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Applying onlineThe Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (thedepartment) offers a number of convenient internet servicesfor student visa applicants. To find out whether you are eligibleto apply online for a student visa, refer to the department’swebsite www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/students.htm

If you wish to enter Australia or extend your stay as a studentand you are not eligible to apply online, complete this form inENGLISH using BLOCK LETTERS.

To complete this form you must first read these notes andinformation form 1160i Applying for a student visa. Detailedinformation is also available on the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/study/

Who can use this form?You should use this form if you wish to apply for a student visaand be assessed against one of the following subclasses:

• Independent ELICOS visa (subclass 570);

• Schools visa (subclass 571);

• Vocational Education and Training visa (subclass 572);

• Higher Education visa (subclass 573);

• Postgraduate Research visa (subclass 574);

• Non-Award visa (subclass 575);

• AusAID or Defence visa (subclass 576).

Each subclass is linked to the type of course you intend toundertake in Australia as your main course of study.

You are not able to use this form to apply for a Student Guardianvisa (subclass 580). Form 157G Application for a StudentGuardian visa is the only valid form for a Student Guardianvisa application.

If you are applying for a visa that can be granted in Australiaand you are making this application in Australia, this form alsoserves as an application form for any class of bridging visa(classes A, C or E) for which you may be eligible to apply – seethe information form 1024i Bridging visas, which is availableon the department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/

Please refer to information form 1160i Applying for a studentvisa for further information about Australia’s student visaprogram.

Working while studyingIf you already hold a student visa and now want permission towork, you and your family members can apply onlinewww.immi.gov.au/e_visa/students.htm

To be eligible for permission to work while studying in Australia,you must first have commenced your course. More informationabout permission to work while studying is available on thedepartment’s website www.immi.gov.au/study/working/

Changing education providerIf you hold a student visa and wish to change educationprovider, you may need to seek the department’s permissionfirst. You must seek permission if your visa is subject tocondition 8206 and you wish to change education providereither:

• while studying any preliminary courses; or

• during the first 12 months of your principal course.

If you wish to change education provider but continue studyingthe same type of course, you must apply on form 157CApplication for a student visa with permission to changeeducation provider.

If you wish to change both your provider and the type of courseyou are studying, you must apply for a new student visa usingthis form (form 157A).

In either case, you must demonstrate that exceptional reasonsexist to justify your change in enrolment.

Changing course type (education sector)Your student visa is linked to the type of course you arestudying. Each student visa subclass covers specific types ofcourse only. If you wish to change your principal course at anytime to a course in a different education sector, you must firstapply for a new student visa using this form (form 157A).

For information on course types and their relationship to thedifferent student visa subclasses, refer to the department’swebsite www.immi.gov.au/study/

Applying for a student visaTo help you lodge your application and communicate with thedepartment while your application is being processed youshould read information form 1025i Making and processingvisa applications, which is available from your nearestAustralian Government office or the department’s website.

All student visa applicants must satisfy the criteria for grant ofone of the student visa subclasses. These criteria include (butare not limited to) financial ability, English language proficiency,intention to comply with visa conditions and other relevantmatters. Information on these criteria and the conditions thatmay be attached to your visa can be found in the informationform 1160i Applying for a student visa and on the department’swebsite.

Note: If you are required to provide the results of an Englishlanguage test, you must sit the test before you lodge yourvisa application. If you sit a test after you have lodged yourapplication, the results of this test cannot be taken into account.

If you wish to study in Australia, your application will be assessedagainst one of 5 assessment levels for each visa subclass. Beforecompleting this form, you must refer to information form1219i Overseas Student Program – Assessment Levels forinformation on which Assessment Level applies to you.Information on assessment levels can be found on thedepartment’s website.

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Form

157AApplication for a student visa

In certain circumstances you may be requested to complete asupplementary information form. You will be advised by thevisa processing office if this is necessary.

Your application may be decided solely on the basis ofinformation provided in this application. Failure to answer aquestion may result in your application being refused if thedecision-maker cannot be satisfied that you meet all of thecriteria for grant of the visa. The provision of information to thedepartment that is incorrect may result in cancellation of yourvisa if it is granted. If you need more space to answer anyquestion, write the details on a separate sheet, sign it and attachit to the application form.

You must provide all of the documentation necessary to supportyour application (originals or certified or notarised copies) andyou must declare that you have done so. Failure to do so mayresult in your application being refused. The documentationrequired may vary depending on your Assessment Level andthe subclass appropriate to your course of study. Informationon documentation required is available on the department’swebsite. A decision on your application will be made on thebasis of all the information you provide, your circumstancesand the legal requirements that apply. If your circumstanceschange in any way after you make your application you mustinform the department immediately. Failure to do so can leadto cancellation of your visa (if it is granted).

Applicants who provide false or misleading informationmay either have their applications refused, or their visapermitting them to remain in Australia cancelled.

If you:

• are applying in Australia;

• do not already hold a student visa; and

• you are in Assessment Level 2, 3, 4 or 5

you must provide exceptional reasons for the grant of your visain Australia.

PhotographsApplying outside Australia – enclose 4 recent passport-sizedphotographs of yourself and all family members included in thisapplication.

Applying in Australia – enclose one recent passport-sizedphotograph of yourself and all family members included in thisapplication.

Health requirementsAll applicants must meet Australia’s health requirements. Youand any family members included in this application may berequired to undergo a chest x-ray and medical examination.Refer to form 1163i Health requirement for temporary entryto Australia for further details.

If applying outside Australia under Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5,you should not undertake your medical or x-ray examinationsuntil advised to do so by the Australian Government officeprocessing your visa application.

