To get your student visa you must prove that you have the funds to cover your course fees, travel and living costs.  Based on rules that are effective from February 2018, you must prove that you have funds as indicated by the government to cover your living costs. This does not include your tuition and travel costs.

If you have dependents, you should prove that you have the funds to cover their living costs including school fees for your children. The other option is to provide evidence that your spouse or parents can support your study and stay in Australia and that they earn at least AUD62,222 in the 12 months immediately before an applicant can apply. If you bring family members, you must demonstrate your parents’ or partner’s income is at least AUD72,592. 

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) statement -This paperwork proves that you are a genuine temporary entrant. This is essential to demonstrate that your aim in coming to Australia is to study and that you will return to your native country once your studies or work experience is completed. The Department of Home Affairs evaluates your visa application on the following criteria:

• Your economic position in your home country
• Your immigration history
• Potential circumstances for you in Australia
• Relevance of your course to your future career

To check if you meet the GTE requirements, you may be asked to attend an interview in the Australian embassy close to you.

Yes, you can work in Australia while studying. During study periods, international students are permitted to work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight, and during study breaks, they can work an unrestricted number of hours. Students pursuing a master’s degree by research or a doctoral degree have no work limitations.

If you don’t belong to an English-speaking country or have not done at least five years of study in an English-speaking country, you will need to give proof that you can speak the language at the required level. You will need to provide results of tests in the English language like IELTS, TOEFL, PTE. The required score in these tests depends on the course you will be studying.

Yes, IELTS is mandatory for obtaining a visa.

Health requirements

To study in Australia, you must prove that you are in good health. To do this you will have to provide a certificate after a health checkup. Both should be done by empaneled doctors. You can get your health checkup done before your visa application. Getting it ahead of time can help quicker processing of your visa.

Character requirements

You should have proof of good character to get your visa. This means you should have no criminal record and for this you may need to get a police certificate. You will need to fill in a form called the Character Statutory Declaration Form when submitting your visa application.