to demonstrate,acceptable sources of funds and the length of time fundsmust be held.

Part D – To be completed by allapplicants

In the last 5 years, have you, or has any member of your family unitincluded in this application, visited or lived outside your country of usualresidence for more than 3 consecutive months?

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Health declaration

Yes

No

Give details

Name

Countries

DateDAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

to

Name

Countries


to

Name

Countries


to

Do you, or any member of your family unit included in this application,intend entering an Australian hospital (including nursing homes) for work,training, treatment or visiting?

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Yes

No

Give full details

Do you, or any member of your family unit included in this application,intend to work in an Australian preschool-aged child care centre (includingpreschools and creches) as an employee or trainee?

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Yes

No

Give full details


Does the student you are joining have sufficient funds to financiallysupport themselves, you and any other family members included in thisapplication, for the remainder of his or her stay in Australia?

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Yes

No

You must attach evidence of this financial support

Now go to Part D


Have you, or any member of your family unit included in this application:• ever had, or do you currently have, tuberculosis?• been in close contact with a person who has, or has had, active

tuberculosis?• ever had a chest x-ray which showed an abnormality?

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Yes

No

Give full details

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You are strongly advised to carry certification of your vaccination status,especially for children attending Australian child care centres (includingpreschools and creches) and schools. Vaccination against polio, tetanus,measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough),Haemophilus influenzae hypo B (Hib), and Hepatitis B is recommendedfor children, with certification sought at time of child care centre (includingpreschool and creche) and school enrolment. Vaccination against rubellais also recommended for women of child bearing age.

During your proposed visit to Australia, do you, or any children includedin this application, expect to incur medical costs, or require treatment ormedical follow up for:• blood disorder• cancer• heart disease• hepatitis• HIV infection, including AIDS• kidney disease, including dialysis• liver disease

• mental illness• pregnancy• respiratory disease that has

required hospital admission• any form of surgery• any other health concerns

Yes

No

Give details

Have you, or any member of your family unitincluded in this application, ever:

• been convicted of a crime or offence in anycountry (including any conviction which isnow removed from official records)?

• been charged with any offence that iscurrently awaiting legal action?

• been acquitted of any criminal offence orother offence on the grounds of mentalillness, insanity or unsoundness of mind?

• been removed or deported from anycountry (including Australia)?

• left any country to avoid being removed ordeported?

• been excluded from or asked to leave anycountry (including Australia)?

• committed, or been involved in thecommission of war crimes or crimesagainst humanity or human rights?

• been involved in any activities that wouldrepresent a risk to Australian nationalsecurity?

• had any outstanding debts to the AustralianGovernment or any public authority inAustralia?

• been involved in any activity, or beenconvicted of any offence, relating to theillegal movement of people to any country(including Australia)?

• served in a military force or statesponsored/private militia, undergone anymilitary/paramilitary training, or beentrained in weapons/explosives use(however described)?

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If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, you must giveALL relevant details below. If the matter relates to a criminal conviction,please give the nature of the offence, full details of sentence anddates of any period of imprisonment or other detention.

If insufficient space, attach an additional statement.

Character declaration

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo


Accommodation/welfare arrangementsfor students under 18 years of age

Are you under 18 years of age?59Note: Depending on your Assessment Level, you may need to meet aminimum age or education standard requirement. Refer to informationform 1219i Overseas Student Program – Assessment Levels and theDIMIA website for more details.

Yes

No

Questions 60 (and either question 61, 62, 65 or 66) and thedeclaration at 67 must be completed on your behalf by yourparents or a person(s) who has legal custody of you, as youare under 18 years of age. If your parents or a person(s) whohas legal custody of you have not made adequatearrangements for your accommodation, support and generalwelfare while in Australia, a student visa cannot be granted.Evidence of their relationship to you must be provided.

Go to Question 70

This question, and other questions as indicated, must be completedby the parents, or person(s) who has legal custody of theapplicant under 18 years of age.

Which statement best explains your situation?

I am a parent or person who has legalcustody of the student applicant and I amgoing to accompany the child to Australia. Go to Question 61

I am a parent or person who has legalcustody of the student applicant and havemade arrangements for the child to stayin Australia with a relative* who is 21 yearsof age or older.

Go to Question 62

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* A relative is defined under the Migration Regulations as a spouse,child, adopted child, parent, brother, sister, step-child, step-parent,step-brother, step-sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, nieceor nephew, or a step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-aunt,step-uncle, step-niece or step-nephew.

The student applicant will not beaccompanied by either a parent or aperson who has legal custody, and willnot stay in Australia with a relative whois 21 years of age or older.

