Migrate To Australia

Employer Sponsored

TSS Visa (SC 482)
Temporary Activity Visa
Employer Nomination Scheme
187 RSMS Visa

TSS visa enables employers to address labour shortages by hiring skilled workers where they cannot find an appropriately skilled Australian. It facilitates employment of foreign workers to address temporary skill shortages, while ensuring that Australian workers get priority. TSS visa holders can work in Australia in their nominated occupation and may have a pathway to permanent residency.

From 18 March 2018, the 457 visa was abolished and replaced with the TSS visa (Subclass 482). The TSS 482 visa is comprised of a Short-Term stream, Medium-Term stream and Labour agreement stream.

You must be sponsored by an approved business. A business can sponsor someone for this visa if they cannot find an Australian citizen or permanent resident to do the skilled work.

You can be in or outside Australia when you lodge your application.

The TSS 482 visa involves a three-step process:

Step 1: a sponsorship application by the employer (the employer needs to be a lawfully operating business, meet local labour and employment practices, be viable to sponsor from overseas)

Step 2: a nomination application for a skilled position by the employer (that the position is genuine, how the position became vacant, newly created position)

Step 3: a visa application by the nominated employee

Training visa (subclass 407)

This visa allows you to:

Take part in workplace-based training to enhance your skills in your current occupation, area of tertiary study, field of expertise
Participate in a professional development training programme in Australia.

This visa is not appropriate for persons whose sole intention is to work.

Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)

This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis to:

Work as performer in the entertainment industry
Participate activities at the invitation of an Australian organization
Participate or observe in an Australian research project
Work in a skilled position under a staff exchange arrangement
Participate in high-level sports competitions or sports training programs
Participate in approved special program
Do full-time religious work
Be employed as a superyatch crew member
Do full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives
Participate in a government endorsed event.

Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)

This visa is for people who want to travel to Australia to:

Do short-term, highly specialized, non-ongoing work
In limited circumstances, participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests.

Generally the stay period allowed is up to three months but up to six months may be considered in limited circumstances if supported by a strong business case.

Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)

This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis:

In relation to a bilateral agreement (Government Agreement stream)
To represent a foreign government or to teach a foreign language in an Australian school (Foreign Government Agency stream)
To do domestic work for a diplomat (Domestic Worker stream)
As a person with statutory privileges and immunities (Privileges and Immunities stream)
To participate in the program of seasonal work (Seasonal Worker Program stream).

402 Visa (closed)

This visa is closed to new applications.

The Training and Research visa is for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to undertake occupational training, conduct or observe research as a visiting academic or participate in a professional development program.

The Subclass 186 ENS visa (Employer Nomination Scheme visa) is a permanent residency visa that requires the sponsorship of a nominating employer. In summary:

You must have an occupations on the 186 Visa Occupations List
English language requirements are IELTS (or equivalent test) score of 6 in each component.
A maximum age requirement of 45 at the time of application will apply to Direct Entry stream applicants. A maximum age requirement of 50 at the time of application will continue to apply to Temporary Residence Transition stream applicants
Integrity: A range of amendments have been introduced to enhance the integrity of the ENS and RSMS visas, including through requiring the nominated position to be genuine, and removal of the English language and skills exemption for applicants whose nominated earnings would be over $180,000.

Experience building production applications with Metronic would be good to have as well.

This visa allows you and your family to live in Australia and work permanently in regional Australia.

This is a permanent residence visa. It allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:

Stay in Australia indefinitely
Work and study in Australia
Enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses
Apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
Travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted (after that time, you will need a resident return visa or another visa to return to Australia)
Please see latest 187 visa changes commencing 18 March 2018 here

In summary you must meet the below criteria for the 187 VISA (RSMS) – (2019 update)

Have an occupation on the 187 Visa Occupations List (RSMS List)
Meet the English language requirements: IELTS (or equivalent test) score of 6 in each component.
Age: a maximum age requirement of 45 at the time of application will apply to Direct Entry stream applicants. A maximum age requirement of 50 at the time of application will continue to apply to Temporary Residence Transition stream applicants
Integrity: A range of amendments have been introduced to enhance the integrity of the ENS and RSMS visas, including through requiring the nominated position to be genuine, and removal of the English language and skills exemption for applicants whose nominated earnings would be over $180,000.
The Department of Immigration will collect Tax File Numbers for these visa holders, and data will be matched with the Australian Tax Office’s records to ensure that visa holders are not paid less than their nominated salary

Skilled Visa

The Temporary Graduate subclass 485 visa is work visa for international students who have completed 2 years of study in Australia. It can last from between 18 months and 4 years depending on your situation.

