Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa
Your passport country and course of study determines your assessment level. The information below will direct you to your appropriate visa.
Assessment level 1
If your passport country is one of the following, your assessment level is 1:
Andorra,
Austria,
Bahamas,
Bahrain,
Barbados,
Belgium,
Botswana,
Brazil,
Brunei,
Canada,
Chile,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Hong Kong SAR,
Hungary,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Italy,
Japan,
Republic of Korea,
Kuwait,
Latvia,
Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg,
Macau (SAR),
Malaysia,
Malta,
Mauritius,
Mexico,
Monaco,
Netherlands,
New Caledonia,
Norway,
Oman,
Peru,
Poland,
Portugal,
Qatar,
San Marino,
Saudi Arabia,
Seychelles,
Singapore,
Slovak Republic,
Slovenia,
Spain,
South Africa,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom - British Citizen,
United Kingdom - British National Overseas,
United States of America,
Vatican City State.
See: Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 573) - Assessment Level 1
Assessment level 2
If your passport country is one of the following, your assessment level is 2:
Argentina,
Bhutan,
Bulgaria,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
East Timor,
Ecuador,
Grenada,
Guam,
Indonesia,
Israel,
Laos,
Lithuania,
Maldives,
Mozambique,
New Zealand,
Nth Mariana Islands,
Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay,
Philippines,
Puerto Rico,
Romania,
Solomon Islands,
St Kitts-Nevis,
St Lucia,
St Vincent & Grenadines,
Trinidad & Tobago,
Turkey,
Uruguay,
Vanuatu,
Venezuela,
Vietnam,
Zambia.
See: Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 573) - Assessment Level 2
Assessment level 3
If your passport country is one of the following, your assessment level is 3:
Burma (Myanmar),
Cuba,
Egypt,
Fiji,
Iran,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Kiribati,
Lebanon,
Malawi,
Mongolia,
Nauru,
Nepal,
Nigeria,
Russian Federation,
Western Samoa,
Tanzania,
Tonga,
Tuvalu.
See: Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 573) - Assessment Level 3
Assessment level 4
If your passport country is one of the following, your assessment level is 4:
Bangladesh, Cambodia,
China (excl. SARs and Taiwan),
Ghana,
India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.
See: Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa (Subclass 573) - Assessment Level 4