Experts interpret the meaning of various terms of Australian study visa

When you study in Australia, after you get your visa, have you read the terms carefully, and do you understand the meaning of the terms? Let's give you a good interpretation of the terms and conditions, so as to understand the rights and obligations of studying abroad, so as to better safeguard your own interests, regulate your own behavior and avoid wrong practices. The first is the right to enjoy. 1. The right to stay legally When you receive a student visa, the first thing you need to pay attention to is the validity period of the visa, which means that you have the right to stay in Australia legally before that. The length of a student visa depends on the length of the registered course when applying for a visa. If the registered course is less than 1 months, the visa length will be one month longer, that is, the visa length will be 11 months; If the registered course is longer than 1 months, the visa length will be 2 months longer. However, if the course ends in November or December, the expiration date of the general visa will be March of the following year, and it will be 3.15 or 3.31.

2. multiple entry to Australia This right means that you have the right to legally enter and leave Australia within the validity period of the student visa, and the number of times is unlimited. The right of multiple round-trip is one of the main differences between a student visa and a general tourist visa. A general tourist visa only allows the applicant to enter Australia once, but not round-trip.

3. Right to work Since April 26th, 28, students who have obtained an Australian student visa have the right to work legally in Australia. In other words, overseas students will automatically get a work permit after arriving in Australia with a valid student visa to start the registration course. Students no longer need to apply for a 2-hour work permit after arriving in Australia as before.

4. The right of spouse/minor children to accompany students. The spouse and minor children of qualified student visa applicants have the right to apply for accompanying students and legally reside in Australia. However, if the visa length is less than 12 months (for example, visa 57), family members cannot apply to accompany them.

5. The right to study with your spouse. The spouse of a student applying for an accompanying visa has the right to attend short-term courses in Australia, but the course length should not exceed 3 months. Otherwise, the accompanying spouse needs to apply for an independent student visa. In this case, the accompanying spouse can apply in Australia.

Secondly, due obligations 1. Article 815 Restrictions on working hours Holding a student visa means that international students automatically get permission to work, but you can only work up to 2 hours a week (including weekends) during the course. If a student works more than 2 hours a week, the Australian Immigration Department may decide whether to cancel the student visa held by the student.

there are exceptions to clause 815: first, there is no time limit for students to work during school holidays; Second, the work practice content included in the courses applied by students is not limited by working hours; Third, unpaid voluntary work is not included; Fourth, there is no working time limit for the spouses of 574 visa holders and 573 visa holders attending master's courses; Fifth, students can't work before the start of the course, that is, they can't work before the official start date of the course marked on the school's registration confirmation (COE), including language courses.

clause 2.822 study restrictions. After arriving in Australia with a student visa, students must maintain full-time study in registered courses, and the attendance rate must be above 8% in each semester, and their academic performance in each semester must reach the satisfaction of the school. Therefore, students must pay attention to their attendance. If the attendance rate of students is not ideal, carefully check the warning letter issued by the school, and make sure that you are not absent from class continuously when you can control yourself. As for grades, Australian schools have different tolerance for students' learning. Some require grades to pass 5%, while others require grades to pass 4%. However, in any case, poor grades are very dangerous signals, so we should respond in advance. As for absenteeism and grades caused by illness, psychological problems or other force majeure, they can be exempted in the case of sick notes, hospital certificates and other certificates. Moreover, most schools will give students an opportunity to explain once or twice before reporting to the Immigration Bureau.

Basically, every school that enrolls international students in Australia will set up a special international student counselor. For students who have serious difficulties in their first semester, it is recommended to consult the counselor immediately or change courses.

Clause 822 is specially set by the Australian Immigration Department in the student visa conditions in order to regulate the study abroad market and avoid the situation that international students come to Australia for reasons other than studying, such as working illegally. As long as one of the above two requirements is not met, according to the law, the school must immediately report to the Immigration Bureau and notify the students in writing. In the letter, it will tell you that the visa condition 822(3)(a) attendance rate or 822(3)(b) score has been violated. You are required to go to the Immigration compliance office to explain within 28 days after the letter is sent.

Article 3.851 Health Insurance Restrictions As an overseas student, the Australian Immigration Department requires that you must always hold Overseas Student Insurance (OSHC) during your stay in Australia. Generally speaking, the first tuition fee paid by students has included the cost of health insurance, and the school will handle health insurance affairs for students after receiving the tuition fee. Students only need to ask for a health insurance card according to the guidance of the school after arriving in Australia. However, students should also pay attention to the validity of their health insurance cards and renew them in time to ensure that they always hold overseas student insurance during their stay in Australia.

