Student Visa

ELICOS Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 570)

This visa is for international students who want to study English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) in Australia.

This includes:

• courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV
• courses that result in no formal Australian award.

If you are studying ELICOS as a pre-requisite to another course, you must apply for the visa appropriate to your main course of study. If you are studying several courses, the main course is the higher level course.

Important: Before you apply for this visa, you must have been accepted to study full-time at an educational institution in Australia.

1. Who is this visa for?

This visa is for you if you want to do one of the following:

• apply for your first student visa
• renew your student visa
• apply to join a family member who is in Australia on a student visa.

2. What does the visa let me do?

With this visa:

• you can study in Australia
• eligible dependant family members can accompany you to Australia
• when you have commenced your course of study in Australia, you can work up to 20 hours per week while your course is in session and unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks.
• your family members can work up to 20 hours per week provided you have commenced
• your course of study in Australia.

Note: If you have been granted Student visa before 26 April 2008 you and your dependent family members may need to apply separately for Permission to Work.
Your partner can study in Australia for up to three months.

Note: If your partner wants to study for more than three months they must apply for their own student visa. The application can be made in Australia.

3. What is your assessment level?

Your assessment level is determined by your nationality and course of study.

4. Eligibility

5. Obligations

For further information please contact us

Professional Fee for this application is $TBA, as well as an additional Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) fee of $TBA.