How this Visa Works

Before you apply for this visa, you must have applied for and been accepted to study full-time at an educational institution in Australia.

Length of stay

This visa allows you to stay in Australia for the duration of your course. It permits multiple entries to Australia. Dependent family members who come with you to Australia are usually able to stay the same length of time as you, but they cannot stay once you have left the country.

The table below outlines the usual duration for a student visa.

Duration of Course	Duration of Visa
10 months or less	Your visa will usually be granted for one month longer than the duration of your course.
Longer than 10 months	Your visa will usually be granted for two months longer than the duration of your course.
Longer than 10 months and finishing at the end of the academic year	Your visa will usually cease on March 15 of the following year.

Definitions

Eligible family members

Eligible family members include your partners and you and your partner's dependent children.

Partner

A partner is your spouse (the person you are married to) or de facto partner (including same-sex partners). You are in a de facto relationship if you have been living with a person for at least 12 months, and you have a genuine and exclusive relationship with them.

Dependent child

A dependent child is the child or stepchild, of yourself or your partner who:

• is not married or engaged to be married or in a de facto relationship
• has not turned 18.