Student visas are divided into the following seven new categories:
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570 Class-Independent ELICOS. For international students undertaking ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) as a stand-alone course, and not as a prerequisite to commencing another course (for example, a degree course)
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571-School . High school courses (grade 10 and above) For international students undertaking a course of study at a primary school or a secondary school, including both junior and senior secondary school, and an approved secondary exchange program
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572-Vocational Education and Training. Higher Diploma courses and Diploma courses. Covers Certificate I, II, III and IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma.
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573-Higher Education.
Undergraduate courses
Postgraduate diploma courses
Graduate Certificate courses
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Category 574-Masters and Doctorate. Postgraduate Research. Master's and doctoral programs
Mainly to teach master's courses
Research-based MBA program
Doctoral degree
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575-Non-award. Covers foundation, bridging or other courses that do not lead to the award of a degree, diploma or other formal award
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576- AusAID or Defence Sponsored. Covers full-time study undertaken by AusAID or Defence students sponsored by the Australian Government.
If you choose two or more courses, you should apply for the visa category that covers the main/major course.
Read carefully the following documents when applying for a visa:
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Form 1160i (PDF format, English)- Applying for a student visa
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Form 1025i (PDF format, English) - Making and processing visa applications
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Student visa application documents list
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Students visa application notes
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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for Student Visa
Please submit the following documents together with your student visa applications:
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Form 157A- (PDF format, English) Application for a student (temporary) visa
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Form 54- (PDF format, English and Chinese) family members
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Form 991 Student dependent nomination
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Student visa application documents list
If you would like to further understand the student visa, please visit the Australian Immigration Department's web site
http://www.immi.gov.auHttp://www.immi.gov.au
Please note: If your application forms are not completely filled out, not true, inaccurate, and lack supporting documents, or you did not meet the requirements, it will delay your application or may result into its rejection.
In order to help us to expedite the processing of visa applications, we hope that you will not always call to check the status of your application. If there is already a decision for your visa application, or if we need additional information, we will contact you.
If the Australian embassy in China visa office has not replied to any of the student visa application inquiries (including telephone, fax or e-mail inquiries), and if the normal time of processing of visa is already overdue, please contact the following:
General Inquiries : offshore.student.processing.adelaide@immi.gov.au
PQI Advisory : pqi.student.adelaide@immi.gov.au
Telephone : 61-3-96574116
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