Student Visa Checklist Subclass 570 - Subclass 580 - Jan 2016

Mauritius, seychelles, madagascar and comors

Processed at Port louis Post

STUDENT VISA

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

(SUBCLASSes 570 - 580)

Applicant Name:

Passport Number:

Email Address:

Phone No:

VLN: (Office use only)

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Amount of documentary evidence will depend on your Assessment Level

Tick the documents you are submitting

Official use only

Forms and Fees

A completed and signed Form 157A – Application for a student (temporary) visa.

Forms are available for download at http://www.border.gov.au/allforms

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Subclass 580: Student Guardian Visa –

• Complete Form 157G Application for a student guardian visa. Attach all necessary documents to the form.
• If you are not the student’s parent or legal custodian, you need to ask the parent or legal guardian to complete Form 157N Nomination of a student guardian.

Forms are available for download at http://www.border.gov.au/allforms

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Whichever is applicable, a completed and signed:

Form 956 - Advice by a migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance or
Form 956A - Appointment or withdrawal of Authorised Recipient

Forms are available for download at http://www.border.gov.au/allforms

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Payment of the Australian Government Visa Application Charge at the Visa Counter or if the Visa Application Charge has been paid at a DIBP office in Australia, a copy of the receipt.

See:http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees

See http://mauritius.embassy.gov.au/plut/Visas_and_Migration.html

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Your Identity

Certified copies of the biographical pages of the current passports or travel documents of all people included in the application (these are the pages with the holder's photo and personal details and the issue/expiry dates). Include copies of all pages that contain visas and stamps.

Note: your passport must have at least six months left before the expiry date.

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Two recent passport-sized photographs, no more than six months old, of you and any family members included in your application and travelling with you.

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A certified copy of birth certificates for you and any dependents included on the application.

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If you are married, a certified copy of your marriage certificate;

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Other Requirements – the level of proof will depend on your Assessment Level.

See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/Stud for Assessment level

The electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) certificate(s) including any ELICOS or foundation courses, or a letter of offer

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Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).  The OSHC should cover the full period of your intended stay in Australia and show the expiry date. The payment must have been made.

Family OSHC: If dependants are accompanying the student then the OSHC must specify that the insurance is ‘Family cover’. The OSHC should cover the full period of your intended stay in Australia.

See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Health-Insurance-for-Students

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English language: Depending on your Assessment Level, you will need to either declare your English language capability or provide evidence of an English language proficiency test undertaken in the last two years.

See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Student-Visa-English-Language-Requirements

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Financial requirements: The department must be satisfied that an applicant, once in Australia, will have genuine access to the funds they claim to possess to cover the travel, tuition and living costs for themselves and their family members. This includes funds to cover yourself, your partner and your dependent children during your stay in Australia.

Detailed information on defining acceptable sources of finance, calculating the amount of funds required and categories of expenses which need to be funded for living in Australia are available on the Immigration website. Go to the Visa Finder at http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1 search tool and enter the details particular to your circumstances.

See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud and http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Student-Visa-Living-Costs-and-Evidence-of-Funds

Note: Non-cash assets such as property and shares are not acceptable sources of income. However, non-cash assets may be liquidated or used as collateral on a loan, if they are provided by an acceptable source. Credit cards are not acceptable source of funds. We do not accept internet print outs of bank statements. All submitted bank statements must be original. Funds will be verified through the bank.

Business accounts are acceptable sources of funding only if there is evidence of the business ownership and declaration from all business owners/directors stating no objection to the funds being used for student visa purposes.

If you are Assessment Level 3:  Corporate sponsorship is an acceptable source of funding only if the corporation is genuinely operating in the international arena; the applicant is an employee of the company and the proposed course of study is relevant to your role in the company.

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Evidence of education/qualification and work history up to the date of application.

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Applicant under the age of 18 - Necessary Requirements

If you are under 18 years of age, your parents and/or anyone who can legally decide where you can live must give permission for you to study in Australia.

If any of these people cannot sign your student visa application on your behalf, they must sign one of the following:

Either:

• a Sworn Affidavit made at the Supreme Court of Mauritius by both parents giving their permission. You must submit this declaration with your application;

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• the consent form for children under the age of 18 years
  See: Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years.

Please note that the form 1229 must be signed by both parents before a Notary Public or an Attorney at Law.

The Notary Public or the Attorney at Law must indicate on the Form 1229 that both parents signed the Form before him/her and the Form must be stamped by the official seal

• Welfare Arrangements for student visa applicants under 18 years of age

See: http://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Educ/Educ/Welfare-requirements-for-student-visa-applicants-under-18

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If there are minors included in the application

Evidence of enrolment in a school in Australia for each child (aged 5 – 17 years) included in the application.

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Health (if you are a visa applicant from Mauritius and Seychelles)

You are no longer required to undergo an immigration health examination for a Student visa  unless special significance applies:

*you have a known medical condition (a medical examination is required including a chest x-ray)

* you are pregnant and intend to have the baby in Australia (Hepatitis B test)

* You intend to study to be a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic (a medical examination is required including a chest x-ray, HIV, Hepatitis B and C blood tests)

*You are likely to be a trainee at an Australian childcare centre including preschools and creches (a medical examination and a chest x-ray)

For more information see http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Heal and Immigration Panel Physician at http://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Pane.

You may undertake a medical examination prior to lodging your application if special significance applies to your case. To find out if you are eligible see:

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Heal/meeting-the-health-requirement/health-examinations/my-health-declarations

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Health (if you are a visa applicant from Madagascar and Comoros)

You will be required to undergo a medical examination and a chest x-ray with an Immigration panel physician nominated by DIBP. For more information see http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Heal and Immigration Panel Physician at http://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Pane.

You may undertake a medical prior to lodging your application. To find out if you are eligible see:

http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Heal/meeting-the-health-requirement/health-examinations/my-health-declarations

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Evidence of Polio Vaccination

If you have spent 28 days or longer since 5 May 2014, in any of the countries listed below, or in any combination of those countries, you should provide your current certificate of vaccination against Polio.

Countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria

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Applicant name

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Signature:

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Date:

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