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 (students studying a masters by research or doctoral degree, and their families, have no work limit).

How long you can stay

This is a temporary visa to study up to 5 years. The type of course and its length will determine the length of stay

Include family

You can include family members when you lodge your visa application. For student visas, your family member is:

• your partner, or
• your or your partner’s dependent child who is unmarried and has not turned 18 years of age.

We cannot grant a student visa to your child if they have turned 18 years at the time your visa is finalised. They need to apply for their own visa.

You must declare your family members in your student visa application even if they do not plan to travel with you to Australia. If you do not do this, your family members will not be eligible for a student visa to join you in Australia.

Family members can also apply as a subsequent entrant (at a later time, separate from your application) in Immi Account. Family members who apply for the visa must meet requirements for health and character. You can check the annual school costs you will need to pay for any dependent children to go to either public or private schools in Australia.

Apply from

You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa and when we decide on your application.

Travel

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid.The time you spend outside Australia does not extend the visa.