Student Visa Living Costs and Evidence of Funds from 1 July 2012

From 1 July 2012 there will be new financial requirements for International students to demonstrate and/or declare that they have genuine access to sufficient funds to be granted a Student visa.

Student Expenses
TRAVEL
- Applicant: Return airfare to Australia
- Family Members: One return air fare to Australia per person
TUITION
- Applicant: Course fees
- School-age children aged 5-18 (per person): AUD8000 per year
LIVING
- Applicant: AUD18 610 per year
- Partner: AUD6515 per year
- First Child: AUD3720 per year
- Each other child: AUD2790 per year
Student Guardians
TRAVEL
- Applicant: Return air fare to Australia
- Children aged under 6 years of age: One return air fare to Australia per person
LIVING
- Applicant: AUD18 610 per year
- First child aged under 6: AUD3720 per year
- Each other child aged under 6: AUD2790 per year

More information can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/student-visa-living-costs.htm

Source: MIA