Student Visa Requirements

Your Australian visa application will be assessed against the following requirements; you will need to meet all of these requirements for a Australian student visa to be issued.

You are of good health

You will be required to undergo medicals prior to a student visa being approved; the type of medicals will depend on your country but usually include a medical examination by a doctor, a chest x-ray and blood tests. Medicals must only be done by a designated panel doctors for your country and must be completed on form that is issued by your nearest Australia immigration office. 

You should not go for medicals until you have been issued with the appropriate medicals forms and have been informed of where you should have the examination. 

You have an acceptable level of written and spoken English

All students who are assessment level 3 will be required to undergo an English test and the result submitted with their application. 

The only English test that is acceptable is the IELTS, English language exam.  

The IELTS exam can be sat at your nearest British Council or an IELTS approved examiner.  If you are required to take the English exam you will need to show that you have sat the exam before you lodged your visa application.

(Students who have studied for 5 years or more in Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Canada or South Africa are exempted from sitting IELTS).


You have sufficient funds

When applying for a student visa you will need to show that you have sufficient funds to pay for all of your travel, living and study costs while studying in Australia and funds to support any immediate family (spouse and/or children) even if they will not be travelling with you. 

If you would like further information and how to calculate the funds needed please go to How much money do I need?

You have the appropriate pre requisite qualifications for the visa sub class you are applying for. You will need to submit a certified of copy of your High School Certificate (IB, A levels, Higher School Certificate, Matric) or your degree certificate if you are applying to do a Masters or Doctorate course.