You can take your spouse or partner with you on a student visa to Australia. In the case of a partnership, you must present evidence of your relationship. You can submit lease agreements, registration documents, owned assets, the birth certificate of a child (if applicable), and similar documents that prove your relationship.

Your dependents can work in Australia but, they can only start work once your course begins. Family members of master’s or doctoral students can work unrestricted hours. Dependents of visa holders 573 and subclass 574 can also work unlimited hours.

You must present evidence of your relationship to the student visa holder (visa grant letter, marriage, or birth certificate) and evidence that the student visa holder has begun their course of study (a CoE or letter from the education provider) to your employer.

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A subsequent entrant is a family member of a student visa holder who wants to join their family member in Australia at a later date. Subsequent entrants have to apply separately for their visa and they must provide supporting documents from their family members in Australia.

However, it’s important for the initial student visa holder to include their family members in their visa application so they can join them later as a subsequent member.

You have to submit your subsequent entrant visa application at an Australian embassy or consulate in your home country or an office nearest to you.

You have to pay AUD620 for the base application fee. If you are applying with other dependents, the visa fee will change.

In case someone becomes your dependent after your student visa is granted, then you have to apply for a new student visa. In your new student visa application, you have to include your new family members and provide information on why they weren’t included initially.

If you have a child after your student visa is valid, then you can add your new baby as a subsequent entrant in your application. If you applied through the Immi Account, all you have to do is submit an application for a subsequent entrant on your visa.

In case you applied in person for your initial visa, then you have to submit these documents to your nearest office of the Department of Foreign Affairs:

• Form 1022.
• Your baby’s birth certificate.
• Your baby’s passport.

You can send these documents by post or courier. Please remember that you still have to pay an application fee if you add your child to your current visa.

If your child is born in Australia while you have a student visa, then your child will automatically have the same visa as you or as your partner.

You must let the Department know immediately even if your baby doesn’t have a passport so they can determine whether your baby can be added to your existing student visa or any other pending visa applications you may have.