Student Visa Extension
Whether you're nearing the completion of your studies and considering the Temporary Graduate Visa, or you're seeking to extend your current student visa, our team of experts are ready to guide you every step of the way.
Being experts in devising permanent residency pathways for international students, we assist you with making your student visa extension and post study work visa applications ensuring that you are on your shortest pathway to becoming a permanent resident.
Is your Student Visa expiring soon?
If your student visa is nearing expiration and you have not completed your course, getting an extension of your student visa would be the best option available to you. A student visa extension is granted for the duration of your course and would ensure that you have a valid visa to stay on until your course finishes.
If your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) provides a course end date further than your student visa expiry date, you will be able to apply for a student visa with the same CoE. However, if your course is continuing and your current CoE does not cover such dates, you will have to obtain a new CoE from your university and make a student visa extension application with the new CoE.
Upon the completion of your course, you will then be able to apply for Temporary Graduate (SC 485) Visa based on the qualification that you complete.
Couldn't complete your course on the current student visa?
Let's make an extension application.
Your Migration pathway
We will guide you, so that you can successfully complete your course
Step 01
Assess your eligiblity
It's important that you assessyour circumstances and assess your eligiblity and also to prevent you from violating any conditions of your current visa.
Step 02
Collect documents
You will have to provide us all your documents required to make the application. We will provide you with our document checklist which will list out all the documents that we need from you.
Step 03
Visa application
We will make your visa application so that you can continue your course on the new student visa until your course completion.
Just completed your course? Wondering what your next steps are?
If you just completed a trade qualification, a bachelor's or a master's qualification, you will then be able to apply for a Temporary Graduate (SC 485) Visa. The Temporary Graduate Visa you to continue your stay in Australia for 02 to 04 years, depending on the qualification you have completed.
A Post Study Work Visa allows you to work full time and can be granted in the following streams;
Post- Vocational Education Work Stream: For applicants who have completed an associate degree, diploma or trade qualification relevant to an occupation that is required in Australia.
Post- Higher Education Work Stream: For applicants who have completed a degree from an Australian institution.
Second Post- Higher Education Work Stream: For applicants holding a Post-Higher Education Work, Post-Study Work or Replacement visa with a degree from an Australian institution located in a regional area.
Visa Application Charges* - AUD 2,000
* A surcharge will be applicable if you are applying for a student visa for the 03rd time.
Post- Vocational Education Work Stream - AUD 4,600
Post- Higher Education Work Stream- AUD 4,600
Second Post- Higher Education Work Stream- AUD 1,810
Not sure if your course leads to Permanent Residency?
It is always important that the courses you study always provide a direct pathway to permanent residency and leads to an occupation in the Australian skilled occupation list. If your course does not lead to permanent residency, it would be a wise decision for you to change your course and commence studies on a pathway that leads to permanent residency.
If you are changing your course to a course AQF level below your principal course, you will need to apply for a new student visa once you obtain a Confirmation of Enrolment(CoE) .
Changing your course can be complex and tricky. It is always important that you obtain professional advice prior to changing your course to ensure that you are not in breach of any migration regulations.
Your course doesn't lead you to PR?
If your course doesn't lead you to a PR pathway it is recommended that you enrol into a course that will lead you to a PR pathway, before you apply for your Temporary Graduate Visa. Because the Australian government has stopped visa hopping where holders of Temporary Graduate Visas can no longer apply for a student visa. So, if you do not plan your PR pathway while on your student visa, your PR pathway options will be very limited.
Looking for a course change? Let us guide you on the best courses to proceed to permanent residency!
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