Visa
Students Visa
For general information about applying for a Student Visa, please download the information sheet from our website: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/applying-student.pdf
To download the application checklist that applies to your circumstance, please complete the Visa Wizard found at www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/
For general information about applying for a Student Guardian Visa, please download Form 1234i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1234i.pdf
Please note that for the purpose of meeting the financial requirements for a Student Visa application lodged in the Philippines, a money deposit or loan will only be accepted from the Philippines-based financial institutions listed at our website. See: List of Acceptable Financial Institutions based in the Philippines.
To download the application checklist that applies to your circumstance, please complete the Visa Wizard found at www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/
For general information about applying for a Student Guardian Visa, please download Form 1234i from our website at www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1234i.pdf
Please note that for the purpose of meeting the financial requirements for a Student Visa application lodged in the Philippines, a money deposit or loan will only be accepted from the Philippines-based financial institutions listed at our website. See: List of Acceptable Financial Institutions based in the Philippines.
Visa Basics
This visa is for international students applying to study in Australia and whose main course of study is one of the following:
- higher education diploma
- higher education advanced diploma
- associate degree
- bachelor degree
- graduate certificate
- graduate diploma
- masters by coursework.
This visa is also used:
- to renew your current student visa
- to apply for a family member to join you in Australia.
You must:
- be accepted to study full-time in a registered course at an educational institution in Australia
- be a genuine temporary entrant
- have enough money to pay for travel, tuition and living expenses for yourself, your partner and your dependent children (whether or not they are accompanying you to Australia) for the duration of your stay in Australia
- have adequate health insurance for the duration of your stay in Australia.
Application forms and booklets
Form 157A Application for a student visa (364KB PDF file).
Application checklist Higher Education Sector visa (subclass 573) – Assessment Level 2 (84KB PDF file).
What to do before you apply? Please make sure you have read all the relevant information before lodging an application.
More information about the Higher Education Sector visa
Form 157A Application for a student visa (364KB PDF file).
Application checklist Higher Education Sector visa (subclass 573) – Assessment Level 2 (84KB PDF file).
What to do before you apply? Please make sure you have read all the relevant information before lodging an application.
More information about the Higher Education Sector visa
What to do before you apply?
Please make sure you have read all the relevant information before lodging an application.