Study in Australia

DESTINATION

AUSTRALIA

KC Australia Contact Details

Mr. Ketan Mehta (Manager)

Mob: +91 9860 530220

Off: +91 712 2222060 / 61 / 62 / 63.

Email Id: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.studies-overseas.com/

Address:

‘Krishna’ Plot No. 10/2,

I.T. Park, Opp. V.N.I.T,

Behind Infotech Tower,

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Maharashtra

http://www.studies-overseas.com/



Points for Discussion

Unique Features about Australia

Standardized Exams

Pathway Programs

Total Cost

Visa

MAP OF AUSTRALIA

Australian States & Capitals

Australia is divided into six States and two Territories.

S.No

States

Capital

1.

Western Australia

Perth

2.

South Australia

Adelaide

3.

Queensland

Brisbane

4.

New South Wales

Sydney

5.

Victoria

Melbourne

6.

Tasmania

Hobart

7.

Northern Territory

Darwin

8.

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Canberra

About Australian States & Capitals

Western Australia Western Australia is the largest state . The state‟s wealth also includes iron, nickel, wheat and wool, which is mostly exported from the port of Fremantle.

Victoria Victoria is the smallest state on Australia‟s mainland. Victoria contains more than a quarter of Australia's total population - approximately 5 million people. This state is famous for the goldfields of Central Victoria.

Tasmania This state is known for its unique wildlife, wilderness and unspoiled beauty.

South Australia Driest state in Australia Famous for the Barossa Valley, a major wine producing area of Adelaide.

About Australian States & Capitals

Queensland Takes about one fifth of the area of Australia. The Gold Coast - a major holiday destination for national and international tourists.

Northern Territory (NT) Known for its central desert called the „Red Centre‟. This state is famous for cattle industry, mineral wealth and tourism.

New South Wales (NSW) Oldest and most populous state in Australia. Renowned for its sheep and beef industry.

Australian Capital Territory Canberra (Australia‟s capital city) is only a three-hour drive or a 45-minute flight south-west of Sydney. Famous for Parliament House and Australian War memorial

Why Australia ?

Why Australia? •Large land area, sixth largest country in the world and has the lowest population density per square kilometer. • High visa success rate under SVP for quality profiles. • Safe learning environment. • Multicultural society. • Relatively warm climate. • Standard of living & cost is viable. • Part time job opportunities are available. •IELTS,TOEFL, PTE & CAE scores are acceptable.

Why Australia? • ELICOS (Pre-sessional English) programs are available.

• World class qualification. • Can work 40 hours per fortnight when the course is in session and 40 hrs/week during scheduled course breaks. • Chances of getting Permanent Residence by gathering 60 points. • Introduction of Streamlined Visa Process (SVP) making Visa process and documentation simpler resulting in visa success rate • Post Study Work Visa of 2 years for the students who complete at least 2 academic years of degree (Masters or Bachelors) in Australia. • If students study in Regional areas in Australia they get 5 extra points which support in achieving 60 points for PR.

Types of Educational Institutions

Colleges: Public Colleges i.e. (TAFE‟s) Private Colleges. Offering

• English language courses, • Vocational (work-training) courses, • University pathway programs and few Bachelors degrees. Universities: Offering majorly Master‟s & Bachelor‟s degrees.

Universities in Australia

• There are 43 Australian Universities, of which 3 are private: Bond,

Notre Dame & Torrens University.

• The Higher education sector consists mainly of Universities.

• Australia‟s top 8 universities form a group of 8 i.e., G8.

• All most all universities come under SVP.

• 6 Australian Universities come in top 100 universities worldwide

and 21 Australian Universities come in top 400 as per the

QS World University Ranking 2016-17.