Members of your family unitThe term ‘members of the family unit’ covers your spouse(including a de facto spouse) and dependent children of youor your spouse, who are unmarried and have not turned18 years of age. School-age dependants are unmarrieddependent children of you or your spouse who have turned 5,but have not yet turned 18.

Members of your family unit may apply for visas that will allowthem to join you in Australia. They may apply for visas at thesame time as you, or after you have arrived in Australia and

commenced your course of study. If you are in Australia andyour family members intend to apply to join you after you havecommenced your course, you will need to complete form 919Nomination of student dependant(s). You must send this formand other necessary documentary evidence to your familymembers for them to lodge at the relevant AustralianGovernment office.

Note: If you are processed at Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5 andintend to undertake a course of 12 months or less in duration,members of the family unit are not permitted to accompanyyou to Australia on a student visa.

All members of your family unit must be declared onyour application form, whether or not they intend to travelto Australia with you. A member who is not declared will not beeligible for entry to Australia as a family unit member, unlessthey were not your spouse or child at the time you lodged yourapplication but have since become so.

A school-age family unit member joining you in Australia isexpected to attend school in Australia. You must provideevidence of enrolment for them if you wish them to be granteda student visa as a family unit member. You are responsible fortheir education costs in accordance with the charging policy ofthe relevant Australian state or territory.

Your spouse will have a condition placed on their visa that limitstheir period of study in Australia to a maximum of 3 months.If they wish to undertake study beyond this period they mustapply for a student visa in their own right.

If you are an AusAID or Defence-sponsored student, membersof your family unit must provide evidence of support by therelevant Minister for them to be granted a visa as yourdependant.

‘No further stay’ conditionsYour visa will be subject to a number of visa conditions.Information on these conditions can be found in theinformation form 1160i Applying for a student visa and on thedepartment’s website.

In certain circumstances, your visa may be subject to the ‘nofurther stay’ condition 8534 or 8535.

Condition 8534

If you are an Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5 student whose overallintended period of study is 10 months or less, you will usuallybe subject to this ‘no further stay’ condition. This means thatafter entering Australia, you may not be granted any other visawhile you remain in Australia, other than a further student visawith permission to work or a Graduate – Skilled visa1. If you arean Assessment Level 3 student you may be exempt from themandatory imposition of the ‘no further stay’ if you can showan additional A$12,000 and funds to cover living and schoolcosts for a 12-month period in addition to the period of yourintended study in Australia.

A ‘no further stay’ condition may also be imposed on your visa,irrespective of your Assessment Level or period of study, if thedecision maker considers this appropriate.

Condition 8535

If you are sponsored by the Australian Government or thegovernment of your home country, you may be subject to this‘no further stay’ condition. This means that after enteringAustralia, you will not be entitled to be granted any other visawhile you remain in Australia apart from a further student visawith permission to work or a further student visa with theconsent of your sponsor1.

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1 Or to engage Australia’s protection obligation under the 1951 UN

convention relating to the status of refugees.

Visa application chargeYour completed application form, together with the correct visaapplication charge, can be lodged at the nearest AustralianGovernment office if applying outside Australia, or at the nearestoffice of the department if applying in Australia. You can checkthe visa application charge with your nearest office of thedepartment, or from form 990i Charges, which is available inthe Forms section of the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/

Payment must accompany your application and is generally notrefunded if the application is unsuccessful. If you have paidenrolment or tuition fees, it is your responsibility to get a refundof these fees.

To make a payment in Australia, please pay by credit card, debitcard or by bank cheque or money order made payable to theDepartment of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Pleasedo not pay by cash or personal cheque.

For clients outside Australia, before you make a payment, pleasecontact the Australian Government office to find out whatmethods of payment can be accepted at that office.

Authorisation of a person to only receive writtencommunicationsYou may authorise another person to only receive all writtencommunications about your application for a student visa withthe department. That person will be known as your authorisedrecipient. To do this, you will need to complete Question 73Options for receiving written communications andQuestion 75 Authorised recipient details in this form. Theauthorised recipient will need to sign at Question 77 Authorisedrecipient consent. You can only appoint one authorisedrecipient at any time. The department will communicate withthe most recently appointed authorised recipient.

The department is required under section 494D of theMigration Act 1958 (the Act) to send your authorised recipientany written communications relating to your application thatwould otherwise have been sent to you (but a copy of thatcommunication may also be sent to you). If your authorisedrecipient agrees to it at Question 76, this communication maytake place by fax or e-mail.

The department will send your authorised recipient onlyinformation which you are entitled to receive. For example, ifyou are a visa applicant and have a sponsor, your authorisedrecipient will not receive personal information about yoursponsor, unless your sponsor also appointed the sameauthorised recipient.

If you decide to change your nominated authorised recipient,after you have lodged this application, you must promptlyadvise the department in writing. You may use form 1231Appointment of authorised recipient for this purpose, which isavailable from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any office of thedepartment or Australian mission.

Authorisation of a migration agent to act on your behalfIf you have a migration agent acting on your behalf in relationto your application for a student visa, you need to completeQuestion 73 Options for receiving written communicationsand Question 78 Agent details. The migration agent will needto sign at Question 80 Agent consent.

Appointing a migration agent to act on your behalf includesauthorising the department to:

• discuss your student visa application with the migration agentand seek further information from them; and

• send your migration agent written communications aboutyour student visa application that would otherwise have beensent to you.

Note: Your migration agent will be your authorised recipientfor written communication under section 494D of the Act and,in accordance with that same provision, you will be taken tohave received any documents sent to them.

If you change your migration agent or end his/her appointment,after you have lodged this application, you must promptlyadvise the department in writing, preferably by using form 956Appointment of a migration agent, which is available on thedepartment’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or fromyour migration agent.

The department will communicate with your migration agentabout your application, including your personal informationsuch as health, police checks, financial viability and personalrelationships. If your agent authorises it at Question 79 thiscommunication may take place by e-mail or fax.

