Student visa (subclass 500) - Home Affairs

Student visa (subclass 500)

Stay: up to 6 years, and in line with your enrolment. Cost: from AUD2,500 (concessions apply in limited circumstances - eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens, eligible ASEAN citizens, and applicants in the ELICOS and Non-Award sector). Use the Visa Pricing Estimator to work out your own cost; it does not include other costs.

With this visa you can:

• participate in an eligible course of study in Australia
• travel in and out of Australia
• work up to 48 hours a fortnight when your course of study or training is in session.

You must:

• apply online, in or outside Australia
• be enrolled in a course of study in Australia and hold a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

when the visa is decided

• hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), or fall in one of the exemption categories
• be 6 years or older
• prove you have a welfare arrangement if you are under 18
• if applying in Australia, hold an eligible substantive visa.

Notes: a CoE stops being valid if it is cancelled or the course is complete. A substantive visa ceases to be in effect once another substantive visa is granted. If someone is helping with your visa, check who can lawfully help: see the Home Affairs page on who can help with your application.