Australian Universities represented by Krishna Consultants

Sr No. Name of the University Location in Australia

1 RMIT University Melbourne

2 Queensland University of Technology Brisbane

3 University of South Australia Adelaide

4 Griffith University Brisbane & Gold Coast

5 Deakin University Melbourne

6 University of Tasmania Hobart & Launceston

7 Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne


Sr No. Name of the University Location in Australia

8 Western Sydney University Parramatta (Sydney)

9 Australian Catholic University

Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide & Sydney

10 CQUniversity Australia Rockhampton, Melbourne, Brisbane & Sydney

11 James Cook University Brisbane

12 Charles Darwin University with ATMC

Melbourne


Sr No. Name of the University

Location in Australia

13 Southern Cross University Gold Coast, Sydney & Melbourne

14 Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga, Sydney & Melbourne

15 University of Southern Queensland Education Centre

Sydney

16 Le Cordon Bleu Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Perth

17 Latrobe University Sydney Campus Sydney

18 Macquarie University City Campus City Campus


Sr No.

Name of the University

Location in Australia

19 Victoria University Sydney Campus Sydney

20 Federation University with Melbourne Institute of Technology

Melbourne & Sydney

21 Federation University with IIBIT Sydney & Adelaide

22 Federation University with ATMC Melbourne

Regional Campuses of KC represented Universities

Universities

Regional Campus

CQUniversity Australia Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Noosa

and Rockhampton

University of Tasmania

Hobart /Launceston

University of South Australia

Whyalla and Mount Gambier

TAFES

• Known as Technical and Further Education Providers

• More than 60 institutes offer Vocational Education & Training (VET) programs in Australia.

• Some TAFES are part of larger Universities.

• Government funded not for profit institutions and they act independently of one

another.

• TAFE courses are used by International students as a pathway to undergraduate programs at universities, especially via the Diploma route.

• They usually offer the Diploma programs only but some offer Degree programs as well.

• Programs of 54 TAFESs have recently been included under SVP.

TAFES represented by Krishna Consultants

Sr No. Name of the TAFE Location in Australia

1 TAFE Western Australia (ETI) Perth

2

TAFE South Australia

Adelaide

Advanced Diplomas in the above TAFE’s are now under SVP.

Private Colleges

• Popular with International Students as Pathway Institutions.

• Range from small institutions that offer specialized courses in one particular area of study to large private colleges which are similar to TAFE.

• The most popular courses being the Business and Information Technology.

• Some private Institutions offer University programs through affiliated Universities.

Packaged Programs

• Most universities provide packaged programs.

• Students who are not eligible directly for Universities Bachelor program can be given packaged

program.

• These are 1 yr Diploma programs in TAFE or College leading to 2nd yr of Bachelor‟s program in

partner University.

• We get combined offer for Diploma & Bachelor programs.

• These programs focus on rigorous coaching of students and prepare them for university„s

required level.

• Various course options are available for packaged program from the field of Business,

Information Technology, Health Science, Engineering, etc.

• In most of the cases, commission is received from both the institutions, i.e., from

TAFE/Private college for Diploma course and from the university for Bachelor‟s course.

Packaged Program

Academic Requirement

• Minimum 60% in class 12th

IELTS Requirement • Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5

Tuition Fees • AUD 12000 to AUD 24000/Year

Intakes • February, July & October

Sr No.

Name of the Pathway Provider

Leading to Location in Australia

1 Martin College Charles Sturt University Melbourne & Sydney

2 Taylors College

University of Sydney Sydney

Charles Sturt University Sydney & Melbourne

University of Western Australia Perth

3 Flinders International Study Centre

Flinders University Adelaide

4 QUT International College

Queensland University of Technology

Brisbane

5 Melbourne Institute of Technology (Provides Bachelors & Masters degree with Federation University)

-

Melbourne & Sydney

Pathway Institutions represented by Krishna Consultants

Sr No.

Name of the Pathway Provider Leading to Location in Australia

6 Australian Technical & Management College (Provides Bachelors & Masters degree with Federation University & Charles Darwin University Melbourne)

- Sydney, Melbourne & Geelong

7 SAE Institute - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth

8 University of Canberra College

University of Canberra

Canberra & Sydney

9 Bradford College

University of Adelaide

Adelaide

10 Murdoch Institute of Technology Murdoch University Perth


Sr No.