The department will send to your migration agent onlyinformation which you are entitled to receive. For example, ifyou are a visa applicant and have a sponsor, your agent will notreceive personal information about your sponsor, unless yoursponsor has also appointed the same migration agent.

In some situations, departmental staff will need to speak withyou directly rather than with your migration agent. For example,if you are applying for a visa the department may interview you.In some situations, the department will also send documentsto you directly (for example, your passport) instead of to yourmigration agent, but it will inform your migration agent that ithas done so.

If you have appointed a migration agent to act for you, you arestill responsible for the accuracy of information and supportingdocumentation that you give to your migration agent to forwardto the department.

When you provide the details of your migration agent, pleasemake sure you include their 7-digit:

• migration agent registration number (if they are a registeredmigration agent); or

• offshore agent ID number (if they have been allocated oneby the department).

Note: Migration agents who operate overseas do not need tobe registered. However, they may have been allocated an IDnumber by the department.



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Using a migration agentYou are not required to use a migration agent. However, if youuse a migration agent, the department encourages you to usea registered migration agent. Registered migration agents arebound by the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, which requiresthem to act in the lawful best interests of their clients and actprofessionally.

A list of registered migration agents is available from theMigration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) websitewww.themara.com.au

You can contact the MARA at:

E-mail: [email protected]

PO Box Q1551QVB NSW 1230AUSTRALIA

Telephone: 61 2 9299 5446

Fax: 61 2 9299 8448

The MARA investigates complaints against registered migrationagents and may take disciplinary action against them. If youhave a concern about a registered migration agent, you shouldcontact the MARA. A copy of the complaint form is availablefrom the MARA website.

Restrictions on giving immigration assistanceIn Australia, anyone (including a lawyer) who uses knowledgeof migration procedure to offer immigration assistance to a visaor cancellation review applicant, sponsor or nominator, mustbe registered, unless exempted from registration requirementsby law. There are serious criminal penalties under Part 3 of theAct for breaching the law, including possible imprisonment ifthe unregistered person asks for, or receives, a fee or rewardfor their services.

Using an agent exempted from registrationCertain people, such as officials, parliamentarians, diplomats,close family members (that is, only your spouse, child, adoptedchild, parent, brother or sister), sponsors and nominators, areable to provide you with immigration assistance as long as theydo not ask or receive a fee or reward. If you wish to appoint an‘exempted agent’, you must complete form 956 Appointmentof a migration agent, which is available from the department’swebsite www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ and attach it to thisapplication form.

Applications for multiple visasIf you are a dependant applicant (for example, the spouse of aprimary applicant) and you wish to appoint a different migrationagent to the primary applicant, you must fill out a separateform 956 Appointment of a migration agent, which is availablefrom the department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/or advise the department in writing. Otherwise, the migrationagent appointed by the principal applicant will have theauthority to act for all persons included in the application.

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Notification of giving immigration assistanceUnder section 312A of the Act, a registered agent has a duty tonotify the department when lodging an application on behalfof a client, or within 28 days of commencing to act on behalf ofa visa applicant. This notification can be done by completing,and your agent signing, the relevant sections of this applicationform.

Residential addressYou must tell the department where you intend to live whileyour application is being dealt with. Failure to give a residentialaddress will result in your application being invalid. A post officebox address will not be accepted as your residential address.

Consent to communicate electronicallyThe department may use a range of means to communicatewith you. However, electronic means such as fax or e-mail willonly be used if you indicate your agreement to receivingcommunication in this way.

To process your application the department may need tocommunicate with you about sensitive information, for example,health, police checks, financial viability and personalrelationships. Electronic communications, unless adequatelyencrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others orinterfered with. If you agree to the department communicatingwith you by electronic means, the details you provide will onlybe used by the department for the purpose for which you haveprovided them, unless there is a legal obligation or necessity touse them for another purpose, or you have consented to usefor another purpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.

The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for thesecurity or integrity of any information sent to the departmentover the internet or by other electronic means.

If you authorise another person to receive documents on yourbehalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, theirsignature is required on the form to indicate their consent tothis form of communication.

About the information you give to the departmentThe department is authorised to collect information providedon this form under Part 2 of the Migration Act 1958. Theinformation collected will be used for assessing your eligibilityfor a student visa to travel to and enter and/or remain inAustralia, to monitor the conduct of migration agents, and forother purposes relating to the administration of the MigrationAct.

The information collected might also be disclosed to agencieswho are authorised to receive information relating to adoption,border control, business skills, citizenship, education, healthassessment, health insurance, health services, law enforcement,payment of pensions and benefits, taxation, review of decisionsand registration of migration agents. It will also be disclosed toany agency of the Australian Government, or of a state orterritory, that is responsible for or otherwise concerned withthe regulation of education providers.

Relevant information about you will be disclosed to federal,state and territory police to assist in your location and possibledetention in the event that you become an unlawful non-citizen.You will become an unlawful non-citizen if your visa ceases (forexample, by cancellation for breach of visa condition) or expiresand you do not hold another visa authorising you to remain inAustralia.

Telephone 131 881 during business hoursin Australia to speak to an operator (recordedinformation available outside these hours).If you are outside Australia, please contactyour nearest Australian mission.

Generalenquiry line

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The information on this form, including the results of any testsfor Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), will be used toassess your health for an Australian visa. A positive HIV or othertest result will not necessarily lead to a visa being denied. Yourresult(s) may be disclosed to the relevant AustralianGovernment state and territory health agencies.

In addition, the relevant registered education provider(s) maybe told whether or not your visa has been granted. Thecollection, access, storage, use and disclosure by the departmentof the information you provide in this form is governed by thePrivacy Act 1988 and, in particular, by the 11 InformationPrivacy Principles. The information form 993i Safeguardingyour personal information gives details of agencies to whichyour personal information might be disclosed. This form isavailable from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any departmental officeor Australian mission overseas.

