What are the common types of study visas in Australia?

It is a necessary step to apply for a visa for studying abroad, but in addition to preparing application materials, you must choose the visa type that suits you in advance. Next, I would like to introduce you to the common visa types for studying in Australia.

Types of study visas in Australia

1 570— Independent ELICOS (Intensive English Course for Overseas Students)

Visa 570 is a language learning visa. That is, the applicant is applying for a visa for an informal course and a pure English course without diplomas, certificates and degrees. If you want to join other courses, you can't apply for such a visa.

Electronic visa, visa processing procedures have also been shortened, generally 3-6 weeks can be completed.

High rejection rate:

The refusal rate of 570 visa is very high, even as high as 75% in some cases, and the pass rate of the whole industry is only about 50%. Most people who are refused visas tend to use 570 visas to immigrate or want to stay abroad for a long time.

Suitable for on-the-job personnel:

The 570 visa is for studying abroad with language fees, which is more suitable for on-the-job personnel with working background or applicants with working experience, rather than "studying abroad" as commonly understood.

2.57 1- primary/secondary school courses-overseas students attend primary or secondary school (including junior high school and senior high school) courses.

Category 57 1: Applicants must graduate from junior high school, and clear copies of junior high school graduation certificate and notarial certificate are required when applying for a visa.

Age: Must meet the Australian school curriculum. For example, when entering grade 10, the age cannot exceed 18, and when entering grade 1 1, the age cannot exceed 19, and so on.

In addition, the study of main courses in middle schools should not be less than 16 months, the curriculum should be reasonable, and students should not study backward for more than 18 months.

Three. 572- Vocational Education and Training Courses (VET)-Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Level 4 Certificate;

Class 572: You must have completed the courses in Grade 12 or equivalent to Grade 12, and the selected courses are helpful for the applicant's personal development and future employment. When applying for a visa, you need to provide a clear copy of the high school diploma (or equivalent academic certificate) and a notarial certificate.

4. 573- Higher education courses-including bachelor's degree, associate's degree, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and master's degree (teaching style);

Class 573: You must complete the course of 12 grade or equivalent. Or complete 1 1 grade or equivalent courses and enroll in Australia 1 matriculation+undergraduate course. When applying for a visa, you need to provide a clear copy of the high school diploma (or equivalent academic certificate) and a notarial certificate. Class 573 student visa can only provide a clear copy of high school diploma (or equivalent certificate) and notarized certificate, as well as the applicant's matriculation and undergraduate course that has been admitted to Australia for one year.

5.574- research-oriented postgraduate courses-including master's degree (research-oriented) and doctoral degree;

Category 574: Applicants must have a student degree (or equivalent certificate). When applying for a visa, you need a clear copy of the bachelor's degree certificate (or equivalent academic certificate) and notarial certificate.

6. 575- Non-degree basic study or other-including some basic, transitional or other courses, after completing the course, you cannot obtain a degree, diploma or other formal certificate;

Class 575: You must complete the courses of 12 grade or equivalent to 12 grade, and the selected courses are helpful for the applicant's personal development and future employment. When applying for a visa, you need to provide a clear copy of the high school graduation certificate (or equivalent academic certificate) and a notarial certificate.

Seven. 576- Courses sponsored by the Australian Agency for International Development or the Ministry of Defence

All or part of full-time education or training courses provided by Australian educational institutions are attended by students from AusAID or sponsored by the Ministry of National Defense.

Language requirements: provide relevant language certificates according to the requirements of the school. If the school requires students to read ELICOS before studying the main course, it can't exceed 30 weeks at most.

Education requirements: provide relevant education certificates according to the requirements of the school.

Eight. 580- Student Guardian

Overseas students studying in Australia with a student visa can apply for a student guardian visa (subclass 580) if they are under the age of 18, so that their parents or guardians can come to accompany them. Australian accompanying visa (Australia 580 visa) is also applicable to students aged 18 who apply for such visas because of their cultural and religious beliefs. The Australian government encourages this type of visa as long as the relationship between the guardian and the student is clear.

Australian study visa processing time

There are two kinds of visas in Australia: electronic visa and ordinary visa.

Electronic Visa (E-visa) is an online application operating system developed by the Australian Immigration Department to improve the efficiency of visa approval for international students. With the popularization and use of e-visa system, more and more students choose e-visa when studying in Australia. Because e-visa is relatively faster, it greatly shortens the visa review cycle. If the applicant's physical examination is successful, it does not need to be further verified by telephone survey, which usually takes about 3 -6 weeks.

In fact, there is no fixed time for the e-visa processing cycle for studying in Australia. It is true that many visa applications are submitted within one month, and usually most judges can finish the trial within 1-2 months.

It takes 3-4 months for an ordinary visa, and it is normal to receive PVA in 2 months.

The Australian Immigration Bureau officially advises all applicants to submit their materials 12 weeks in advance, and the trial period is 6-8 weeks. Don't get stuck in -8 weeks, because the visa officer's work cycle should also be considered. If it happens at the peak of the trial, or the embassy conducts internal audit or investigation on the submitted materials, the visa officer is on vacation and other factors, it is very likely that the visa period will become longer and it will take more than two months or even longer.

If the visa officer encounters a vacation, changes jobs or the last thing we want is a legal holiday, then the whole application will slow down. Therefore, it is recommended that you prepare the visa materials six months in advance and submit the application three months before the start of school as soon as possible. If you take the electronic sign, if your financial situation is relatively simple and your financial sources are more complicated, it is recommended to take the universal sign.

Australia study visa processing flow

First of all, sort out the basic information and prepare for the visa. According to the requirements of the current embassy, more comprehensive application materials need to be provided. At present, there are many application materials waiting in line at the International Student Trial Center of the Immigration Bureau in Adelaide, Australia. Therefore, bring all the visa application documents, the more fully prepared, the higher the pass rate.

2. Send the materials to the Adelaide International Student Trial Center in South Australia to queue up for trial.

3. About 2-3 weeks after the application is submitted, the embassy will send a letter and acceptance number for accepting the visa pre-examination, as well as the attached physical examination form.

4. Please wait patiently for the embassy to issue a notice of passing the pre-assessment after the above process is successfully completed. It usually takes about 1.5-2 months.

5. Wait until the embassy officially sends a pre-assessment notice. In other words, we need to be prepared to speed up the work here, because according to the requirements of the embassy, we need to prepare for the physical examination within 28 days, and then pay the tuition in foreign exchange. During this period, after the school has gone through the registration formalities for you with prepaid tuition fees or deposit, the school will issue an admission confirmation letter, and finally prepare to collect the above materials and send them to the Australian Consulate in Shanghai for labeling.

Six, in the process of labeling, it is not easy to be smooth sailing, because the embassy will further investigate according to the materials submitted by the applicant after issuing the pre-evaluation notice. If it is completely consistent with the visa application materials, it will issue the visa as soon as possible according to the irregular and quantitative investigation results.