The first conversation is free. Our full service engagement is AUD $2,500 all-in, or AUD $1,800 for citizens of the 12 Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) countries, including Fiji, PNG, Tonga and Timor-Leste. It covers course application, enrolment, CoE (Confirmation of Enrolment), OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover), visa application support with Registered Migration Agent access, and pre-departure. You always know before you commit.

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The government charge is AUD $2,500 for most applicants, or $745 for Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens (verified against the Visa Pricing Estimator, July 2026). Charges typically change each 1 July. We confirm the current figure before anything is lodged.

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First-year tuition plus AUD $29,710 for living costs. You need more if your partner or children join you. The eligibility check shows you your exact numbers.

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The standard requirement is IELTS 6.0, but pairing your course with English study moves the bar: 5.5 with at least 10 weeks of ELICOS (an English course for international students), or 5.0 with at least 20 weeks. See Study English for how packaging works.

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No. Be careful with anyone who suggests it does. Some courses map to occupations with genuine pathways; others do not. Our course explorer shows this for every course, and the answer is different for every person.

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No. Under the Genuine Student requirement (2024 onward), hoping to stay long-term is not penalised. Your answers must be genuine and evidenced. That preparation is part of our service.

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Since March 2024, student visa applicants answer short written questions inside the visa application about their situation, their course choice, and how studying in Australia benefits them. The Department weighs your answers together with the evidence you attach: your circumstances at home, your study and work history, and the logic of your course choice.

There is no trick and no secret formula. The strongest answers are true, specific, and consistent with your documents. Reviewing your answers against your evidence before you lodge is individual immigration assistance — we arrange it through Registered Migration Agent access.

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In most cases a refusal does not stop you applying again. Your next application must directly answer the reasons in the refusal letter, with better evidence, not the same documents resubmitted. You must also declare the previous refusal honestly; hiding it causes far more damage than the refusal itself.

Whether to reapply, respond, or seek review depends on what your refusal letter actually says, and that is individual advice. This is exactly what our Registered Migration Agent access is for — send us the letter and we will arrange for the right person to read it.

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It varies — by country, by time of year, and by how complete your application is. Anyone who promises a fixed number of days is guessing. The only reliable answer is the Department of Home Affairs’ own processing-times tool, which is updated regularly (search "global visa processing times").

Two things you control: apply as early as your CoE (Confirmation of Enrolment) allows, and lodge a complete, well-evidenced application the first time. Incomplete applications are the delay you can avoid.

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There is no maximum age for the Australian student visa. People study in Australia in their 30s, 40s and beyond, especially for postgraduate and career-change courses. What is true: an older applicant’s story gets read closely. The Department wants to see that the course makes sense for where your career and life actually are.

If part of your plan is post-study work or migration, age does affect some later visas — the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) has an age setting of 35 or under at application. So it is worth mapping the whole pathway before you enrol, which is what our eligibility check is for.

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A gap is not a refusal reason by itself. There is no official maximum gap for Australian student visas. What matters is whether you can explain the gap honestly and show what you were doing: working, caring for family, running a business, recovering from illness. Gaps supported by evidence are accepted all the time.

A gap only becomes a problem when it is left unexplained, or when the explanation does not match the evidence. If your history is complicated, tell us the real story in the eligibility check — the truthful version is nearly always more workable than people fear.

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Yes. A student visa application can include your spouse or de facto partner and dependent children. They can travel with you, or join you later as what the Department calls subsequent entrants.

Plan for two real costs: your family increases the money you must show, and school-aged children generally pay school fees in Australia, with amounts differing by state. Family applications are where good preparation matters most — our eligibility check covers family situations from the first conversation.

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Yes, declare them. The Australian Government’s guidance is blunt: family members you do not declare on your student visa application may not be able to join you in Australia later on that visa.

Declaring your partner does not force them to travel, and it does not weaken your application when your relationship is genuine and documented. It simply keeps the option open. This is one of the most common and most painful mistakes we see in applications done without advice.

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In many cases, yes. Partners of student visa holders generally receive work rights, and how much they can work depends on the level of course you study. Once a visa is granted, the conditions for each family member are listed in the grant letter and can be checked any time in VEVO, the Department’s free online checker.

Because the rules differ by course level and can change, we confirm the current position for your family during the eligibility check rather than quoting a number here.

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Yes. The student visa allows 48 hours per fortnight (every 2 weeks) while your course is in session.

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OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover) is health insurance designed for international students, and holding it is a condition of the student visa. Your cover must run for the length of your stay, starting from when you arrive.

It helps with hospital and medical costs, ambulance, and some medicines. It does not cover extras such as dental or optical unless you add extra cover. Prices differ between insurers for the same product, so compare before you buy — and letting your cover stop puts your visa at risk, so set a renewal reminder.

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Take a breath: one failed subject does not automatically end your visa. Providers must monitor course progress and attendance, and if you fall below their thresholds they must first run a support process (warnings, extra help, a chance to respond) before anything is reported to the Department. Visa trouble usually comes at the end of a long chain of missed warnings, not from one bad semester.

The rule that matters: speak up early. If you are struggling, talk to your provider’s student support before the formal letters start. If you have already received a warning letter or a notice about your visa, that is urgent individual advice — contact us and we will arrange Registered Migration Agent access quickly.

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Most graduates move to the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485): 18 months after vocational study, 2–3 years after a bachelor or masters, if you apply at 35 or under. We plan that step before you enrol.

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Studyaway is an Australian education agency (Studyaway Pty Ltd, ABN 71 666 183 866). In Australia, immigration assistance may only be provided by a registered migration agent or Australian legal practitioner. Every Studyaway plan includes access to a Registered Migration Agent for the visa side.

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You are right to check, because fake agents exist and real students have lost real money to them. The Australian Government’s own advice: check the agency appears on the official agent list of the college or university it claims to represent, ask whether the counsellor holds a QEAC (Qualified Education Agent Counsellor) qualification, and if anyone advises you about the visa itself, check they are a Registered Migration Agent on the free public register at portal.mara.gov.au.

One warning sign above all: the Government states that no agent can guarantee the outcome of your visa application. If an agent promises you a visa, walk away — including from us, if we ever said that. We never will. Always ask for a written agreement listing every service and every fee before you pay anything.

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Most education agents are paid a commission by the college or university when you enrol, so their counselling is often free to you. Some agents, including Studyaway, also charge a service fee directly, which should always be explained in writing before you commit. Neither model is wrong. What matters is that you can see exactly who is paying whom — ask any agent, including us, to show you this in writing.

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You can apply by yourself. College and university applications are free or low-cost, and the visa application is lodged online through your own ImmiAccount. Nothing an agent does is secret.

What a good agent adds is experience: which course genuinely fits your goals, how the Genuine Student questions are assessed, what evidence the Department expects, and what to do when something unusual comes up. If your situation is simple, doing it yourself is a valid choice. If it is not simple (a refusal history, a family application, a career change), that is where guidance earns its fee. Our free eligibility check tells you honestly which kind of case you have.

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Our roots are the Pacific: Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Tonga and Timor-Leste. We also work with students from India, and students already in Australia. Wherever you are, the process starts the same way: the free eligibility check.

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