AUSTRALIA INSIDE SECRET OF IMMIGRATION DECIDING STUDENT VISA APPLICATION DEPENDS ON THREE RISK ASSESSMENT FACTORS MEAN LEVEL ONE 1 LOWEST RISK AND LEVEL 3 HIGHEST RISK FOR EXAMPLE ARRIVING FROM AFGHANISTAN RISK LEVEL 3 IF FROM ARGENTINA RISK LEVEL 2 AND IF FROM ANDORRA RISK LEVEL 1 AND ALSO WHICH COURSE AND COLLEGE SELECTED BUT EXEMPTION TO STUDENTS APPLYING UNDER STREAMLINED VISA PROCESSING CATEGORIES OR MEMBERS INSTITUTIONS AND THERE ARE 7 CATEGORIES OF VISAS FROM SUBCLASS 570 TO SUBCLASS 576 (FIND BELOW LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH ASSESSMENT RISK FROM 1 TO 3 ASSIGNED ) Each student visa application is considered on its individual merits. Assessment levels facilitate this process Transparency in visa requirements and consistent decisions are a pivotal part of the student visa programme. With visas granted to students from over 190 different countries, assessment levels are a key tool in determining visa requirements There are three assessment levels in the student visa programme. They align student visa requirements to the immigration risk posed by applicants from a particular country studying in a particular education sector. Assessment level 1 represents the lowest immigration risk and assessment level 3 the highest. The higher the assessment level, the greater the evidence an applicant is required to demonstrate to support their claims for the grant of a student visa. Assessment levels Each country, across each education sector, is assigned an assessment level which is based on the calculated immigration risk posed by students from that country studying in that education sector. To determine the assessment level of a particular country and education sector, we examine that group’s compliance with their visa conditions and other indicators of their immigration risk in the previous year. Where these statistical indicators show that a group has a higher level of immigration risk over a sustained period, we respond to this trend by raising the assessment level of that group. In effect, this requires applicants to submit a higher level of evidence to support their claims that they wish to study in Australia. Where a group’s indicators demonstrate that they tend to abide by their visa conditions, these lower immigration risk groups have their assessment level lowered. This streamlines the visa process by reducing the level of evidence that these applicants need to submit to support their claims for a student visa. Assessment levels and streamlined student visa processing If you are eligible for streamlined visa processing, you are not assigned an assessment level. This is because under the streamlined visa processing arrangements student visa applicants are assessed as though they are a lower immigration risk, irrespective of the passport you hold. Assessment levels table If you are not eligible for streamlined visa processing, the passport you hold and the education sector of your principal course will determine the assessment level of your visa application. All students sponsored by Foreign Affairs or Defence seeking subclass 576 (Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector) visas are assessment level 2. Students holding a passport which is not listed in the table below, with a main course of study in the subclass 574 (Postgraduate Research) sector are assessment level 2. Students holding a passport which is not listed in the table, with a main course of study in the following education sectors are assessment level 3: 570 – Independent ELICOS 571 – Schools 572 – Vocational Education and Training 573 – Higher Education 575 – Non-Award.