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STUDENT VISA CHECKLIST – ALL SUBCLASSES PAGE 1 OF 20

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA THS IS NOT AN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FORM

STUDENT VISA (SUBCLASS 570 - 580)

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

This application checklist helps to ensure that you have included all of the documentation that is needed by the Pretoria Office to process your visa application.

IMPORTANT - READ THIS BEFORE YOU START TO COMPLETE THIS CHECKLIST There are several parts to this checklist, one for each Assessment level.

How to use each part of this checklist 1. Before you sign your visa application form, use this checklist to ensure that you have included all necessary documentation

to support your claims. 2. When you are satisfied that you have correctly completed your visa application form and all of the necessary

documentation is included, you should sign and date your visa application form. 3. Include this completed checklist, when you lodge your visa application form and necessary documentation.

Other important information Please visit the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) website www.immi.gov.au for detailed requirements for assessment level and visa subclass. The Find visa tool can be accessed from the immigration website. It is designed to help clients work out what type of visa they should be applying for and how they can apply, see http://www.immi.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx When to lodge your application You should lodge your application when you have all the required information as detailed on the STUDENT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT FORM (see attached). Where to lodge your application Service Delivery Partners (SDPs) that operate Australian Visa Application Centres (AVACs) and Australian Biometric Collection Centres (ABCCs) are located in various countries. These centres provide visa application lodgement or biometric collection services on behalf of DIBP. A map locator with details for each SDP is available on DIBP’s website: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/overseas/sdplocator/ Visa pricing

Information about Visa Application Charges for student visa applicants and their family members is available on the DIBP website

Detailed information about these changes is available on DIBP website http://www.immi.gov.au/fees-charges/ The following payments methods are available options to make a valid payment.

- Via a Credit card (either the student’s or a contacts who has given permission in writing for their account to be debited). The department will introduce a surcharge on all credit card payment. More information will be available on DIBP website.

- Via payment directly to DIBP in Australia (eg by a sponsor, friend, business colleague).

- Via cash or bank draft in Rand issued by a South Africa bank (either in person at the Australian High Commission in Pretoria, or through a business contact, friend or relative in South Africa).

Please contact the SDP for their acceptable payment types and current immigration visa application charge amounts. SDP may charge a service fee above the visa application charge. Electronic lodgement of Student Visa Applications on the internet - Assessment Level 1 (AL1) student visa applicants are eligible to apply online for streamlined student visa processing. All persons applying online must still meet Australian visa health requirements.

http://www.immi.gov.au/

http://www.immi.gov.au/Pages/Welcome.aspx

http://www.immi.gov.au/fees-charges/


Please visit http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/student-visa-online-applications.aspx if you are subject to AL1 and choose to lodge your application online. Secondary School Exchange Student Programs - This refers to formal programs only. These are programs, which have been approved by the Australian State/Territory education departments and the Minister of Education. Applicants applying for a student visa under informal exchange arrangements (that is, not approved by Australian State/Territory education departments and the Minister of Education) must satisfy the criteria set down for all applicants (including payment of the VAC) and provide all required documentation before a decision can be made on their application.

Health requirements

Student visa applicants must meet certain health requirements and may need to undergo a health examination. The requirements vary based on:

your length of stay in Australia other health risks in your home country or countries you have visited for more than three months within the last five

years.

Medical Examinations –. All clients need to have an identifier (HAP ID) in order to undertake medical examination with a panel doctor. The visa processing office will provide the HAP ID for clients who have already lodged their visa applications.

Health examinations can be completed before you lodge your visa application, but no more than six months before your course starts. Clients who wish to undertake their health examination prior to lodging an application MUST first complete the My Health Declaration (MHD) form on DIBP website: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/my-health-declarations.htm

Please note that the pre visa application lodgement health examinations can only be processed electronically if the student attends an eMedical clinic.

