If you’re planning to study abroad in Australia, there is a wide selection of Australian colleges and universities available to you. The country’s student visa program has grown significantly over the last year. Over 278,000 student visas were granted in the program year 2007 to 2008, which shows a 21 percent growth from the previous year. International students from over 190 countries applied to Australia schools during that period.

The Assessment Level (ALs) makes this process easier to manage for the Australian government. Assessment Level works as an objective measure of immigration risk. There are five levels for Australian student visas. Assessment Level 1 represents the lowest immigration risk while Assessment Level 5 is the highest. Those belonging to the higher Assessment Levels are required to produce more evidence to support their intent when applying for a student visa.

Assessment Levels are based on countries and education sectors. The, in turn, is based on the group’s compliance to their visa conditions and other indicators of immigration risk from the previous year.

So, if you want to go to an Australian university or college to take up a bachelor degree by coursework that means you belong to the higher education category. You need to match your education sector to the current passport you are holding to be able to determine your Assessment Level. For 1219i shows the current Assessment Levels for all countries and all education sectors. As there is a periodic review of ALs, the Assessment Level that applies to you is also based on the date when you lodged your application for a student visa. For countries that are not currently listed on Form 1219i, this will generally fall under Assessment Level 3.

For students who intend on bringing family members with them, the family members will have the same Assessment Level as the student visa holder.

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