Number of Student visa subclass 500 applications lodged, granted and refused for Pakistani Nationals for the years 2015-16 to 2020-21, for both Onshore and Offshore applicants.
2015-16 2,861
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Due to COVID-19, there has been a reduction in the numbers of subclass 500 (formerly 570 to 576) visas granted.
Some examples, showing 2018-19 as a pre COVID period, 2019-20 as a part COVID period and 2019-21 as a full COVID period, are … Read the rest
Student visa applicants must have sufficient funds to live in Australia without needing to work.
In 2019, the Department of Home Affairs increased the annual expenses to $21,041 that a single applicant is required to demonstrate the evidence of, in addition to the course fee, in order to satisfy the … Read the rest
Subclass 500 subsequent entrant (student dependent visa) processing times are currently about 10 to 12 months for many people.
This is quite an increase from the 4 to 6 months that was more common in 2017-18.
However:
The Australian Student visa (subclass 500) has a few different streams, and each stream has different average processing times.
Processing times can be a very individual thing, with some some causes for delay being down to security checks and validating other information … Read the rest
Not all Student Visa applications are accepted, and according to the AAT, the most common reason for a refusal appears to be that the Department of Home Affairs believes that the applicant did not genuinely intend to stay temporarily in Australia.
Some … Read the rest
If you are eligible for PR then it is best to get PR directly.
If you do the Student Visa first, then you are just doing an extra visa application, or two, and … Read the rest
The first cost of getting a Student Visa in Australia is normally considered to be the Application fee. This is often $575 for the subclass 500 visa.
But, there are many more costs…
Every Student Visa applicant needs … Read the rest
A visa cannot be changed, but anyone can make an application for a Student Visa, or any other Visa, but sometimes not while they are inside Australia, and there is no guarantee of it being granted.
If … Read the rest
Most people apply for a Student Visa when wanting to study in Australia, but some people can actually do this on the cheaper Visitor Visas, such as the subclass 600, 601 and 651.
The following is from the “What a “select … Read the rest
