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Australia student visa: how long the Student Visa (subclass 500) takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Study permit
Full-time study with pathways to temporary graduate work and skilled visas.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Does Student Visa (subclass 500) lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Do you need a job offer for Student Visa (subclass 500)?
- Job offer
Not published on the page we read
The opened Home Affairs Student visa listing page does not mention a job offer or arranged employment.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-17
What education does Student Visa (subclass 500) require?
- Education
The page states no education minimum
Page states no minimum prior education level; admission depends on the course and provider. Previous stored value 'high_school' was unsourced and has been removed.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
How much money do you have to show for Student Visa (subclass 500)?
- Funds
From AUD 29,710
12-month living costs for the student. Add 12 months of course fees, AUD10,394 for a partner, AUD4,449 per child, and at least AUD13,502 per year per school-age child. Alternatively evidence parent or partner income of at least AUD87,856 (AUD102,500 with family).
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
How much does Student Visa (subclass 500) cost to apply for?
- Application fee
No amount stored
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Needs review — the stored record is incomplete
How long does Student Visa (subclass 500) take to process?
- Processing time
No commitment to a processing time
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
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What does Department of Home Affairs actually require?
Quoted from the pages named beside each rule, not paraphrased.
- Language
Evidence of English language skills may be required at the time of application. Minimum overall band scores are set per test provider and course type, with separate tables for tests taken on or before 6 August 2025 and on or after 7 August 2025.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Not published on the pages we read
We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.
Processing time
Department publishes no figure. Page directs to the processing time guide tool and states the result 'is a guide only and not specific to your application'. Opened 2026-09-24. The same section also says applications lodged outside Australia follow a Ministerial Direction: Direction 111 for applications lodged before 14 November 2025, and Direction 115 for applications lodged on or after 14 November 2025, and links to the student visa processing priorities page. Still no processing-time figure on this page.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
Application fee
The cited Home Affairs visa listing page does not print an amount; it shows 'From ...' and directs to the Visa Pricing Estimator. A figure is published elsewhere on Australian government sites. This record needs a human to read the authority's fee schedule and store the amount with its own source URL.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Needs review — the stored record is incomplete
What changed when we last checked this record
Visa is open. Page states a stay of 'Up to 6 years and in line with your enrolment', work rights of 48 hours a fortnight while the course is in session, and a Genuine Student requirement.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-14
Other verified Australia routes
Other study routes: New Zealand student visa: Fee Paying Student Visa · Canada student visa: Study Permit → PGWP · Germany student visa: Student residence permit · UK student visa · Netherlands student visa: Student residence permit for university or higher professional education · Portugal student visa: study, exchange, internship or volunteering · Sweden student visa: Residence permit for studies at higher education · UAE student visa: Residence permit for study
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