The primary applicant must be in Australia when they make their application for a 485 visa, and must have held an eligible student visa within the 6 month period prior to lodgement. There are two streams: Post Study Work Stream and Graduate work stream.

The Skilled Regional (Provisional) Subclass 489 visa is a 4-year provisional visa which requires holders to live and work in a regional area to obtain permanent residence. To qualify, you would need be sponsored by either a relative living in a designated area or a State or Territory Government

The applicable occupations list if sponsored by a relative is the same as the list for the Skilled Independent visa. The state sponsored 489 occupations list can be seen

If you are sponsored by a relative, you will need to live for 2 years and work full time for 12 months in a regional or low population growth area to qualify for permanent residence through the Skilled Regional Subclass 887 visa.

The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa if the applicant is in Australia.

This visa allows recent engineering graduates of recognized institutions to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience.

Eligibility

You must:

be under 31 years of age
have completed an engineering degree at a recognized institution in the past two years
have been the primary visa holder of a subclass 476 or 485 visa.

Length of stay

18 months

Cost

From AUD 365

Features

This stream is for Points-tested skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer or family member or nominated by a state or territory government. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

For the Skilled Independent (Points-tested) stream you need to submit an expression of interest.

If you are a New Zealand citizen you may be eligible to apply for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) (New Zealand) stream.

Eligibility

have a relevant occupation on the 189 occupation list (MLTSSL)
have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
Lodge an EOI and be invited to apply
meet the points test pass mark of 65 points (as of 1 July 2018)
Be aged between 18 and 44 inclusive
have Competent English
be invited to apply.
Meet health and character requirements

Features

190 visa is points based and allows skilled workers who are nominated by an Australian state or territory government live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Eligibility

have a relevant occupation on the 190 occupation list
have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
be nominated by a state or territory government agency
meet the points test pass mark of 65 points (as of
Lodge an EOI and be invited to apply
Be aged between 18 and 44 inclusive
have Competent English
Meet health and character requirements

To see the latest 18th of March 2018 changes and how they affect this visa please see here.

Features

This is a permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia.

Eligibility

it is a pathway to Permanent residency (PR) for people who hold a subclass 489, 495, 496, 475 or 487, or a Bridging visa A or B after applying for a subclass 489, 495 or 487 visa
have lived in a specified regional area of Australia for at least two years
have worked full time in a specified regional area for at least one year

Length of stay

Permanent

Cost

From AUD 375

Requirements:

Meeting the requirements for a Distinguished Talent Visa is a high test. You must:

have an internationally recognized record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in your profession
be still prominent in the area
would be an asset to the Australian community
have no difficulty getting employment, or in becoming established independently in your field in Australia
Be nominated by;
an Australian peak body or organization
an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident, or
an eligible New Zealand citizen

you must also:

have a national reputation in your field
be highly regarded throughout Australia

Note a reputation in one state or region would not be considered ‘national’

Independent program offers a streamlined, priority visa pathway for highly skilled and talented individuals to work and live permanently in Australia.

About the program

The program is designed to attract skilled migrants at the top future-focused fields to Australia. The program brings the best talent from around the world.
This creates opportunities for Australians by transferring skills, promoting innovation, and creating job opportunities.
We work with Australian universities, industry bodies, and state and territory governments to attract global talent to Australia.
Our Global Talent Officers are located in Berlin, Dubai, New Delhi, Santiago, Shanghai, Singapore, and Washington DC. They work across a number of countries in their region, and attend key industry events and expos to promote the program.