The department has authority under the Migration Act 1958 tocollect a range of personal identifiers from non-citizens,including visa applicants, in certain circumstances. For moredetailed information you should read information form 1243iYour personal identifying information. This form is availablefrom the department’s website www.immi.gov.au/allforms/or from any departmental office or Australian mission overseas.

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) also relates toyour personal information. Under the FOI Act you can apply foraccess to documents containing your personal information. Youor someone authorised by you to access information on yourbehalf can apply to do this at any departmental office inAustralia. There is no fee for accessing your own information.If you are overseas, you must also provide the Australian missionwith an address in Australia to which copies of personal recordscan be sent. More information on how to make a request underthe FOI Act is given on form 424A Request for access todocuments under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 whichis available from the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or from any departmental officeor Australian mission overseas.

Review rightsIf you apply for a student visa in Australia and you are refusedthe visa, you may apply for a review of the decision. You will benotified of your review rights in writing and the time limits forlodging such an appeal.

There are no review rights for decisions to refuse a student visawhere the application is made outside Australia.

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Yes

No

Application details

Your full name in English3

Family name

Given names

Have you been known by any other names?(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

5

Family name

Given names

Give details and provide supporting evidence eg. birthcertificate/marriage certificate

Sex6 Male Female

Date of birth7

Place of birth8

Town/city

Country

DAY MONTH YEAR

How many people are included in this application?1

for yourself and family?

for yourself as a student?

Are you applying2

as a member of astudent’s family unit? Complete Parts A, C and D

Part A – To be completed byall applicants

Your personal details

Name in your own language or script (if applicable)4

Marital status9

Your present country of citizenship10

Yes

No

Do you hold any other citizenship?11

Which countries?

PHOTOGRAPH

Please attach requiredphotographs of yourself

AND

all members of yourfamily unit included inthis application

Where applicable, give your identification number13

Complete Parts A, B and D

Complete Parts A, B and D


Form

157A

Passport number

Date of issueDAY MONTH YEAR

Details from your passport

Country of passport

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in your passport

12

Yes

No

Do you have a passport?

Marital status

Married

Engaged

De facto

Separated

Divorced

Widowed

Never married

Application for a student visa


Yes

No

Give details

Fax number

E-mail address

Do you agree to the department communicating with you by fax, e-mailor other electronic means?

21

( )

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE

( )

NUMBER

Give details of all members of your family unit whether or not they intendto accompany you to Australia.

Members of the family unit are your spouse (including a de facto spouse)and any unmarried dependent children of you or your spouse who havenot yet turned 18 years of age.

22

About your family

1. Family name

Given names

Date of birthDAY MONTH YEAR

Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)

Is this person included in this application?

Address for correspondence

19 Your telephone numbers in Australia (if known)

20

Office hours

After hours (AREA CODE )

If you have any other identity numbers required by yourgovernment, give details:

14

Type of number

Your number

Type of number

Your number

Your country of usual residence15

Your residential address in Australia (if known)18

POSTCODE

Your telephone numbers outside Australia17

Office hours

After hours

( )


( )

NUMBER

( ) ( )

(AREA CODE )

Does this person intend to study inAustralia for more than 3 months?

YesNo

Your residential address in your home countryNote: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residentialaddress. Failure to give a residential address will result in yourapplication being invalid.

16

POSTAL CODE

Note: If this visa application is refused, you will be notified by mail

POSTCODE

Yes

No

Passport number


Details from passport

Country of passport

Date of expiry

Issuing authority/Place of issue as shown in passport


Have any school age dependants (that is, those who have turned 5 butwho have not yet turned 18 years of age) included in this applicationbeen enrolled in a school in Australia?

Yes

No

23

You must provide evidence (eg. enrolment advice,offer letter)

Dependants under 18 years of age

Do you have the sole legal right to determine where any dependantsunder 18 years of age who are included in this application will live or toremove each such dependant from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

24

Give details of ALL other people not included in this application who havecustody, access or guardianship rights in relation to the dependant(s).

Attach a statutory declaration from each of these people giving permissionfor the dependant to accompany you to Australia.

Family name

Given names

Relationshipto dependant

Nature oflegal right

Statutory declaration attached? YesNo

Residentialaddress

Telephone ( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

Are any of your dependants who are under 18 years of age, and whoare included in this application, the subject of a court order giving you:• the sole legal right to determine where they will live; or• the right to remove them from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

25

Attach a certified copy of the court order(s)

Go to Question 25

Give details below

Family name

Given names

Relationshipto dependant

Nature oflegal right

Statutory declaration attached? YesNo

Residentialaddress

Telephone ( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

2. Family name

Given names


Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)



YesNo

Yes

No

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry


3. Family name

Given names


Relationshipto you

Citizenship(s)



YesNo

Yes

No

Passport number



Country of passport

Date of expiry



Have you or any other person includedin this application previously appliedfor any type of Australian visa?

26

Previous visa applications

Warning — In general, a person can only hold one visa at a time. If youare granted a visa while you already have another, the first visa will ceaseautomatically when the new visa is granted.

YesNo

Do you currently hold a visa? YesNo

Are you currently awaiting a decisionon another visa application? YesNo

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the abovequestions, give details below

Name

Type of visa


Place of issue

Application

Granted

Refused

Visa label number

V <

If you are applying:

in all other cases

as a member of the family unit of a student

Go to Part B

Go to Part C

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Name

Type of visa


Place of issue

Application

Granted

Refused

Visa label number

V <


Part B – To be completed bythe student

Are you applying in Australia?28

Yes

No Go to Question 30

Do you currently hold a student visa?29

Yes

No If you are in Assessment Level 2, 3, 4 or 5 you will berequired at Question 43 to provide exceptional reasons whyyou should be granted a student visa in Australia.

