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3. You should check when your course is starting. This is very important because this will determin the timing of lodging our visa application.

 

4. Complete the visa application.When you lodge your application, it is important that you include all the required documents with your application. Lodging a complete application assists case officers to quickly process your application.

 

5. Pay the application fee. All charges shown below are in Australian Dollars (AUD). You can pay this amount in Pak Rs. in the form of a bank draft.Visa applications may be lodged at one of the Australian Visa Application Centres (AVAC) in Pakistan. The AVAC accepts payments in bank draft only. Bank drafts must be made payable to the 'Australian High Commission Islamabad', in Pakistani Rupees, cashable at any bank in Islamabad.Applications lodged at the Australian High Commission accept payment by bank draft made payable to the 'Australian High Commission, Islamabad'. Of course you should pay this amount in Pak Rupees. 

 

Visa Subclass                                                                 Base Application Charge    

 

Independent ELICOS Sector (Subclass 570)----------------$535    

Schools Sector (Subclass 571)---------------------------------$535    

Vocational Education & Training (Subclass 572)-----------$535    

Higher Education Sector (Subclass 573)---------------------$535

Post-Graduate Research Sector (Subclass 574)-----------$535    

Non-Award Sector (Subclass 575)-----------------------------$535

AusAID or Defence Sector (Subclass 576)--------------------Nil    

Student Guardian (Subclass 580)-----------------------------$535    

 

6. Make an appointment with the AVAC to lodge your application and submit your biometrics. All applicants must make an appointment either online or by phone before attending the visa application centre. As part of the visa application procedure, you will need to provide electronic fingerprint data along with a digital photograph. If you have temporary injuries on your fingers, please wait until the injuries have healed before you book your appointment.

 

7. Lodge your visa application and submit your biometrics at the AVAC. The Australian Visa Office may contact you to request additional information. From 2 April 2013, student visa applicants who are Afghan or Pakistan nationals living in Pakistan can submit their applications and provide their biometrics at an AVAC in Pakistan. Previously, it has only been possible to submit a student visa application directly to the Adelaide Offshore Student Processing Centre in Australia. Applications submitted through an AVAC,will be couriered securely to the Adelaide Offshore Student Processing Centre in Australia within seven days.

 

Submission of biometrics at the same time as submission of complete student visa applications through an AVAC offers the simplest, most efficient and cost effective lodgement option for student visa applicants in Pakistan. Alternatively if applications are lodged directly with the Adelaide Offshore Student Processing Centre in Australia, applicants will be sent a requirement letter to go to one of the AVACs in Pakistan to provide their biometrics, while the case is being assessed. This may mean it takes longer to finalise a visa application.

 

At the time of applying for visa, all applicants may be required to provide the following:

 

(i)   Filled visa application form (along with proper visa fee).

(ii)  Four photographs as per specification (45mmx35mm)

(iii) Medical and x-ray examinations for yourself and any family unit member planning to remain with in you Australia

     Or evidence of a booking, or receipt, from Medibank Health Solutions for your medical and x-ray examinations.

(iv) Evidence that you have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of your visa. When you lodge your application, you           must provide a receipt or other proof of your OSHC payment. The OSHC should commence when you arrive in Australia.

(v) Academic transcripts that show you completed schooling to at least the year 12 level (or its equivalent).

(vi) Certificate from a specified English language test showing that you meet the English language skill requirement.

(vii)Provide evidence that you have sufficient funds to cover yourself and your family members (if they are going with you) for 

      the first 24 months of your stay in Australia for: 

 

·  living costs

·  tuition costs

·  school costs for any school-age children.

 

(viii) Evidence of income of the sponsor which may include:

 

a)  Tax Statement

b)  Income Statement.

c)  Business Statement

d)  Loan documents

e)  Bank account statement(s)

f)  Savings history or other evidence of regular income.

 

(ix) And of course a passport valid at least for a year.

 

Australian Visa Application Centres operate in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The locations of the three Centres are:

 

 

Australian Visa Application Centre

14-B, Sadiq Plaza 

G-9 Markaz

Islamabad

 

Australian Visa Application Centre

43/1/D, Razi Road 

PECHS, Shahrah-e-Faisal

Karachi

 

Australian Visa Application Centre 

20 Ex American Centre Building 

Opp. Ganga Ram Hospital 

Queens Road 

Lahore

 

 

8. A decision on your application will be made based on the information you provide, your circumstances at the time the application is made, and the legal requirements which apply at that time. The application may be decided solely on the basis of information provided in this application.

 

A. If approved the department will send a Notification of Grant letter to your nominated postal or email address. It is recommended that you print this letter and keep it with you when you travel to and from Australia. This letter contains:

 

• your Visa Grant Number

• the validity date of your visa

• the visa conditions.

 

B. If not approved the department will send you a notification letter advising you of:

 

• the reasons for the refusal

• your review rights

• time limit for lodging an appeal.

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The processing time (on average) for Students visas (subclass 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 580) can be 3 months if your assessment level is 3 or 4. For level 2, it can be 3 weeks and for level 1, it can be two weeks.

 

9. You can check the progress on your studentvisa application by clicking here 

 

 

 

It is extremely importnat to note that all these are the "fundamental" decription of the process for the Australian student visa. You MUST not rely only on these documents. There may be a large number of supporting documents, attached to the basic required documents. Moreover, the actual required documents for Australian Student Visa will depend upon the following factors:

 

1. Your Assessment Level.

2. Your Visa Type/Class

3. Your personal circumstances (like your immigration history, academic history, English proficiency, working history, financial circumstances, family details etc.) 
    

Please contact us to discuss your case.