Additional HIV test, Hepatitis B & C blood test is required for applicants who will be in a hospital environment as part of their studies. A list of approved panel doctors can be found at http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/panel-doctors/ Medical referrals - If further medical reports are required or you are required to undergo further medical tests/treatment, it is in your interests to provide or undertake these as quickly as possible. Until such time as HOC medically clears you, this office cannot finalise your visa application (that is. either grant you a visa or refuse the application). The processing of your medicals may take up to three weeks in average. Travel arrangements - We recommend that you do not make non-refundable or unalterable travel arrangements until you have been granted a visa. There is no guarantee that you will be granted a visa. In fairness to other applicants, we cannot fast-track your application simply because you have confirmed your travel arrangements. Delivery and courier charges You are responsible for all of the costs of delivering information to the Pretoria by mail or courier, including any additional information that may be requested by the Pretoria. If you submit additional documents without a request from Pretoria at the Australian Visa Application Centre, you are responsible for all delivery and courier charges. Average processing time - The average processing time for Assessment Levels 3 of a COMPLETE student visa application is between SIX and EIGHT WEEKS from date of lodgement of your application - some applications may be able to be processed in less than eight weeks, others may take longer. It is therefore in your interests to lodge your application at least two months before you intend to commence your course, so that an assessment can be made on your application as quickly as possible. Complete Assessment Level 2 applications will be processed within 21 days from the lodgement date.

http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/student-visa-online-applications.aspx

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/my-health-declarations.htm

http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/panel-doctors/


Complete Assessment Level 1 and ALX (streamlined) applications will be processed within 14 days from the lodgement date. Applications can only be processed efficiently if ALL mandatory supporting documentation is provided at the time of lodgement. Please be aware that the decision on your visa application may be decided on the information and documentation that you include at the time of lodgement without requesting further information. It is in your interest therefore, to submit a complete application. Note: All supporting documentation must be in English or accompanied by a certified translation. Please do not send original personal documents (e.g. birth, marriage, education certificates) unless requested by the Australian High Commission. Copies of the documents must be certified. Bank statements submitted as evidence of funds must be original documents and will not be returned to the applicant. Attached is an application checklist to assist you in lodging your application. Please complete and submit this checklist along with a completed and signed application form. Please remember to include ALL mandatory supporting documentation. For more information See the DIBP website http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx

http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx


ASSESSMENT LEVEL 1 - Tick the documents you are submitting

Official use only

Payment of the Australian Government Visa Application Charge. If the Visa Application Charge has been paid to an office of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Australia, a copy of the receipt must be submitted.

Completed latest version of Form 157A. (Signed by applicant and all persons over the age of 18 included in the application. If applicant under 18 years of age signed by parent/guardian) See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/157a.pdf To apply online. See: http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/student-visa-online-applications.aspx

A certified copy of the biodata page of your current valid passport. Your passport needs to be valid for at least six months at time of lodgement of your visa application.

Clients applying for an Australian Visa are no longer required to have a physical label in their passport when travelling to Australia. The Australian Government does not require a visa label to be placed in your passport to confirm your immigration status and entitlements for Australia. All visa status information is stored electronically on DIBP's systems and is accessed by airlines flying to Australia when passenger's passports are swiped at check-in.The client's visa status is immediately known to airline check-in staff.

A Visa Evidence Charge (VEC) of AUD 70 applies if a visa holder requires a visa label to be evidenced into their passport,

You can only request and pay the VEC for a visa label after you have been granted an Australian visa.

Regardless of when your visa application was lodged, or your visa granted, anyone who requests a visa label may be charged.

Detailed information about Visa Evidence Charge and visa evidencing is available on DIBP’s website: http://www.immi.gov.au/fees-charges/vec.htm

Recent passport photo (no older than 6 months) for all persons included in the application

The Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) certificate(s) and/or letter from the institution offering a place in an approved course

If you are intending to undertake an ELICOS, foundation or other pathway course (for example, bridging course or vocational educational course) as a prerequisite or to enable you to commence your bachelor or masters by coursework degree, you must also provide evidence of a CoE for each eligible prerequisite course(s). The approved enabling or prerequisite course(s) must be provided by an educational business partner nominated by your university and approved by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.

Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the proposed duration of your student visa.

Students must provide evidence of OSHC for themselves and any accompanying dependants for the proposed duration of their student visa in order to be granted a visa.

Please note that the CoE must show the expiry date of the OSHC. The processing of your application may be delayed if the expiry date of the OSHC is not

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/157a.pdf

http://www.immi.gov.au/Services/Pages/student-visa-online-applications.aspx

http://www.immi.gov.au/fees-charges/vec.htm


included in the Confirmation of Enrolment. A student visa can be granted up to the maximum duration outlined below. Duration of Course: 10 months or less – your visa will usually be granted up to one month longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months – (Finishing January to October) your visa will usually be granted up to two months longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months and finishing at the end of the Australian academic year (November – December) – your visa will usually be granted up to March 15 of the following year. If OSHC has been paid directly by the applicant, confirmation of Membership letter from Medibank Private (or other registered health benefit organisation) must be provided. Information about OSHC is available on the department’s website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Overseas+Student+Health+Cover+FAQ-1

You must declare on your student visa application that you have sufficient funds to cover yourself and your family members for the duration of your stay in Australia for:

- living costs

- tuition cost

- school costs for any school-age children

- travel costs

If you are sponsored fully or partially by the government of your country, please provide an official letter of support. Information on financial requirements is available on http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx

Homestay arrangements - Prepaid fees for formal boarding arrangements with education providers for student visa applicants are taken into account when assessing whether an applicant meets the financial requirements for a student visa. Formal boarding and Homestay arrangements do not include private boarding or Homestay arrangements or rent on accommodation. Payment of rent on private accommodation arrangements is therefore not deducted from the living costs component of the financial requirements. This is because these arrangements are not formally administered by education providers.

If you have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, original police certificate from relevant country (no older than 12 months).

If you have served in the armed forces of any country, you may be required to provide certified copies of military service records or discharge papers.

Adult applicants – certified copy of Birth Certificate

Evidence of the relationship between the applicant and all members of their family unit (including those who are not joining the applicant in Australia):

- Children: certified copy of full Birth Certificate stating both parents’ names.

- Spouse or partner – certified copy of Marriage Certificate or evidence of de facto relationship (i.e. evidence that applicant and spouse have been residing in a marital relationship for at least 12 months prior to the date of application).

- If applicant has been divorced or widowed, certified copy of the divorce decree absolute or the death certificate of the deceased spouse.

If you or anyone included in the application has been divorced or widowed, a certified copy of the divorce decree or the death certificate of the deceased spouse (as appropriate)

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Overseas+Student+Health+Cover+FAQ-1




If any dependent children included in the application are adopted, certified copies of the adoption papers

Certified copies of documents to verify custody and access arrangements for children under 18 years of age. This is not required if both parents or legal custodians are included in the application.

Proof of ties with home country/incentive to return to home country: All applicants are required to provide evidence of ties with the home country and incentive to return to home country (financial, cultural, family ties)

If the applicant is not a national of the country of residence, the applicant is required to provide evidence of status in that country.

IF YOU ARE A STUDENT UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

Certified copy of full Birth Certificate stating both parents’ names.

Certified permission from both parents (included on birth certificate) for visa to be granted or evidence that other parent has no custodial or access rights (e.g. death certificate or court order awarding sole custody to one parent and no access rights to the other parent)

If you will be accommodated in a boarding school environment at all times and/or you will be accommodated by non-relatives* at any time during the period of your stay in Australia, you will be required to give the school further information about the proposed care arrangements. Please contact the school for further advice (this does not apply to Secondary School Exchange Program students, Australia Awards students, students being accompanied by a parent or guardian or staying with relative who is at least 18 years of age who is nominated by parents/guardian, or students placed full-time with a Rotary International approved guardian)

IF THERE ARE MINOR CHILDREN INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION

Evidence of enrolment in a school in Australia for each child included in the application 5 to 18 years of age (Original Confirmation of Enrolment for Overseas Students (COEOS) form)

