If you planning to study in Australia as overseas, International students first thing you should consider is to pass a recognized english language certificate below are the tests Australian Government accepts for international students those wish to study in Australian Universities, at higher level such as Bsc,
English Language Requirements for student Visa Australia!
- Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based test (TOEFL iBT)
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test (also known as Certificate in Advanced English).
The department will continue to accept test results from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test and the Occupational English Test (OET) taken in any country. The TOEFL Paper-Based Test (TOEFL PBT) is accepted in the following countries where IELTS is not available: Belarus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Moldova, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
Research student or occupational training student visa known as (subclass 402)
Who should apply for this category of Australian Student Visa
Any professional who wish to take a part in workplace based training to improve their skills in current job (occupational trainee streams for example doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Professor, Teacher etc
This category requires invitation from Australian institution those provide occupational training and professional development stream
Or
Australian research project that already invited you to participate in research stream
Requirements
A professional Manager or Government employee sent by their government to participate in professional development stream.
Occupational Trainee for occupational training stream
Professional academic for example lecturer or professor, scientist (Research stream category)
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Before you fill your application form please read carefully the information in the guideline given in this application form.
How To apply a Training and Research Australian Student visa Category (subclass 402).
To apply in the Occupational Trainee or Research stream, you and anyone included in your application can be in or outside Australia.
To apply in the Professional Development stream, you must be outside Australia. Your sponsor can lodge the application on your behalf.
Prepare your documents
You need to provide documents to prove the claims you make in the application. The documents are listed in the Document checklist.
Some documents could take some time to obtain. You should have them ready when you lodge the application to reduce any delays in processing.
Lodge your application in person, by courier or by post
Applying Outside The Australia by Clicking this Form
What you Can do if you obtain this visa
You have permission to enter Australia and travel from and to Australia multiple time until the visa duration run out.
You have permission to enter in Australia if you have applied outside of Australia
Live in Australia until this visa duration ended or the training, research position, program complete
Participate in the training as specified in your visa application
Before you apply
You must have a valid passport from an eligible country to apply for this visa. This is a sponsored visa. Before you can apply for the visa, your sponsoring organisation must have applied for or been approved as a sponsor:
- Occupational Trainee stream: your sponsor nominates you for this visa, unless your sponsor is a Commonwealth agency (in which case no nomination is required).
- Professional Development stream: your approved sponsor organises a professional development program with an employer from outside Australia, who invites you to participate.
- Research stream: your sponsor invites you to observe or participate in an Australian research project.