EVIDENCE OF INTENDED COURSE OF STUDY 2016/027

(Subitems 1222(5) and 1222(3))

I, PETER DUTTON Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under subitem 1222(5)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) SPECIFY that an applicant of a Student (Temporary)(Class TU) visa must satisfy the following requirements:

for an applicant who is seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 500 (Student) visa, the application must be accompanied by the following evidence for the purposes of subparagraph 1222(3)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Regulations:
1. a confirmation of enrolment for each of the applicant’s intended courses of study offered by an education provider as defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations; or
2. in the case of a:
  1. Foreign Affairs Student, as defined in subregulation 1.04A(3) to the Regulations, a letter of support from the Foreign Minister; or
  2. Defence Student, as defined in regulation 1.04B to the Regulations, a letter of support from the Defence Minister; or
  3. Secondary Exchange Student as defined in regulation 1.03 to the Regulations, an AASES form, as defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, relating to the applicant; or
3. a letter of offer for each enrolment in a course of study offered by an education provider as defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations if the applicant is in Australia; or
4. a letter from the applicant’s relevant education provider as defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations requiring the applicant to remain in Australia during the marking of his or her postgraduate thesis.

This Instrument, Evidence of Intended Course of Study 2016/027, IMMI 16/027 commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 4 of the Migration Legislation Amendment (2016 Measures No.1) Regulation 2016.

Dated: 29 April 2016

Peter Dutton

THE HON PETER DUTTON MP

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection