Australia provides a unique kind of education and a learning style that encourages you to be innovative, creative and think independently. Australia attracts the third largest number of international students in the English-speaking world after the USA and UK. In some countries Australia is the students’ first choice study destination.

Australia offers an education experience that makes a real difference. Graduates from Australia are very successful in finding jobs and hold prominent positions worldwide. Additionally, they are readily accepted for postgraduate study at leading international universities.

Budget

International students are charged up-front tuition fees in Australia. These fees are very affordable and are consistently less expensive than in the UK or USA. Some institutions make an additional charge to cover other student costs. These may include student organization membership, library and laboratory costs and sports facility costs. These costs will vary depending on the concerned course or institution. The average costs are provided below and should only be used as a guide. Institutions will advise you how to pay and when to pay your tuition fees.

Entry Requirement

Undergraduate Undergraduate courses require an Australian Senior School Certificate of Education (Year 12 completion from Nepal) or the overseas equivalent of Australian high school matriculation, such as three passes at GCE A Levels in appropriate subjects. Some courses may also have certain pre-requisite subjects.

Postgraduate Entry to postgraduate courses requires satisfactory completion of a first degree at undergraduate level (Bachelors). Demonstrated research ability or relevant work experience may also be taken into consideration Evidence of English language proficiency is required when applying for a student visa. Depending on your proposed study sector you will need to have a minimum score of 6.0 in the IELTS English test.

Part Time Work

International students studying in Australia on a student visa can apply for permission to work once they commence their course. A visa with permission to work enables you to work up to 20 hours a week on a casual basis during course time and full-time during vacation periods. In some cases family members can also apply for permission to work up to 20 hours a week throughout the year.

Most students take part-time or casual jobs at some time during their studies. Some jobs are closely tied to courses of study (such as formal cadetships and informal arrangements such as part-time work by law students in solicitors’ offices). Some students tutor school children or get jobs on campus in the canteen, the bookshop, in the institution’s offices and as laboratory assistants. Some jobs are entirely outside the education community such as bartending, babysitting, gardening, hospitality, sales, information technology, restaurants, checkout work or fruit picking.

Visa Procedure

There are three thousand educational institutions in the UK that offer thousands of courses at different levels of education, be it schools, colleges, further education, higher education or research institutions. Students have umpteen number of options to choose from. There is also great flexibility in the way in which a subject can be studied and it is often possible to incorporate different elements such as vocational, English language training, work placements into a specific programme of study. Conversion courses are very popular in the UK with international students as they allow students from a non related background to pursue their studies in a specific subject.

One of the biggest advantages of studying in the UK is that the option of combining work placements with academic study such as sandwich courses at the undergraduate level and work internships at the post graduate level. Having a work component weaved into the programme of study gives the students cutting edge knowledge and expertise as well as the hands on experience in your area of study, thereby strengthening chances of obtaining suitable employment later on.

Affordable Investment for the Future

You can be granted a student visa only if you wish to undertake a registered course or part of a registered course on a full-time basis. A registered course is an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider who is registered with the Australian Government to offer courses to overseas students.

You may undertake any course of study for less than three months on a visitor visa or working holiday visa. If you intend to study for more than three months, you must apply for a student visa.

There are advantages to applying for a student visa. If you are studying on a student visa you: * have access to Australia’s subsidized student health cover * are able to study for more than three months * are generally able to change status to an overseas student in Australia, and * can also apply for permission to work.

Students wanting to study in Australia can apply for a student visa after they have received a letter of offer or electronic confirmation of enrolment (eCoE) in relation to one or more full-time courses of study. However, it is recommended that you do not enroll in your course or obtain an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) until you have been advised to do so by your local Australian Government office, i.e., Australian High Commission, New Delhi, India.

You should contact BIA to find out:

How to make your application, and what your document requirements will be.

Generally, an international student is issued with a multiple entry visa for the duration of their study course in Australia. This allows you to travel backwards and forwards to Australia within the period for which it has been granted. Members of your immediate family (spouse and unmarried dependent children under 18 years of age) may accompany you to Australia and will be considered in the same visa class as yourself. If you wish to extend your stay in Australia for further study you will need to lodge an application for a further visa.