Applying Student Dependent Visa for AUSTRALIA

[Jaspal Singh]

An international student who enters Australia with a student visa to pursue an academic course of 12 months or longer duration is allowed to bring close family members as dependents. Australian immigration rules allow spouses, partners and unmarried children of less than 18 years to be eligible for dependent student visas.

Eligibility Criteria for Australian Dependent Student Visa

To be eligible to enter Australian as a dependent on a student visa the following are the eligibility conditions:

For dependent spouse or partner

The dependent person must be your spouse (the person you are married to) or de facto partner (including same sex partners)

If the dependent is your de facto partner, you must have been living with your partner for at least 12 months, and you share a genuine and exclusive relationship with your partner

For dependent child

The dependent child must be your child or that of your partner

The child must not be married or engaged to be married or in a de facto relationship

The child must be less than 18 years of age and must be still in continuous education (i.e. studying A-levels)

Documents Required

To bring your family members as dependents on your Australian student visa you must declare your family members in your visa application form, even if they may not travel with you to Australia. If you do not declare all family members in your visa application, they will not be eligible to apply for a dependent visa once you arrive in Australia.

In case you are including your dependent family members in your original student visa application, then you must include all members of your family on your original Form 157A (Application for a student visa).

In case you are applying for family members to join you after you have started your course in Australia, then you must submit the following documents:

• Form 919 (Nomination of student dependents)

• Form 157A (Application for a student visa)

• An original letter from the education provider stating:

• The course you are studying

• The duration of the course and the expected date of completion

• If you are satisfying all course requirements

• Evidence of having enough money to support your dependents in Australia

• Evidence of your relationship with your dependents in the form of officially issued birth certificate and marriage certificate

• Evidence of school enrolment for your school-aged dependents

• Evidence of health insurance for each dependent

Rights Granted Under Australian Dependent Student Visa

Dependent partners are granted work rights in Australia. These rights depend on the course of study of the student. These rights are:

A dependent partner can study in Australia for any course of 3 months or lesser duration

For a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree, the dependent partner will be allowed to work up to 40 hours per fortnight

For a student pursuing a master’s degree or a doctorate degree or doing research work, the dependent partner will have full and unlimited work rights

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