11 International Institute of Business & Information Technology

- Sydney & Adelaide

12 Zenith Business Academy Victoria University Melbourne

13 Zenith Business Academy - Sydney & Melbourne

14 Asia Pacific International College - Sydney & Melbourne

15 English Language School in Sydney Zenith Business Academy, Asia Pacific International College.

Sydney & Melbourne


Sr No.

Name of the Pathway Provider

Leading to Location in Australia

16 Ozford Education Group University of Canberra Melbourne

17 Cambridge International College - Melbourne & Perth

18 Australian College of Technology & Business

- Brisbane


Sr No.


1 Latrobe Melbourne Institute (LTM) Latrobe University Melbourne

2 Deakin College (formerly known as MIBT)

Deakin University Melbourne

3 Perth Institute of Business & Technology (PIBT)

Edith Cowan University Perth

4 Griffith College (formerly known as QIBT)

Griffith University Brisbane & Gold Coast

5 Sydney Institute of Business & Technology (SIBT)

Macquarie University Sydney, North Ryde


Sr No.


6 South Australia Institute of Business & Technology (SAIBT)

University of South Australia

Adelaide

7 Curtin College Curtin University Perth & Sydney

8 Eynesbury College University of Adelaide, University of South Australia

Adelaide

9 Newcastle International College (NIC)

University of New Castle

Newcastle

10 Australian Campus Network Latrobe University Sydney


Useful Links

One commonly referred ranking website in Australia is the QS ranking http://www.topuniversities.com/where-to-study/oceania/australia/guide Websites for searching courses: • CRICOS: http://cricos.deewr.gov.au/Course/CourseSearch.aspx • Study in Australia: http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/global

Study options after completing different levels of education

COMPLETED

STUDY OPTION(S) LEVEL

Year 12 leads to

• Foundation program. • Diploma. • University undergraduate (if acceptable results)

Diploma leads to

• Undergraduate program in year 2 at the University depending on the recognition by University.

Bachelors Degree

leads to

• Bachelors (Honours) degree • A postgraduate qualification

IELTS 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9.0

TOEFL 35 46 60 79 94 102 110 115 118

PTE 36 42 50 58 65 73 79 83 86

CAE 41 47 52 58 67 74 80 87 93

IELTS/ TOEFL/ PTE / CAE - all are accepted in Australia.

Each university has different parameters to check the equivalence of TOEFL/PTE. It is suggested to check the respective university website for correct requirement.

Illustrative comparison of English Language Proficiency Tests

Entry Requirements

Academics • Diploma: Minimum 60% in class 12th.

• Bachelors: Minimum academic percentage required is around 60% + in class 12th

for the students from CBSE board and 65% + for ICSE/State Board.

• Masters: Minimum academic percentage in a Bachelors degree should be second class if the University is falling under section 1 and 2 of the NOOSR guidelines or first class if the university is falling under the section 3 of the NOOSR guidelines.

• Foundation/Packaged program are available for the students who are not directly eligible for the Bachelors Program.

Entry Requirements

English Language Requirement: Diploma: Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 Bachelors: Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 Masters: Overall 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

Pre-sessional English Language Program (ELICOS/EAP) is available in Australian

Universities for the students who do not meet the IELTS requirements of the

University. We can offer English Language program up to 10 weeks maximum at

present.

Time Schedule for Australia for February intake.

IELTS Coaching : June

Give IELTS Exams : July

IELTS Results : July

Applications for Feb Intake : July, Aug, Sept

Offer Letters : July, Aug, Sept, Oct

Arrangement of Funds : August, Sept, Oct, Nov

Pre-Medicals : Oct, November, December

Prepare file & apply for Visa : November, December,

Fly to Australia : February

Time Schedule for Australia for

July intake.

IELTS Coaching : December

Give IELTS Exams : January

IELTS Results : January

Applications for July Intake : Dec, Jan, Feb, March

Offer Letters : Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Arrangement of Funds : Feb, Mar, Apr

Pre-Medicals : April, May

Prepare visa file & apply : April, May

Fly to Australia : July

Cost of Education

IELTS Coaching Rs. 5050

IELTS Exam Fees Rs. 11800

Tuition Fees of University for 2 years (A$ 50000) Rs. 2500000

Living cost Rs. 1000000

Airfare from India to Australia Rs. 50000

Visa Fees Rs. 29200

Total Expenses Rs. 3596050

Less Part Time Earnings Rs. 1560000

Net Cost Rs. 2036050

Scholarships Limited for high academics.