Provide details of your highest qualification obtained outside Australia,as well as all other studies and training obtained outside Australia.

You must provide evidence of your study and training, includingacademic records, if you are:

• in Assessment Level 3, 4 or 5; or

• in Assessment Level 2 seeking to undertake studies in thepostgraduate research sector.

All other applicants may be requested to provide evidence whereconsidered necessary.

In certain limited circumstances, you may be requested to provide copiesof any published works written by you.

30

Highest qualification

Name of education provider or training body

Commencement dateDAY MONTH YEAR

Finish date

Address of education provider or training body

Documentation attached? YesNo

POSTAL CODE

If granted a visa without a label, provide the 13-digit visagrant number (as shown on the letter notifying you ofvisa grant).

If granted a visa without a label, provide the 13-digit visagrant number (as shown on the letter notifying you ofvisa grant).


Other course undertaken outside Australia



Finish date



Other course undertaken outside Australia



Finish date



Previous course in Australia


Period of studyMONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to




From to

Give details of your intended courses of study in Australia.32You must provide evidence of enrolment. Unless you are seeking to studyin Australia as a secondary school exchange student or as a studentsponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence, you mustattach:

• if applying in Australia, or outside Australia as an AssessmentLevel 1 or 2 student, the electronic confirmation of enrolmentcertificate from your education provider. If you propose to study morethan one course you must provide either an electronic confirmationof enrolment certificate, or an original ‘offer of a place in a course’letter from your education provider for each additional course; or

• if applying outside Australia as an Assessment Level 3 or 4student, the original ‘offer of a place in a course’ letter from youreducation provider. If you are assessed as a genuine student, theAustralian Government office will provide you with a letter ofgenuineness. Only at this stage should you pay any tuition fees andobtain an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment.

If you are seeking to study as an exchange student, you must attach tothis application the Acceptance Advice Secondary Exchange Student(AASES) form as evidence of enrolment.

If you wish to study in Australia as a student sponsored by AusAID or theAustralian Department of Defence, you must attach evidence ofsponsorship from AusAID or the Department of Defence.

Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No

Is evidence of enrolment attached?

Have you enrolled?

Yes

No

Have you previously studied in Australia?31

Give details below

You must provide evidence of your studies and training,including academic records




From to

Attach letter of ‘offer of a place in a course’


POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

Your employment details

Give details of your employment history since leavingschool/college/university.

36

Period:MONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to

Name and address of employer

Type of business

Occupation

Salary level


Period:MONTH YEARMONTH YEAR

From to

Name and address of employer

Type of business

Occupation

Salary level


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Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No


Have you enrolled?

Intended course



Finish date

YesNoYes

No


Have you enrolled?



Your English language details

33 Are you an applicant in Assessment Level 1 or 2?

Have you undertaken an English language proficiency test within the last24 months?

34

Yes

No

Go to Question 36

Yes

No

Name of test

Date of testDAY MONTH YEAR

Note: You must attach a certificate showing that you havecompleted an English language proficiency test.

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

Have you studied for at least 5 years (in the English language) in one ormore of the following countries:

• Australia;

• Canada;

• New Zealand;

• South Africa;

35

Yes

No

Attach evidence

• the Republic of Ireland;

• the United Kingdom; or

• the United States of America?

Test certificate number

Your position


Yes

No

Are you currently employed?37

Are you a student

unemployed

other Please describe

Why do you wish to undertake the course of study you havenominated? If insufficient space, attach additional details.

No

Have you been offered a job for when you return home at the completionof your course?

38

What kind of employment will you be seeking on yourreturn to your home country?

Name, address and telephone number of your employerYes

( )


( )

NUMBER

Have you attached evidence of your employment details?

YesNo

Name, address and telephone number of your employer

Other address details

Give details of any immediate relatives in Australia (ie. parent, spouse,child, brother or sister)

39

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Address

Immigration status in Australia (eg. temporary or permanent resident,Australian citizen)

Date of arrivalDAY MONTH YEAR

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Address

Immigration status in Australia (eg. temporary or permanent resident,Australian citizen)

Date of arrivalDAY MONTH YEAR

Give details of your closest relative in your home country who is neitheraccompanying nor joining you in Australia

40

Name

Relationshipto you

Address

( )


( )

NUMBER

Telephone

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

POSTAL CODE

POSTCODE

POSTCODE

POSTAL CODE

Are you currently a student in Australia?

YesNo

Title of position offered

Now go to Question 39


Yes

No

Go to Question 43

Are you applying to study in Australia as a secondary school exchangestudent?

41

Financial details

Yes

No

Please complete the declaration below

Do you have access to sufficient funds to support you and your familyunit members for the TOTAL period of your stay in Australia (includingproposed course fees for you and any school-age family members, livingcosts and travel costs, regardless of whether your dependants intend toaccompany you to Australia)?

42

I declare that I have access to sufficient funds to supportmyself and my family unit members (regardless ofwhether they are accompanying me to Australia) for thetotal period of my stay in Australia.

Your signature

Date

If you are under 18 years of age, this declaration mustbe signed on your behalf by your parents or a person(s)who has legal custody of you.

If you are in Assessment Level 2–5, you must providedocumentary evidence that you have sufficient funds(unless you are a secondary school exchange student).It is important that you refer to the department’s websitewww.immi.gov.au/study/ for details regarding thelevel of funds you are required to demonstrate, acceptablesources of funds and of the length of time funds musthave been held.

Go to Question 43

DAY MONTH YEAR

If there is any other information or documentation you would like takeninto consideration in assessing your application attach it to the application.