Target sectors

AgTech
Space and Advanced Manufacturing
FinTech
Energy and Mining Technology
MedTech
Cyber Security
Quantum Information, Advanced Digital, Data Science and ICT

Expected salary threshold

The high income threshold is currently AUD148,700. This figure is adjusted annually on 1 July.For more information see Fair Work High Income Threshold

How to apply

Access to the program will be via a referral from either:
a Global Talent Officer
an organisation or an individual with a national reputation in the same field as the candidate
Highly skilled professionals referred to the Department may be invited to apply for a Distinguished Talent visa (subclass 124 or subclass 858).
Use our Global Talent contact form:
to refer a highly skilled individual at the top of their field to the Global Talent Independent program (to receive a global talent unique identifier), or
to lodge a Distinguished Talent visa application through the Global Talent Independent program (you will need a global talent unique identifier)

Regional Visa

Skilled Regional Work Visa

The new 491 visa, Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) subclass 491 visa will enable eligible skilled workers and their families to live, work and study in designated regional areas of Australia for 5 years. Visa holders will be eligible to apply for a Permanent Residence visa after three years. Applicants for this visa must be nominated by:

an Australian state or territory government agency or
sponsored by an eligible family member residing in a designated regional area and be invited to apply for the visa, following submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect.

Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa will replace the current 489 visa and commences November 16, 2019. The 491 visa is a skilled and a points tested visa . It has a 45 year age limit and requires a positive skills assessment.

The visa validity period is 5 years. Conditions, namely 8579 will be imposed which will enforce the government’s intentions that visa holders live, work and study only in regional areas. Visa holders can move between regional areas. Regional areas are defined as any area excluding Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Important change: Perth and Gold Coast are classified as regional areas. You may work in any occupation and for any employer in line with the work and residence conditions attached to your visa.

Holders of the new provisional visas will also be unable to apply for most other skills based visas in Australia unless they have completed at least three years in a designated regional area, unless exceptional circumstances exist. Additionally, similar to current arrangements for the subclass 457 and 482 visa program, holders of the new provisional visas can be negatively impacted by sponsor non-compliance.

The new 491 visa permanent pathway will be:

Subclass 191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional): To meet the requirements of the permanent visa (from November 2022) applicants must have held a subclass 491 or 494 visa for at least 3 years, have complied with the conditions on that visa and have met minimum taxable income requirements. You must show earnings of at least $53,900 per annum for three years. Your partner can also be the main applicant for the 191 visa if they can demonstrate this criteria.

Effect on current 489 visa to 887 visa pathway:

The Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 489) is now closed to new applicants. Transitional arrangements are put in place for applications which have been lodged and are undecided, as well as applicants whose pathway currently targets the permanent Skilled Regional Visa (subclass 887).

Skilled Migration Changes:

The skilled migration points test will change from November 16, 2019. The changes will affect subclass 491 applicants as well as applications for other skilled migration visas that have not been assessed at that time (but only in a way that is beneficial for applicants, by providing additional points). Other points for age, qualifications, overseas and Australian work experience, Australian study and English points will apply. The new points details are:

15 points for nomination by a State or Territory government agency or sponsorship by a family member residing in regional Australia, to live and work in regional Australia;
10 points for certain Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications;

Partner Points

10 points, if one of the following apply:
- skilled spouse or de facto partner (Skills assessment and Competent English); or
- applicants without a spouse or de facto partner (single) or

5 points: if your partner has Competent English. Your partner can be over 45 years of age and does not need a Skills Assessment.

