See which countries where parents can accompany you when studying abroad

United States

You can apply for a family visit visa

If your child is studying in middle school in the United States, if you want to accompany your child or visit them, you can apply for a family visit visa or a tourist visa.

You cannot apply for a family visit visa in advance. Generally, parents can apply after their child has applied for a student visa. The family visit visa is valid for one year and can be returned multiple times. The validity period for each visit is 1-6 months, depending on the length of time given when entering the United States. Generally, Chinese parents give 1 month each time.

In addition, there is now a form of custody emerging in some day high schools in the United States. International students can live in international apartments, managed by American middle school teachers and Chinese chefs. Usually several international students live in the apartments. In an apartment, you can meet international students from different countries. This is a way between homestay and day school.

Canada

Accompanying students with a visit visa

Strictly speaking, Canada does not have a study-abroad visa, but you can apply for a visit visa, just change the purpose of the visit. Visiting relatives and friends has turned into reading with children.

The duration of this type of visa depends on each person's specific situation and assets. It is generally a multiple-entry visa for 2-10 years.

Parents are free to travel to and from Canada multiple times within 2 to 10 years. How long they can stay at each entry depends on the customs view. If it is stated that the applicant is accompanying a student, the customs usually allows the applicant to stay for 6 months at a time.

After 6 months, if the applicant does not leave the country, he or she needs to renew the stay permit in Canada. The renewal time is generally no more than half a year, but generally speaking, the stay permit is renewed for two or three months.

In other words, without leaving Canada, an accompanying parent generally stays for no more than 8 months at a time. However, if parents enter the country multiple times in a short period of time, Canadian Customs may refuse entry to the country.

Can parents who apply for a visit visa to Canada work in Canada? The answer is no. In Canada, only spouses accompanying you are allowed to work in Canada. However, you can buy a house in Canada with this visa.

Australia

You can accompany your child to study until he or she is 18 years old

According to Australian policy, if the child is under 18 years old, parents or guardians can apply for a 580 visa (student guardian Visa) to accompany the child to study, valid until the child reaches 18 years old. However, while the accompanying person is in Australia, he cannot study for more than three months, nor can he work part-time.

In addition, when their children go to college, parents can also visit the students and apply for a family visit visa, but it is only valid for 3 months.

According to Australian law, international students under the age of 18 must have a guardian if their parents do not accompany them to study, otherwise the Immigration Bureau will not grant a visa. According to current regulations, applicants can live in the home of their relatives or Australian locals designated and recognized by the authorities, and they will act as their guardians.

Europe

You can apply for a visit visa to look after your children

In recent years, more and more Chinese children have gone to the UK to study in middle schools, but it is understood that the UK does not specifically target parents Generally speaking, if Chinese students go to the UK to study in middle schools and live in boarding schools, parents don’t have to worry about their children’s safety. If parents really want to stay with their children for a while, they can apply for a visit visa.

In addition, countries such as Germany and France do not have clear types of accompanying student visas, but parents and relatives can apply for visit visas to accompany students abroad, and the period is generally ranging from 3 months to half a year.

Singapore

The mother can accompany the father but not the father

Singapore allows spouses and parents to accompany the children, but the latter must be maternal relatives of the children under 16 years old.

Moreover, Singapore allows accompanying mothers to work. One year after the student enrolls, the accompanying mother can apply for a special work permit from the Singapore Ministry of Labor to work in the country.

New Zealand

Parents accompanying students are not allowed to work

For children aged 17 or under studying in New Zealand, parents can apply for a guardian visa. Guardian visa applicants have the sole purpose of taking care of students and are not allowed to work or study.

If the child’s visa is cancelled, the visa of the guardian will also be cancelled. If the school accepts a student's registration because he or she is accompanied by a guardian, but the guardian fails to come to New Zealand to take care of his or her children in accordance with regulations, in this case, the student visa and guardian visa may be cancelled.

Guardian visa holders can enter and exit New Zealand multiple times and stay for 12 months. If the child’s visa is valid for less than 12 months, the guardian’s visa validity will be the same as that of the child.