Remember that a decision may be based solely on the information youprovide in this application.

Note: If you are in Australia as the holder of a student subclass 570–576visa and you wish to change your principal course within the first12 months of that course, and your new principal course will be in anew education sector, then as part of this application you must provideexceptional circumstances to justify the change of course.

If you are applying in Australia as an Assessment Level 2–5 applicantand do not hold a student visa, you must provide exceptional reasons tojustify the grant of your visa.

43

Additional information

Now go to Part D


Part C – To be completed only if youare a family unit member joining astudent in Australia

Has the student you are joining, who is a member of your family unit,completed form 919 Nomination of student dependants?

44

Yes

No If applying outside Australia, you must provide a completedform 919 with this application

Attach the completed form 919 to this application

Name


Relationshipto you

POSTCODE

Citizenship(s)

Provide details of the student you are joining in Australia46

Yes

No

If you are 5 years up to 18 years of age, please providedocumentary evidence of school enrolment in Australia.

If you are 18 years of age or older and you intend to studyin Australia for more than 3 months, you must apply for astudent visa as a principal applicant, rather than as a familyunit member.

Do you intend to study in Australia for more than 3 months?45

Address

Type of student visa held

What Assessment Level were theyassessed against (if known)?

Date grantedDAY MONTH YEAR

Expiry date

Note: You cannot join your family unit member in Australia on a studentvisa if they are in Assessment Levels 3–5 unless the total duration ofthe course(s) they are undertaking in Australia is at least 12 months ormore.

Did the student you are joining declare in their initial student visaapplication you and other members of their family unit included in thisapplication?

47

Yes

No

Is the student you are joining:

• the holder of an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship;

• sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence;

• fully sponsored by the federal, or a state or territory government ofAustralia;

• fully sponsored by the government of your home country, or by a stateor provincial government of your home country;

• fully sponsored by a multilateral organisation eg. the United Nations,World Bank?

48

Yes

No

If the student you are joining is in Assessment Level 2–5and was granted their visa after 1 December 2003, thereare specific financial evidentiary requirements that youmust meet. Please go to the department’s website fordetails on the levels of funds you are required todemonstrate, acceptable sources of funds and the lengthof time funds must be held.

POSTCODE

Does the student you are joining have sufficient funds to financiallysupport themselves, you and any other family members included in thisapplication, for the remainder of his or her stay in Australia?

49

Yes

No

You must attach evidence of this financial support

Now go to Part D



Have you, or any member of your family unit included in this application:• ever had, or do you currently have, tuberculosis?• been in close contact with a person who has, or has had, active

tuberculosis?• ever had a chest x-ray which showed an abnormality?

53

Yes

No

Give full details

Part D – To be completed by allapplicants

In the last 5 years, have you, or has any member of your family unitincluded in this application, visited or lived outside your country of usualresidence for more than 3 consecutive months?

50

Health declaration

Yes

No

Give details

Name

Countries

DateDAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR

to

Name

Countries


to

Name

Countries


to

Do you, or any member of your family unit included in this application,intend entering an Australian hospital (including nursing homes) for work,training, treatment or visiting?

51

Yes

No

Give full details

Do you, or any member of your family unit included in this application,intend to work in an Australian preschool-aged child care centre (includingpreschools and creches) as an employee or trainee?

52

Yes

No

Give full details

Do you require assistance with mobility and/or care?54

Yes

No

Provide details of the mobility/care concerns that apply toyou and how they are addressed

Do you intend performing medical procedures (eg. as a practising/traineedoctor, dentist, nurse) during your stay in Australia?

55

Yes

No

Provide details of the medical/dental/nursing proceduresyou may be involved with in Australia


56 During your proposed visit to Australia, do you, or any children includedin this application, expect to incur medical costs, or require treatment ormedical follow up for:• blood disorder• cancer• heart disease• hepatitis• HIV infection, including AIDS• kidney disease, including dialysis• liver disease

• mental illness• pregnancy• respiratory disease that has

required hospital admission• any form of surgery• any other health concerns?

Yes

No

Give details

Have you, or any member of your family unitincluded in this application, ever:

• been convicted of a crime or offence in anycountry (including any conviction which isnow removed from official records)?

• been charged with any offence that iscurrently awaiting legal action?

• been acquitted of any criminal offence orother offence on the grounds of mentalillness, insanity or unsoundness of mind?

• been removed or deported from anycountry (including Australia)?

• left any country to avoid being removed ordeported?

• been excluded from or asked to leave anycountry (including Australia)?

• committed, or been involved in thecommission of war crimes or crimesagainst humanity or human rights?

• been involved in any activities that wouldrepresent a risk to Australian nationalsecurity?

• had any outstanding debts to the AustralianGovernment or any public authority inAustralia?

• been involved in any activity, or beenconvicted of any offence, relating to theillegal movement of people to any country(including Australia)?

• served in a military force or statesponsored/private militia, undergone anymilitary/paramilitary training, or beentrained in weapons/explosives use(however described)?

57

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above questions, you must statewho it applies to and give ALL relevant details. If the matter relates toa criminal conviction, please give the nature of the offence, full detailsof sentence and dates of any period of imprisonment or other detention.

If insufficient space, attach an additional statement.

Character declaration

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

YesNo

You are strongly advised to carry certification of your vaccination status,especially for children attending Australian child care centres (includingpreschools and creches) and schools. Vaccination against polio, tetanus,measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough),Haemophilus influenzae hypo B (Hib), and Hepatitis B is recommendedfor children, with certification sought at time of child care centre (includingpreschool and creche) and school enrolment. Vaccination against rubellais also recommended for women of child bearing age.


