New Australian Visa come into effect in July

Tuesday, 5 of Jul 2016
By Bruna Corralo 

Brazilians are considered low risk students for new rules of Australian immigration

From 1^st  July 2016, the application process for student visas was streamlined and simplified. The new Australian Visa came into effect last week and one of the changes is that Brazilians are considered as low risk students.

The facilitation of visa application objects to stimulate the growth of international education sector, especially for students with genuine intentions of temporary study.

 Among the new rules are the requirement of knowledge of English, which was previously not required, and the increase in income.

 available to prove. There are also changes in subclasses and online protocols.

Proficiency in English - This one of the big changes. The introduction of proof requirement for English proficiency. They are exempt from that measure the following profiles:

· Language courses to students of any length, fulltime high school, research and graduate or sponsored by the government;

· Students who have completed over five years of study in Australia, Canada , New Zealand , South Africa or Ireland;

· Citizens or holders of UK passports, the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland and ,

· Students who have already completed an English course in the Senior Secondary Certificate IV level or the last two years before applying for a visa.

The others, depending on which Australian institution were accepted, must prove their English level through an official test accepted by immigration done in the last two years.

Test	Score	10 Weeks ELICOS	20 Weeks ELICOS
IELTS		5 Average
TOEFL (Paper)*	527	500	450
TOEFL iBT	46	35	32
CAE	162	154	147
PTE	42	36	30
OET	B Pass	B Pass	B Pass

Financials Requirements -  The values ​​for proof of income increased compared to what it was before, but will also be offered new alternatives for confirmation. With the new method, though the value has increased, immigration introduced a new way of confirmation, through access to income, which implies the evidence of availability at a higher annual payment of AUD 60,000.00.

In this case, they are accepted as support only from parents or spouses documents. If it is not possible to prove that access to annual income, the option remains to be proof enough disposable income. The value that the student must prove to have immediate redemption account will be AUD 1,652.50 per month of stay or AUD 19,830.00 per year.

Extinction of subclasses –There are currently 7 student visa subclasses, which depends on the type of course you are completing - school, English language, vocational education, higher education or PhD.  These will be replaced by a single subclass 500 visa.

This will mean criteria will be more straightforward to understand for applicants, and applications will be lodged online in most cases.

For students who already have a valid visa subclass 570-576 remain the same usually migrating to the new class until the next renewal.

Onshore Lodgement for All Students - Under the current legislation, it is only possible to apply for a student visa application from within Australia where you currently hold a student visa; oryou are at the lowest risk level.

Now will be possible to apply for a student visa providing you hold a substantive visa. This will make it much easier the transition onto a student visa from a working holiday, Graduate Temporary Subclass 485 visa, Partner Visa or even a visitor visa without needing to depart Australia.

Online requests - All visa protocols will become online, including for students of vocational courses and language studies, which used be conducted on paper. Even with this change, all protocols will still be assessed by the Embassy in Brasilia.

New evaluation standards – Since July, a new single risk framework applies to all international students and replace the current levels used in the assessment. The risk is defined by a combination of factors, the student's home country and the school of choice in Australia.

All educational institutions will be evaluated and scored by the Australian government. Thus, students who are accepted by the institutions that have the best grades will, in principle, to demonstrate less documentary evidence of financial resources and proficiency in English. In this mode, students with lower risk now have the process facilitated requiring less supporting documents.

The changes are designed to make the student visa simpler to navigate for genuine students, deliver a more targeted approach to immigration integrity and create a level playing field for all education providers.According the Department of Immigration, the main purpose to adopt these rules is to become a reference when the subject is teaching excellence.

All the new rules are available on: https://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/reviews-inquiries/student-visa-programme