Australian-Bound? What You Expect to Pay More for Student Visa
Announcement posted by Rapid Migration Consultant 14 Jul 2023
Australia has announced numerous changes that would touch international students in Australia. From student visa fees to minimum wage, here are key updates worth knowing:
International students in Australia: Key updates taking effect in July
Previously, international students in Australia were likely to pay $630 to have their student visas processed.
Effective July 1, 2022, students can expect to pay or renew their Australian student visa at a new rate of AU$ 650, or an AU$20 fee hike from the previous amount.
Minimum wage increases
Good news for international students in Australia: the management has hiked its minimum wage.
You can apply for a replacement temporary graduate visa
If you were previously issued a temporary graduate visa (subclass 485) but found yourself stuck overseas due to the Australian border closures amid the pandemic, you may apply for an auxiliary temporary graduate visa.
With this replacement visa, you are allowed to have the same length of stay as your inventive temporary graduate visa. To qualify for a replacement temporary graduate visa, you must fulfill the following:
- Hold a valid temporary graduate visa, or:
- Have previously held a temporary graduate visa that expired on or after February 1, 2020, and
- Have been outside Australia at any time between February 1, 2020, and December 15, 2020.
Pathway to PR for temporary skill shortage (TSS) workers
If you have been issued a temporary skill shortage (TSS) visa during the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity of settling in Australia could soon be a reality, as the pathway toward PR could be cooler for you.
No course changes
Effective July 1, 2022, you will not be allowed to change courses while enrolled in an Australian university, unless you have obtained approval from the immigration minister.
The minister will only give a seal of approval to the applicant if they do not pose as a security threat to the country’s critical technology.
- Graduate certificate
- Graduate diploma
- Master’s degree
- Doctorate, or
- Any bridging course required as a prerequisite to a course of study or research for a master’s degree or doctorate