Accommodation/welfare arrangementsfor students under 18 years of age

Are you under 18 years of age?58Note: Depending on your Assessment Level, you may need to meet aminimum age or education standard requirement. Refer to informationform 1219i Overseas Student Program – Assessment Levels and thedepartment’s website for more details.

Yes

No

Questions 59 (and either question 60, 61, 63 or 64) and thedeclaration at 65 must be completed on your behalf by yourparents or a person(s) who has legal custody of you, as youare under 18 years of age. If your parents or a person(s) whohas legal custody of you have not made adequatearrangements for your accommodation, support and generalwelfare while in Australia, a student visa cannot be granted.Evidence of their relationship to you must be provided.

Go to Question 68

This question, and other questions as indicated, must be completedby the parents, or person(s) who has legal custody of theapplicant under 18 years of age.

Which statement best explains your situation?

I am a parent or person who has legalcustody of the student applicant and I amgoing to accompany the child to Australia. Go to Question 60

I am a parent or person who has legalcustody of the student applicant and havemade arrangements for the child to stayin Australia with a relative* who is 21 yearsof age or older.

Go to Question 61

59

* A relative is defined under the Migration Regulations as a spouse,child, adopted child, parent, brother, sister, step-child, step-parent,step-brother, step-sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, nieceor nephew, or a step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-aunt,step-uncle, step-niece or step-nephew.

The student applicant will not beaccompanied by either a parent or aperson who has legal custody, and willnot stay in Australia with a relative whois 21 years of age or older.

Go to Question 64

DAY MONTH YEAR

As the parent or a person who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, do you hold or have you applied for a visa(eg. Student Guardian visa – subclass 580) to accompany your childduring their stay in Australia?

60

Yes

No

Please give your details below, then go to Question 65

Family name

Given names

Your intended address in Australia

POSTCODE

Application:

Granted

Not yetdecided

Visa label number

Period of stay

Australian Government office where applicationlodged

Expiry date (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)

V <

MONTHS

Date of birth


As the parents or a person(s) who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, have you made arrangements with a relative whois at least 21 years of age and of good character with whom your childwill stay in Australia?

61

Yes

No

Please give details of the relative

Family name

Given names


Address of relative in Australia

POSTCODE

Relationship of relative to the child

If granted a visa without a label, provide the 13-digitvisa grant number (as shown on the letter notifyingyou of visa grant).

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a Temporary resident

an Australian citizenor permanent resident

How long are they permitted to stay inAustralia?

OR untilDAY MONTH YEAR

Will your relative reside in Australia as:62

You must attach evidence:

• that your relative is of good character eg. police clearance; and

• of your relative’s residence status in Australia.

Give details of your relative’s Student Guardian visa application?63

Granted

Not yetdecided

Visa label number

Period of stay

Australian Government office where applicationlodged

Expiry date (DAY/MONTH/YEAR)

Period of stay sought MONTHS

V <

MONTHS


As the parents or a person(s) who has legal custody of a student applicantunder 18 years of age, who is neither being accompanied by you norstaying with a relative who is at least 21 years of age, have you obtaineda written statement from your child’s education provider(s) thataccommodation, support and general welfare arrangements for your childare appropriate?

64

Yes

No

Please attach the original signed undertaking from theeducation provider

I am satisfied with the reception, care and support arrangementsthat have been made in Australia for my dependent child under18 years of age.

Note: Both parents must sign this declaration.

65

Signature ofparent/personwho has legalcustody

Date


Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

Relationship to student applicant

Full name (print in English)





Custody arrangements for studentsunder 18 years of age

Do you have the sole legal right to determine where the applicant willlive or to remove the applicant from their country of usual residence?

Yes

No

66

If there is more than one person, please attach details.

Name

Relationship to student visa applicant

Residential address

Telephone number

( )


( )

NUMBER

POSTAL CODE

Complete the declaration at Question 67

Provide details of ALL other people who have custody,access or guardianship rights in relation to the applicant

Nature of legal right


67


Declaration by the parent(s) or person(s) with legal custodyof a student visa applicant under 18 years of age

DateDAY MONTH YEAR

I am not aware of any reason why the visa applicant should not travel toAustralia (the custody/access/guardianship rights of another person arenot affected).




DateDAY MONTH YEAR


You must sign the declaration at Question 67.

All other people who have custody, access or guardianshiprights in relation to the applicant must also sign thedeclaration at Question 67.

If any of these people are unable to complete the declarationat Question 67 for any reason, you must attach a statutorydeclaration from them giving permission for the applicant totravel to Australia as a student.

If more than 2 people have custody, access or guardianship rights inrelation to the applicant, please attach a statutory declaration from themgiving permission for the applicant to travel to Australia as a student.


Assistance with this form

Education Agency Business Name

Address (if different from address given in Question 68)

Is the person an education agent?70

Yes

No

Please give details below

POSTCODE

Telephone number or daytime contact

Office hours

Mobile phone

Fax number

E-mail address

Education Agent Registration Number (if known)

A$

A$

Did you pay the person and/or give a gift for this assistance?72

Yes

No

How much did you pay?

AND/OR

What kind of gift did you give? (eg. jewellery)

Value of gift (approximately)

Is your agent registered with the Migration Agents RegistrationAuthority (MARA)?

69

Yes

No

Go to Question 73

Did you receive assistance in completing this form?68

Yes

No

Please give details of the person who assisted you

Go to Question 73

Mr Mrs Miss MsTitle: Other

Family name

Given names

Address

POSTCODE


Office hours

Mobile phone

( )


( )

NUMBER

Is your agent in Australia?71

Yes

No Go to Question 73

( )


( )

NUMBER

( )


( )

NUMBER

Options for receiving writtencommunications

Myself All written communications will be sent tothe address for communications that youhave provided in this form.Go to Question 81

Australian registeredmigration agent

Go to Question 78

Authorisedrecipient

This is a person authorised to only receivewritten communications. All writtencommunications that would otherwisehave been sent to you in relation to thisapplication will be sent to that person.

