APPLICATION FOR A STUDENT VISA. Please note that access to the Australian Embassy Belgrade is by appointment only.

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1 Department of Immigration and Citizenship Australian Embassy, Belgrade Vladimira Popovica 38-40, Floor 8, New Belgrade, Serbia Tel: Fax: website: Lodging your application APPLICATION FOR A STUDENT VISA Please note that access to the Australian Embassy Belgrade is by appointment only. If you intend to lodge a Student visa application at the Australian Embassy Belgrade, please call between 9.00 am and am, Monday to Friday to make an appointment. Alternatively, you can send your application by mail to: Australian Embassy Belgrade Vladimira Popovica Floor NEW BELGRADE SERBIA The standard processing times for student visa applications depend on the relevant Student Visa Assessment Level. Assessment levels are based on the nationality of the visa applicant and the visa subclass they are applying for. Further information on student visa assessment levels is available at For Assessment Level 1, the standard processing time is 14 days; For Assessment Level 2, the standard processing time is 21 days; and For Assessment Level 3, the standard processing time is 90 days. However, the actual processing time for an individual application can be shorter or longer than this, depending on the specific circumstances of the case. Please note that if all required documents are not provided at the time of lodgement, this can extend the processing time of your application. To lodge a Student visa application, you will need to: complete application form 157A (link below); pay the relevant Visa Application Charge (details below); provide documentation from the Student Visa Document Checklist (see below); and complete a Visa Questionnaire (see below). To download the Student Visa Application Form (157A) please use the following link:

2 PAYMENT OF STUDENT VISA APPLICATION CHARGE Should you decide to lodge an application for a student visa, the visa application charge is the equivalent of 535 Australian dollars in Euros (415 EUR), as at 1 January The Australian Embassy in Belgrade can only accept payments in Euros. Alternatively, payment may be made in Australian Dollars at Department of Immigration and Citizenship offices in Australia by friends or family members of clients applying in Belgrade. The original receipt must then be sent to the Australian Embassy in Belgrade with the application. Clients in Serbia Payment can only be made in cash (Euros only) at the Australian Embassy in Belgrade. Clients in Albania and Bulgaria Bank transfer at any bank. Account: IBAN RS Receipt: original receipt must be sent to the Embassy in Belgrade with the application. Note: clients will be responsible for any international transfer fees charged by the sending and receiving banks. Clients in Montenegro Bank transfer at Komercijalna Banka branches in Podgorica, Budva and Ulcinj. Account: IBAN RS Clients in Republika Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Bank transfer at Komercijalna Banka branches in Banja Luka, Bijeljina and Pale. Account: IBAN RS Clients in Romania Bank transfer at any branch of the Romanian Commercial Bank. Account: IBAN RO14RNCB Clients in Macedonia Bank transfer at any branch of Stopanska Banka A.D.Skopje. Account: We regret that the visa charge cannot be accepted in your national currencies. Bank drafts are also not acceptable. IF NOT PAYING THE VISA APPLICATION CHARGE AT THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY BELGRADE, THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE VISA APPLICATION. A VISA APPLICATION CHARGE CANNOT BE REFUNDED IF AN APPLICATION IS REFUSED. STUDENT VISA DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

3 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PROVIDE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW WHEN YOU LODGE YOUR STUDENT VISA APPLICATION. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS, YOUR APPLICATION MAY BE REFUSED IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT ALL DOCUMENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION Form 157A please ensure all questions are answered and the form is signed and dated; Payment of the visa application charge; 4 passport size photographs; Confirmation of Enrolment advice form (from an approved educational institution in Australia); Evidence of sufficient funds to support your intended stay in Australia (bank account statements, savings book etc). You need to be able to show that you own or can legally spend these funds, so statements should be itemised and historical, held for at last three months prior to lodgement; Calculating the total costs of education and stay: Tuition costs will vary between providers Assume living costs of AU$18,000 per annum for applicants who have no family unit members. Costs could be expected to increase by at least 35% if the student has a spouse; a further 20% (plus AUD$8,000 p/a cost of schooling) if the student has at least one child; a further 15% for each additional child (plus AUD$8,000 p/a cost of schooling). Above applies to all members of the family unit who must be declared, irrespective of whether they will accompany the primary applicant Individual return travel costs to/from Australia will vary depending on geographic location of applicant (s). All costs are calculated on a pro rata basis. For current students, a certificate from your institution giving you leave from your studies; If you are currently employed, a letter of leave from your employer confirming your current position, length of employment and the dates of leave granted to you. You should also provide evidence from the social security department stating who has been paying the social security payments for you in the last three months; School graduation certificate, academic records; A penal check may be required and you will be advised by your case officer accordingly; If you are under 18, both parents or legal guardians consent for your stay in Australia or evidence of custody arrangements if only one parent has provided consent. If you will not be living with a parent, adult guardian, or adult nominated by your parent/guardian, you must provide confirmation from your education provider that appropriate arrangements have been made for your accommodation, support and welfare during your stay in Australia; If the course you are attending is not an English language course, evidence of English language proficiency (eg: IELTS test score);certified copies of birth certificates for you, your spouse and your children (if applicable), and evidence of enrolment of school age children in Australian schools, if you intend for them to live with you for more than 3 months; A completed Visa Questionnaire (attached below); and If your inviter, migration agent, family member in Australia or in your own country, or any third person is seeking information about your application, we must have written consent from you to with that person.

