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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 non-award 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 non-award 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