Summary of the 491 visa:

15,000 places allocated each year
be on the 491 occupations list
Replaces 489 family and state sponsored visas
Must be sponsored by an eligible relative or state authority
Points tested
Visa will be granted for initially 5 years
Must live and work for 3 years in regional areas to get Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) 191 Visa
You or your partner will need to earn for those 3 years a minimum income each year ($53,900 per annum)- for the State sponsored stream it may be in any occupation however if employer sponsored it must be in the nominated occupation.
Regional Australia is everywhere except Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
You can move between regions- Regional areas include Perth, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Lake Macquarie, Illawarra, Geelong, Newcastle, Wollongong, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra.
Cannot apply for any other skilled PR or 820 partner visa for 3 years
DHA Fee (main applicant) $4,045 and for spouse is: $2,025

Benefits of the 491 visa:

Priority processing of regional applications
Incentives for migrants to stay in regional areas longer term as they build ties through workforce and community participation
More points available to subclass 491 visa applicants

Ranking systems for an invitation to apply for a 491 visa

First: Applicant with a skilled partner OR applicants without a partner
Second: Applicant with a partner who can demonstrate Competent English (but does not have the skills for skilled partner points)
Third: Applicant with a partner who is ineligible for either competent English or Skilled partner points.

Migration definitions

Definition	Locations	Regional incentives
Major Cities	Sydney Melbourne Brisbane	– NA
Cities and major regional centres	Perth Adelaide Gold Coast Sunshine Coast Canberra Newcastle/Lake Macquarie Wollongong/Illawarra Geelong Hobart	– Access to the dedicated 25,000 regional places. – Priority processing on regional visas. – Access to the Regional Occupations List – more jobs compared to non-regional lists. – International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an additional 1 year in Australia on a post-study work visa.
Regional centres and other regional areas	All other locations	– Access to the dedicated 25,000 regional places. – Priority processing on regional visas. – Access to the Regional Occupations List – more jobs compared to non-regional lists. – International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an additional 2 year in Australia on a post-study work visa. – Priority in negotiating region-specific Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs).

Nomination by an Australian state or territory government agency

If you are nominated for the visa, we will invite you to apply. All state and territory government agencies have their own criteria for deciding who they will nominate. Each state has its own requriements:

New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Sponsorship by an eligible relative (Family stream)

Please note that for the 491 family stream your occupation must be on the MLTSSL list. Your sponsor must be:

18 years old or older
usually resident in a designated area of Australia
be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen
be your or your partner’s eligible relative

An eligible relative can be:

a parent
a child or step-child
a brother, sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step-brother or step-sister
an aunt, uncle, adoptive aunt, adoptive uncle, step-aunt or step-uncle
a nephew, niece, adoptive nephew, adoptive niece, step-nephew or step-niece
a grandparent, or
a first cousin

Sponsorship must be approved before you can be granted a visa.

Have a suitable skills assessment

For your application to be valid, you must declare that you have a suitable skills assessment at time of invitation. You will need to provide a copy of this skills assessment with your application. For medical and legal practitioners, we also accept the following as proof of a skills assessment:

full or unconditional or general medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
conditional specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. This only allows you to practise in your speciality. You need no further training or supervision
admission to practice law in the relevant state or territory

Your skills assessment must have been obtained in the 3 years before the date of your invitation. If the assessment was for a shorter period, that period must not have passed. If your skills were assessed on the basis of a qualification you got in Australia when you held a student visa, the qualification must be from studying a course registered on CRICOS.

Business Visas

The 188A visa is only available to applicants who are nominated by an Australian State or Territory government and meet the points test for this visa. To be nominated, the applicant must lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI)through the SkillSelect system.

This is a 4-year temporary visa, for people who want to own and manage a new or existing business in Australia. Once established an ownership interest in an Australian business, the applicant can apply for permanent residence through the Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa. A 2-year extension is possible once the applicant has held the subclass 188 visa for 3 years, giving from the date of grant of the original Visa.

The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa if the applicant is in Australia.

188B visa is only available to applicants who are nominated by an Australian State or Territory government. To be nominated, the applicant must lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the SkillSelect system.

This is a 4-year temporary visa, for people who want to make a designated investment in an Australian state or territory. After maintained an investment in Australian for 4 years, the applicant can apply for permanent residence through the Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa.The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

If the applicant is in Australia:

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa.

This VISA is only available to applicants who are nominated by an Australian State or Territory government. To be nominated, the applicant must lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the SkillSelect system.

This is a 4-year temporary visa, for people willing to make an AUD 5 million investment in Australia. After maintained an investment in Australian for 4 years, the applicant can apply for permanent residence through the Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa.

