There are many reasons to choose Australia as a destination for studies. Standing proud of the top 8 of the 100 universities in the world, Australia has an unbeatable academic excellence and support system for international students. There is an increasing number of students opting for Australia student Visa for its world-class education, post-study work opportunities and excellent quality of living.

It is a popular destination among students enabling ample choices of courses and post-study work opportunities

It has more than 22,000 courses available in 1,100 universities with various scholarships and the best instructors in the world.

Australian qualifications are recognized globally and the pedagogy is valued worldwide for their academic excellence, thus ranking among the top 100 of the QS World Ranking.

Australia has rigorous consumer protection when it comes to international students. As per the Australian Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000, all programs that are offered meet the stringent government regulations.

The Australian government offers over £200,000,000 annually for international scholarships. This ensures the students with humble backgrounds to experience a world-class education hassle free.

The university has a good academic score and generally the most important factor is that extracurricular activities and volunteering can also be used to advantage.

Due to multi-cultural diversity you can find ethnicities like Italians, Greeks, Arabs, and Chinese with 200 dialects being spoken in the country

Taking into consideration the quality of life, five of its major cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide have the most livable places in the world. Thus Australia attracts many students from all over the world for pursuing the higher education.

The overall standard of living in Australia is unparalleled with the eminent quality medical and healthcare facilities world-class infrastructure, strong network of transportation and advanced technology with reasonably affordable housing.

Working visa - All students with subclass 500 visa are permitted to work for 20 hours per week and full-time during the weekend. Moreover, you are eligible to apply for a subclass 485 temporary graduate visa that will allow you to remain and study/work further in Australia.

Health insurance

International students must have adequate arrangements in Australia for health insurance. Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is required for the duration of your student visa in Australia. The average rate of OSHC starts from AUD900, which varies depending on the course duration.

Cosmos assists you in all ways for student visas. our trained education counsellors’ guide in choosing the right education provider and course best suited for your future career. Cosmos is there always to support you for the entire process of application and knowing the rules best suited for migration. We also provide detailed information on the course best suited for you after completing 2 years full time studies in Australia.

You need to comply with the visa conditions which usually come into effect after entering Australia. Compliance with your visa conditions and policies is important in order to avoid visa cancellation.

For being eligible for a student visa category, you need to fulfill the following conditions:

• Maintain your Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)/ insurance if in Australia for yourself and family members who are accompanying you;
• Remain with the same education provider you enrolled prior for the first 6 months of your course or, if the course is less than 6 months, then applicable for the duration of your course;
• If you are a lone student applicants under 18 years of age then you need to acquire the written approval of your education provider before you change your address, support and welfare arrangements in Australia.
• If you wish to change your education provider then it is mandatory that you must inform your current education provider within 7 days of issue of an Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE);
• If you are applying for a Defence student visa and are sponsored by AusAID you will be subject to certain rules and exclusions;
• Leaving Australia before your visa expires, or to apply for another eligible visa;

Assessment Levels- Student Visas

Determination of assessment level of each applicant is determined by a combination of assessment of the country of residence and the visa subclass opted.

Following this mechanism, each applicant is thus assigned an assessment level on a scale of 1 to 3 where assessment level 1 is the lowest assessment rank and assessment level 3 being the highest.

The higher the assessment level, the more proofs you need to provide for demonstrating your financial capacity and understanding of the English language.

If you are having an assessment level of 2 or 3, then make your first Australia student visa application while you are outside Australia. If in case you are applying from outside Australia and your visa application is assessed at an assessment level 3 or 4, you must provide:

Offer of a place in a course’ letter from the Australian education provider while submitting your application Certificate of Electronic confirmation of enrollment issued by the education provider after you submit your application.