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Class 1

Persons who apply for a student visa and who:

(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;

(b) seek to satisfy the primary criteria of the subclass of student visa corresponding to that passport set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument;

(c) are subject to a highest assessment level of 1; or meet the definition of ‘eligible higher degree student’ for the purposes of visa Subclasses 573 or 574, or meet the definition of ‘eligible university exchange student’ for the purposes of visa Subclass 575;

(d) are six years of age or above;

(e) are, in the case of applicants subject to the highest assessment level of 1, the subject of an electronic confirmation of enrolment for at least the first course they propose to undertake; or, in the case of applicants for a Subclass 573 visa or Subclass 574 visa, meet the definition of ‘eligible higher degree student’, have an electronic confirmation of enrolment in each course of study they propose to undertake; or, in the case of applicants for a Subclass 575 visa meet the definition of ‘eligible university exchange student’, have an electronic confirmation of enrolment in the course of study they propose to undertake; and

(f) in the case of Internet applications, apply for a student visa not more than 124 days prior to the date of commencement of the first course specified on the electronic confirmation of enrolment(s).

Class 2

Persons who apply for a student visa and who:

(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country;

(b) seek to satisfy the secondary criteria of a subclass of student visa; and

(c) claim to be a member of the family unit of, and make an application for a student visa at the same time and place as, and combined with, a person in Class 1 who is an applicant for a student visa and seeks to satisfy the primary criteria of the same subclass of visa.

Class 3

persons who apply for a student visa and who:

(a) are the holder of a passport issued by a foreign country set out in Schedule 2 to this notice;

(b) are in the foreign country that issued the passport;

(c) seek to satisfy the primary criteria of the subclass of student visa corresponding to that passport set out in Schedule 2 to this notice;

(d) make their application through the services of an agent who is party to an agreement with the Department to use an Internet facility for offshore student visa applications;

(e) are six years of age or above;

(f) are the subject of an electronic confirmation of enrolment for at least the first course they propose to undertake; and