Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024
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Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024
I, Tony Burke, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.
Dated 8 November 2024
Tony Burke
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
5 Schedules
6 Specified foreign education institutions
7 Specified qualifications
8 Specified related industries
9 Specified English language tests
10 Specified test scores to be achieved
11 Specified period and requirement
Schedule 1—Foreign Education Institutions
Schedule 2—Qualifications
Schedule 3—Required English language test scores
1 Name
This instrument is the Migration (Specification of Study and English Language Requirements (Subclass 403 (MATES Stream) Visa) (LIN 24/072) Instrument 2024.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences at the same time as the Migration Amendment (Mobility Arrangements for Talented Early-professionals Scheme) Regulations 2024.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994:
(a) item 4(a) of the table in paragraph 1234(3F)(c) of Schedule 1;
(b) paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2;
(c) subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2;
(d) subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2; and
(e) subclause 403.262(2) of Schedule 2.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
AQF means the Australian Qualifications Framework within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
foreign education institution means a foreign education institution mentioned in Schedule 1.
graduated means having met the academic requirements for the award of that qualification.
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Migration Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.
qualification means one of the degrees or higher qualifications mentioned in Schedule 2.
related industries means one or more of the related industries mentioned in section 8.
test component means each of the following of an English language test that is specified in section 9:
listening;
reading;
speaking; and
writing.
5 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
6 Specified foreign education institutions
For the purposes of item 4(a) of the table in paragraph 1234(3F)(c) of Schedule 1 and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the foreign education institution from which an applicant must have graduated is an institution specified in an item in Schedule 1.
7 Specified qualifications
For the purposes of paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, a qualification is specified if all of the following apply:
(a) the qualification is mentioned in an item of Schedule 2;
(b) the qualification was conferred or awarded by a foreign education institution specified in an item in Schedule 1; and
(c) the qualification is equivalent to an AQF level 7 degree or higher qualification.
8 Specified related industries
For the purposes of paragraphs 403.261(1)(a) and (b) and subclause 403.261(2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, each of the following related industries is specified:
(a) renewable energy;
(b) mining;
(c) engineering;
(d) information communications technology;
(e) artificial intelligence;
(f) financial technology;
(g) agricultural technology.
9 Specified English language tests
For the purposes of subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following language tests are specified:
(a) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE);
(b) International English Language Testing System (IELTS);
(c) Occupational English Test (OET);
(d) Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE);
(e) Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT).
10 Specified test scores to be achieved
For the purposes of subclause 403.262(1) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the test scores to be achieved, in a language test specified in section 9, are specified in Schedule 3.
11 Specified period and requirement
For the purposes of subclauses 403.262(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following period and requirement are specified:
(a) the applicant must have undertaken the language test within the following period:
(i) if evidence of the test is provided at the time the applicant makes an application for a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa in the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme stream —the 1 year period immediately before the day on which the visa application is made; or
(ii) if evidence of the test is not provided at the time the visa application is made—the 1 year period immediately before the day on which a decision to grant or refuse to grant the visa is made;
(b) unless the test is an OET, the test scores were achieved in a single sitting of the test.
