02/10/2026
๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐? ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ.
From 2 ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ 2026, changes to Student visa application rules affect where you can apply and whether family members can be included.
Hereโs what you should know:
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐. Most temporary visa holders must apply offshore. Current Student visa holders applying for another Student visa need to meet an exemption to apply onshore.
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๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ. Partners and dependent children can be included at application only where an exemption applies. They cannot join later through a subsequent entrant Student visa application after visa grant.
๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ. Eligible Pacific or ASEAN students may be able to include family when applying. Filipino applicants should check the conditions that apply to their circumstances.
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐. Applications lodged before 2 October 2026 continue under the rules in place when they were lodged.
Before enrolling, paying course fees or making travel plans, understand how these changes affect you.
Unsure where to start or how these changes affect your study plans? Message ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ to discuss your next steps.๐
๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฟ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Source: Australian Department of Home Affairs
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