Australian Student Visa: Ausaid And Defence Sector

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This student visa for Australia is designed for international students who are sponsored by AusAID or Defence to study a full-time course in Australia. Before lodging the visa application, the applicant must have been accepted to a full-time course at any educational institution. Additionally, the Australian visa applicant must provide a letter from AusAID or Defence indicating that they will be support the study in Australia.

Although this is a sponsored Australia visa, there is still a need to show availability of funds. The applicant, in limited circumstances, may be asked to show that he has funds to cover the living cost of family members who will be joining the applicant in Australia. On some circumstances, the applicant may also be asked to show evidence of funds to support families who decide not to come to Australia with the student visa applicant.

The following are also requirements of this Australian visa: health requirement, English language skill, academic record and ...
... history, character requirements, no outstanding dept or with arrangements to repay for outstanding dept to the Australian Government and the Australian values statement.

Unlike most student visas for Australia, subclass 576 does not require Overseas Student Health Cover. That is, if the applicant can provide a letter from AusAID or Defence stating that he or she is an unaccompanied student sponsored by AusAID or Defence.

The holder of this Australian visa can stay in the country to study until the culmination of his or her course. Like other student visas for Australia, this subclass allows the holder to bring eligible dependent family members with them to Australia, where they can study in Australia for up to three months. Both the principal visa holder and the dependent can work a limited number of hours after the commencement of the course.

For guidelines on working, the primary visa holder can work up to 20 hours while the course is in session and unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks. Family members can work up to 20 hours per week after the course of the visa holder has commenced. If the student visa was granted before April 26, 2009, there may be a need to apply separately for Permission to Work.

This is a multiple entry visa with the validity corresponding to the duration of the course. Dependents that join the visa holder in Australia will be able to stay the same length of time as the primary visa holder but cannot stay on once he or she has left the country.

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Dylan Lautner
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