Student Guardian Visa

A person who holds this visa as a guardian can accompany an international student who has a student visa who is below 18 years of age. If you want to qualify for this visa, it is crucial that you are a parent, a relative, or a legal guardian for the student. You also need to have enough money to sustain yourself and the student during the course of their study.

Additionally, you should be above 21 years of age and should provide accommodation to the student. As a student guardian, you qualify to stay in Australia until the student completes his course or until he turns 18 years of age.

It takes almost 60 days, or 4 months to process this visa and it costs around AUD $560.

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    Way You Can Get the Guardian Visa – Subclass 590

    Your loved one needs your support, and care to succeed in life. The

    Guardian Visa – Subclass 590 permits you to as a parent, guardian, or a person to travel with the student visa holder and reside in Australia and provide them with the necessary support and care. They only permit one Student Guardian Visa holder for a student that holds a visa. It is a temporary visa, and they approve it with the following conditions:

    • An international student who holds the visa should be below 18 years of age and requires care and support
    • The student is the citizen of New Zealand.

    Things the person who holds Guardian Visa - Subclass 590 can do:

    • This individual can stay with the student in Australia till the time they complete the course or till the time that person turns 18 years
    • The person holding the Guardian visa can take up ELICOS or English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students that requires them to spend only 20 hours in a week
    • Study any course that lasts only three months
    • People who hold this visa, however, are not allowed to take up any job.

    Visa Eligibility Requirements

    • The guardian should be 21 years old, and they should be related to the student (the person should be a parent or relative of the student or should hold a letter from the custody holder).
    • If the guardian wants to bring a family member along, the person they bring should be below six years of age and need to meet same the health requirements like the guardian.
    • The guardian should be in a position to take care of the accommodation to the student, and also provide the basic necessities, and the general welfare of the student visa holder.
    • They should meet the health and character requirement.
    • Stay in Australia for a temporary period.
    • Submit proofs related to finances to the concerned authority.
    • Should not owe money to the Australia Government and should not be arranging money to pay the amount they owe to the Australian government.

    At Koala Education, we have experts that can help you in every step – from filling the visa application to submitting the paperwork, so that you can better prepare yourself to travel to Australia to take good care of your loved one.