Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

EVIDENCE OF INTENDED COURSE OF STUDY 2017/013

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

I, DAVID WILDEN, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under paragraph 1222(5)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

  1. REVOKE Instrument IMMI 16/027 (F2016L00650), Evidence of Intended Course of Study 2016/027, signed 29 April 2016.
  2. SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1222(3)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, that for an applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a
    Subclass 500 (Student) visa, the application must be accompanied by the relevant evidence listed below, for each of the applicants intended courses of study in Australia or activities related to study in Australia:

a)             a confirmation of enrolment number (that has not been cancelled or revoked) included in the relevant field in the application form; or

b)             if the applicant has not been issued a confirmation of enrolment number and is in Australia—a letter of offer (that has not been cancelled or revoked) from the education provider, attached to the application; or

c)             in the case of a:

  1. Foreign Affairs student—a letter of support from the Foreign Minister, attached to the application;
  2. Defence student—a letter of support from the Defence Minister, attached to the application;
  3. secondary exchange student—an AASES form relating to the applicant, attached to the application; or


d)             a letter, attached to the application, from the applicant’s relevant education provider requiring the applicant to remain in Australia during the marking of his or her postgraduate thesis.

This Instrument, Evidence of Intended Course of Study 2017/013, IMMI 17/013, commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated: 17 March 2017

DAVID WILDEN

Senior Executive Service, Band two, Immigration and Citizenship Policy Division and Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection