Only visa for student intending to study full-time at a registered educational institution in Australia

Includes English (ELICOS), VET or Diploma to all the high to PhD studying students; even scholarship or research student

Under 18 needs welfare arrangements

Enrolled in a Commonwealth Register of Institutions and courses for Overseas for Overseas Students (CRICOS) registered course or have obtained COE from education provider

Will need to meet English Language, Character and Health Requirement, and must hold health insurance as required

Meet Biometric requirement for Nepalese passport holders,

If onshore must have a pre-qualifying visa and hold a current temporary substantive visa

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Requirement

This is based on the Ministerial Direction at the time which will assess students based on their circumstances in home country or at the time of visa application, their immigration history among others.

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Requirement is one of the measures which the government uses to determine and manage student’s stay and the reasons and determine student’s intention to stay in Australia. Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Requirement does not however prevents one from developing and planning for permanent residency

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) is a crucial subjective measure in student visa with substantial ability to influence the visa decision

DIBP considers following factors for Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Requirement in determining the intention of student to stay and study in Australia temporarily:

• Student’s circumstances in home country including academic, work or professional career and determine whether the past study qualification and work experience are in closely related field
• Intention of studying and commitment  reasons to return after completion of studies
• Immigration history of applicants already in Australia and their compliance with the Australia laws and visa condition after arriving in Australia
• Relevancy and consistency of studies between student’s past and intended course of study
• Potential circumstances in Australia and connection to Australia
• Value of the course to student’s future, employment and income and their career
• Other circumstances influencing the applicant’s stay in Australia temporarily

Assessment Level of Provider and Country

DIBP has a right to request any documents and information deemed relevant however documents requirement is based on assessment level of the education provider and the country of applicant. Each education provider and the country of applicant/student’s passport have been given an assessment level which determines the risk factor for the application and the documents requirements therein. Each of the country and provider are given assessment level between 1 to 3; 3 being the riskier of them all and 1 being for university/college with good history and low risk countries. Documents checklist for Nepal along with the education providing college being in assessment level 2 will vary from documents requirements for different assessment level country or if the provider has different assessment level. Assessment level between the two determines the documents requirement matrix. This risk factor determines the English, financial and other requirements.

Student Guardian Visa Subclass 590

For parent or guardian of student under 18 or who needs care