Australian Student Visa Application Form (US)

Please use this application form to apply for a student visa to Australia.

You need to be admitted to a university or school before you can apply for a student visa to Australia. If you do not have a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), please contact the school or university where you intend to study.

The form will present the following student visa options

  • Higher education
    • Applies to a bachelor degree, associate degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, higher education diploma, higher education advanced diploma or masters by coursework..
  • Postgraduate research
    • Applies to Masters by research or a doctoral degree.
  • English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)
    • For stand-alone courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV, or that result in no formal award.
  • Primary or secondary school course
    • For primary, junior secondary or senior secondary school courses, as well as approved secondary school exchange programs.
  • Vocational education and training (VET)
    • This subclass is for Certificates I, II, III or IV (except ELICOS), VET diploma, VET advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma courses.
  • Non-award
    • Applies to non-award foundation studies, or other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award.
  • AusAID and Defence
    • Applies to students sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence undertaking full-time courses of any type.
  • Student Guardians
    • Parents or relatives can apply for a visa to stay in Australia as the guardian of a student who is studying in Australia.

The price is $1,250.00 per visa.

Enter and confirm your email address to start the application process:

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Please enter the personal details of your parents.

Select your country of usual residence from the list provided. You will be asked later in this application to provide your full residential address in this country.

Provide details of the passport that you will use to enter Australia. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport.

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Provide details of the passport you hold for this citizenship. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport. If you have never held a passport for this citizenship, please leave these fields blank.

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Provide details of the passport you hold for this citizenship. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport. If you have never held a passport for this citizenship, please leave these fields blank.

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Please enter details of your highest level of education.

Please enter details of the institution at which you are enrolled, or have graduated from.

The CoE is located in the top right corner of your Confirmation of Enrolment.

Give details of the residential address in your home country.

You are required to answer the following questions for yourself and any other person included in the application

Visa applicants are encouraged to be immunised against infectious diseases before travelling to Australia. Visa applicants who are unable to arrange their immunisation before departure from their home country are encouraged to seek advice on arrival in Australia. The Australian state and territory health authorities assist people to obtain general medical help and advice, including immunisation. Parents are strongly encouraged to have their children immunised against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, haemophilus influenzae type-b (Hib), pneumococcal and meningococcal infections, mumps, measles, rubella and varicella (chickenpox). Babies between the ages of 2 and 8 months of age (only) are also encouraged to be immunised against rotavirus.

Parents should bring any immunisation records for their children with them to Australia.

Rubella vaccinations are strongly encouraged for women of child-bearing age.

If you wish to study in Australia, you must be of good character. The following questions ask details of your character. If your circumstances change before you travel you should inform the Australian Government office overseas. If you are receiving assistance in completing this form, you must ensure you personally answer these questions, and that the answers are faithfully transcribed to this form. For your reference, a copy of the questions can also be found in form 157A – Application for a student (temporary) visa.

Have you or any of the travellers applying for this travel visa ever done any of the following? :

Visa conditions:

Please upload scanned copies or pictures of the following documents:

Please upload the copy of your passport ID page. Select file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Every student except those from Norway and Belgium need to provide evidence of possessing an Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Select the file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Please upload your Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE). Select the file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Please upload your presentation letter. The letter should briefly describe:

1. Your current studies: what is your field of studies, in which university or institution you are currently studying and how long have been studying there.
2. Why you chose to study in Australia.
3. Your plans once your studies in Australia will be complete.


Select the file and press the button to submit your document.

Alternatively, you can fill-in this information in the text box below.

File name:

File size:

1

Please enter the personal details of your parents.

Select your country of usual residence from the list provided. You will be asked later in this application to provide your full residential address in this country.

Provide details of the passport that you will use to enter Australia. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport.

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1
Add
1

Provide details of the passport you hold for this citizenship. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport. If you have never held a passport for this citizenship, please leave these fields blank.

1

Provide details of the passport you hold for this citizenship. Enter these details exactly as they appear in your passport. If you have never held a passport for this citizenship, please leave these fields blank.

Add

Please enter details of your highest level of education.

Please enter details of the institution at which you are enrolled, or have graduated from.

The CoE is located in the top right corner of your Confirmation of Enrolment.

Give details of the residential address in your home country.

You are required to answer the following questions for yourself and any other person included in the application

Visa applicants are encouraged to be immunised against infectious diseases before travelling to Australia. Visa applicants who are unable to arrange their immunisation before departure from their home country are encouraged to seek advice on arrival in Australia. The Australian state and territory health authorities assist people to obtain general medical help and advice, including immunisation. Parents are strongly encouraged to have their children immunised against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, haemophilus influenzae type-b (Hib), pneumococcal and meningococcal infections, mumps, measles, rubella and varicella (chickenpox). Babies between the ages of 2 and 8 months of age (only) are also encouraged to be immunised against rotavirus.

Parents should bring any immunisation records for their children with them to Australia.

Rubella vaccinations are strongly encouraged for women of child-bearing age.

If you wish to study in Australia, you must be of good character. The following questions ask details of your character. If your circumstances change before you travel you should inform the Australian Government office overseas. If you are receiving assistance in completing this form, you must ensure you personally answer these questions, and that the answers are faithfully transcribed to this form. For your reference, a copy of the questions can also be found in form 157A – Application for a student (temporary) visa.

Have you or any of the travellers applying for this travel visa ever done any of the following? :

Visa conditions:

Please upload scanned copies or pictures of the following documents:

Please upload the copy of your passport ID page. Select file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Every student except those from Norway and Belgium need to provide evidence of possessing an Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Select the file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Please upload your Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE). Select the file and press upload to submit your document.

File name:

File size:

Please upload your presentation letter. The letter should briefly describe:

1. Your current studies: what is your field of studies, in which university or institution you are currently studying and how long have been studying there.
2. Why you chose to study in Australia.
3. Your plans once your studies in Australia will be complete.


Select the file and press the button to submit your document.

Alternatively, you can fill-in this information in the text box below.

File name:

File size:


Australian Government official resources: