Studyaway agency fees are in Australian dollars and include GST where it applies. Government charges, tuition, OSHC, medical and biometrics are paid on to the provider, the Department, the insurer and the clinic. Other visas and services are quoted for your case.
Outside Australia
Student visa, applying from home
Every cost, one by one. Then your total upfront cost before you fly.
Cost 1Studyaway agency fee
Paid to Studyaway. The same for every passport.
Primary applicantThe student the visa application is for
$2,000
PartnerA family member included in the application
$1,000
ChildA family member under 18 included in the application
$500
Included in the agency fee
Career counselling, course application and enrolment (CoE)
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
Visa application, with access to an allocated Registered Migration Agent
Pre-departure, arrival and ongoing onshore support
Not all passport holders are able to include family members in their visa application. Source: Department of Home Affairs, Student visa (subclass 500), read 29 October 2026.
Paid to the Department of Home Affairs. Set by your passport.
Pacific or Timor-Leste passport$745
Federated States of Micronesia · Fiji · Kiribati · Nauru · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Republic of the Marshall Islands · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
ASEAN passport$2,050
Brunei · Cambodia · Indonesia · Laos · Malaysia · Myanmar · Philippines · Singapore · Thailand · Vietnam
All other passports$2,500
All other passports (English only)For an English-only (ELICOS) or non-award course$2,050
The Department of Home Affairs applies the charge by the passport used in the application and by the course. Source: Migration Regulations 1994, Schedule 1, item 1222, in force 1 July 2026, checked October 2026. Government charges change, typically each 1 July, and Studyaway confirms the current figure before anything is lodged.
Cost 3Enrolment and tuition deposit
An enrolment fee and a tuition deposit are paid to the education provider to secure your place in the course and to receive a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Enrolment fee
Enrolment feeDepends on the education provider
$250 to $750
Tuition deposit
Pacific, Timor-Leste and ASEAN passports
3 months of tuition
All other passports
6 months of tuition
Example: Diploma of Nursing, $22,200 first-year tuition. Deposit $5,550 (3 months) or $11,100 (6 months).
First-year tuition is $12,000 to $38,000 depending on the course. Your letter of offer from the provider gives the exact figure.
Cost 4OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover)
Paid to the insurer. For the length of your course plus two months.
Type of cover
1 year
2 years
3 years
Single
$950
$1,700
$2,500
Couple
$4,150
$7,700
$11,250
Family
$6,900
$12,800
$18,700
Cover runs for the course plus two months: 14, 26 and 38 months. Single about $65 a month; couple and family from Bupa's price list of 30 June 2026. Each insurer sets its own price.
Paid to a panel clinic approved by the Department, in your home country. Needed when the passport country has a higher risk of tuberculosis (TB) and the stay is 6 months or more.
What the examination includes
Medical examination
Chest x-ray, aged 11 or older
Kidney blood test (serum creatinine/eGFR), aged 15 or older
Added for some courses
Nursing, medicine, dentistry or paramedic courses: an HIV test, and hepatitis B and C tests
Health, aged care or disability care courses: a latent TB infection screening test
Early childhood education, or work in a childcare centre: the examination, chest x-ray and kidney blood test, whatever the passport country
Example prices by country
FijiZens Medical Centre, FJD 395.50
About $250
Solomon IslandsFrontier Radiology, SBD 1,490
About $267
PhilippinesNationwide Health Systems, PHP 8,830
About $198
NepalIOM Kathmandu, USD 70
About $100
Source: Department of Home Affairs, What health examinations you need, last updated 21 September 2026. Each clinic sets its own fee; figures are the clinic's published fee for the standard examination, read 22 October 2026, in Australian dollars at that day's rate. Other countries: about $500 for medical and biometrics together.
Cost 6BiometricsChoose your country
Your photo and fingerprints, at an Australian Biometrics Collection Centre run by VFS Global, if the Department asks.
Example prices by country
FijiVFS Global, per person
About $49
Solomon IslandsVFS Global, per person
About $56
PhilippinesVFS Global, per person
About $14
NepalVFS Global, per person
About $22
VFS Global's service fee per person, taxes included, from each country's VFS page, read 22 October 2026. Some countries have no centre: if the Department asks, it says you may need to travel to a centre in another country or use the Australian Immi App.
Cost calculator
Work out your total upfront cost
A ballpark of what you will pay before you fly. Your real cost comes in a written quote from Studyaway.
Ballpark estimate
Total upfront cost before you fly
$17,650 to $18,150
Diploma of Nursing. Choose your passport for your own figures.
