Student Visa

A description of all the conditions that may be attached to a Student(Temporary) Visa follows. If you hold a student visa as a student, your visa is subject to conditions 8202, 8501, 8517, 8532, 8533 and any other conditions shown on your visa label. If you hold a student visa as the family member of a student, your visa is subject to conditions 8501, 8517, 8533 and if you are over 18,8201. If you are doing a course of 10 months or less, and you were assessed at AL 3, 4 or 5, your visa is subject to condition 8534.
   
8101
This condition means that you connot work in Australia. Applications for a student visa with permission to work can be made only exception to this where the principal student visa holder is required to work as a registered part of the course of training or study in Australia
8104
This condition means that you are allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours a week. Your visa is subject to mandatory cancellation if you work more than 20 hours a week.
8105
This condition means that you are allowed to work for 20 hours a week,( Other than work which is a registered requirement of the course of study or training), during any week that the course you are enrolled in is in session. When your course is not in session you are permitted to work unrestricted hours. Your visa is subject to mandatory cancellation if you work more than 20 hours a week during any week that your course is in session.
8202
This condition means that you must satisfy course requirements ie:
-- You must remain enrolled in a full-time registered course unless an AusAID/Defence or secondary school exchange student, in which case you must be enrolled in a full-time course of study or training;
-- You must attend at least 80 % of the contact hours scheduled for each term or semester of ter course, or, if the course is shorter than a semester, for the duration of ther course; and
--You must have a satisfactory academic result for each term or semester, or, if your course is shorter than a semester, for the duration of the course. Your visa is subject to automatic/mandory visa cancellation if you do not satisfy course requirements.
8203
The holder must not change his or her course of study, or thesis or research topic, unless approval is given by the Minister after the Minister has obtained an assessment from the competent Australian authorities that the holder is not likely to be directly or indirectly a risk to Australian national security.
8206
(1) Subject to subclause (2), the holder must not change his or her enrolment from enrolment in a course offered by an education provider (the first education provider) to enrolment in a course offered by another education provider: if the course offered by the first education provider is for 12 months or more - within the first 12 months of that course; or if the course offered by the first education provider is for less than 12 months - before the end of that course. (2) If the course in which the holder is enrolled is undertaken by the holder as a prerequisite for another course (the principal course), the holder must not change his or her enrolment to enrolment in a course offered by another education provider: if the principal course is for 12 months or more - before the end of the first 12 months of the principal course; or if the principal course is for less than 12 months - before the end of the principal course.
8501
The holder must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance while the holder is in Australia.
8522
You must leave Australia not later than the time of departure from Australia of the person who is the principal student visa holder for whom you were granted a student visa.
8517
The holder must maintain adequate arrangements for the education of any school-age dependant of the holder who is in Australia for more than 3 months as the holder of a Subclass 560 visa (as a person who has satisfied the secondary criteria) or Subclass 563 visa.
8518
Adequate arrangements must be maintained for the education of the holder while he or she is in Australia.
8201
While in Australia the holder must not engage, for more than 3 months, in any studies or training.
8303
The holder must not become involved in activities disruptive to, or violence threatening harm to, the Australian community or a group within the Australian community.
8204
The holder must not undertake or change a course of study or research, or thesis or research topic, for: a graduate certificate, a graduate diploma, a master's degree or a doctorate; or any bridging course required as a prerequisite to a course of study or research for a master's degree or a doctorate; unless approval is given by the Minister after the Minister has obtained an assessment from the competent Australian authorities that the holder is not likely to be directly or indirectly a risk to Australian national security.
8523
Members of your family unit who hold a student dependant visa must depart Australia not later than the time you depart Australia.
8534
You cannot be granted visa other than a Protection visa, a student Permission to Work visa or a further student visa, a student Permission to Work visa or a further student visa. To be granted a further student visa you must have the support of the relevant Australian Government agency or foreign government.
   
Any foreign student studying in Australia needs to have a Student Visa. MTT helps by offering free 157A (Student Visa) application and processing services. The application takes approximately 10 days to complete.
   
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Student Visa

Student Visa 2006 (Free Service)
By Thongpan Malivong (Migration Agent 0107919)

Ddocuments:
Visa Fee $420.00 paid to DIMIA (By bank cheque,Money Order or Credit card)
157 A Form filled by student
Passport size photo
Original passport
COE
Health Check Receipt $235.00 (pay directly to Health Services Australia )
OSHC $342.00 (Medibank card/Receipt)
Transcript from your home country
Original transcript/Certificate from Australia
Original certificate of attendance ( Australia )
Bank statement
Letter from financial sponsor
Letter from work ( Australia )/Pay slip

Remark
*We check all documents.
*You can contact DIMIA by yourself ,or w e will arrange it for you if you have a language problem.

In order to get the Student 157A Visa (In Thailand) you must provide the following documents:
-- Education certificates
-- Passport
-- Marriage certificate (if married)
-- Birth certificates (both if married)
-- Medical certificate (student only)
-- Confirmed Overseas Enrolment (COE) from your university or college
-- Bank statement
-- House registration
-- Application form/fee for Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA)
In order to get the Student 157A Visa (In Australia) you must provide the following documents:
-- Education certificates
-- Passport
-- Marriage certificate (if married)
-- Birth certificates (both if married)
-- Attendance certificate (from old college or university)
-- Medical certificate (Not need if you study in australia less than 6 months)
-- OSHC fees
-- Confirmed Overseas Enrolment (COE) from your university or college
-- Bank statement (Not need if you want to study in Master Degree)
-- Application form/fee for Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) $420

When you are in Australia, MTT will assist you to get a 157P (Permission for Work $60) visa. The 157P visa allows you to work legally for up to 20 hours per week. Usually, you can get permission for work visa immediately when you put an application. You will need to provide documents outlined above.

Student visa country assesment levels (from 2005)
Country of
Passport
570
ELICOS
571
Schools
572
VET
573 Higher
Education
574 Master/
Doctorate
575
Non Award
576 AusAID/
Defence
Canada 1 1 1 1 1 1 All 576 travel documents are asseessment level 2
China
(excl.SAR and Taiwan)
4 4 4 4 4 4  
France 1 1 1 1 1 1  
India 3 3 4 3 3 3  
New Zealand 2 2 2 2 2 2  
Philipines 3 3 3 3 3 3  
Thailand 2 2 2 2 1 2  
UK
- British Citizen
1 3 2 2 2 1  
USA 1 1 2 1 2 1  

 
   
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