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. Your assessment level is the one in effect for your passport and visa subclass on the date that you lodged a valid application with us. Student visa processing assessment levels Passport held Subclass 570 ELICOS Subclass 571 Schools Subclass 572 VET Subclass 573 Higher Education Subclass 574 Postgraduate Research Subclass 575 Non Award Subclass 576 Foreign Affairs or Defence Afghanistan 3 2 3 3 2 3 all 576 travel documents are assessment level 2 Andorra 1 1 1 1 1 1 Argentina 2 1 2 1 1 1 Austria 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bahamas 2 2 2 1 1 2 Bahrain 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bangladesh 3 3 3 3 2 3 Barbados 2 2 2 1 1 2 Belgium 1 1 1 1 1 1 Belize 3 3 2 2 2 3 Bhutan 2 2 2 2 1 2 Bolivia 3 3 3 2 2 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 3 2 2 2 2 Botswana 2 1 2 1 1 1 Brazil 2 1 2 1 1 1 Brunei 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bulgaria 1 2 1 1 1 1 Burma (Myanmar) 3 3 3 3 2 3 Cambodia 3 3 3 3 2 3 Canada 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chile 1 1 1 1 1 1 China (excl. SARs and Taiwan) 3 3 3 3 1 3 Colombia 2 2 3 2 2 1 Costa Rica 2 2 2 1 1 2 Croatia 2 3 2 2 2 2 Cuba 2 3 3 3 2 3 Cyprus 1 2 1 1 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 2 1 1 1 Denmark 1 1 1 1 1 1 East Timor 2 2 2 2 1 2 Ecuador 3 2 3 2 1 2 Egypt 3 3 3 3 1 3 El Salvador 2 3 2 2 2 2 Estonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fiji 3 3 3 3 2 2 Finland 1 1 1 1 1 1 France 1 1 1 1 1 1 Germany 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ghana 3 3 3 3 2 3 Greece 1 1 1 1 1 1 Grenada 2 2 2 2 2 2 Guam 2 2 2 2 1 2 Guatemala 2 2 2 2 2 2 Honduras 2 2 2 2 2 2 Hong Kong SAR 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hungary 2 1 2 1 1 1 Iceland 1 1 1 1 1 1 India 3 2 3 3 1 3 Indonesia 2 1 2 2 1 2 Iran 3 3 3 3 2 2 Ireland 1 1 1 1 1 1 Israel 2 3 2 2 1 1 Italy 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jamaica 3 3 3 2 2 3 Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jordan 3 2 2 3 1 3 Kazakhstan 3 3 3 2 1 2 Kenya 3 2 3 3 2 3 Kiribati 3 3 3 2 2 3 Korea, Republic of 1 1 1 1 1 1 Kuwait 1 1 1 1 1 1 Laos 2 2 2 2 1 2 Latvia 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lebanon 3 2 3 3 1 3 Liechtenstein 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 1 1 1 1 Luxembourg 1 1 1 1 1 1 Macau (SAR) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Malawi 3 3 3 2 2 3 Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of 3 3 3 3 2 2 Malaysia 1 1 1 1 1 1 Maldives 2 1 2 1 1 3 Malta 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 2 1 1 2 Mexico 1 1 1 1 1 1 Monaco 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mongolia 3 3 3 3 2 3 Montenegro, Republic of 2 3 2 2 2 2 Mozambique 3 3 3 2 2 3 Namibia 3 3 3 2 2 3 Nauru 3 3 3 3 2 3 Nepal 3 2 3 3 1 3 Netherlands 1 1 1 1 1 1 New Caledonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 New Zealand 2 2 2 2 2 2 Nicaragua 2 2 2 3 2 2 Nigeria 3 3 3 3 2 3 Northern Mariana Islands 2 2 2 2 1 2 Norway 1 1 1 1 1 1 Oman 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pakistan 3 3 3 3 2 3 Papua New Guinea 2 2 2 1 1 2 Paraguay 2 2 2 2 2 2 Peru 2 1 2 1 1 1 Philippines 3 1 3 2 1 1 Poland 1 1 1 1 1 1 Portugal 1 1 1 1 1 1 Puerto Rico 2 2 2 2 2 2 Qatar 1 1 1 1 1 1 Reunion 3 3 1 1 2 3 Romania 3 2 3 2 1 2 Russian Federation 3 2 3 2 1 2 San Marino 1 1 1 1 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 1 1 1 Seychelles 2 1 1 1 1 1 Singapore 1 1 1 1 1 1 Slovak Republic 2 1 2 1 1 1 Slovenia 1 1 1 1 1 1 Solomon Islands 2 1 2 1 1 1 South Africa 2 1 2 1 1 1 Spain 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sri Lanka 3 3 3 3 2 3 St Kitts-Nevis 2 2 2 2 2 2 St Lucia 2 2 2 2 2 2 St Vincent & Grenadines 2 2 2 2 2 2 Suriname 3 3 3 2 2 2 Sweden 1 1 1 1 1 1 Switzerland 1 1 1 1 1 1 Syria 3 3 3 2 2 3 Taiwan 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tanzania 3 2 3 3 1 3 Thailand 2 1 2 1 1 1 Tonga 3 3 3 2 1 3 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 2 2 2 2 Turkey 3 2 2 2 1 1 Tuvalu 3 3 3 3 2 3 Ukraine 2 2 3 2 1 2 United Arab Emirates 1 1 1 1 1 1 United Kingdom - British Citizen 1 1 1 1 1 1 - British National Overseas 2 2 1 1 1 2 United States of America 1 1 1 1 1 1 Uruguay 2 3 2 2 1 3 Vanuatu 2 1 2 1 1 1 Vatican City State 1 1 1 1 1 1 Venezuela 2 1 1 1 1 1 Vietnam 3 2 3 2 1 3 Western Samoa 3 3 3 3 2 3 Yemen 3 3 3 2 2 3 Zambia 3 2 3 2 2 3 Zimbabwe 3 2 3 3 2 3
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