Student Visa Australia

Student Guardian Visa

Australia is welcoming more and more students under the age of 18 into the country each year. Of course you can not expect a teenager to come to a new country and look after themselves. Here is where the Student Guardian Visa comes in, the student guardian will help care for the student during their stay in Australia.

There are strict guidelines to who can obtain a student visa and what they can and can't do during their stay in Australia.

The student guardian must be related to the student, must be over 21 years of age and of sound character and must of course meet health and financial requirements of any visa holder.

A student guardian must be related to the student in one of the following ways:

* Parent

* Brother or Sister

* Step Parent

* Step Brother o Step Sister

* Grandparent

* Aunt or Uncle

* Niece or Nephew

* Step Grandparent

* Step Grandchild

* Step Aunt or Step Uncle

* Step Niece or Step Nephew

The student guardian must arrange all accommodation, food, clothes and provide general welfare to the student during their stay in Australia. Student Guardians are not permitted to bring any family members into Australia and can only bring their dependent children if they are under the age of 6 years old.

Once you are in Australia there are rules you must abide by. You will not be allowed to work whilst in Australia, you can not study for more then three months, you can not apply for any other Australian Visa unless you require an extension, you must have approved overseas visitors health cover.

Obtaining a visa anywhere may seem like a lengthy and complicated process, how ever it is well worth it. As long as you abide by the above rules you should have a great and happy stay in Australia.