Student Visas
Published by Nora Lamont on Wednesday 7th of October, 2009
There were 278,184 student visas granted over 2007-2008. There were 198,417 offshore student visas granted in 2007-08, an increase of 18.72 per cent compared with 2006-07.
During the same period, the number of onshore student visas granted increased by 29.78 per cent from 61,463 to 79,767.
Before applying for a student visa, you must have been accepted for full-time study in a registered course in Australia.
A registered course is an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider registered to offer courses to overseas students on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
Students must apply for a visa in the sector that relates to their principal or main course of study:
- Independent English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector (subclass 570)
- Schools sector (subclass 571)
- Vocational Education and Training sector (subclass 572)
- Higher Education sector (subclass 573)
- Postgraduate Research sector (subclass 574)
- Non-award sector (subclass 575)
- AusAID and Defence sector (subclass 576).
Lamont Migration can assist you with all your student visa needs. Take our on-line free visa assessment.
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