Students pursuing Masters and Doctorate courses in Australia must provide evidence of their ability to pay the necessary tuition to acquire a visa. This can come in the form of financial records proving the tuition has been paid or a bank account statement showing that funds are available to pay when necessary.
The Australian government requires students entering the country to meet their national health requirements. Documents from a medical professional may be required to prove this. It is not uncommon for chest X-rays or other medical examinations to be requested before a visa is issued. Wait for the Australian government to request this before having examinations done.
Australia requires student visa applicant's to meet a certain level of character requirements before a visa can be issued. The form 157A has a section for character declarations. This section will ask the applicant questions pertaining to character. These involve whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime, acquitted of a crime, participated in a military that is known to be hostile to Australia or deported from a country.
No student will be issued a visa if they have unsettled debts to the Commonwealth of Australia. If satisfactory arrangements have been made to pay an unsettled debt, it is possible that a student visa may still be approved.
Student visa applicants that are applying from outside the country must include four different passport-sized photographs that were taken recently.
Australia requires that all of its citizens have health insurance. As an applicant for a student visa, you must provide documentation of health insurance that is valid while abroad. Overseas health insurance can be purchased from Australia at an additional cost.