Child/ren included in the application and travelling with one parent only - certified permission from other parent that child/ren can be granted a visa for the requested period or evidence that other parent has no custodial or access rights (e.g. death certificate or court order awarding sole custody to one parent and no access to the other parent)

The non-travelling parents must complete and sign form 1229 - http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1229.pdf

IF YOU ARE AN APPROVED SECONDARY SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENT

(Including Rotary International exchange program students)

Acceptance advice for secondary exchange students (AASES form) – Parts A, B and C to be completed and Youth Exchange Scholarship/Guarantee Form

Letter from the exchange program organizer

* A relative is one of the following: 1. the spouse of the person; or a child, adopted child, parent, brother or sister of the person; or 2. a step-child, adopted step-child, step-parent, step-brother or step-sister of the person; 3. a grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or a step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-aunt, step-

uncle, step-niece or step-nephew Note: The above is guide to the documents you should provide with your Student visa application. For a full list of all requirements and documents per visa subclass and assessment level, please consult the website: http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1229.pdf



ASSESSMENT LEVEL AL X - Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 573, 574, 575) - Streamlined Visa Processing.

• SVP arrangements were extended to 19 non-university higher education providers from 22 March 2014.

• SVP is only available for bachelor, masters, doctoral degree or eligible exchange programmes provided by participating education providers.

• Packaged courses (prerequisite or enabling courses - ELICOS, foundation or other pathway courses) must be provided by nominated educational business partner of the SVP participating provider.

A list of the eligible education providers and education business partners is available on the Australian Government’s website: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L00146

Before you apply for this visa, you must have applied for and been accepted to study full-time at a participating university in Australia. You must provide evidence of your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) at the time that you lodge your application

Tick the documents you are submitting

Official use only


Completed latest version of Form 157A. (Signed by applicant and all persons over the age of 18 included in the application. If applicant under 18 years of age signed by parent/guardian) See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/157a.pdf








The Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) certificate issued by your eligible education provider for the main course you are undertaking indicating that you are enrolled in a course eligible for streamline

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L00146




processing.

If you are intending to undertake an ELICOS, foundation or other pathway course (for example, bridging course or vocational educational course) as a prerequisite or to enable you to commence your bachelor or masters by coursework degree, you must also provide evidence of a CoE for each eligible prerequisite course(s). The approved enabling or prerequisite course(s) must be provided by an educational business partner nominated by your education provider and approved by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.



Please note that the CoE must show the expiry date of the OSHC. The processing of your application may be delayed if the expiry date of the OSHC is not included in the Confirmation of Enrolment. A student visa can be granted up to the maximum duration outlined below. Duration of Course: 10 months or less – your visa will usually be granted up to one month longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months – (Finishing January to October) your visa will usually be granted up to two months longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months and finishing at the end of the Australian academic year (November – December) – your visa will usually be granted up to March 15 of the following year. If OSHC has been paid directly by the applicant, confirmation of Membership letter from Medibank Private (or other registered health benefit organisation) must be provided. Information about OSHC is available on the department’s website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Overseas+Student+Health+Cover+FAQ-1

You must declare on your student visa application that you have sufficient funds to cover yourself and your family members for the duration of your stay in Australia for:

- living costs

- tuition cost

- school costs for any school-age children

- travel costs

If you are sponsored fully or partially by the government of your country, please provide an official letter of support. Information on financial requirements is available on www.immi.gov.au/students


If you have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, original police certificate from relevant country (no older than 12 months). If you have served in the armed forces of any country,



http://www.immi.gov.au/students


you may be required to provide certified copies of military service records or discharge papers.

Adult applicants – certified copy of Birth Certificate.





















Letter from the exchange program organizer




uncle, step-niece or step-nephew Note: The above is guide to the documents you should provide with your Student visa application. For a full list of all requirements and documents per visa subclass and assessment level, please consult the website: http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx



ASSESSMENT LEVEL 2 - Tick the documents you are submitting

Official use only














Please note that the CoE must show the expiry date of the OSHC. The processing of your application may be delayed if the expiry date of the OSHC is not included in the Confirmation of Enrolment.