Go to Question 66

DAY MONTH YEAR

As the parent or a person who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, do you hold, or have you applied for, a StudentGuardian visa (subclass 580) to accompany your child during their stayin Australia?

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Yes

No

Please give your details below, then go to Question 67

Family name

Given names

Your intended address in Australia

POSTCODE

Application:

Granted

Not decided

Visa number

Period of stay

Australian Government office where applicationlodged

Expiry date (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)

V <

MONTHS

Date of birth

Now go to Question 67


As the parents or a person(s) who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, have you made arrangements with a relative whois at least 21 years of age and of good character with whom your childwill stay in Australia?

62

Yes

No

Please give details of the relative

Family name

Given names


Address of relative in Australia

POSTCODE

Relationship of relative to the child

Is this person applying for, or the holder of, a Student Guardian visa?63

Yes

No

Go to Question 65


a Temporary resident

an Australian citizenor permanent resident

How long are they permitted to stay inAustralia?

OR untilDAY MONTH YEAR


Will your relative reside in Australia as:64

You must attach evidence:

• that your relative is of good character eg. police clearance; and

• of your relative’s residence status in Australia.

Give details of your relative’s Student Guardian visa application?65

Granted

Not decided

Visa number

Period of stay

Australian Government office where applicationlodged

Expiry date (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)

Period of stay sought MONTHS

V <

MONTHS


As the parents or a person(s) who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, who is neither being accompanied by you norstaying with a relative who is at least 21 years of age, have you obtaineda written statement from your child’s education provider(s) thataccommodation, support and general welfare arrangements for your childare appropriate?

66

Yes

No

Please attach the original signed undertaking from theeducation provider

I am satisfied with the reception, care and support arrangementsthat have been made in Australia for my dependent child under18 years of age.

Note: Both parents must sign this declaration.

67

Signature ofparent/personwho has legalcustody

Date


Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

Relationship to student applicant

Full name (print in English)



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Custody arrangements for studentsunder 18 years of age

Do you have the sole legal right to determine where the applicant willlive or to remove the applicant from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

68

If there is more than one person, please attach details.

Name

Relationship to student visa applicant

Residential address

Telephone number

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

Complete the declaration at Question 69

Provide details of ALL other people who have custody,access or guardianship rights in relation to the applicant

Nature of legal right


69


Declaration by the parent(s) or person(s) with legal custodyof a student visa applicant under 18 years of age

DateDAY MONTH YEAR

I am not aware of any reason why the visa applicant should not travel toAustralia (the custody/access/guardianship rights of another person arenot affected).




DateDAY MONTH YEAR

Relationship to student applicantYou must sign the declaration at Question 69.

All other people who have custody, access or guardianshiprights in relation to the applicant must also sign thedeclaration at Question 69.

If any of these people are unable to complete the declarationat Question 69 for any reason, you must attach a statutorydeclaration from them giving permission for the applicant totravel to Australia as a student.

If more than 2 people have custody, access or guardianship rights inrelation to the applicant, please attach a statutory declaration from themgiving permission for the applicant to travel to Australia as a student.


Options for receiving writtencommunications

Assistance with this form

Family name (not a business or company name)

Address

Given names

A$

A$

Myself All written communications will be sent to theaddress for communications that you haveprovided in this form. Go to Question 81

Migration agent Go to Question 78

Authorisedrecipient

This is a person authorised to receive writtencommunications other than a migration agent.All written communications that wouldotherwise have been sent to you in relation tothis application will be sent to that person.

73 All written communications about this application should be sent to:(Tick one box only)

Is the person an Australian registered migration agent?71

Yes

No

Go to Question 73

Did you receive assistance in completing this form?70

Yes

No

Please give details of the person who assisted you

Did you pay the person and/or give a gift for this assistance?72

Yes

No

How much did you pay?

AND/OR

What kind of gift did you give? (eg. jewellery)

Value of gift (approximately)

Go to Question 73

Do you want the authorised recipient to receive requests for medicalinvestigation or information about your health, or the health of yourspouse or dependants, that may arise or be revealed in the course ofthis application?

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Yes

No

Agents exemptedfrom registration

You must complete form 956 Appointmentof migration agent or exempted agent andattach it to this application form.Go to Question 81

POSTCODE

Family name

Given names

Authorised recipient’s postal address

75 Provide the details of the person who is authorised on your behalf toreceive all written communications about this application.

Authorised recipient detailsNote: Do NOT complete this section if you are amigration agent, go to Question 78

As the authorised recipient named on this form, do you agree to DIMIAcommunicating with you by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means?

