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To be eligible for a study opportunity, strong academic results and English proficiency alone are not sufficient. You must also demonstrate sound financial capacity and meet the Genuine Student (GS) requirement. This checklist covers the whole process, from offer letter to visa lodgement.
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The first step is the offer letter stage. To apply to your chosen institution and program with an Australian education provider, we require the following documents:
If married
Your spouse can be included in your student visa application only if you are applying for a PhD (doctoral) program.
Immigration history
You must declare any immigration history when you submit your application.
You must provide evidence that you have enough funds to cover your 12-month tuition fees, living expenses and travel expenses for you, your spouse and any school-aged dependent child.
12 months living cost
- Student
- AUD 29,710
- Partner coming with you, in total
- AUD 40,104
- Dependent child coming with you, in total
- AUD 44,553
Fixed annual income
You can provide evidence that your parents or your partner have a personal annual income of at least AUD 87,856 in the 12 months immediately before you apply, or AUD 102,500 if applying with your spouse. You must show relevant bank deposits and tax documents from the government authority.
Saving deposits
You must have enough bank balance or a deposit from an A-class bank to cover your tuition fees and living expenses. Any bulk deposit must have a justified source.
Education loan
We always suggest students calculate the required funds excluding scholarships.
If funds come from the sale of land
If funds come from the sale of shares (public company)
Business
Salary
Salary (Abroad)
Rent
Lease
Pension
Vehicle Income
Income from Agriculture
Not acceptable sources
The following are not acceptable as a source of money or deposits:
- Gold, including a loan against gold
- Jeweller's valuation certificates
- Funds from non-financial banking corporations, such as co-operative societies
- Mutual funds
- Bonds
- Shares
- Business loans or business accounts
- Land and property valuation documentation
If you are under 18 you must have appropriate guardianship or welfare arrangements in place, covering your stay or until you turn 18, whichever comes first.
Family Guardianship
Welfare Arrangement (Homestay)
Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)
This visa allows a parent to come to Australia to care for a student visa holder under 18. We recommend parents apply for it, showing sufficient financials, living arrangements, health insurance and meeting the health requirement.
Generate your health assessment ID and medical request letter, then take the letter to a panel clinic. The examination must be done by an approved panel physician:
- IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre
- IOM Medical Damak
- Norvic International Centre for Health Evaluation
- Travel and Mountain Medicine Centre
- Nepal Mediciti Hospital
- Siddhi Polyclinic Health Service
- Alfa Health Care
You must obtain a no-objection letter from Nepal's Ministry of Education to pay your tuition fees and leave the country. You need the following documents when applying for the NOC:
If married
Your spouse can be included only if you are applying for a PhD (doctoral) program.
Apply early
It is always recommended to apply for your student visa 3 months before your course commencement.
After you lodge
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Australia Student Visa Checklist
20 October 2026
Australia
To be eligible for a study opportunity, strong academic results and English proficiency alone are not sufficient. You must also demonstrate sound financial capacity and meet the Genuine Student (GS) requirement. This checklist covers the whole process, from offer letter to visa lodgement.
Step 1 — Offer Letter Checklist
The first step is the offer letter stage. To apply to your chosen institution and program with an Australian education provider, we require the following documents:
- Passport (all pages)
- All academic documents and GAP evidence
- SEE transcript and certificate
- NEB | Diploma | A Levels | IB transcript
- Bachelor transcript, certificate and individual mark sheet
- Master transcript, certificate and individual mark sheet
- English proficiency test result
- CV (if any)
- Work experience, training and salary statement (if any)
- Council registration certificate (if any)
- Application form and GS statement for the university or college
If married
Your spouse can be included in your student visa application only if you are applying for a PhD (doctoral) program.
- Marriage certificate
- Spouse's academic documents
- Spouse passport
- Spouse CV
- Marriage photograph (if any)
Immigration history
You must declare any immigration history when you submit your application.
Step 2 — Financial Checklist
You must provide evidence that you have enough funds to cover your 12-month tuition fees, living expenses and travel expenses for you, your spouse and any school-aged dependent child.
12 months living cost
Fixed annual income
You can provide evidence that your parents or your partner have a personal annual income of at least AUD 87,856 in the 12 months immediately before you apply, or AUD 102,500 if applying with your spouse. You must show relevant bank deposits and tax documents from the government authority.
Saving deposits
You must have enough bank balance or a deposit from an A-class bank to cover your tuition fees and living expenses. Any bulk deposit must have a justified source.
Education loan
We always suggest students calculate the required funds excluding scholarships.
- Education loan sanction letter
- Loan disbursement letter
- Loan account statement covering the period from loan approval to now
- Lalpurja including owner details, where property is used as collateral
- Land tax receipts from the VDC or municipality for the three fiscal years before the loan was approved
If funds come from the sale of land
- Lalpurja, including details of buyer and seller
- Moth Shresta verified by the land revenue office
- Land tax receipts from the VDC or municipality for the three fiscal years before the sale
- Itemised bank account statement from receipt of the sale funds to the present
If funds come from the sale of shares (public company)
- Stock broker statement from the DMAT account confirming the sale of shares
- Mero-Share records showing the purchase and sale history of the shares
- Broker contract note or payment proof confirming the amount received
- Bank statement showing the deposit of the sale proceeds
Business
- PAN Certificate of Business
- Registration/ Ownership documents issued from the official authority showing the financial sponsors as the owner/ partner of the business
- Income tax returns of last three years of the business
- Current account statements of the business for the last 12 months
- Shareholder Information details on MOA & AOA
- Audit report of last two years
Salary
- Employment confirmation letter
- PAN of the employee
- Income tax returns of last three years of the employee
- Salary slips from the employer for the last 12 months
- Itemized personal bank account statement for the last 12 months.
