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Visa Type

Criteria

Subclass 500 – Vocational Education & Training Sector

Subclass 500 – Higher Education Sector

• Only the dependents of Commonwealth assisted students, or dependents of students whose tuition fees are paid in full by a publicly funded Australian Higher Education Provider, physically located in the ACT are eligible for fee exemption.

• Copy of passport for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Department of Home Affairs - Notification of grant for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Letter of offer from the tertiary institution

• Copy of your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

• Evidence of scholarship, including the start and end date

• Proof of ACT residential address. Valid documentation includes a copy of a tenancy agreement (lease), electricity, water or gas bill

Subclass 500 – Postgraduate Research Sector

• Please note that fee exemption applies only to the dependents of eligible students whose main course of study is a Masters degree by research or a Doctoral degree. Only the dependents of students who are enrolled in an Australian higher education provider, physically located in the ACT are eligible for fee exemption.

• Copy of Passport for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Department of Home Affairs - Notification of grant for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Letter of offer from the university

• Copy of your CoE

• Proof of ACT residential address. Valid documentation includes a copy of a tenancy agreement (lease), electricity, water or gas bill

Subclass 500 – Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

• Please note all accompanying family members must travel on a 500 dependent visa to be eligible for fee exemption. Only the dependents of students who are enrolled in an Australian Higher Education Provider, physically located in the ACT are eligible for fee exemption.

• Copy of passport for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Department of Home Affairs - Notification of grant for the primary visa holder and dependent

• Evidence of Foreign Affairs/Defence scholarship, including the start and end date. CoE is not sufficient evidence

• Proof of ACT residential address. Valid documentation includes a copy of a tenancy agreement (lease), electricity, water or gas bill

Fee exempt students are only exempt from international student tuition fees. All other payments and voluntary contributions required by the school still apply.

If applicants are not eligible for fee exemption, full international student tuition fees will apply for their dependents.