How Many Hours Are Students Allowed To Work On Student Visa?

  • You can start working upon commencing your course as long as your student visa is approved
  • You can work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight when your course commenced and is in session (study period, including exam periods), and unlimited hours when your course is out of session (during scheduled school holidays). The fortnight session starts from Monday and ends the second following Sunday (it is a period of 14 days)

What Is a Student Visa Attendance Requirement in Australia?

  • You must be accepted into a full-time study at registered education institution in Australia
  • You must satisfy attendance and course progress requirements specified by your registered education provider

What Is a Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Requirement?

You'll need to prove to Department of Border Protection that you're a genuine student wanting to temporary stay on student visa in Australia. Your genuine intention is to study and live here temporarily. 

The Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement is a personal statement written in English covering as much information in your GTE statement as possible to help understand your intention of applying for student visa. Immigration can make a decision based on your GTE statement without requesting further information & documents. So make sure that you write all relevant details in there. 

What should your GTE statement cover?
  • Your reason to study in Australia rather than in your home country 
  • Previous study - academic transcripts showing your qualification(s) and  the relevance of your course(s) of study to your academic and/or employment background
  • Value of the course in your future and/or your educational plans - how the course completion is relevant to past or proposed future employment in home country; an explanation about your current level of education
  • Education provider choice - level of knowledge of your education provider, why do you decide to study with this particular education provider
  • Living Arrangements and Financial Stability - explaining your planned living arrangements and how you're going to fund your temporary stay in Australia
  • Ties to home country - you need to show that you have significant incentives to return home once your study is completed
  • Previous visa history in Australia - explaining your previous stay(s) in Australia 
 
There is no template for the GTE statement. You must create your own one!

We encourage our students to have their own unique statement saved in PDF file as it's a favourite saving document option.Don't worry we'll help you with it!

English Language Requirements for International Students

Some international students might need to provide evidence of their English level. It depends on country of passport and a selection of education provider.

Why Do I Need To Pay for Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)?

You must pay for your OSHC before applying for your student visa. It covers you for medical and hospital expenditure while you're in Australia.

It's a compulsory visa requirement. Your insurance details such as start and end date of the insurance; insurance policy number and a name of and insurance company must be added directly into your student visa application.

We'll organise the OSHC for you to make sure that you're covered as soon as you arrive to Australia as well as for the whole period of your stay here.

Character and Health Requirements

 ​There is a number of character and health related questions on your visa application form and the information you provide will be used to assess your character.

We'll provide you a list of all questions prior the student visa lodgement for your information.

Evidence of Financial Capacity

You need to have enough money that is genuinely available to you, to pay for your course fees, and travel and living costs. Some international students might need to provide a financial evidence depending on country of passport and a selection of education provider.

Can I Apply For My Student Visa While I'm In Australia?

If you're already in Australia and hold a pre-qualifying visa, you can lodge your student visa application here. 

We'll assess your application and let you know if you can apply within Australia or you'll need to apply offshore.

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