A student visa can be granted up to the maximum duration outlined below. Duration of Course: 10 months or less – your visa will usually be granted up to one month longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months – (Finishing January to October) your visa will usually be granted up to two months longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months and finishing at the end of the Australian academic year (November – December) – your visa will usually be granted up to March 15 of the following year. If OSHC has been paid directly by the applicant, confirmation of Membership letter from Medibank Private (or other registered health benefit organisation) must be provided. Information about OSHC is available on the department’s website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Overseas+Student+Health+Cover+FAQ-1

You must declare on your student visa application and submit evidence that you have sufficient funds to cover yourself and your family members (whether accompanying you or not) for the first 12 months of your stay in Australia for: - living costs per year (AUD 18,610 for yourself; AUD 6,515 for your spouse; AUD 3,720 for the first

child; AUD 2,790 for each other child)

- tuition cost

- school costs for any children aged 5-17 - AUD 8,000 per child, per year

- Travel costs (for yourself and the family members included in your application): AUD 2,000 per person for applicants from Southern Africa, including South Africa; AUD 3,000 for applicants from West Africa

- If you are sponsored fully or partially by the government of your country, please provide an official letter of support. Declaration of financial support from the individual(s) providing funds is required.

Acceptable sources of income

The money to support you and your family members must come from one or more acceptable sources.

Examples:

Money deposits held in a bank account by you or a person supporting you. A loan from an approved financial institution. A loan from your government. Financial support from your education provider or another organisation.

Note: Non-cash assets such as property and shares are not acceptable evidence of income. However, non-cash assets may be liquidated or used as collateral on a loan.

Business account is an acceptable source of funding only if there is evidence of the business ownership and a declaration from all business owners/directors that they do not object to the funds being used for student visa purposes.

Detailed information about financial requirements for AL2 students and the acceptable

sources of funds is available on http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx






If you have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, original police certificate from relevant country (no older than 12 months). If you have served in the armed forces of any country, you may be required to provide certified copies of military service records or discharge papers.

















Child/ren included in the application and travelling with one parent only - certified permission from other parent that child/ren can be granted a visa for the requested period or evidence that other parent has no custodial or access rights (e.g. death certificate or court order awarding sole custody to one


parent and no access to the other parent)





Letter from the exchange program organiser


uncle, step-niece or step-nephew Note: The above is guide to the documents you should provide with your Student visa application. For a full list of all requirements and documents per visa subclass and assessment level, please consult the website: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/


http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/students/


ASSESSMENT LEVEL 3 Tick the documents you are submitting

Official use only














Please note that the CoE must show the expiry date of the OSHC. The processing of your application may be delayed if the expiry date of the OSHC is not included in the Confirmation of Enrolment.




A student visa can be granted up to the maximum duration outlined below. Duration of Course: 10 months or less – your visa will usually be granted up to one month longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months – (Finishing January to October) your visa will usually be granted up to two months longer than the duration of your course Longer than 10 months and finishing at the end of the Australian academic year (November – December) – your visa will usually be granted up to March 15 of the following year. If OSHC has been paid directly by the applicant, confirmation of Membership letter from Medibank Private (or other registered health benefit organisation) must be provided. Information about OSHC is available on the department’s website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Overseas+Student+Health+Cover+FAQ-1

English Language requirements: You are required to submit evidence of your English language proficiency

You must provide test results of one of the following:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Certificate

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) Certificate

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic Certificate

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Certificate

Occupational English Test (OET) Certificate

The TOEFL Paper-Based Test (TOEFL PBT) is accepted in the following countries where IELTS is not available: Belarus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Moldova, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.

The required level of English proficiency depends on the level of the course and the visa subclass.