4 Medical examinations are a mandatory requirement for this visa subclass. You will be advised how and where the medical examinations are to be done once your application has been assessed. Please note that in addition to the documents above, there may be additional documentary requirements depending on your Student Visa Assessment Level and the specific visa subclass you are applying for. 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. Based on this risk level, there are different requirements for student visa applications depending on the relevant assessment level. For student visa applications processed at the Australian Embassy Belgrade, the following assessment levels apply: STUDENT VISA ASSESSMENT LEVELS Visa Subclass Serbia Montenegro FYR of Macedonia Bosnia & Herzegovina Romania Bulgaria Albania 570 ELICOS Schools Sector 572 Vocational Education and Training 573 Higher Education 574 Post- Graduate Sector 575 Non-Award Further information on student visa assessment levels is available at The documentary requirements for each student visa assessment level and visa subclass are available at

5 VISA QUESTIONNAIRE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENT VISA APPLICATIONS 1. Full Name Ime i prezime How long has your contact been living in Australia and what is his/her status there? Koliko dugo Vas garant živi u Australiji i kakav status ima u toj zemlji? Please list your relatives and their country residence. If in Australia please indicate whether temporary or permanently resident? Navedite sve vaše rodjake i zemlju u kojoj žive. Ako se nalaze u Australiji navedite da li imaju privremeni ili stalni boravak. FULL NAME Puno ime i prezime Your parents Vaši roditelji DATE OF BIRTH Datum rodjenja COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE Mesto boravka All your brothers and sisters (including full, half, step and adopted brothers and sisters) Sva braća i sestre (rodjena braća i sestre, polu braća i sestre, usvojena braća i sestre) Your spouse (including de facto spouse, any ex-spouses) Vaš suprug/supruga (uključujući nevenčane supružnike, bivše supružnike) Your children (including from previous marriages/relationships) Sva vaša deca (uključujući decu iz prethodnih brakova/veza) 4. If your spouse is employed, what is his/her income? Ako je vaš bračni drug zaposlen, koliki mu je prihod? Date... Signature...Datum Potpis

6 Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship Addendum to Form 157A Application for a student visa (Design date 11/11) From 5 November 2011 the following change to Form 157A will come into effect to reflect that the department will no longer be conducting Pre-Visa Assessments (PVA) of Student visa applications. Page 11 Question 33 Delete the following paragraph: Give details of your intended courses of study in Australia. You must provide evidence of enrolment. Unless you are seeking to study in Australia as a secondary school exchange student or as a student sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence, you must attach: if applying in Australia, or outside Australia as an Assessment Level 1 or 2 student, the electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate from your education provider. If you propose to study more than one course you must provide either an electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate, or an original offer of a place in a course letter from your education provider for each additional course; or if applying outside Australia as an Assessment Level 3 or4 student, the original offer of a place in a course letter from your education provider. If you are assessed as a genuine student, the Australian Government office will provide you with a letter of Genuineness. Only at this stage should you pay any tuition fees and obtain an electronic Confirmation of Enrolment. If you are seeking to study as an exchange student, you must attach to this application the Acceptance Advice Secondary Exchange Student (AASES) form as evidence of enrolment. If you wish to study in Australia as a student sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence, you must attach evidence of sponsorship from AusAID or the Department of Defence. Insert: Give details of your intended courses of study in Australia. You must provide evidence of enrolment (an electronic confirmation of enrolment) or a letter of offer of a place in a course unless you are seeking to study in Australia as a secondary school exchange student or as a student sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence. If you are seeking to study as an exchange student, you must attach to this application the Acceptance Advice Secondary Exchange Student (AASES) form as evidence of enrolment. If you wish to study in Australia as a student sponsored by AusAID or the Australian Department of Defence, you must attach evidence of sponsorship from AusAID or the Department of Defence.