Formerly in the year,
the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) made the below mentioned
amendments:
• Post-study visa
plans were introduced by DIAC, where graduates of bachelor, masters and PhDs
shall be permitted to work in Australia for four years after graduation.
• Instead of just
IELTS, Australian student visa applicants are now permitted to put forward
results from the examination of English as a Foreign Language internet-based
test (TOEFL iBT), the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic and the Cambridge
English: Advanced (CAE) test.
• DIAC allowed prepaid
home stay fees to be incorporated in the financial requirements assessment.
• Extension was
granted to the PhD students staying in Australia until the completion of the
research work and it's marking.
• The pre-visa
assessment (PVA) policy is now discontinued for student visa applicants from
Assessment Levels 3 and 4 (enrollment in a bachelor degree or higher
qualification).
• The evaluation
levels have been lowered significantly, for applicants from a number of
countries.
These changes will have the following
effect:
• Visa costs
The visa application
charge of AUD$535 now is applicable to most visa applications (previously
AUD$565) and the same is non- refundable. No fee is applicable for students who
are sponsored under Common Wealth Programs, secondary school exchange students
or students affected by the closure of their education provider. To know if you
come in this category, visit an Australian
Visa agent.
• Visa processing for higher education students
Student visa
applicants who file their applications with a Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE)
from a participating university in Australia at bachelor, masters or doctoral
degree level will be assessed as though they are a lower migration risk
(similar to the current Assessment Level 1), despite of their country of
origin.
• Permission to work
Students who were
given Student Visa on or after 26 April 2008 have automatic work rights -
included in the $535 visa application charge. If, though, you were granted a
student visa before this date and if you wish to apply for work rights, then
this will attract a fee of $75.
• Employment restrictions
Before March 2012,
global students were allowed to work up to utmost 20 hours per week. The same
has been altered to a more flexible 40 hours every 15 days, wherein a student
can work 15 hours in a week and 25 hours the coming week, rather than following
20 hours per week stringently. Students may work unlimited hours during
semester breaks. Work limits are not applicable to students carrying out a
masters or doctoral degree.
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