Student Visas to Australia
For all official information about Student Visas to Australia, please, refer to the relevant section of the DIAC web site.
We provide a comprehensive and efficient professional assistance in all matters relevant to preparation and lodgement of student visa applications. As every prospective student has their own unique set of personal circumstances we handle every student visa application individually and tailor the paperwork process to the student`s specific needs. We also act on behalf of the student in all dealings with DIAC and follow up the visa application once it is lodged. We provide our clients with a step-by-step sound guidance in all student visas matters and take the hassle of preparation of heaps of required documents away from them.
The Australian migration system has a cluster of student visas with a particular student visa subclass being assigned to a particular type of education (English courses, Secondary School, Vocational Training, Higher Education, etc). To view more about the student visa subclasses, please, click on here
Your student visa application will be assessed according to your Assessment Level. Every country in the world is assigned by DIAC to a specific Assessment Level depending on the perceived level of risk students from a particular country pose to the intergrity of Australian migration system.
Assessment Levels, as an objective measure of immigration risk for each of these student groups, are a key tool in determining visa requirements and enable consistency in decisions across this diverse range of clients.
There are five Assessment Levels in the student visa program. They serve to align student visa requirements to the immigration risk posed by applicants from a particular country studying in a particular education sector. Assessment Level 1 countries represent the lowest immigration risk and Assessment Level 5 countries the highest. The higher the Assessment Level, the greater the evidence an applicant is required to demonstrate to support their claims for the grant of a student visa.
Each country, across each education sector, is assigned an Assessment Level which is based on the calculated immigration risk posed by students from that country studying in that education sector.
To determine the Assessment Level of a particular country and education sector, the department examines that group’s compliance with their visa conditions and other indicators of their immigration risk in the previous year.
Where these statistical indicators show that a group has a higher level of immigration risk over a sustained period, the department responds to this trend by raising the Assessment Level of that group. In effect, this requires applicants to submit a higher level of evidence to support their claims that they wish to study in Australia.
Where a group’s indicators demonstrate that they tend to abide by their visa conditions, these lower immigration risk groups have their Assessment Level lowered. This streamlines the visa process by reducing the level of evidence that these applicants need to submit to support their claims for a student visa.
To view the current Student Assessment Levels
The passport you hold and the education sector of your principal course will determine the Assessment Level for your visa application.
If your passport is not listed in the table on Form 1219i (follow the link above) you will be subject to Assessment Level 3.
Your family members may be eligible to apply for a visa to accompany you to Australia. Family members are subject to the same Assessment Level as the student, regardless of the type of passport the family member holds.
Please, feel free to contact us, should you have any queries or require any additional information. Thank you!
