How to renew an Australian student visa

1. When do I need to renew my study in Australia?

Extension of skills courses:

For those friends whose student visa or 485 visa is about to expire, but they have not yet met the conditions for applying for PR, and want to continue to struggle in Australia, it is the most reasonable choice to extend their visas by enrolling in skills courses. Such courses are usually much cheaper than degree courses, with a wide range of courses and relatively easy and interesting to learn. In addition to the well-known management, marketing, human resources, tourism and other majors. More and more people choose to enroll in NATTI translation courses to renew their contracts. NATTI's renewal not only buys students time to get IELTS 4-6 to apply for a work visa, but also adds 5 points for immigrants. However, the continuation of skills courses usually leads to a higher risk of visa refusal, especially after the promulgation of the new policy on July 20 1 year 16, GTE's review of students' learning is stricter than before. Therefore, Bian Xiao suggested that your choice of continuing courses should be related to the courses you have studied before, so that it is easier to be approved when you apply for continuing studies.

The study time is extended and the visa is about to expire;

If the number of courses per semester is reduced or unfortunately the time to complete your degree is increased due to academic pressure, and the length of the original Australian study visa is not enough, then you definitely need to renew it. Under normal circumstances, the workload of the school is four courses per semester, two semesters a year. However, if students feel that they can't keep up with their learning progress, they can reduce the amount of homework per semester to 75% with reasonable reasons. In this way, the actual time to complete the degree will be longer than expected, and the original visa duration will naturally be insufficient. On the other hand, some students unfortunately fail because of the difficulty of individual subjects, which will also cause the need to extend the length of the original visa to re-take the failed courses. If you encounter any of the above situations, the first thing to do is to apply for an updated COE from the school, then fill in the update form of the Immigration Bureau, arrange insurance and physical examination, and submit relevant materials.

Attend the graduation ceremony but the visa is about to expire:

You have to attend the graduation ceremony after the exam? But the visa for Australian students is about to expire. What should I do? Renew your tourist visa! Generally speaking, if the course ends in July, the graduation ceremony will usually be held in 65438+ 10 or even in 165438+ 10 of the same year, but most students' student visas will expire at the end of August. If you want to take a graduation trip 2-3 months before the graduation ceremony, bid farewell to your friends in Australia, or invite your parents to return home together after the graduation ceremony, then the most feasible solution is to apply for a tourist visa to ensure legal residence in Australia during this period. Generally speaking, students need to apply for graduation ceremony after getting qualified transcripts, and then they can book air tickets for returning to China after getting the invitation letter for graduation ceremony, and then they are eligible to apply for tourist visas. When submitting a tourist visa application, you must clearly state your purpose of coming to Australia (attending the graduation ceremony) and the specific arrangements during this period, and prepare proof of funds so that the visa can be successfully approved.

Need to update after further study:

If you plan to continue your postgraduate studies in Australia after completing your undergraduate studies, you should be prepared to apply for a postgraduate visa in advance. Generally speaking, it is necessary to contact a professional consultant one semester or even one year before graduation to plan the way of further study and renew the student visa.

Attend this course and gain two years' learning experience:

The main purpose of studying in Australia for two years is to apply for a PSW visa. PSW visa is a two-year postgraduate work visa, which requires applicants to meet the requirements of studying in Australia for two years. However, due to some cooperative education programs, or some postgraduate courses are only 1.5 years, to meet the application conditions of PSW, it is necessary to apply for at least half a year's degree courses. Another advantage of studying for two years is that when you apply for skilled migration in the future, you will get 5 valuable points for immigration.

In short, in any case, choosing a school and a course is the first step, and renewing the contract is the second step.

On the question of what kind of course to choose to make up for the two-year study experience, the most important factor is the length and cost of the course (time and economic cost). The following are our suggestions for selecting courses for several mainstream majors: For students who have studied for 1.5 years, they can enroll in another postgraduate course related to accounting after getting the results, and they can get their degrees without attending classes for only half a year. This half-year course can be completed in four months at the earliest, with high speed and low cost. For students of other majors, case analysis is needed. For example, students of non-accounting business, finance and engineering are expected to be exempted from 6-8 courses, which means they only need to attend classes for about one year. If you are in a hurry, you can try to choose a school that opens three times a year, saving a lot of time waiting for school to start.

It should be noted that students usually choose some courses similar to the previous courses to skip classes in order to shorten the study time, combined with the school's two-year study experience. However, when applying for a school, it usually takes a long trial time to avoid classes objectively, so it is necessary to make plans as soon as possible. In some cases, if the application is too late and the school will start soon, we will advise students to accept the school's admission as a delaying tactic, and then further exempt from classes after admission.

Second, the renewal method

Online application: You only need to provide the electronic version of the application materials, and after paying the application fee, visa officers will be appointed to start the trial one after another.

Manual filling: certified copies of all documents are required, and the form 157A needs to be filled in, and then mailed to the student visa processing center designated by the state.

Third, update the materials.

Clear scanned copies of all academic diplomas and transcripts completed in Australia (including languages, preparatory courses, etc. );

Application for admission notice and COE of the course

The applicant's passport, birth certificate and four passport photos;

Make an appointment for the medical examination of student visa;

It is necessary to purchase medical insurance for overseas students for a sufficient period in accordance with the regulations of the Immigration Bureau;

Non-SVP colleges and universities need to prepare a clear scanned deposit or original deposit three months before the visa expires, or a loan for studying abroad (three months is not required). If the deposit is in the name of the parents, a birth notarization is required;

Need to provide personal information such as domestic address, Australian address, telephone number and email address.

Attention!

You need to hand in all the materials as soon as possible and always pay attention to your renewal acceptance process. If you don't receive a reply within a week or two, you must contact the Immigration Bureau in time until your renewal application is approved.