Subclass 500: Student Visa
Subclass 500 Student visa is a temporary visa which allows overseas students to undertake approved course of study or training and to work for up to 40 hours per fortnight in Australia.
Approved course of study or training include qualifications at different study levels such as primary school, secondary school, vocational, higher education and postgraduate research.
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:
Approved course of study or training include qualifications at different study levels such as primary school, secondary school, vocational, higher education and postgraduate research.
Stay Period
Stay period varies depending on course length and course type:- For primary school aged students, usually up to 3 years and a new visa application has to be made to continue studying;
- For primary and secondary school study package, up to 5 years provided the primary school component of the package does not exceed 3 years;
- For postgraduate research students, additional 6 months will be granted to allow additional time for thesis marking.
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,
Subclass 500 visa holder can...
apply for a Subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa, if eligible, to extend the visa holder's stay in Australia after graduating from degree, diploma or trade qualification.
To make a valid application for Subclass 500 visa and/or be granted this visa, the following sets of general criteria must be met:
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