Nature of part time jobs Off campus 40 hours/fortnight.

Total money to be spent by student Rs. 2000000

Estimated total cost for two years Masters program

AUSTRALIAN STUDENT VISA RULES Points to be discussed

1. Financial requirement

2. Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP)

3. Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE)

4. Label free Visa Processing

Paper based Visa

Received Offer Letter

Show all the financial documents to the University for Pre visa assessment

Wait for the university‟s confirmation for the payment

Pay Tuition Fees per offer letter

Get an e-CoE

Generate Online Hap ID for medical examination

Medical examination by the approved panel of doctors

Submit all the required visa documents to the AHC

Issue of Student Visa

Simplified Student Visa Framework

From 1st July 2016, the Australia student visa regulation and policies had changed

from SVP (Streamlined Visa Process) to SSVF (Simplified Student Visa Framework ).

The simplified student visa framework has scrapped eight visa subclasses, the

Assessment Level Framework and Streamlined Visa Processing arrangements.

As part of this process, a number of Country Assessment Levels (AL) have changed

and some countries now require less evidentiary requirements to be submitted with

the student‟s visa application, however in these cases DIBP have noted that they still

may require further information for certain cases.


We have to ensure that we should remain aware of the AL requirements for the

country that we are recruiting students from. As per the new rules, risk rating for

India is general (AL 3) whereas for some neighboring countries like Bhutan,

Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka the risk rating considered is streamlined (AL 2).

Providers will be given a risk rating (1 – 3) and

Country risk ratings will apply (1 – 3). A combined numerical score will determine the visa evidentiary requirements i.e. it would be used to guide the level of financial capacity and English language proficiency related documentation that the student would need to provide with their student visa application.

Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF)


Some of the key changes under SSVF are Only 2 visa subclasses (500 – Student Visa and 590 – Student Guardian Visa) DIBP has categorized all student visa applications under Streamlined or Regular

based on the Assessment Level of country and provider. Evidentiary requirements under SSVF – Institutions falling under Assessment

Level 1 (the lowest risk category) will have access to the faster, simpler student visa processing arrangements under SSVF.

English language requirements – Regular student visa requirements will need to

provide evidence of English through a registered English Test Provider i.e. IELTS or TOEFL or PTE or Cambridge English Advanced (CAE).


Some of the key changes under SSVF contd. The Assessment Levels (ALs) of providers and countries will not be published – they will

feed into an online client service tool which is open now. So one can check the documentary requirement using the online tool for respective countries and universities on the link below.

https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/education-providers

Krishna Consultants directly represented Australian institutions under AL 1 are:

Queensland University of Technology University of South Australia Deakin University Study Group Australia Pty Limited (Taylors College leading to UWA/University of Sydney

in AL 1, rest AL2) Australian National University College International College of Management Sydney Pty Limited SAE Institute Pty Ltd


Some of the key changes under SSVF contd. Student’s must remain enrolled in courses of the same Australian Qualification

Framework (AQF level) (or higher) i.e. no downgrading from Bachelor to Advanced Diploma will be permitted

All family members must be declared on student visa application. Family members who are not declared will not be permitted to join student in Australia


Some of the key changes under SSVF contd. All visa applications will be submitted online (no paper application permitted

under SSVF), all required documents has to be uploaded online for visa application assessment although DIBP has allowed to upload the pending documents at later stage also but this will be riskier, as if the decision is taken on the basis of the available documents. Hence, it is advisable to upload all required documents in one stroke.

Visa processing time – DIBP will aim to finalize 75% of student visa files

submitted within 1 month. Visa applications must be complete at the time of submission or risk of visa refusal will be there.

Students who are onshore on Domestic worker, Diplomatic, transit or visitor

(sponsored family) visas will need to go offshore to apply for a student visa.


A student needs to meet certain requirements to obtain a student visa.

