You cannot travel to Australia and expect to study longer than 3 months without the appropriate visa!

If you intend to study for more than 3 months, you must apply for a Student visa.

To obtain a visa to study in Australia you must be fully enrolled in an Australian institution and receive a “Confirmation of Enrollment (COE)”. These forms are issued by the Australian institution you will be attending. The forms are usually issued after the tuition fees have been received.

Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is compulsory and you will not be able to apply for your student visa until you have purchased a policy recommended by your host university. For more information on (OSHC) please visit. http://www.medibank.com.au

What do I need to apply?

• Application form obtainable from the web - www.immi.gov.au
• Visa Application fee
• Confirmation of Enrolment Form (COE) this will be issued by the host university once the application has been accepted.
• Acceptance letter from your host university, this will include the proposed study plan.
• Letter (from your current institution confirming status as a Study Abroad Student)
• Overseas health insurance receipt (issued when OSHC has been paid).
• Passport
• 2 passport sized photographs.

Can I work?

You will need to apply for a visa with 'permission to work’ after you commence study. This visa has an additional cost of around $55AUD. If you are given permission, there will be restrictions on the number of hours you will be allowed to work in a week. As an international student, you can work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the term, and unlimited hours during recognized periods of vacation.

Student Visa information on this website is an outline only. In our efforts to provide you with the best service we have partnerd with the UK's leading provider of Student visas Study Options.

For more accurate information on studying in Australia and visa requirements please visit or Student Visa partners for impartial, accurate and friendly advice and direction.

Contact: 08456 581166

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About Study Options

Study Options is a unique independent education agency that helps students from the UK and Ireland choose and apply to their dream undergraduate degree, postgraduate degree or vocational course in Australia or New Zealand.

Our expert advice is honest, friendly and free.

Why apply through Study Options
Once we have helped you to choose a university or college and a course, why shouldn't you just send the application form off yourself? Because our services don't end there. we will also:

Tell you exactly what documents you will need to apply, and how they need to be verified. As a recognized representative we can certify your documents for you.

Pay to post your application overseas. All you have to do is post the form and the required supporting documents to our office in London. They'll check it, make sure it's all present and correct, and post it overseas for you.

We'll get you an answer quickly. As a recognised agent of New Zealand and Australian institutions, applications that come from their agency are fast-tracked through their assessment processes.

We stay in regular contact with our contacts at the institutions we represent, so can find out the status of your application at any time. So if you want to know what's going on, you only have to phone or email us - in London - rather than phoning Australia or New Zealand and trying to find it out yourself.

In short, we will do the worrying, the chasing, and the sorting of paperwork for you so that the experience of applying to study overseas is as stress-free as possible.

STUDY OPTIONS DO NOT CHARGE FOR ANY OF THESE SERVICES, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU PHONE OR EMAIL THEM WITH QUESTIONS.

Who's behind Study Options
Stefan Watts and Sarah Nash. Stefan studied for his Bachelors degree at Newcastle University, Australia; and Sarah spent over a year working in the international student admissions office at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
When you apply through Study Options you'll get the benefit of their personal experience and knowledge of the education and visa systems in both countries.

Further information
Study Options: Studyoptions.com
Telephone: 08456 581166