Can I Extend My Student Visa In Australia
Can I Extend My Student Visa in Australia? You need to follow the procedures to extend it. Understand your requirements and what you need to do carefully. If you want to apply for an extension, follow this guide.
Can I Extend My Student Visa In Australia
Can I extend my student visa in Australia? This is one of the most frequently asked questions from students abroad. But the answer isn’t straightforward and changes depending on various factors. We consulted our migration experts about extending a student visa to provide a definitive guide for you.
You’re a young aspiring student who’s currently on a 1 month tourist visa. You’ve just arrived to Australia and you want to continue studying or working in Oz. There’s no better feeling than being in Australia, but how can you extend your visa? What are your options? Here’s a simple guide that outlines the most common ways you can extend your student visa Australia (Student Visa Extension).
Reasons to apply for a new visa may include:
- Your current visa will expire before you can complete your course due to failed subjects in your final study period, a Leave of Absence, or Reduced Study Load
- You have commenced a new course
- Your graduate research candidature has been extended
- You have submitted a graduate research thesis for marking, but your current visa will expire before the marking can be finalised
- Your first visa was cancelled administratively by the Department of Home Affairs.
If you’re changing courses or levels of study, please see Changing courses or providers for more information.
How to apply for a new visa
We generally recommend applying for a new visa no earlier than four months before your current visa expires. This does not prevent you from requesting a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
If you’ve had a previous visa cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs for a breach of your visa conditions, we recommend seeking assistance from a qualified migration agent or lawyer.
Student visa fee waiver eligibility (Form 1545)
The Department of Home Affairs will waive the visa application fee if you held a student visa on or after 1 February 2020 and aren’t able to complete your course within the original visa dates due to the impacts of COVID-19. The fee waiver is only valid for situations where you:
- had to take leave from your course due to travel restrictions,
- were forced to reduce to a part-time study because the University of Melbourne couldn’t provide you with a required or core subject(s), or
- were unable to complete your work-based training or placements.
If you needed to apply for a student visa prior to 2020 due to ordinary reasons, such as being suspended, taking leave of absence, a reduced study load, or failing subjects, you won’t be assessed as eligible. This includes students who voluntarily reduced their study load or had leave due to the impact of COVID-19.
How to apply
If you meet the eligibility requirements, please submit an enquiry here – select ‘Enrolment’, then ‘Student visa’. Please include ‘1545 request’ in the subject line of your enquiry.
