Overseas Student Program Assessment Levels

This information sheet contains a list of the current Assessment Levels for all passports and education sectors in Australias Student Visa Program (SVP). These Assessment Levels came into effect on 1 September 2008 and affect student visa applications made on or after this date. Use this form if you intend to apply for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa. You must identify your Assessment Level before you can proceed with your student visa application. Refer to information sheet Applying for a student visa, or the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website www.immi.gov.au/students for more information about applying for a student visa.

Using this information sheet

Your student visa application will be assessed according to your Assessment Level. The passport you hold and the education sector of your principal course will determine the appropriate Assessment Level for your visa application. The table on the next page lists passports held in alphabetical order. To identify the Assessment Level for your visa application, match your passport type with the visa subclass for the education sector of your principal course. Passports not listed in the table are Assessment Level 3, unless you are sponsored by AusAID or Defence. Remember There are a number of different types of student visa. The following subclasses are based on the education sector of your principal course: 570 Independent ELICOS 571 Schools 572 Vocational Education and Training 573 Higher Education 574 Postgraduate Research 575 Non-Award 576 AusAID or Defence

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NOTE: All passports not listed below are Assessment Level 3 (except in subclass 576). Visa Subclass Passport held 570 ELICOS 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 571 Schools 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 572 VET 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 573 Higher Education 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 574 Postgraduate Research 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 575 Non Award 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 1
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576 AusAID/ Defence

Andorra Argentina Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Bhutan Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Canada Chile China (excl. SARs and Taiwan) Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark East Timor Ecuador Egypt Estonia Fiji Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guam Hong Kong SAR Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy

all 576 travel documents are Assessment Level 2

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Visa Subclass Passport held 570 ELICOS 1 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 571 Schools 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 572 VET 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 573 Higher Education 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 574 Postgraduate Research 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 575 Non Award 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
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576 AusAID/ Defence

Japan Jordan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Republic of Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau (SAR) Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Mozambique Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Samoa, Western San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands

all 576 travel documents are Assessment Level 2

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Visa Subclass Passport held 570 ELICOS 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 571 Schools 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 572 VET 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 573 Higher Education 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 574 Postgraduate Research 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 575 Non Award 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 are Assessment Level 2 documents travel 576 all 576 AusAID/ Defence

South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts-Nevis St Lucia St Vincent & Grenadines Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United Kingdom - British Citizen - British National Overseas United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

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