The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

If the applicant is in Australia:

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa.

188D Premium Investor (PIV) Stream

This VISA is only available to applicants who are nominated by an AusTrade.

This is a 4-year temporary visa, for people who want to invest at least AUD 15 million into complying investments in Australia. After maintained an investment in Australian for 1 year, the applicant can apply for permanent residence through the Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa.

The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

If the applicant is in Australia:

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa.

This is a 4-year temporary visa, for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and financial backing from a third party. After spending 2 years in Australia and being sponsored by a state or territory government to qualify for a permanent residence through the Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa.

The applicants can either be in Australia or overseas to lodge this visa.

If the applicant is in Australia:

Must hold a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa.

Features

This visa allows you to:

continue to own and manage a business in Australia (the Business Innovation stream)
continue business and investment activity in Australia (the Investor stream,the Significant Investor stream and the Premium Investor stream).

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory or the Australian government; and

hold a provisional Business Innovation and Investment visa (subclass 188) and have met the requirements of that visa in the stream in which you first applied
hold a Special Category visa (subclass 444) or a Business (Long stay) visa (subclass 457IE) and have met the requirements of the business innovation stream.

Experience building production applications with Metronic would be good to have as well.

Business Talent (Migrant) visas are permanent visas available to applicants in two streams:

Significant Business History Stream: for people with ownership interests in large businesses
Venture Capital Entrepreneur Stream: for people who have access to venture capital funding of at least AUD 1 million

Duration and Conditions

This visa grants permanent residence status.

Do I Apply in Australia or Overseas?

You can either be in Australia or overseas when you lodge your application.

If you are in Australia, you must hold a substantive visa or a Bridging A, B or C visa.

State/Territory Nomination

This visa is only available to applicants who are nominated by an Australian State or Territory government

Family Visas

Partner 820 & 801 Visa
Partner Visa
Prospective Marriange Visa
Contributory Parent Visa

Features

The Partner visas (subclasses 820 and 801) allow the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia.

The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) is granted first and lets you stay in Australia, after 24 months you may be eligible for a permanent Partner visa (subclass 801).

Eligibility

You must be married or in a de facto relationship with:

an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You could be granted an 820/801 visa if:

Your marriage must be valid under Australian law. This means you must have parental permission if you are 16 or 17 years of age.
You must have been in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months.
If you’re inside Australia at the time of application.
You already hold another visa type, e.g. student visa, visitor visa or working holiday visa.
You do not have an “8503 – No further stay” condition.
Meet health and character requirements.

Important changes ahead:

The new sponsored family visa and approval of family sponsor changes commence on 17 April 2019. We have been notified that these changes will NOT affect Partner visas on 17 April 2019 and that current arrangements will continue to operate.

At this stage, there is no time-frame for expansion of the new sponsorship framework to other family visas and therefore the current arrangements for existing visas, including partner visas, will continue to operate from 17 April 2019.

At this stage the new changes to sponsored family visa’s, scheduled to commence on 17 April 2019 will only be implemented for the new sponsored Parent (Temporary) 870 visa.

Once the above changes roll out to Partner visas it would mean that Sponsorships must be lodged first and approved before Partner visas can be lodged. If you are planning to apply for a Partner visa we recommend booking an appointment to discuss and understand how these changes may impact you.

Features

The Partner visas (subclasses 309 and 100) allow the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizenlive in Australia.

The temporary Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is granted first and lets you stay in Australia while the permanent Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) is processed.

Eligibility

You must be married or in a de facto relationship with:

an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
an eligible New Zealand citizen.

Your marriage must be valid under Australian law. This means you must have parental permission if you are 16 or 17 years of age.

You must have been in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months.

Important changes ahead:

At this stage the new changes to sponsored family visa’s, scheduled to commence on 17 April 2019 will only be implemented for the new sponsored Parent (Temporary) 870 visa.

Features

This visa allows people to come to Australia to marry their fiancé.

If you are granted this visa, you should marry your fiancé and apply for a Partner (subclasses 820 and 801)visa before your Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) expires.

