Student 500 Student

This visa allows the visa holder to study in an eligible course of study in Australia.

What are some of the common requirements for this visa?

Genuine Temporary Entrant

The applicant for a student visa must show that they are a genuine student and that their main purpose of the application is to study in Australia. The applicant is required to provide a Genuine Student Statement (GS).

The Department of Home Affairs must be satisfied that you genuinely intend to temporarily stay in Australia for the purpose of studying.

The GS criteria require the applicant to answer the following questions:

Give details of current circumstances. This includes ties to family, community, employment, and economic circumstances.
Explain why the applicant wishes to study this course in Australia with this particular education provider. This must also explain their understanding of the requirements of the intended course and studying and living in Australia.
Explain how completing the course will be of benefit to the applicant.
Give details of any other relevant information the applicant would like to include.

Answers must be written in English, with a maximum of 150 words per question.

The decision maker will assess different factors including:

Your personal circumstances in your home country;
Incentives to return home;
The relationship of the course to your future plans;
Your immigration history, study, and employment history;
Any other matters that can be considered in your visa application.

Our team at Sunshine Migration Group can assist you to prepare your GS statement. We will assess your personal circumstances and provide you with advice about which documents you should prepare.

Financial Requirement or ‘Show Money’

The Department of Home Affairs requires applicants for this visa to have access to sufficient financial resources to support themselves and any members of their family unit included in the visa application.

Although visa applicants are required to have access to sufficient financial resources when applying for this visa, providing of evidence to demonstrate your financial capacity depends on your country of passport and assessment level of your educational institution in Australia.

Our team at Sunshine Migration Group can advise you about meeting the financial requirement when applying for a subclass 500 Student visa.

English level requirement

The requirement to provide evidence of English level depends on the applicant’s country of passport and educational institution in Australia.

Our team at Sunshine Migration Group will provide advice about the required level of English language proficiency and what evidence you need to submit.

Overseas Student Health Cover

The Department of Home Affairs requires visa applicants and members of their family unit included in the visa application to demonstrate that they have adequate health insurance for the proposed duration of their student visa.

What else Sunshine Migration Group can do?

At Sunshine Migration Group we will provide you with guidance regarding which course is suitable and could lead to further visa upon completion of your study.

What can you do with this visa?