Dear TARO YAMADA,
Re: Transaction Reference Number (TRN) ABCDEFG9HI
I am pleased to advise that you have successfully been assessed against OFFSHORE Voc Ed Sctr (Web) (TU 572) and your electronic application for a Student (Temporary)(Class TU) visa has been approved.
This letter contains important information about this visa.
VISA GRANT NUMBER
The visa grant number is 123456789. This is the unique number assigned to the visa. Visa holders should keep this visa grant number with them, as they may have to provide it to the Department during the life of the visa.
PASSPORT
Your visa is linked to the passport number that you provided in your application. If you obtain a new passport after receiving this letter, you will need to e-mail the Helpdesk at eVisa.Students.Helpdesk@immi.gov.au and advise the Department of your new passport details.
Please note: If you do not provide us with the details of any new passport issued to you, you may experience significant delays at the airport and may be denied permission to board your plane.
VISA INFORMATION
Your visa expires on 06 June 2006 and provides you with multiple entry to Australia. This means that you can leave Australia and re-enter Australia as many times as you wish, while your visa is valid.
You should carefully note the period of stay this visa allows, and you should enter Australia before your course commences. You may only stay in Australia for the period of your visa. Any further stay in Australia must be authorised by the grant of a further visa.
You do not need to have a visa label placed in your passport when travelling to Australia. It is recommended that you print and keep a copy of this advice for your personal records. Your Transaction Reference Number is very important as it allows you to access information on your visa status.
VISA CONDITIONS
Your visa for study in Australia has been approved subject to a number of conditions. It is very important that you understand and abide by your visa conditions. If you fail to abide by these conditions, your visa may be cancelled and you will be required to leave Australia.
If you do not understand your visa conditions, please contact the nearest Australian Government office overseas for advice before you travel (www.immi.gov.au/wwi/index.htmworldindex).
After arrival in Australia, you may seek advice on your visa conditions from the nearest Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs office (www.immi.gov.au/wwi/aust-off.htm) or by telephoning 131 881.
An explanation of the conditions attached to your visa is as follows.
NO WORK - 8101
You must not engage in work in Australia. "Work" means an activity that, in Australia, normally attracts remuneration.
Condition - 8202
If the visa holder is the holder of a subclass 576 (AusAID or Defence sector) visa, they must be enrolled in a full-time course of study or training.
If the visa holder is not the holder of a subclass 576 (AusAID or Defence sector) visa, they must:
- remain enrolled in a full-time registered course (unless they are a secondary exchange student who holds a subclass 571 (Schools sector) visa, in which case they must be enrolled in a full-time course of study or training);
- attend at least 80% of the contact hours scheduled for each term and semester of their course (or if their course is shorter than a semester, for the duration of their course) if their education provider keeps attendance records;
- have a satisfactory academic result for each term or semester (or if their course is shorter than a semester, for the duration of their course).
Note: A registered course is one that is on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Go to http://cricos.dest.gov.au for a list of registered courses and education providers.
Condition - 8206
The visa holder must remain with the education provider with which they originally enrolled for the first 12 months of the course, or for the duration of the course if the course is less than 12 months long. If they have been granted a visa to undertake two or more registered courses,
they must remain with the education provider(s) with which they originally enrolled for the duration of each preliminary course plus the first 12 months of the principal course (i.e. the course that may be taken only after the completion of another of the courses), or for the total duration of all their courses if the principal course is for less than 12 months.
Condition - 8501
The visa holder must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance during their stay in Australia.
Condition - 8516
The visa holder must continue to satisfy the criteria for grant of their visa.
Condition - 8517
The visa holder must maintain adequate schooling arrangements for their school-age dependants who join them in Australia on a student dependant visa for more than 3 months.
Condition - 8532
If the visa holder:
1) has not turned 18; AND
2) is not an AusAID student or a Defence student; AND
3) is not staying in Australia with:
a) a parent;
b) a person who has custody of them; or
c) a relative who has been nominated by their parent or a person who has custody of them, is aged at least 21 and is of good character;
they must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by their education provider.
Note: The visa holder must not change those arrangements without the written approval of their education provider.
Condition - 8533
The visa holder must notify their education provider of their residential address in Australia within 7 days of arriving in Australia.
The visa holder must notify their education provider of any change in their residential address within 7 days of the change.
The visa holder must notify their current education provider of a change of education provider within 7 days of receiving the electronic Confirmation of Enrolment certificate or evidence of enrolment from their new education provider.
Please also see Condition 8206.
Note: Students and their accompanying family members may apply for permission to work once they have arrived in Australia and the student has commenced their course. A single application for the student and their family members may be made via the Internet (www.immi.gov.au) or at any immigration office in Australia.
CHECKING YOUR VISA DETAILS
The Department has developed a new service called Entitlement Verification Online (EVO) which allows certain third parties to check your visa information with your consent.
Through EVO, you can give your consent to registered third parties such as:
- employers and labour suppliers, to help check whether your visa allows you to work in Australia;
- government agencies, to help assess your eligibility for services;
- licensing authorities, to help establish your eligibility for a licence; and
- educational institutions, to assess whether you can study in Australia.
The disclosure of your visa information by the Department is governed by the Privacy Act 1988. Therefore, the Department will disclose information about your visa to a third party only with your consent. You can consent to an inquiry about your visa entitlements by giving the third party your name, date of birth, passport number and passport country of issue. If you do not wish a third party to find out about your visa entitlements, do not give them this information.
The information form 993i 'Safeguarding your personal information', available from Immigration offices, gives details of third parties to which you can consent to your personal information being disclosed, and how you can consent.
EVO also allows visa holders who applied online to view their current visa details. If you provided a password for EVO in your online application, you will be able to access the service on the Department's website (www.immi.gov.au) under 'Online Services' >> 'Entitlement Verification Online'.
I hope you enjoy studying in Australia.
Yours sincerely
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