Detailed information about English language proficiency requirements for AL3 students is

available on http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx

Certified copies of education/qualification and work history to date of application

Financial requirements You must declare on your student visa application and submit evidence from an acceptable source that you have sufficient funds to cover yourself and your family members (whether accompanying you or not) for the first 12 months of your stay in Australia for: - living costs per year (AUD 18,610 for yourself; AUD 6,515 for your spouse; AUD 3,720 for the first

child; AUD 2,790 for each other child) - tuition costs - school costs for any school-age children (aged 5-17) - AUD 8,000 per child, per year - Travel costs (for yourself and the family members included in your application): AUD 2,000 per

person for applicants from Southern Africa, including South Africa; AUD 3,000 per person for applicants from West Africa and AUD 2,500 for applicants form east Africa (Kenya and the neighbouring countries).

If you are sponsored fully or partially by the government of your country, please provide an official letter of support issued by the government Declaration of financial support from the individual(s) providing funds is required.





Acceptable sources of income

The money to support you and your family members must come from one or more acceptable sources, which may include:

a money deposit with a financial institution held by you, or an eligible family member, for at least three consecutive months immediately before the date of your visa application

a loan from a financial institution made to you or an eligible family member

a loan from your government

your proposed education provider

the Australian Government or an Australian State or Territory government

the government of a foreign country

a provincial or state government of a foreign country that has the written support of the national government of the foreign country

an organisation gazetted by the Minister

an acceptable non-profit organisation

a multilateral agency. Examples: United Nations, World Bank or Asian Development Bank

Note: An eligible family member includes:

the applicant

the applicant's partner

the applicant's parents

the applicant's grandparents

the applicant's brothers or sisters

an uncle or aunt of the applicant who is: an Australian citizen, and Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen and usually resident in Australia.

Evidence of the relationship with the sponsor is required

Note: Non-cash assets such as property and shares are not acceptable sources of income. However, non-cash assets may be liquidated or used as collateral on a loan, if they are provided by an acceptable source.

Corporate sponsorship is an acceptable source of funding only if the corporation is genuinely operating in the international arena; and the applicant is an employee of the company; and the proposed course of study is relevant to the applicant’s role within the company. Business account is an acceptable source of funding only if there is evidence of the business ownership and a declaration from all business owners/directors that they do not object to the funds being used for student visa purposes. Evidence of income - Please provide at least one of the following:

a) Tax Statement

b) Payslip c) Business Statement

Credit cards are not acceptable source of funds. We do not accept internet print outs of bank statements. All submitted bank statements must be original. Funds will be verified by our office through the bank. Detailed information about financial requirements for AL3 students and the acceptable

sources of funds is available on http://www.immi.gov.au/Study/Pages/Study.aspx

Homestay arrangements - Prepaid fees for formal boarding arrangements with education providers for student visa applicants are taken into account when assessing whether an applicant meets the



financial requirements for a student visa. Formal boarding and Homestay arrangements do not include private boarding or Homestay arrangements or rent on accommodation. Payment of rent on private accommodation arrangements is therefore not deducted from the living costs component of the financial requirements. This is because these arrangements are not formally administered by education providers.

If you have been charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, original police certificate from relevant country (no older than 12 months). If you have served in the armed forces of any country, you may be required to provide certified copies of military service records or discharge papers.


















* A relative is one of the following: 10. the spouse of the person; or a child, adopted child, parent, brother or sister of the person; or 11. a step-child, adopted step-child, step-parent, step-brother or step-sister of the person;



12. a grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or a step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-aunt, step-uncle, step-niece or step-nephew

Note: The above is guide to the documents you should provide with your Student visa application. For a full list of all requirements and documents per visa subclass and assessment level, please consult the website:




I hereby acknowledge that:

I have provided all mandatory documentation for a decision to be made on my visa application.

or

I have not provided some information requested on this checklist and am aware that a decision may be made based on the information I have provided.

I also acknowledge that I am responsible for any related mail, courier and document handling charges, including cost for providing any additional information that may be requested by the department.

Note: Form must be signed by parent(s) or guardian if applicant is under 18.

Applicant name:…………………………..…..

Signature:…………………………..……..

Date lodged:

……./……./…….

Visa Application Centre Use Only

Processing officer name:

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