The Department is taking a flexible approach to regulation 1.15F (the Australian study requirement) for those international students who were unable to travel to Australia due to COVID-19 related border entry restrictions and who continued to study online while offshore.
In cases where international students were granted a student visa but due to COVID-19 border entry restrictions were unable to travel to Australia and commenced their study online while overseas, the full period of their study will be counted for the purpose of Australian Study Requirement. However, the other requirements for the registered course or courses remains the same and must be satisfied, which includes that the course:
- Must be completed in a total of at least 16 calendar months and
- Must be completed as a result of a total of at least 2 academic years study and
- All instructions must be conducted in English.