Eligibility

You must:

intend to marry
have met and know your prospective spouse
be the opposite sex to your prospective spouse (same-sex couples can apply for a Partner visa)
be at least 18 years of age.

The purpose of the Prospective Marriage visa is to allow the fiancé(e) of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to travel to Australia in order to be married. The marriage must take place within nine months of the visa grant date, following which the applicant is eligible to apply for a Partner visa. The minimum requirements for this visa are as follows:

Requirements

Relationship

You and your fiancé(e) must:

be at least 18 years old, and not be closely related
be free to marry one another
genuinely intend to get married within nine months of the visa grant date (the marriage may take place either in Australia or overseas)
have physically met, and be personally known to each other
genuinely intend to live together as a married couple

Your sponsor must:

be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
not have previously sponsored more than one other fiancé, partner or spouse for migration to Australia, and not have sponsored a fiancé, spouse or partner for migration to Australia within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
not have been sponsored for a Spouse, Partner or Prospective Marriage visa by someone else within the last 5 years (unless there are compelling circumstances)
provide police checks to the department when requested, and
consent to the department disclosing any conviction for a “relevant offence” to the applicant(s) you are sponsoring.

Your sponsorship will not be approved if you have a conviction for a relevant offence and a substantial criminal history. A relevant offence includes, but is not limited to offences involving violence, intimidation, breaching a protection order, people smuggling, human trafficking and weapons.

This visa lets you:

stay in Australia indefinitely
work and study in Australia
enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses
sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
travel to and from Australia for five years
apply for Australian citizenship(once residence requirements have been met)

Student Visas

Student Visa (SC 500)
Student Guardian Visa

The purpose of this visa is to allow international students to undertake full-time education and training in Australia. This visa enables a student to stay in Australia for the duration of the relevant course. The student must enrol, or in some cases have a letter of offer, with an Australian education provider before lodging a visa application.

The exact requirements for this visa will depend upon the level of risk assigned to your application (the ‘Immigration Risk’), which is a combined immigration risk assessment determined by the risk rating of the education provider and your passport nationality.

As the visa applicant,you must;

enrol with an Australian education provider as a full-time student, and obtain written confirmation of this enrolment (predominantly on-line courses are not eligible)
genuinely intend to complete the relevant period of study in Australia
the required level of English language proficiency unless exempt
have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the period of your intended stay in Australia
have access to sufficient funds to cover your return airfares, tuition fees and the cost of living in Australia, as well as costs required for any dependents included in your application.

The exact amount of funds a student requires is set by Department of Home Affairs (DOHA), and is determined by your chosen education provider, your course of study and other personal circumstances. Please contact us for further details.

Features

This visa allows you to stay in Australia as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age studying in Australia on a student visa.

Requirements

You must:

be a parent or person who has custody of the student, or a relative who is 21 years or older and has been nominated in writing by a parent or someone who has custody of the student
not bring family members younger than 6 years of age, except under certain circumstances
be able to provide accommodation, general welfare and other support to the student unless you are applying for this visa with the support of the government your home country.

Pre-qualifying visas

If you are applying in Australia, you must hold a current substantive temporary visa, but not one of the following:

Domestic Worker (Temporary) – Diplomatic or Consular visa (subclass 426)
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or consular) stream
Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) – primary visa holder only. This means a family member of a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) can apply for a Student visa in Australia.
Transit visa (subclass 771)
Visitor visa (subclass 600) in the ‘sponsored Family’ stream or in the ‘Approved Destination Status’ stream.

A substantive temporary visa is any visa except a bridging visa, criminal justice or enforcement visa. It allows the visa holder to remain temporarily in Australia.

Bringing children

You can only bring children under six years old if either:

there are compelling and compassionate reasons
the granting the visa would significantly benefit the relationship between the Australian Government and the government of another country. If this is the case, you must be at least 21 and the student must be supported in writing by a parent or person who has custody.

The child must meet the same health requirements as you and have health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia.

Children six years old or older can come with you but they must apply for their own student visa.