Electronic lodgement trial for assessment level 2-4 Applicants
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Electronic lodgement trial for Assessment Level 2-4 applicants
Internet lodgement of student visa applications is available to citizens who are resident in their country at the time of application from the following countries:
- People's Republic of China
- India
- Indonesia
- Thailand
This is part of an ongoing trial of electronic lodgement of student visa applications (eVisa) for Assessment Levels (AL) 2-4 (medium to very high immigration risk) applicants.
Members of the family unit may be included in the student's application. Students under 18 years of age may also apply.
Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) in Australia are also included in the trial. RMAs in Australia can lodge student eVisa applications for international students from the trial countries.
A list of current education agents and Australian RMAs registered to participate in the trial is available. This list will be updated as additional agents are registered.
See: List
of participating agents (197KB PDF file)
Pre Visa Arrangements (PVA) do not apply to eVisa
A Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) is a mandatory requirement to lodge an eVisa application.
However, there is no obligation on education providers to issue CoEs to agents who are participating in the trial. This is a matter for providers to individually determine. Students may continue to lodge paper applications where providers are not comfortable with issuing a CoE to a participating eVisa trial agent.
PVA arrangements continue to apply to all AL 3-4 students who make a paper application for the time being.
Under policy, PVA arrangements normally apply to student visa applicants who are AL 3 or 4. PVA requires a student to lodge their paper application with the department on the basis of a letter of offer. The department undertakes initial bona fides assessment of the application. If the application is deemed as meeting evidentiary requirements, the applicant is advised by the department to proceed with medicals (if not already undertaken), pay fees and obtain confirmation of enrolment. A final assessment of the application is then made.