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This visa is for international students who want to study English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) in Australia . This includes:
• courses that lead to a certificate I, II, III or IV
• courses that result in no formal Australian award.
If you are studying ELICOS as a pre-requisite to another course, you must apply for the visa appropriate to your main course of study. If you are studying several courses, the main course is the higher level course. |
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| Length of stay |
| This visa allows you to stay in Australia for the duration of your course. It permits multiple entries to Australia . Dependent family members who come with you to Australia are usually able to stay the same length of time as you, but they cannot stay once you have left the country. |
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Student Eligibility
Accepted in full-time study |
| You must be accepted for full-time study in a registered course or part of a registered course to be eligible for this visa. |
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| Financial requirements |
| You must have enough money to pay for travel, tuition and living expenses for yourself, your spouse and your dependent children for the duration of your stay in Australia . You must also have enough money to support your spouse and dependent children, even if they do not travel with you to Australia . |
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| Health requirements |
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You must meet certain health requirements and may need to undergo a health examination. The requirements vary based on:
• your length of stay in Australia
• other health risks in your home country or countries you have visited for more than three months within the last five years. |
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| Health insurance |
| You must have health insurance while in Australia . Health insurance can be provided by obtaining Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) which provides medical and hospital insurance. |
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| English language skills |
| Contact your Australian education provider who will advise you about the level of English you need and the evidence you must provide. |
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| Academic record and history |
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You must provide school reports and academic records as evidence of your previous schooling, training or other study.
You can do a maximum of 50 weeks of ELICOS on this visa. If you are applying to renew your student visa and you have previously studied ELICOS, your total period of ELICOS study while in Australia must not exceed 60 weeks |
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| Character requirements |
| You must be of good character to enter Australia . The information you provide on the Character Declaration section of your application will be used to assess your character. |
