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Australia - A Brief Introduction

One of the strongest economies of the world and a highly skilled workforce, Australia is also a country of contrasting landscapes and witness to a long ancient culture. The sixth largest country in the world by area, it is also the only nation to govern an entire continent.
It is home to the oldest living creatures, like the Aboriginals who established their communities nearly 60,000 years ago and kangaroos which are only found here all over the world. Today, Australia is a highly modern, multicultural country full of opportunities.

Education System – A Brief Overview

Australian education system is a three tier system.
1.Primary School – continues for 7 to 8 years, from Kindergarten to Year 6 or 7.
2.Secondary School – for 3 to 4 years, from Year 7 to 10.
3.Senior Secondary School – 2 years, 11 and 12.

Capital	Canberra
Currency	Australian dollar
Currency Value in terms of Indian Rupee	49.64Indian Rupee
Principle Religion	Christianity
Nationality	Australian
Total Geographical Area	7,686,850 square kilometers
Population	23.13 million (2013)
Languages	Australian English
Country’s Government Type	Westminster system of government
Weather	The majority of Australia experiences temperate weather for most of the year. The northern states of Australia are typically warm all the time, with the southern states experiencing cool winters but rarely sub-zero temperatures. Snow falls on the higher mountains during the winter months, enabling skiing in southern New South Wales and Victorian ski resorts, as well as the smaller resorts in Australia's island state, Tasmania.
Sources of Travel	Trains, Buses, Ferries, Monorail, Light rail and Trams
Most Famous Places	Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Alice Springs, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, Darwin

Courses
Australian Visa can be applied for studies in the following:
1.Undergraduate Courses
2.Postgraduate Courses
3.Professional Courses
4.Language Courses

Eligibility
To apply for an Australian Student Visa, you must:
1.Have good character and be certified healthy.
2.Have an acceptable Overseas Student Health Cover insurance.
3.No debts to Australia.
4.You must have enrolled and admission in a registered course unless you are an AusAID/ Defence student.
5.You must satisfy attendance and course progress as required by your institution.
6.Financial capacity to support your study and stay in Australia.

If you wish to work while studying, you must follow these rules:
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Further Substantive Visa Eligibility and Conditions
This is any type of visa which is not a bridging or criminal justice or enforcement visa.
Applicants of Subclasses 570, 572, 573, 574, 576 and Assessment Level 3 and 4 are not entitled to a further substantive visa other than
1.A student with permission to work
2.A further Student Guardian Visa

Visa Assessment Levels and Subclasses
Assessment Level:
Australian Student Visas are granted if a student can meet the Assessment Level which is decided by
1.The passport held by the student
2.The visa subclass the student is applying to
Assessment Levels for an Indian Student Sub Classes Assessment Level 570 4 571 2 572 4 573 4 574 4 575 3 576 2

Sub Classes	Assessment Level
570	4
571	2
572	4
573	4
574	4
575	3
576	2

Note: If you have an assessment level of 2, 3, 4 or 5, then you have to apply for your visa while you are outside Australia.

Student Visa Subclasses
Australia's student visa program includes six student visa subclasses and a student guardian visa. Each student subclass is based on the education sector of your principal course of study. The Student Guardian visa is intended for guardians who wish to accompany a student under 18 years of age.

Visa Subclass Name	Number	Purpose
Independent ELICOS	570	For overseas students undertaking an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) as a stand-alone course, and not as a prerequisite to commence another course.
Schools	571	For overseas students undertaking a course of study at a primary school or a secondary school, including either junior and senior secondary school or an approved secondary school exchange program.
Vocation Education and Training (VET)	572	Certificate I, II, III and IV, other than ELICOS; VET Diploma, VET Advanced diploma, Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate diploma.
Higher Education	573	Covers Higher Education Diploma, Higher Education Advanced Diploma, Bachelor degree, Graduate certificate, Graduate diploma, Associate degree and Masters degree by coursework
Master’s and Doctorate	574	Covers a Masters degree by research, and a Doctoral degree
Non-award	575	Covers foundation, bridging or other courses that do not lead to the award of a degree, diploma or other formal award
AusAID or Defence sponsored	576	Covers full-time study undertaken by AusAID- or Defence-sponsored students for the whole or part of an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider
Student Guardian visa	580	For guardians who wish to accompany a student under 18 yrs of age on a student visa.

1. Independent ELICOS sector student visa: Subclass 570
With this visa you can study and live in Australia till you are enrolled in a course registered in the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some ELICOS visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

2.School Student Visa; subclass 571
This is for students wishing to study in a primary , secondary or approved secondary school exchange program
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some school student visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

3.Vocation Education and Training(VET) Subclass 572
This is the visa for students applying to study Certificate I, II, III , IV ; A diploma ; An advanced diploma ; a vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma.
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some VET visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

4.Higher Education Visa, subclass 573
This is for those students looking to apply for a Bachelor degree, Associate degree, Graduate certificate, Graduate diploma and Masters by coursework.
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some school student visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

5.Master’s and Doctorate visa ; subclass 574
This is for students applying for a Master’s degree by research or Doctoral degree.
You must fulfill your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some school student visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

6.Non-award Visa , Subclass 575
This visa is for students who want to do a course with a non-award foundation course OR any other full-time course which does not lead to an Australian award.
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some school student visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

7.AusAID or Defence sponsored student visa ; subclass 576
This visa is for students who are sponsored by AusAID or Defence for a course of any type on Australia.
You must fulfil your attendance during this time else tour institution may advise the Department of Immigration and Border Protection against you .
Some school student visa have a ‘no further stay’ condition which means you have to leave the country beyond the date on your visa.

Conditions of Work
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Financial Requirement
You must maintain and be able to prove you have enough money to sustain for your program, lifestyle, travel and tuition expenses during your stay.

8.Student Guardian, subclass 580
A legal custodian or a relative of the Visa holder may accompany the visa holder as a guardian if they are under 18 years of age.

Requirements
Guardian must be a relative
Be over 21 years of age and of good character
Meet health and financial requirements

Except in exceptional circumstances, the student guardian must be related to the applicant in one of the following ways:

•Spouse;
•Child;
•Adopted child;
•Parent;
•Brother or sister;
•Step-child;
•Step-parent;
•Step-brother or step-sister;
•Grandparent;
•Grandchild;
•Aunt or uncle;
•Niece or nephew;
•Step-grandparent;
•Step-grandchild;
•Step-aunt or step-uncle; or
•Step-niece or step-nephew.
Student guardians must meet the basic criteria of health, character, health insurance, debts to the Commonwealth of Australia, custody arrangements, and accommodation and general welfare.
They must also meet all financial requirements for students. This means they will need to show they have enough money to pay for living expenses, education costs and travel for the duration of the course. They will also need to show that they have enough money for themselves, their spouse and all of their children aged less than 18 years, whether or not they will be coming to Australia with them.

In addition:
• Student guardians will not be able to bring their family members to Australia as dependants;
• A person who has any dependent children under 6 years of age will not be able to act as student guardian; and
• If you intend to be the student guardian of more than one student while in Australia, you must notify the department (when you apply) which student you would like your visa linked to.
Student Visa Processing Times
Even for a straightforward application, an Australian student visa can take up to 3 months to process. This time may be extended by the presence of a criminal offence on the application or the need for a medical. Student visa Assessment Levels are determined by the passport you hold and the visa subclass you are applying for.
Student indicative processing times (it may be different according to situations)

Visa application	Lodged in Australia
Assessment Level	Level 1 or 2	Level 3
Students (subclass 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 580) Note: Student Guardian visa processing times are based on the Assessment Level of the nominating student.	14 days	1 month
Students: permission to work	7 days	7 days

Training and research visa processing times (it may be different according to situations)
Occupational Trainee stream, Research stream and Professional Development stream;

Training and Research (subclass 402) visa	Lodged in Australia
	Low Risk	High Risk
Occupational Trainee stream	2 months	3 months
Research stream	2 months	3 months
Professional Development stream	n/a	n/a

The table below details the processing timeframes for sponsorship and nomination applications for the training and research visa.

Application type	Time frame
Sponsorship	4-6 weeks
Nomination	4-6 weeks

Visa Fees or Charges:
You can Estimate the cost of your visa by using pricing estimator by clicking on following link http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Visa-1

Top Universities of Australia

Capital	Canberra
Currency	Australian dollar
Currency Value in terms of Indian Rupee	49.64Indian Rupee
Principle Religion	Christianity
Nationality	Australian
Total Geographical Area	7,686,850 square kilometers
Population	23.13 million (2013)
Languages	Australian English
Country’s Government Type	Westminster system of government
Weather	The majority of Australia experiences temperate weather for most of the year. The northern states of Australia are typically warm all the time, with the southern states experiencing cool winters but rarely sub-zero temperatures. Snow falls on the higher mountains during the winter months, enabling skiing in southern New South Wales and Victorian ski resorts, as well as the smaller resorts in Australia's island state, Tasmania.
Sources of Travel	Trains, Buses, Ferries, Monorail, Light rail and Trams
Most Famous Places	Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Alice Springs, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Hobart, Darwin

Courses
Australian Visa can be applied for studies in the following:
1.Undergraduate Courses
2.Postgraduate Courses
3.Professional Courses
4.Language Courses

If you wish to work while studying, you must follow these rules:
1.You cannot work for more than 20 hours a week.
2.No work limits are applied during recognised vacations given by your institution.

Sub Classes	Assessment Level
570	4
571	2
572	4
573	4
574	4
575	3
576	2

Note: If you have an assessment level of 2, 3, 4 or 5, then you have to apply for your visa while you are outside Australia.

Visa Subclass Name	Number	Purpose
Independent ELICOS	570	For overseas students undertaking an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) as a stand-alone course, and not as a prerequisite to commence another course.
Schools	571	For overseas students undertaking a course of study at a primary school or a secondary school, including either junior and senior secondary school or an approved secondary school exchange program.
Vocation Education and Training (VET)	572	Certificate I, II, III and IV, other than ELICOS; VET Diploma, VET Advanced diploma, Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate diploma.
Higher Education	573	Covers Higher Education Diploma, Higher Education Advanced Diploma, Bachelor degree, Graduate certificate, Graduate diploma, Associate degree and Masters degree by coursework
Master’s and Doctorate	574	Covers a Masters degree by research, and a Doctoral degree
Non-award	575	Covers foundation, bridging or other courses that do not lead to the award of a degree, diploma or other formal award
AusAID or Defence sponsored	576	Covers full-time study undertaken by AusAID- or Defence-sponsored students for the whole or part of an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider
Student Guardian visa	580	For guardians who wish to accompany a student under 18 yrs of age on a student visa.