Convert A Visitor Visa to Student Visa In Australia

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Did you know that you can convert your Australia visitor visa to a student visa without even leaving the country? Read along to know the eligibility to extend your stay and study there without any restrictions.

Why Consider Converting your Visitor Visa to a Student Visa?

It is difficult to migrate to a foreign land. It comes with its own set of complex challenges such as uncertainty of place to stay, cuisine, local areas, probable workplace, and university campus to name a few.

The option of conversion of your visitor visa provides you with an amazing opportunity to visit the area first before locking in on the location of your accommodation or your desired university.

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Things to Know Before Applying

Although it is possible to convert your Visitor visa to a student visa in Australia, it can be a tricky task to accomplish all by yourself. You’d need an education consultant to enhance your chances of a successful conversion.

Its best practice to have a CoE from an accredited university before applying for a student visa. There won’t be very many universities willing to provide you with the Confirmation. It would be the same as for the choice of degrees, you’ll need to ensure it’s a full-time CRICOS-registered course.

Have a look at the criteria to be met before applying-

A visitor visa shouldn’t have 8503 conditions. i.e. “no further stay”
You need strong reasons to return to your home country upon graduation
The course you want to pursue needs to be related to your previously acquired education
There need to be strong reasons not to study the proposed course in your home country
The chosen course should ensure future employment
You’ll need Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE)

Eligibility to Convert Visitor Visa to Student Visa

You need to meet the following essential criteria to be eligible for conversion of your Australia visitor visa to a student visa:

IELTS Score will be better if higher- a minimum of 5.5 bands are required
A well-written Statement of Purpose (SOP)
A history of good working experience
A history of proper compliance with previous or current visa conditions
No study gaps (preferable)

You need to make sure that you have no bad records out of the below:

A history of rejected student visa
Non-compliance with any conditions of the current or previous visa
Low economic stability
A case filed against you
Work during visitation
8503 condition on visa

Eligibility of Tourist Visa for Conversion to Student Visa

Before you jump in to apply for conversion of your visitor visa to a student visa, glance through the following to check if your visa is among them-

eVisitor- Subclass 651

Mainly for tourist/ business purposes only
The holder can stay up to 3 months at a time in a year
It’s a free visa to obtain for specified countries with an eVisitor passport

Electronic Travel Authority Visa- Subclass 601

Mainly for tourist/ business purposes only
The holder can stay up to 3 months at a time in a year, with 12 months being a maximum on multiple visits
Only certain passport holders of the specified countries are eligible

Visitor Visa- Subclass 600

For tourists, sponsored families, businesses, frequent travellers or an ADS (Approved Destination Status- for Chinese tourists)
The holder can stay up to 12 months
This is the most popular one along with being the cheaper of them all

To summarise, an Australian visitor visa conversion to a student visa comes with its sweet perks. It allows you to dip your toe in the waters before diving in. Being an onshore probable student, you are already at an advantage of getting accepted as to those offshore.

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