Subclass 590: Student Guardian Visa
Subclass 590: Student Guardian Visa
Subclass 590 Student Guardian visa is a temporary visa which allows parent, custodian or relative of overseas student to come to Australia to provide care and welfare support to the overseas student who is usually below 18 years old while holding a Student visa in Australia. The overseas student is usually a primary or secondary school student in Australia
Subclass 590 Student Guardian visa holder cannot work in Australia and must have genuine access to funds to cover living expenses and travel expenses associated with the visa holder's stay in Australia.
Each applicant in Australia when applying for this visa must hold a substantive visa that is NOT:
with no condition(s) attached to the visa that prevent the applicant from applying this visa in Australia.
If any applicant DOES NOT hold a substantive visa and the last substantive visa held was any of the following visa:
Subclass 590 Student Guardian visa holder cannot work in Australia and must have genuine access to funds to cover living expenses and travel expenses associated with the visa holder's stay in Australia.
Stay Period
Validity of Subclass 590 Student Guardian visa will usually cease on the same day of the Student visa or once the Student visa holder/applicant turned 18 years old, whichever comes first.Apply from...
All applicants may be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, to apply and to be granted this visa.Each applicant in Australia when applying for this visa must hold a substantive visa that is NOT:
- a Subclass 426 Domestic Worker (Temporary) - Domestic or Consular visa; or
- a Subclass 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream; or
- a Subclass 995 Diplomatic (Temporary) visa granted to primary visa holder. A family member of the primary visa holder who holds the same visa can still apply for a Student visa in Australia; or
- a Subclass 771 Transit visa; or
- a Subclass 600 Visitor visa in the Sponsored Family stream or Approved Destination Status stream.
with no condition(s) attached to the visa that prevent the applicant from applying this visa in Australia.
If any applicant DOES NOT hold a substantive visa and the last substantive visa held was any of the following visa:
- a Student visa;
- a Subclass 995 Diplomatic (Temporary) visa granted to secondary visa holder,
To make a valid application for Subclass 590 visa and/or be granted this visa, the following sets of general criteria must be met:
The following persons can apply for this Subclass 590 visa:
- any person who met the eligibility criteria outlined in "Visa Eligibility Criteria" tab on this page (hereinafter referred to as "the Primary Applicant");
- dependent child of the Primary Applicant, or of the Primary Applicant's spouse/de facto partner, who is below 6 years old at the time of visa application - visa can only be granted to dependent child in compelling and compassionate circumstances.
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