Schedule 1—Foreign Education Institutions
Foreign Education Institutions
Item Institution City State
1 Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu
2 Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Bengaluru Karnataka
3 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra
4 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi
5 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
6 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal
7 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi New Delhi Delhi
8 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee Uttarakhand
9 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Assam
10 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Delhi
11 Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
12 Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana
13 Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi Delhi
14 Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Manipal Karnataka
15 University of Delhi Delhi Delhi
16 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
17 Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal
18 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
19 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore Tamil Nadu
20 Anna University Chennai Tamil Nadu
21 S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu
22 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Chennai Tamil Nadu
23 Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Pilani Rajasthan
24 Siksha O Anusandhan Bhubaneswar Odisha
25 University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana
26 Calcutta University Kolkata West Bengal
27 Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai Maharashtra
28 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha
29 Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Gujarat
30 Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
31 National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu
32 Chandigarh University Mohali Punjab
33 Indian Institute of Technology Indore Indore Madhya Pradesh
34 National Institute of Technology Rourkela Rourkela Odisha
35 Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad Dhanbad Jharkhand
36 JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Mysuru Karnataka
37 Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune Maharashtra
38 Kerala University Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
39 Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry Pondicherry
40 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering) Vaddeswaram Andhra Pradesh
41 Andhra University Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh
42 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune Pune Maharashtra
43 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university) Patiala Punjab
44 Bharathiar University Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
45 Lovely Professional University Phagwara Punjab
46 National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Surathkal Karnataka
47 Shanmugha Arts Science Technology and Research Academy Thanjavur Tamil Nadu
48 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Rupnagar Punjab
49 Amity University Gautam Budh Nagar Uttar Pradesh
50 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Srivilliputhur Tamil Nadu
51 Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin Kerala
52 Symbiosos International Pune Maharashtra
53 National Institute of Technology Warangal Warangal Telangana
54 National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode Kerala
55 Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu
56 Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai Maharashtra
57 Gauhati University Guwahati Assam
58 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
59 UPES Dehradun Uttarakhand
60 Panjab University Chandigarh Chandigarh
61 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal
62 Jamia Hamdard New Delhi Delhi
63 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune Maharashtra
64 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali Mohali Punjab
65 University of Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu
66 Delhi Technological University New Delhi Delhi
67 Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Kerala
68 Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan
69 University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir
70 Osmania University Hyderabad Telangana
71 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Wardha Maharashtra
72 Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Mandi Himachal Pradesh
73 Indian Institute of Technology Patna Patna Bihar
74 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Rishikesh Uttarakhand
75 Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal
76 Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamil Nadu
77 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur Nagpur Maharashtra
78 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
79 Graphic Era University Dehradun Uttarakhand
80 Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana Punjab
81 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Kalavakkam Tamil Nadu
82 Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Rajasthan
83 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur Jodhpur Rajasthan
84 SVKM`s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai Maharashtra
85 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology Chennai Tamil Nadu
86 Mysore University Mysuru Karnataka
87 University of Jammu Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
88 King George`s Medical University Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
89 Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences Solan Himachal Pradesh
90 Christ University Bengaluru Karnataka
91 Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai Tamil Nadu
92 National Institute of Technology Silchar Silchar Assam
93 National Institute of Technology Durgapur Durgapur West Bengal
94 Gujarat University Ahmedabad Gujarat
95 Shiv Nadar University Gautam Buddha Nagar Uttar Pradesh
96 Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai Tamil Nadu
97 Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur Andhra Pradesh
98 Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Maharashtra
99 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna Patna Bihar
100 Periyar University Salem Tamil Nadu
Schedule 2—Qualifications
Item
Degree(s) or Higher Qualification(s) Name
1
Bachelor Degree
2
Bachelor Degree (Honours/ Research)
4
Postgraduate Diploma
5
Masters (all)
6
Doctoral Degree (all)
Schedule 3—Required English language test scores
Required test scores
Item If the English language test is … the required test scores for that test are …
1 the CAE (a) an overall band score of at least 169; and(b) a score of at least 154 for each test component of the CAE.
2 the IELTS (a) an overall band score of at least 6; and(b) a score of at least 5 for each test component of the IELTS.
3 the OET a score of at least C for each test component of the OET.
4 the PTE (a) an overall band score of at least 50; and(b) for the listening test component of the PTE—a score of at least 36; and(c) for the reading test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36; and(d) for the speaking test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36; and(e) for the writing test component of the PTE —a score of at least 36.
5 the TOEFL iBT (a) a total overall score of at least 64; and(b) for the listening test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 4; and(c) for the reading test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 4; and(d) for the speaking test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 14; and(e) for the writing test component of the TOEFL iBT—a score of at least 14.