Studyaway agency feeto Studyaway$2,000
Visa Application Chargeto the Department$2,500
Enrolment feeset by the provider$250 to $750
Tuition deposit(6 months)$11,100
OSHC(20 months)$1,300
Medical and biometricsto the clinic and VFS GlobalAbout $500
Studyaway collects it all in one payment and pays each one for you. The rest of your tuition is paid to the provider on its own schedule. A ballpark only: your real cost comes in a written Studyaway quote, once your letter of offer and quotes are in, before you pay.
New student visa, next courseProgression of study: the next course up. A change of direction is a new application from outside Australia.
Studyaway agency fee
$1,800
Visa charge
$2,500
If it applies
+$700
Total
$4,300
Career ConsultationYour next course and career, planned. Credited to any Studyaway service.
Studyaway agency fee
$199
No government charge
$199
Course changeChanging course, school or city.Quoted for your case
The $700 subsequent temporary application charge applies to most student visa applications made in Australia when your current visa was also applied for in Australia. Source: Migration Regulations 1994, regulation 2.12C.
Tourist visa
Planning on visiting Australia and returning home
Visitor visa (subclass 600), new clientPrepared and lodged for you, from outside Australia.
Studyaway agency fee
$800
Visa charge
$250
Total
$1,050
Existing client, or referred by oneStudyaway has lodged for you before, or a Studyaway client sent you.
Studyaway agency fee
$500
Visa charge
$250
Total
$750
Applying in Australia, the Department's charge is $630 ($515 with a Pacific or Timor-Leste passport). Source: Migration Regulations 1994, Schedule 1, item 1236, in force 1 July 2026.
Already a Studyaway client
Studyaway has lodged a visa for you before
Extend your visa and courseA new student visa in Australia to keep studying with Studyaway.
Studyaway agency fee
$1,500
Visa charge
$2,500
If it applies
+$700
Total
$4,000
Tourist visa for your familyPer person, applying from outside Australia.
Studyaway agency fee
$500
Visa charge, each
$250
Total, each
$750
Government charges as in the bands above. Student support is the quickest way to ask.
Refund policy
Studyaway refund policy
Every cost has its own refund rule. Government, tuition, OSHC and clinic costs follow the rules of whoever holds them. The Studyaway agency fee is refunded by the stage your file has reached.
The other costs: their own refund rules
Item
Refund
Conditions
Visa Application Charge
Returned
In full if nothing has been lodged. Once lodged, the Department does not refund it, including on refusal.
Tuition and deposit
Provider refunds
Under its written agreement, less the enrolment fee. After a visa refusal the amount follows the ESOS Act, paid within 4 weeks.
Enrolment fee
Not refunded
Once your enrolment has been processed. Typically $250 to $750.
OSHC
Insurer refunds
In full if cover has not started, otherwise pro-rata, and on visa refusal.
Medical and biometrics
Not refunded
Once performed. They pay for work already done.
Career Consultation ($199)
Not refunded once held
It opens your file and is credited to any service you go ahead with. A consultation that never took place is refunded.
The Studyaway agency fee refund
✓Change your mind within 2 business days of signingThe Studyaway agency fee is refunded in full.
Not applicable if your application is urgent (within 14 days).
The $199 Career Consultation is not refunded once it has been held.
If Studyaway called you first, or you signed at an expo or a visit, you have 10 business days to cancel. Studyaway does no work and takes no payment in that time.
After 2 business days, the refund follows the stage your file has reached.
1Stage 1File openedThe $199 Career Consultation opens your fileAll but $199the rest of the fee comes back
2Stage 2Eligibility assessedDocument preparation underway75% backof the fee less $199
3Stage 3CoE and OSHC securedEnrolment done50% backof the fee less $199
4Stage 4Application preparedReady to lodge25% backof the fee less $199
Two steps first, then your choice: try again, or stop and ask for a refund.
Check the decision record
The refusal letter and the decision record give the Department’s reasons. A registered migration agent or lawyer reads them with you and explains the options.
Counselling
Studyaway goes through the course, the provider and your evidence with you, against the reasons in the decision record.
?Your choice
Try again
Adjust accordingly
Fix what the decision record found: the evidence, the course or the plan.
Re-apply
Studyaway charges no agency fee again. The Department’s Visa Application Charge is paid again with the new application.
Stop here
Close your file
Tell Studyaway you are not going ahead, and your file is closed.
Ask for a refund
The agency fee follows the stages above; every other cost follows its own rule.
How to ask for a refund
1Tell StudyawayContact Studyaway and say you want to stop. Contact Studyaway ↗
2Fill in the refund formIt records your reason and your bank account, and starts the refund. Open the refund form ↗
3The refund is worked outThe agency fee by the stage reached. Studyaway claims your tuition and OSHC refunds from the provider and the insurer.
4Paid within 14 daysA signed Refund Deed sets out every amount. The money is paid within 14 days of it becoming payable.
From the Studyaway Refund Policy, which comes with the written Service Agreement before you pay. Nothing here limits your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