• By considering the country of citizenship as per the student‟s passport, the student is given an Assessment Level (AL). India is in AL 3.

• DIBP has assessed every country in the world from Level 1 to 3.

• AL 1 - lowest immigration risk country

• AL 3 - highest immigration risk country

• For Student‟s coming from a low risk country (AL 1 ), the financial, academic & English language requirements that need to be provided are less comprehensive than for those who come from a high risk country (AL 3 ).

• DIBP will be closely working with the universities and will give feedback of the agents

to the universities. By this way, universities can decide whether to work with that agent or not.

• If the student opts for a packaged course from the provider, as listed on the website under SSVF, the onus will be on the principal provider. For e.g. if the student has opted a program at MIT leading to Federation University and if he fails to comply with the visa rules, Federation University will be held responsible, not MIT.

• It is the responsibility of the university to assess the student as per GTE criteria. It is for the university to decide whether they want to take an interview at the time of issuing offer letter or at the time of issuing COE.

• Students can generate HAP ID online & undergo Pre-Medicals before submission of visa file. This will save the time of visa processing by at least one week.



Diagrammatical explanation on SSVF


Diagrammatical explanation of Core Student Visa Requirement

Financial Requirement for

Australian Student Visa

Total funds to be shown

for visa are as per the table. •Tuition fees •Amount of living

& travel is standard

amount decided by the

Australian High Commission.

Expenses Per Person

Student Travel Family members

Student Tuition

Children aged 5-18

Student

Partner Living

First child

Amount required

in AUD AUD 2000 One return air fare per person 1 year Course fees

(as per offer letter) AUD 8000 per year AUD 19830 per

year AUD 6940 per year AUD 2970 per

year

Each other child

AUD 2790 per

year

Financial Requirement for


Details on financial requirements

• Students from Assessment Level 3 countries, i.e, India, applying for visa will have to

show only 12 months of funds irrespective of longer duration of course.

• Amount of funds that must be evidenced includes living expenses, tuition for first 12

months, and travel costs.

• Students will have to show the funds which are 3 months old.

• Recent funds acceptable but proper source need to be shown.

• Sponsors: Preferred close relatives, parents, spouse, siblings and

grandparents.

• Financial documents will be assessed and approved by the university. The

decision regarding which documents to accept and which not, rests with the university. For e.g. earlier DIBP did not accept co-operative bank saving balances. Now, university will decide whether to accept such co-operative bank saving balances or not.

• Since SSVF visa applications will be considered under AL1, it is not mandatory to have 3 months old funds like before. But for recent funds, documentary evidence is required for source of funds. Evidence of employment, income and source of funds will suffice the purpose.

Financial requirements for


Sponsors for AL 3: India

Sponsors for AL3 country, i.e. for India under SSVF can be:

• Student • Student‟s spouse • Student‟s brother or sister • Student‟s parents • Student‟s grandparents (both Maternal & Paternal)

Acceptable Funds

• Educational Loan from acceptable banks.

• Balance in saving account in acceptable Scheduled Public/Private and Foreign

Sector Banks as per list attached.

• Balance in saving account in Post Office.

• Fixed Deposits (FDR) with acceptable banks.

• Withdrawing balance in GPF or EPF or CMPF

• Withdrawing balance in Public Provident Fund (PPF)

• Balance in Post Office - Monthly Income Scheme which is a 5 years old account.

• Balance in Post Office - Recurring Deposit account which is 3 - 5 years old account.

Non - Acceptable Funds • Post Office Deposits i.e. NSC, KVP.

• Deposit with Companies, Chit Funds.

• LIC Surrender Value Quotation. However, loan can be availed against the

surrender value of policy and same can be deposited in the bank account.

• Investments in Shares, Bonds and Debentures.

• Savings Account and Fixed Deposit in Co-operative Bank. University

would decide whether to accept the savings and funds in the

cooperative Bank.

