Student Obligations

You must uphold your visa conditions while studying and living in Australia or your visa may be cancelled and you may have to leave Australia.

Course enrolment and attendance

You must remain enrolled in a full-time registered course.

Academic results

You must have satisfactory academic results for each term or semester of your course. If your course is shorter than a term or semester, you must have satisfactory academic results for the duration of the course.

Your education provider will advise the department if your results are not satisfactory. The definition of 'satisfactory' is determined by your education provider.

Providing your home address

You must advise your education provider of your home address within seven days of arriving in Australia. If you change your address during your stay in Australia, you must advise your education provider within seven days.

Note: Your education provider needs your home address so they can contact you if you do not satisfy the requirements of your course. If they cannot contact you, this could result in your student visa being cancelled.

'No further stay' condition

Some visas are issued with a 'no further stay' condition. This condition means that you cannot apply to stay in Australia beyond the date specified on your visa, except in extremely limited circumstances.

Limited circumstances may include students who want to apply for:

• a student visa with permission to work
• a student visa that is supported by a sponsoring government agency
• a Graduate Temporary Entry - Skilled visa
• a visa to engage Australia's obligations under the 1951 United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees.

Students Under 18 Years of Age

If you are under 18 years of age you must have written approval to change your accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements. If your parents/legal custodian approved your accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements, you must have their written approval to change these arrangements.
See: Form 157N Nomination of a student guardian (171KB PDF file)

If your education provider approved your accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements, you must have the education provider's written approval to change these arrangements.
See also: Student under 18 years of age - additional requirements

Financial Capacity

You must maintain enough money to pay for travel, tuition and living expenses for yourself, your partner and your dependent children for the duration of your stay in Australia.

School age family members

Any family members of school age must attend school in Australia.

Health Insurance

You must maintain health insurance for you and your family members while in Australia. Health insurance can be provided by obtaining Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) which provides medical and hospital insurance.

See also: Family Member Obligations