What Is The Sub-Class 500?

What It Requires From You? – The Basics

Australia has set a specific category of visa for Students. Anyone who wants to visit Australia in a Student Category should apply for Sub-Class 500 Visa with all the required arrangements. Depending on the “Risk Score” based on the individual and the country of origin, different rules will be applied. Therefore choosing a right Agent for your Australian Student Visa from Sri Lanka is important who will advise you the accurate information.

General Requirements

Even though Sub-Class 500 requires various documentation depend on the levels of applicants, there are general requirement every applicant from around the globe must have:

1. 1. Duly Filled Application:

      Duly filled GTE (Genuine Temporary Entrant) Application form with all the given information to be submitted providing honest answers to all the question including the motivation behind the choice of the particular course and university and other personal related questions.

1. 1. Confirmation of Enrolment (COE):

      All Australian Education providers issue a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) letter that confirms the placement of an applied course with all the relevant details once your application is accepted. You must be enrolled as full-time student in the institution registered in CRICOS (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students)

1. 1. Health Cover:

      This is anther requirement for international students for the application called OSHC (An Overseas Student Health Cover). This insurance should cover the entire period you wish to stay in Australia, also to be submitted along with your visa application.
      

1. 1. Meeting the Australian health and character requirements.

1. Having adequate funds for the expenses during the required period of stay in Australia. i.e. course fees, Travelling, Food, Accommodation and Other Living Expenses. Living costs,

Other Requirements

New Student Visa Framework requires two kinds of evidences which are:

1) Regular Requirements
2) Streamlined Requirements

1) Identity Proof:

Copy of your Passport (Mandatory), National ID Card and Birth Certificate etc.

1) Financial Proof:

– Declaration of access to the sufficient fund available to cover all the expenses.

– Evidences to prove the financial sources.

4. English Proficiency proof:

IELTS is a compulsory requirement and need you to score 6.0 or higher for undergraduate degrees. For Post Graduates, this will be even higher depending on the subject and the institution. For Diplomas it should be 5.5 or more as standard. Since you are applying for higher education purpose, the mode of exam must be chosen as ‘IELTS Academic Module’

Students will be exempted from IELTS upon personal circumstances in the event of they fall into certain criteria, which are completely assessed by the institution on individual basis and not for everyone.    

5. Academic Documents:

Evidence for completing Primary and Secondary schools for 12 years or acceptable equivalent depending on your country of origins education framework.

6. Employment history:

All the proofs of your employment claims to be attached along with the application in a required manner. If you have any gap years between your last education qualification and the application, you should provide a genuine evidence to fill the gap period. If it was an employment, payslips, job confirmation and service letters from the employer must be submitted along with the application.

7. Other Documents:

Depending on your visa category there will be additional documents needed.

– Marriage Certificate

– Change of name certificate

– Birth Certificate

– Parental consent (if student is under 18)

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