Bringing your family
Australian visa requirements for international students with families
Current students visas
The following procedures are specific to students who settle into Australia, and then apply to have their family join them as dependants.
After you are settled, complete a 919 Student Dependent Nomination Form (PDF 165KB) and send it to your family for them to lodge with their application(s).
This form can be obtained from La Trobe International (LTI), and includes guidelines and a list of documentation required by DIAC. A letter certifying that you are a student at La Trobe University can be requested from LTI. Confirmation of school enrolment can be obtained following the guidelines below.
Schooling for primary and secondary school-aged children
It is a visa requirement that school-aged children (primary or secondary school age) are enrolled in school. A list of schools which admit international students is available from La Trobe International, or consult the Victorian Department of Education website.
You must lodge an application and pay the corresponding fees before a confirmation of the child's enrolment is issued. You will need to include this confirmation with your Student Dependent Nomination form.
If you are an Australian Government sponsored student (e.g. IPRS, AusAID), tuition fees for your children are the same as for Australian citizens. For all other students, except for research students, tuition fees can be in the thousands of dollars.
Please note:
International postgraduate research students at Victorian universities receive full exemption from tuition fees for their dependants in government primary and secondary schools.
There is no restriction on the number of dependants. This exemption applies only for the duration of the 574 visa, so if a student's visa class changes, they may be required to pay tuition fees for their dependants.
