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Pilot Batch Announced by Australian Government for International Students

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Ragini Sharma
Pilot Batch Announced by Australian Government for International Students

The Australian government has announced a pilot project to bring back international students to some universities in July with corona virus infections dramatically down and plans afoot to significantly open the Australian economy. Only  1 week of quarantine is permitted to students from countries where the infection rate is low. If you are looking out for study abroad then Australia must definitely be in your list on today’s date.

An accomplishment that is allowing the government to reopen the economy in stages is because Australia has been able to manage its coronavirus caseload down to fewer than 500 active cases.  For Semester 2 in the Australian academic year starting in July, the controlled pilots would allow a limited number of international students to return before larger numbers come back to study in 2021.

The higher education sector has been working diligently with government officials to arrive at strategies to safely bring back students from overseas with international students sometimes making up 30% or more of overall student populations at some universities. Requirements for rigorous health checks have been proposed along with cooperation with the airline industry.

 20th July is the date chosen for the reopening of its borders by South Australian Government. 10th July is the date chosen by the Queensland government while Western Australia has not yet announced its plans.

International students require a student visa which allows them to study in Australia for up to 4 years and all the Australia study Visa requirements must be fulfilled.

The course type and its duration determine the length of stay of an international student in Australia. An Australian student visa enables students to participate in an eligible course of study in Australia, travel in and out of Australia and work for up to 40 hours per fortnight once their course starts.

Read on to understand the student visa application process for study in Australia, documents required.

Visa Requirements

Key visa requirements for studying in Australia are:

  1. Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement – A genuine intention must be demonstrated by the visa applicant to stay in Australia temporarily for the purpose of study.

The following factors are considered by the decision-makers at the Department of Home Affairs:

  • Circumstances in the applicant’s home country
  • Potential circumstances for the applicant in Australia
  • Applicant’s chosen course value
  • Applicant’s immigration history
  1. Financial requirements – Students have to show sufficient funds which can cover tuition, travel and living costs. If they have dependents (such as a spouse and children) travelling along so they will also need to show evidence of being able to cover their living and travel costs.
  1. English proficiency – The Department of Home Affairs website has listed all the relevant tests that international students can take to show their English language proficiency. Some of these tests are IELTS, TOEFL iBT, Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE).

Eligibility Requirements

The type of study acts as the eligibility condition in Australia. For Course Study evidence of enrolment in the study along with the Visa application is required.

For Packaged Courses where you have opted for more than 1 course you must include all Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) codes in the application form. If you are above 18 years, then you need to sign the Australian Values Statement. To study in Australia

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