Changing courses
If you want to change to a new course at the same level of qualification, you do not need to apply for a new student visa unless your current visa is about to expire.
Important: If your new course will be with a different education provider, read the information below regarding changing education providers.
Changing level of qualification
If you want to change your level of qualification, you will need to apply for a new student visa because your visa subclass will change.
Example: You want to change from a Diploma to a PhD degree.
Changing education provider
From 1 July 2007 the 'no change of provider' condition (8206), which restricted student visa holders from changing education provider within the first 12 months of their main course of study ceased to have effect.
Although the condition will still appear on the visa labels of students who were granted visas prior to 1 July 2007, as the condition has no effect, students are no longer required to lodge an application with the department to change education provider.
If you are intending to change education provider you should contact your current education provider for information. In most circumstances the new education provider will be restricted from enrolling you if you have not completed 6 months of the main course of study for which your visa was granted.
If you want to change provider before completing the first six months of your main course of study you must contact your current education provider for permission.
If you want to change your level of qualification, you will need to apply for a new student visa because your visa subclass will change.
Example: You want to change from a Diploma to a PhD degree.
Notify the department that you have changed provider
If you change your education provider at any time you must contact the department and provide a Confirmation of Enrolment certificate from your new education provider.
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