Student Visa Assessments for Diploma and Advanced Diploma Courses

From 1 January 2011, if you are applying for a Student visa to study a diploma or advanced diploma course that is recognised as a higher education diploma or a higher education advanced diploma, your Student visa application can be assessed as Subclass 573,  more information.

Changes have come into effect that will impact on prospective students intending to study for a higher education diploma or advanced diploma. From 1 January 2011, these prospective students can be assessed for a Higher Education (subclass 573) visa.

 Prior to 1 January 2011, these prospective students were assessed for a Vocational Education and Training (VET) (subclass 572) visa, as diplomas and advanced diplomas were not specified in relation to the Higher Education (subclass 573) visa.

 Three course names which are obsolete will be removed from the courses specified in relation to the VET (subclass 572) visa.

These are:-

• certificate
• advanced certificate
• associate diploma.

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