An authoritative analysis of going to Australia to learn languages

Starting from September 1, China students studying language courses in Australia no longer need IELTS scores, and only need a three-month deposit certificate to get a 570 visa for a language course of up to 50 weeks. It is understood that the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship has implemented a new policy since September 1, and adjusted the assessment levels of student visas in various countries, reducing the risk levels of language courses for China matriculation 570 visas, master's and doctoral courses for 574 visas and non-academic courses for 575 visas from AL4 to AL3. So from now on, it will be more convenient for China students to apply for studying in Australia.

You don't need to take IELTS to study in Australia.

After the introduction of this policy, those students with weak language foundation and unsatisfactory IELTS scores will have the opportunity to study in Australia with a relatively good language environment, improve their English level, and then continue their academic courses after reaching a certain level. At the same time, some business people who need to improve their English at work can go directly to Australia for short-term training to improve their English, and have the opportunity to study abroad to inspect the working environment and cooperation and development opportunities in Australia, so as to lay a good foundation for their future career or further study.

However, only 570 visas for language courses were cancelled, not all of them. Other types of visas only lower the requirements of IELTS. Students who apply to study a language can not exceed 50 weeks at most. They must leave Australia after reading, but they can apply for other visas to continue their studies. If you study a language for less than 40 weeks, you need to go back to China and apply for a new visa. If you have studied the language for more than 40 weeks, you can directly apply to renew your new visa in Australia.

IELTS 4.5 points to go to Australia to study for the preparatory course.

Now, international students from China are going to Australia to take the entrance examination. As long as the applicant's IELTS score reaches 4.5, he can apply for an Australian visa and continue to apply for an Australian undergraduate visa after completing his studies. IELTS 5.0 is required to submit a visa application before September this year.

The introduction of this policy has reduced the difficulty of visa application for preparatory courses in Australian universities. For students who can't think of 5.0 and only get 4.5 points, there is another chance. In the past, many students who wanted to study in Australia were forced to study in New Zealand, Singapore and other countries because of this strict IELTS threshold. After a period of transition to improve their English, they applied to study in Australia. Now this kind of students can directly apply for a 575 visa, go to an Australian university for preparatory courses, and then apply for a bachelor's degree after passing the exam.

It should be noted that you can directly apply for a 575 visa with a score of 4.5, but the requirements of the preparatory school have not changed. Generally speaking, you still need to reach IELTS 5.5 or even higher for matriculation. Students who scored above 5 points before, and students who went abroad to study for pre-university plus undergraduate courses, directly applied for a 573 undergraduate visa. Under the new policy, students with an IELTS score of 4.5 can directly apply for a matriculation 575 visa. After completing the preparatory course, they still need to apply for a new visa. If the preparatory period is less than 10 months, they still need to apply for a new 573 visa.

The guarantor can be anyone.

Before the introduction of the new visa policy for studying abroad, deposits of all visa types generally need to be kept in the bank for six months. According to the new policy, the three visa categories 570, 574 and 575 change the deposit history requirement to three months before submitting visa applications. The historical requirement of deposit of guarantee money is reduced by half, which reduces the requirement and difficulty of fund deposit, improves the utilization efficiency of family funds of international students, and also increases the grasp and hope of visa success.

Lu reminded that the new policy is not only to adjust the requirements of IELTS, but also to relax the economic guarantee policy. At first, the financial guarantor of China students could only be relatives, but now you can allow anyone else to be your guarantor, including friends, as long as they are willing and able to apply for such visas.

Both work permit and study visa are valid.

In addition, China students can get a work permit automatically after they get a study visa in Australia, which improves the inconvenience that students need to apply for a work permit again after they arrive in Australia. In this way, students with learning ability can start work-study programs as soon as they set foot in Australia. It is understood that the tuition fees for studying in Australia will increase every year in the past two years, so more and more international students will use part-time jobs to reduce the burden of studying abroad, and at the same time, they can gain overseas work experience and lay the foundation for future employment.