73 All written communications about this application should be sent to:(Tick one box only)

Do you want the authorised person to receive health and/or characterinformation about you, your spouse or your dependants, that may arise,or be revealed, in the course of this application (for example, requestsfor medical investigation, other health information about you, or theresults of criminal history checks)?

74

Yes

No

Agent exemptedfrom registration

You must complete form 956 Appointmentof a migration agent and attach it to thisapplication form. Go to Question 81

Offshore agent

OR


Agent details78

Migration Agent RegistrationNumber (MARN)

7 DIGITS


Family name

Given names

Postal address

Business orcompany name

POSTCODE

As the agent named on this form, do you agree to the departmentcommunicating with you by fax, e-mail or other electronic means?

79

80

Signature ofagent

Date

I understand and accept that I am the person appointed by the applicantto receive all written communications and act as his/her agent.

Provide the details requested below about the agent who isauthorised to act on your behalf and to receive all writtencommunications about this application.

: : : : :

Yes

No

Give details

Fax number

E-mail address

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

( ) ( )

DAY MONTH YEAR


Office hours

Mobile phone


( ) ( )

NUMBER

Agent consent


Family name

Given names

75 Provide details of the person who is authorised on your behalf toreceive all written communications about this application.

Authorised recipient detailsNote: Do NOT complete this section if you are acting as amigration agent, go to Question 78

As the authorised recipient named on this form, do you agree to thedepartment communicating with you by fax, e-mail or other electronicmeans?

76

Yes

No

Give details

DAY MONTH YEAR

Signature ofauthorisedrecipient

Date

Fax number

E-mail address

COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

( ) ( )


Authorised recipient consent

77

Authorised recipient’s postal address

POSTCODE


Office hours

Mobile phone

( )


( )

NUMBER


I understand and accept that I am the person appointed by theapplicant to receive all written communications.

Offshore Agent ID Number(if allocated by the department)

7 DIGITS

: : : : :

OR

( )


( )

NUMBER

MONTH YEAR

Payment details

81 How will you pay your application charge? (If applying in Australia, debitcard or credit card are the preferred methods of payment.)

Payment by (tick one box)

MasterCard

Bankcard

Visa

Diners Club

JCB

Australian Dollars

A$

Expiry date

Credit card information will be used for charge paying purposes only.

Note: This option is available where applicationsare made in Australia. If you are making theapplication outside Australia and wish to payby credit card, please check with the AustralianGovernment office about the availability of thisoption.

Signature ofcardholder

Address

POSTCODE

Telephone

Cardholder’s name

Credit card number

Bank cheque If applying outside Australia, please check withthe Australian Government office where youintend to lodge your application that you maypay by cheque.

Money order

Debit card This option is available in Australia only. It isnot available for mailed applications.

Credit card Give details below.

Office use only

Name of education provider

Transaction Reference Number

American Express



: :


Declaration

82 The following declaration must be signed and dated by all people over18 years of age included in this application.

Both parents or any person who has legal custody must complete thedeclaration on behalf of any children under 18 years of age or any personwho lacks the legal capacity to sign on their own behalf.

• I certify the information supplied on or with this form is correct.

• If granted a visa, I acknowledge that I am required to abide by itsconditions as outlined in the information form 1160i Applying for astudent visa.

• I declare that I have made adequate arrangements for health insurancefor the period of my stay in Australia and I acknowledge that I amrequired to maintain these arrangements while in Australia as theholder of a student visa.

• I have attached all documentary evidence as specified on thedepartment’s website for my Assessment Level and the visa subclassunder which I am applying.

• I acknowledge that I understand that if the 8534 visa condition isimposed on my visa, it will be indicated by the condition code ‘8534’and by the short description ‘No Further Stay’. I acknowledge that thismeans that the 8534 condition has been imposed on my visa andthat I will not, while in Australia, be entitled to the grant of any othervisa 1, apart from:

– a further student visa with permission to work, the application forwhich was made on form 157P; or

– a subclass 497 (Graduate–Skilled) visa.

• I understand that the effect of the 8534 visa condition is that it willnot be possible for me to apply to remain in Australia beyond the dateauthorised by my visa1 and that I will be required to depart Australiaon or before that date. I agree to having this condition included onany visa issued to me as a result of this application if the departmentdecides to impose it as a condition of grant of a visa.

• I acknowledge that I understand that if the 8535 visa condition isimposed on my visa, it will be indicated by the condition code ‘8535’and by the short description ‘No Further Stay’. I acknowledge thatthis means that the 8535 condition has been imposed on my visaand that I will not, while in Australia, be entitled to be granted anyother visa 1, apart from:

– a further student visa with permission to work, the application forwhich was made on form 157P; or

– a further student visa, with the consent of my sponsor.

• I understand that the effect of the 8535 visa condition is that it willnot be possible for me to remain in Australia beyond the dateauthorised by my visa1, unless I am applying for a further student visawith the consent of my sponsor, and that I will be required to departAustralia on or before the authorised date. I agree to having thiscondition included on any visa issued to me as a result of thisapplication if the department decides to impose it as a condition ofgrant of a visa.

• I am aware that I must immediately advise the department if I becomeaware that any information provided in this form is incorrect or if thereis a change in my circumstances that are relevant to this applicationat any time.

Signature

Date

Signature

Date

1 To engage Australia’s protection obligation under the 1951 UN conventionrelating to the status of refugees.

Signature

Date

Signature

Date

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

DAY MONTH YEAR

Before signing the declaration refer to the department’s websiteto ensure that you have attached all documentation listed foryour Assessment Level and Education Sector visa subclass.

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