- Provident Fund | Citizens Investment Trust | Social Security Fund etc.
Salary (Abroad)
- Salary letter, Job Agreement or appointment letter
- Passport and Visa copy
- Employee ID proof
- Pay slips
- Bank statement showing salary deposit
- Remittance receipt (recommended)
- Tax return of last two years (if any)
- Statutory Declaration (if case from Australia)
- English translation from Vishwo Bhasha Campus if documents are in their own native language
Rent
- Rent Agreement Paper
- Title Deed
- Building completion Certificate
- Business registration of tenant if leased to any business
- Property Tax receipt of last 3 years
- Rent tax from Municipality office of last 1-3 years
- Bank Statement showing rent being received for last 12 months
- House or land Picture (if requested)
- Company document or Citizenship of tenant
Lease
- Lalpurja including details of the owner
- Itemized bank account statement of the property owner for the last 12 months
- Business registration of Tenant if leased to any business
- Lease tax receipt of last 12 months
- Land tax receipts issued by the VDC | Municipality office for the last three fiscal years
- Company document or citizenship of tenant
Pension
- Pension Book (Translate it in English)
- Bank statement from the last 6 months
Vehicle Income
- Vehicle Registration Certificate
- Vehicle Agreement
- Insurance paper if vehicle purchase on loan
- Bank statement reflecting vehicle income deposit
Income from Agriculture
- Agriculture Income Verification Certificate from Municipality | Ward Office | VDC
- Bank statement showing agriculture income deposit
- Any bills or receipts of product sales
- Title Deed paper
Not acceptable sources
The following are not acceptable as a source of money or deposits:
- Gold, including a loan against gold
- Jeweller's valuation certificates
- Funds from non-financial banking corporations, such as co-operative societies
- Mutual funds
- Bonds
- Shares
- Business loans or business accounts
- Land and property valuation documentation
Step 3 — Under 18 Students
If you are under 18 you must have appropriate guardianship or welfare arrangements in place, covering your stay or until you turn 18, whichever comes first.
Family Guardianship
- Proof of the relationship between you and your guardian
- Form 157N
- Guardian’s Australian federal police clearance certificate with complete disclosure
- Passport and Visa copy of Guardian (must be 21 years of age or above)
- A signature verifiable document of the applicant’s parents and guardian
- Evidence of residency in Australia
- Police clearance certificate from each country where your nominated guardian resided for 3 months or more in the last 10 years
- Your nominated Guardian must submit an Australian Federal Police Report
- Form 1229
Welfare Arrangement (Homestay)
- Arrange a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW)
- 157N form from parents
- 1229 form from Parents
- Signature verifiable document of applicant’s parents and guardian
Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)
This visa allows a parent to come to Australia to care for a student visa holder under 18. We recommend parents apply for it, showing sufficient financials, living arrangements, health insurance and meeting the health requirement.
Step 4 — Health Examination
Generate your health assessment ID and medical request letter, then take the letter to a panel clinic. The examination must be done by an approved panel physician:
- IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre
- IOM Medical Damak
- Norvic International Centre for Health Evaluation
- Travel and Mountain Medicine Centre
- Nepal Mediciti Hospital
- Siddhi Polyclinic Health Service
- Alfa Health Care
Step 5 — No Objection Letter (NOC)
You must obtain a no-objection letter from Nepal's Ministry of Education to pay your tuition fees and leave the country. You need the following documents when applying for the NOC:
- Unconditional letter of offer (must show your name, subject, program level, duration and student ID)
- Citizenship certificate
- Passport copy
- Academic documents
- Invoice letter from the university or college showing payment details
- Degree awarded certificate (if you studied in a foreign country)
- Equivalency letter from Tribhuvan University (if you studied at a foreign university)
- Common Entrance Exam mark sheet (if applying for a health program)
- Previous NOC copy (if one has been issued before)
- Licence from the relevant authority
Step 6 — Visa Document Checklist
- All passport pages
- All academic documents
- Valid English proficiency test result
- Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
- Any GAP evidence
- Evidence of ongoing annual income
- Education loan (if any)
- Recent bank balance (minimum 6 months)
- Affidavit of support from sponsor
- Evidence of the relationship between you and the person providing financial support
- Birth registration certificate
- Any immigration history
- Police clearance certificate (if any)
- Property documents
- Letter statement of genuine student
- 956a form
If married
Your spouse can be included only if you are applying for a PhD (doctoral) program.
- Marriage registration certificate
- Marriage photos
- Joint bank statement (if any)
- Spouse academic documents
- Spouse work, training or internships (if any)
- Any proof that shows a genuine relationship
Apply early
It is always recommended to apply for your student visa 3 months before your course commencement.
After you lodge
- Check ImmiAccount and email regularly — Home Affairs may decide an application without requesting further information, so lodge a complete file where possible.
- Biometrics request — Provide biometrics only if instructed. Follow the “Requirement to provide personal identifiers” letter.
- Health examinations — You can check whether your health examination shows as completed in ImmiAccount. Results are generally valid for 12 months.
- Additional information request — Upload requested material promptly in ImmiAccount.
- Correct mistakes and notify changes — Update Home Affairs through the Update details section if your passport, contact details, relationship status or other material circumstances change.
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