Acceptable Financial Institutions for Funds & Loans

Royal Bank of Scotland NV ICICI Banking

Andhra Bank Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd

Allahabad Bank Karnataka Bank Ltd

AXIS Bank Ltd Kotak Mahindra Bank

Bank of Baroda NOVA Scotia Bank

Bank of India Oriental Bank of Commerce

Bank of Maharashtra Punjab National Bank

Bank of Punjab Ltd Punjab and Sind Bank

BNP Paribas South Indian Bank Ltd

Canara Bank Standard Chartered Bank

Central Bank of India State Bank of India

Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

Citibank State Bank of Hyderabad

Acceptable Financial Institutions for Funds & Loans

Corporation Bank State Bank of Indore

Dena Bank State Bank of Mysore

Federal Bank Ltd State Bank of Patiala

HDFC Bank Ltd State Bank of Saurashtra

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking State Bank of Travancore

IDBI Bank Ltd Syndicate Bank

Indian Overseas Bank UCO Bank

Indian Bank Union Bank of India

Ing Vysya Bank Ltd United Bank of India

Indusind Bank Ltd Vijaya Bank

Barclays Bank PLC Yes Bank

Bank of Rajasthan

Some more Financial Institutions that can be used for SVP process

1. Credila (HDFC)

3. ABN AMRO Bank Ltd

2. Global Trust Bank Ltd

4. Grind lays Bank PLC

Note: The above 4 Banks are not listed under the Acceptable Financial Institutions list but so long under SSVF process if the University accepts the fund from these Banks then Australian High Commission will accept it too. However, for those Universities where the authority to approve the fund is granted to Krishna Consultants we may not accept the above 3 Banks except “Credila”.

Australia Student Visa Rules

• Genuine Temporary Entrant - GTE

In order to grant a student visa, applicant must be both a GTE and a Genuine

Student and in assessing GTE, decision makers will consider factors such as:

- The applicant‟s circumstances in their home country.

- The applicant‟s potential circumstances in Australia.

- The value of the course to the applicant‟s future.

- The applicant‟s immigration history.

- Any other relevant matters.

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) In order to ensure that the student is a Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) and a Genuine Student (GS), universities, as well as, Australian High Commission consider the following points while making a decision on the visa application:

• Students applying with less than 6.0 bands in IELTS.

• Students married and applying with spouse for an undergraduate course.

• Gap of 1 or more years from the last education completed.

• Students who have done Diploma/Certificate courses from private institutes.

• Students with work experience and not having salary account statements/Form 16 to support

their work experience.

• Students with earlier student visa refusal for any country.

• Students applying with sponsors who are not close blood relative and their

quantum of sponsorship is more than 50% of the fund required (Third party

funds).

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE)

• If an applicant satisfies any of the above referred 2 conditions, most probably the visa will be declined. • If the applicant satisfies one of the above referred conditions, then the application will be declined, unless the application has a strong favourable factor e.g. English at 7 bands or above, strong work history in a relevant area, etc. • For all applications falling into above category there will be a high chance of interview.

Label Free Visa Processing • From 1st October 2012, anyone applying for any Australian student visa through one

of the VFS Global Australian Visa Application Centers across India will no longer

be required to submit their passport with their visa application.

Instead they will be required to submit a notary attested copy of all pages of their

passport at the time of application.

What if student still want a label in passport?

Whilst Australia does not require travellers to have a visa label in their passport, clients

will still have the option to request a visa label once they have been granted a visa.

However, this process will involve lodging a further request for service at one of VFS

and the processing time for this additional service will be 15 working days.

Australia Student Visa Rules

Label Free Visa Processing • When the visa is granted, the applicant will be issued a „Visa Grant Notice’ that will

explain the conditions of the visa, including period of validity and entry

requirements. (Applicants will be issued with a visa grant notification, usually in the

form of a letter, once a decision has been made to grant a visa).

• So, in short:

No need to submit your original passport or wait for it to be returned.

Once the visa is granted student comes to know about it on the same day.

Electronic notification clearly explaining the conditions of your visa.

Label-free travel also reduces instances of visa fraud

Australia Student Visa Rules.


VISA Forms: There are two forms that need to be filled by the student when

applying for Paper based Visa

• Form 157A – Main visa application form

• Form 956A – Appointment of authorized recipient form

VISA Fees: • Visa application fees : 29200 INR (550 AUD)

Additional fees for Dependent accompanying student.