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clause 4.8516 after obtaining an Australian student visa, you must continue to abide by the conditions required when applying for a student visa. It mainly includes the following two points:

First, the course study under the original visa category must be maintained.

If students want to change between courses at the same level in the same school, they don't need to apply for a new visa, just inform the Immigration Bureau of the COE of the new course in time.

If students want to change courses at different levels, such as changing undergraduate courses to diploma, or changing graduate students to diploma, they need to apply for a new student visa because the category of student visa has changed. For students who are already in Australia, there is no need for troublesome steps like when they go abroad.

If a student wants to change schools, he/she should complete the main courses in the school applying for a visa for at least 6 months. If you want to change different schools before completing the 6-month main course, you need the consent of the current school and provide a letter of release. Before that, your new school has already issued an offer to you, and when the new school receives your letter of release, it will issue you a COE and registration.

When you change schools, you also need to notify the Immigration Bureau and provide the COE issued by the new school.

clause 5.8517 if the student visa holder has children under the age of 18 as accompanying students, then the visa holder must ensure that the school-age accompanying children attend school in Australia.

clause 6.8532 if you are under the age of 18, and you are not going to live with your parents, legal guardians or other relatives or others over the age of 18 who are recommended by your parents or legal guardians in Australia, in order to succeed in applying for a visa, the school is generally the guardian, so students can't change the accommodation and guardian arrangements arranged by the school at will. If you seek or are asked to change your accommodation and general welfare arrangements after you are in Australia, you must provide a certificate issued by your educational institution that recognizes your new accommodation and general welfare arrangements. DIMA's official website and your educational institution will provide it to you? Under 18 years old? Educational institutions recognized/welfare arrangement measures? Standard document of. Your opportunity organization will keep a copy and send the original to DIMA. .

clause 7.8533 the student visa holder must inform the school of your residence address within 7 days of arrival in Australia. If your residential address changes, you must inform your school within 7 days. If you transfer to another school or enter a higher school, you must also inform the original school within 7 days after receiving the new COE.

according to the relevant laws, your school has the responsibility to know your residential address so that when you are dissatisfied with the attendance rate/curriculum arrangement, the school can get in touch with you in time. If you want to change your school, you must inform the original educational institution of the relevant matters within 7 days after the change, and let the new school confirm the enrollment registration with the original school in the form of electronic registration. If you don't comply with the above regulations, your school may not be able to get in touch with you, which may lead to your visa qualification being cancelled.

clause 8.8534 If you are not a student funded by the Australian Federation or your own government and your assessment level is 3, 4 or 5, and the length of the course you are attending is 1 months or less, clause 8534(No Further Stay) will be attached to the student visa, which means that before the visa expires, students can't apply for any visa to extend their stay in China except immigration application and work permit, including student visa extension. Students must leave Australia when their visas expire. If students want to take other courses, they must return to China to apply for a new student visa.

except the following circumstances:

issued by your educational institution? Provide educational courses? The certificate must state that you have studied for more than 1 months. If so,? No further stay in Australia? The terms of will not be applied to you. ? Provide educational courses? The certificate is not a necessary document, nor does it mean that you have started the course.

Condition 8534 is to prevent visa holders from applying for other visas to stay in Australia. The evaluation levels are 3 and 4. If the course length exceeds 1 months, condition 8534 is also a discretionary condition, and whether to renew it will be decided according to the applicant's personal situation.

with this 8354 visa, if you want to apply for another visa, you can't apply online, but you can only submit it by paper. One of the submitted forms will ask if you have condition 8534. If you have, you can choose to apply for remove condition 8534. Immigration will process your application for remove 8534 first. The time is generally 2 weeks+.

clause 9.8535 if you are a student funded by the Commonwealth of Australia or your own government, you will not be allowed to stay in Australia no matter what your assessment level is or how long you have been studying in Australia. This means that you will not be granted a new visa after entering Australia, except for the following situations: a student visa applying for a work permit according to Document 157P, a further study visa approved by your funding institution or a protective visa.

The effect of this visa clause is that you are not allowed to stay in Australia beyond the validity period of the visa unless there are some special circumstances beyond your control. Of course, you can also apply for a further study visa or a protective visa approved by your funding institution.