Appendix B: table of relevant immigration visa classes

Visa type Subclass Subclass Number Eligibility
Student (Temporary) Independent ELICOS 570 For ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students)
  Schools 571 For primary school; secondary school; and approved secondary exchange programs
  Vocational education and training 572 For Certificate I, II, III, and IV; diploma; advanced diploma
  Higher education 573 Bachelor degree; associate degree; graduate certificate; graduate diploma; and Masters by coursework
  Postgraduate research 574 For Masters by research degree and Doctoral degrees
  Non-award 575 For enabling courses; non-award foundation studies; other full-time courses or components of courses not leading to an Australian award
  Foreign Affairs or Defence 576 For full-time courses of all types undertaken by Foreign Affairs or Defence students sponsored by the Australian Government
  Student guardian 580 Provides for certain persons to reside with a student in Australia, where that student requires a guardian
Graduate Skilled (Temporary) Temporary graduate 485 This temporary visa enables former overseas students to complete a post-graduate professional year, gain skilled work experience or improve their English skills. To be eligible, applicants need to have recently completed an Australian degree, diploma or trade qualification as a result of at least 2 years study.

 

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