Student visa (subclass 500)
🇦🇺 Australia visas · Study
What it is
Temporary visa for full-time study in a CRICOS-registered course at an Australian education provider.
Key facts
- Category
- Study
- Duration
- Duration of course (up to 5 years)
- Processing time
- See official page for current processing times
- Maximum validity
- 6 years
- Extendable
- No
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- Yes
- Work allowance
- 24 hours per week
- Age
- 6 or over
- English requirement
- English language evidence required; level determined by main course of study
- How to apply
- Online
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (primary applicant (post 1 Jul 2026))
- AUD 2,500
- Proof of funds (12-month living cost)
- AUD 29,710 per year
- Proof of funds (12-month living cost)
- AUD 10,394 per year
- Proof of funds (per child, 12-month living cost)
- AUD 4,449 per year
Key requirements
- Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) from an Australian provider
- Genuine student requirement
- Sufficient funds to cover tuition and living costs
- English proficiency at the required level
- Health insurance (OSHC) for entire stay
- Meet health and character requirements
Working on this visa
48 hours per fortnight (=24/week) while the course is in session; unrestricted when the course is not in session. Masters by research and doctoral students, and their families, have no work limit. Cannot work before the course starts.
Bringing family
Family = partner, or dependent child (unmarried, under 18). Declare in the application or add later as a subsequent entrant.
After this visa
May be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) after completing eligible qualifications.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 25 July 2026.