Student Visa

SUBCLASS 500

All international students, regardless of the school or course applied for, are eligible for the 500 student visa. Regardless of whether it is in Australia or offshore, all student visa applicants can only submit online applications. The current 500 student visa is no longer required to provide proof of funds, nor it is necessary to provide proof of English proficiency for certain student. However, students should be noted that the immigration office may be more strict in reviewing authenticity of the personal statement and the consistency of information filled out in the visa application. Therefore, students who are preparing to apply for a student visa by themselves should have a thorough understanding of the conditions. It is highly recommended to contact the consultants of B.Smart Education Consultants for help.

The personal statement is required for all the applicants of student visa. The immigration office will consider each student’s personal factors, immigration history, motivation to return to the home country, and reason to stay in Australia. Conditions and other aspects to assess whether the student’s true intention is a short-term (study) in Australia.

COST: $620

ELIGIBILITY:

• Be 6 years or older

• Be enrolled in a course of study

• Meet English requirements

• Have adequate health insurance

• Have enough money for your stay

• Be a genuine temporary entrant

Student Subsequent Entrant Visa

SUBCLASS 500

You can include your family members when you lodge your student visa application. Your family members include: 1 partner (in a married relationship, or in a De Facto relationship), or your or your partner’s dependent child who is unmarried and has not turned 18 years of age. You also can apply a subsequent entrant visa for your family members at a later time, separate to your main student visa application.

The personal statement is required for each family members when applying subsequent entrant for student visa as well. The immigration office will consider each student’s personal factors, immigration history, motivation to return to the home country, and reason to stay in Australia. Conditions and other aspects to assess whether the student’s true intention is a short-term (study) in Australia.

COST: $620

ELIGIBILITY:

• Have adequate health insurance

• Have enough money for your stay

• Be a genuine temporary entrant

Renewal Student Visa

SUBCLASS 500

Students who want to check their visa information can download the myVEVO application in the phone to check. After logging in for the first time: fill in your visa number, passport and date of birth and other information can be used. Students need to pay attention if you have taken a break, failed, transferred, or your student visa has expired, you need to renew your student visa as soon as possible. If you have graduated and have no upcoming courses, you can consult with consultants of B.Smart Education Consultants to update your CoE.

There are 2 main reasons can be considered for renewing student visa: (1) The visa has expires before the course is over. This situation is relatively simple as you only need to update health insurance. (2) Apply new course. Although you need CoE in the end, you first need to get Offer Letter from school and the period to get valid CoE ranging from 1 day to 2 months.

COST:

• $620 for first on-shore renewal

• $700 will be added for second onshore visa renewal

ELIGIBILITY:

• Be 6 years or older

• Be enrolled in a course of study

• Meet English requirements

• Have adequate health insurance

• Have enough money for your stay

• Be a genuine temporary entrant