Eligible visa

You and all secondary applicants must hold an eligible visa. You meet this requirement if any one of the following applies to you:

• you hold an eligible Student visa
  Note: An eligible Student visa is any student visa other than a visa in the following student categories. These visas are non-eligible Student visas:
  • ELICOS
  • non-award course
  • AusAid/Defence sector
  • Australian government (including State/Territory)-assisted
  • foreign government-assisted
  • multilateral agency-assisted.
• you hold a Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B after applying for any visa other than a non-eligible Student visa and have also held an eligible Student visa in the last six (6) months
• you hold a substantive visa other than a non-eligible Student visa and have also held an eligible Student visa in the last six (6) months
• you held an eligible Student visa which was cancelled and in the last 28 days the Migration Review Tribunal notified you of a decision to set aside and substitute the cancellation or the Minister's decision not to revoke the cancellation  
• you hold a Skilled – Recognised Graduate visa (subclass 476)
• you hold a Skilled – Graduate visa (subclass 485)
  
• you hold a Trade Skills Training visa (subclass 471) and you have held that visa for a period of at least two (2) years.

In addition, you and any accompanying secondary applicants must not:

• have had a visa application refused or cancelled since last entering Australia unless you hold a substantive visa
• have any conditions on your current visa that prevent you from making a further application to remain in Australia, such as condition 8503,  8534 or 8535. If you have condition 8534 attached to your current visa, you should apply for the Skilled – Independent (Residence) visa using the paper-based Form 1276 which includes an application to have the condition waived.

If you are unsure whether your current visa conditions prevent you from applying for a further visa while you are in Australia, contact the department.
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Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
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