How to get student visa for Australia

        Australia is one of the best study destinations in the world. You get world’s best education in world’s top universities that will guarantee the success in career later on. You will able to get good paying job in home country and even abroad.

         If anyone is willing to study in Australia, he is required to apply student visa for Australia. For full time study in Australia generally visa subclass 500 is applied. Official cost of this visa is 550 AU$.

        There are many agents who have collaboration with universities and institutes in Australia. They can get student visa for you easily, but bad thing is that they charge huge fees. If you don't want to pay money to agents you can apply yourself, but to get student visa successfully, you should know the steps involved in this process. Here we will explain all required steps of student visa for Australia in simple words. 

1.  Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE)

              This is basic step in getting student visa for Australia. This (CoE) is actually confirmation from university or institute that you have got admission in Australia. It means that to get student visa, first and important thing is to get admission in Australia. On the basis of admission in an institute or  university in Australia, you can apply student visa for Australia.

      This step includes: 
            1.      Selecting institute or university where you will study in Australia.

2.      Apply for admission

3.      Pay admission fees

4.      After admission, university or institute issues CoE. 

Now you have to use this CoE while submitting your application for student visa for Australia.

2.  Financial Requirements

            You have to provide some documents as proof that you can afford to study in Australia. This is one of the basic requirements to get student visa for Australia.

            Please note that when it comes to financial proof “more is better”. It means provide as much proof as possible. But minimum requirement is as below.

• One Return Air Ticket Fare
• Entire Course Fees
• Funds to cover Living Cost

       Course fees vary depending on the university and course to study. Living cost for one applicant is 19,830 AU$ per year.

You can provide following documents as proof along with student visa application.

• Bank Statements
• Loan Contracts
• Scholarship/Financial Aid

3.  English Language Requirements

          As you know that study language in Australia is English, so English is mandatory to get student visa for Australia. Following tests are acceptable for student visa. Please note that any one from following is enough.

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
• OET (Occupational English Test)
• TOEFL iBT(Test of English as a Foreign Language)
• PTE (Pearson Test of English)
• CAE (Certificate in Advanced English)

     Generally it is considered that 5.5 bands in IELTS are enough for student visa for Australia, but please note that required band may vary depending on university and course to study. So check the required band on university website before proceeding.

4.  Overseas Students Health Cover (OSHC)

          It is medical Insurance. It is mandatory for all international students. It is not a big deal and can be purchased from university or directly from the health insurance company. There are 5 government approved medical insurance providers. So purchase this only from them. Medical Insurance cost may vary depending on type of insurance you are getting. Typical cost is 469 AU$.

5.  Character Certificate

          Australian authorities want to make sure that anyone entering to Australia must have good character. So they need character certificate when applying for student visa for Australia. This one is also not a big deal and can be obtained from police or government authorities in home country. Normally it is called police clearance certificate.

6.  Other Documents

         Please note that other required documents depend on many factors like country of residence and education provider. You can check required documents list on Department of Immigration website based on country of residence.

7.  Apply for Student Visa

          As you have arranged all above, now you can apply for student visa for Australia. You can apply for student visa yourself. Just go to Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) website and apply for student visa for Australia (visa subclass 500).

           If you have arranged all requirements properly and according to satisfactory level, then you will get student visa without any issues.

         If you still have confusion, you can take services from any Australian student visa agent.