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Yes

No

Give details

DAY MONTH YEAR

Signature ofauthorisedrecipient

Date

Facsimile

E-mail address


Authorised recipient consent

Telephone number or daytime contact

Office hours

Mobile phone

77

Mr Mrs Miss MsTitle: Other

( )


( )

NUMBER

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTCODE

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( )


( )

NUMBER

MONTH YEAR

Payment details

81 How will you pay your application charge? (If applying in Australia, debitcard or credit card are the preferred methods of payment.)

Payment by (tick one box)

MasterCard

Bankcard

Visa

Diners Club

JCB

Australian Dollars

A$

Expiry date

Credit card information will be used for charge paying purposes only.

Note: This option is available where applicationsare made in Australia. If you are making theapplication outside Australia and wish to payby credit card, please check with the AustralianGovernment office about the availability of thisoption.

Signature ofcardholder

Address

POSTCODE

Telephone

Cardholder’s name

Credit card number

Bank cheque If applying outside Australia, please check withthe Australian Government office where youintend to lodge your application that you maypay by cheque.

Money order

Debit card This option is available in Australia only. It isnot available for mailed applications.

Credit card Give details below.

Office use only

Name of education provider

Transaction Reference Number

American Express


Migration agent details78

Migration Agent RegistrationNumber (MARN)

7 DIGITS

: : : : :

Mr Mrs Miss MsTitle: Other

Family name

Given names

Postal address

Business orcompany name

As the migration agent named on this form, do you agree to DIMIAcommunicating with you by facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means?

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Signature ofmigrationagent

Date

I understand and accept that I am the person appointed by theapplicant to receive all written communications and act as his/hermigration agent.

Provide the details requested below about the migration agent whois authorised to act on your behalf and to receive all writtencommunications about this application.

Yes

No

Give details

Facsimile

E-mail address

DAY MONTH YEAR

Telephone number or daytime contact

Office hours

Mobile phone

Migration agent consent

( )


( )

NUMBER

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTCODE


Declaration

82 The following declaration must be signed and dated by all people over18 years of age included in this application.

Both parents or any person who has legal custody must complete thedeclaration on behalf of any children under 18 years of age or any personwho lacks the legal capacity to sign on their own behalf.

• I certify the information supplied on or with this form is correct.

• If granted a visa, I acknowledge that I am required to abide by itsconditions as outlined in the information form 1160i Applying for astudent visa.

• I have attached all documentary evidence as specified on the DIMIAwebsite for my Assessment Level and the visa subclass under whichI am applying.

• I acknowledge that I understand that if the 8534 visa condition isimposed on my visa, it will be indicated by the condition code ‘8534’and by the short description ‘No Further Stay’. I acknowledge that thismeans that the 8534 condition has been imposed on my visa andthat I will not, while in Australia, be entitled to the grant of any othervisa 1, apart from:

- a further student visa with permission to work, the application forwhich was made on form 157P; or

- a subclass 497 (Graduate-Skilled) visa.

• I understand that the effect of the 8534 visa condition is that it willnot be possible for me to apply to remain in Australia beyond theauthorised date on my visa label 1 and that I will be required to departAustralia on or before the date notified on my visa label. I agree tohaving this condition included on any visa issued to me as a result ofthis application if DIMIA decides to impose it as a condition of grantof a visa.

• I acknowledge that I understand that if the 8535 visa condition isimposed on my visa, it will be indicated by the condition code ‘8535’and by the short description ‘No Further Stay’. I acknowledge thatthis means that the 8535 condition has been imposed on my visaand that I will not, while in Australia, be entitled to be granted anyother visa 1, apart from:

- a further student visa with permission to work, the application forwhich was made on form 157P; or

- a further student visa, with the consent of my sponsor.

I understand that the effect of the 8535 visa condition is that it willnot be possible for me to remain in Australia beyond the authoriseddate on my visa label 1, unless I am applying for a further student visawith the consent of my sponsor, and that I will be required to departAustralia on or before the date notified on my visa label. I agree tohaving this condition included on any visa issued to me as a result ofthis application if DIMIA decides to impose it as a condition of grantof a visa.

• I am aware that I must immediately advise DIMIA if I become awarethat any information provided in this form is incorrect or if there is achange in my circumstances that are relevant to this application atany time.

Signature

Date

Signature

Date

1 To engage Australia’s protection obligation under the 1951 UN conventionrelating to the status of refugees.

Signature

Date

Signature

Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

Before signing the declaration refer to the DIMIA website toensure that you have attached all documentation listed for yourAssessment Level and Sector.

Documents

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