Up to 6 years and in line with your enrolment.
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Student visa (subclass 500)
Visit Australia to participate in a course of study.
At a Glance
From AUD 2,000.00 (unless exempt). Cost Exemption From 22 March 2025, a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid Student or Student Guardian visa application. See About this visa. To work out what your visa will cost, use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application. Student visa applications lodged outside Australia are processed in accordance with a Ministerial Direction. Applications lodged before 14 November 2025 are processed according to Ministerial Direction 111, and applications lodged on or after 14 November 2025 are processed according to Ministerial Direction 115. For more information about visa processing times for applications lodged by students outside Australia, visit Student visa processing priorities. Find out what you may do to help us process your application faster.
See all conditions
You need to
- lodge an application online in or outside Australia
- be enrolled in a course of study in Australia and hold a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) when we decide your visa
- hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), or fall in one of the exemption categories
- be 6 years or older
- prove you have a welfare arrangement, if you are under 18
- If in Australia hold an eligible substantive visa. See, ‘Have this Visa if applying while in Australia” in Eligibility Tab.
Note:
- A CoE is no longer valid if it is cancelled or the course is complete
- A substantive visa ceases to be in effect if another substantive visa is granted
- Applications are received Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) (or Australian Eastern daylight standard time (AEDST) when applicable)
Help with your visa
If you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on Who can help with your visa application.
With this visa you may
- participate in an eligible course of study in Australia
- travel to and from Australia
- work up to 48 hours a fortnight when your course of study or training is in session.