• Dependent above 18 years of age : 21800 INR (410 AUD)

• Dependent below 18 years of age : 7200 INR (135 AUD)

VFS Fees: • Main applicant : 1006 INR • Dependant applicants: 714 INR


Requirements: To get a student visa, the student: • Should have a valid passport. • Should have an unconditional offer letter & an e-COE for the course. If the student‟s final year/semester result is pending and the intake is approaching, universities can issue a conditional COE on the basis of the students performance in the past years of the degree course. Visa can be filed on the basis of a conditional COE. However, the student needs to provide the final result before enrolment. • Submit a student visa application (Form 157A & Form 956A). • Pay the application fees through DD of A$550 equivalent to Rs. 29,200 to “Australian High Commission” payable at New Delhi and Rs. 1006 to “VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd” payable at the city of visa file submission. • Should have the required amount of funds through education loan or funds in savings account/FDs, 3 months old (preferred, not mandatory). • The exchange rate considered for calculating the funds require change every 3 months. Current exchange rate is: A$ 1 = Rs. 52

The Principal Course

• The course that the student intends to undertake in Australia at the highest level is the principal course.

• For example, a student may intend to study 2 courses in the following order from the lowest to the highest level:

1) An English language program, then 2) An Undergraduate program (This is the principal course).

• The student must have e-CoEs and an offer clearly reflecting all the two courses.

• The letter of offer can be conditional on the student successfully completing the previous

course.

• Under packaged offer, the gap between two courses should not be more than 8 weeks.

Visa Duration

The visa awarded will cover the full length of every e-CoE that is in a sequence or

package. The following table will show you the usual duration of a student visa:

Duration of Course

Duration of Visa

10 months or less

One month longer than the end date of the course. Two months longer than the end date Longer than 10 months

of the course, if it ends before November

Note: If the course ends in November or December, the visa will usually cease on

March 15 of the following year.

Additional Information for Visa Application • Pay the tuition fees as per offer letter to the university after fund approval and receive an ECOE

• One set of all documents photocopy duly notary attested are required.

• Visa fees can be paid by credit card and original affidavit of support have to be submitted along

with the Visa Application.

• For pre-medicals, HAP ID should be generated online on the DIBP website.

• After pre-medicals, the visa application should be submitted within 1 month.

• Under SSVF, visa process will take generally 4 weeks in 75% cases submitted.

• If a student is travelling before his OSHC cover starts (as mentioned on the COE), then the

student should purchase additional OSHC before going to Australia for the duration

not covered otherwise it will be a breach of visa condition (Condition 8501)

Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)

Features This visa is for international students who have recently graduated from an Australian educational institution. It lets you work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Requirements You might be eligible to apply for this visa if you: • are younger than 50 years of age • are in Australia • hold an eligible visa • meet the two-year Australian study requirement • meet the English language requirement

Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)

The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) lets you live, study and work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Students are only able to access this visa once as a primary applicant. This visa has two streams: 1. Post-Study Work stream – for international students who graduate with a higher education degree from an Australian education provider, regardless of their field of study. A visa in this stream can be granted for up to four years from the date the visa is granted, depending on the visa applicant's qualification. This stream is only available to students who applied for, and were granted, their first student visa to Australia on or after 5 November 2011.

Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) Note: If you are applying as the main applicant, you and anybody else covered by the application must be in Australia when you apply for this visa and when your visa is decided. 2. Graduate Work stream – for international students with an eligible qualification who graduate with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). A visa in this stream is granted for 18 months from the date of grant. Temporary Graduate Visa Processing Time: 12 months

How to generate HAP ID?

• Go to the “My Health Declarations” page of DIBP (Open the URL (http://www.border.gov.au/) and select “ImmiAccount” located on the left hand bottom.) • On the window that opens, click on “create an immi account” • On clicking the button, a form opens for account creation. Fill in the details and create an account • On creating an account, an email is sent for verification on email address • On email verification, a page comes for “My Health Declaration” • Complete the steps and submit the application • On submitting the application, print the referral letter

http://www.border.gov.au/

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