The Migration (Student Visa Applications to Be Made from outside Australia) Instrument 2026 (LIN 26\/102) specifies classes of visa holders who must be outside Australia to make a valid application for a Subclass 500 (Student) or Subclass 590 (Student Guardian) visa.
\nThe instrument commences on 2 October 2026 and repeals and replaces LIN 26\/068.
\nAffected visa holders
\nThe offshore application requirement applies to holders of the following visas:
\n\u2022 Subclass 400 \u2013 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist)\u2022 Subclass 407 \u2013 Training\u2022 Subclass 408 \u2013 Temporary Activity\u2022 Subclass 417 \u2013 Working Holiday\u2022 Subclass 457 \u2013 Temporary Work (Skilled)\u2022 Subclass 462 \u2013 Work and Holiday\u2022 Subclass 482 \u2013 Skills in Demand\u2022 Subclass 482 \u2013 Temporary Skill Shortage\u2022 Subclass 485 \u2013 Temporary Graduate\u2022 Subclass 600 \u2013 Visitor\u2022 Subclass 601 \u2013 Electronic Travel Authority\u2022 Subclass 602 \u2013 Medical Treatment\u2022 Subclass 651 \u2013 eVisitor\u2022 Subclass 771 \u2013 Transit\u2022 Subclass 988 \u2013 Maritime Crew
\nFor these categories, the restriction applies regardless of the visa stream or whether the holder satisfied primary or secondary criteria.
\nTwo further categories are subject to specific limitations:
\n\u2022 Subclass 403 \u2013 Temporary Work (International Relations): holders in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream only.\u2022 Subclass 995 \u2013 Diplomatic (Temporary): primary visa holders only.
\nApplication validity
\nThe instrument operates under subparagraph 1222(4)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994.
\nA person in a specified class cannot make a valid onshore application for a Student or Student Guardian visa. An application that does not satisfy the Schedule 1 validity requirements cannot be considered by the Minister.
\nPurpose and practical implications
\nThe Explanatory Statement identifies the purpose as preventing certain temporary migrants who entered Australia for purposes other than study from using Student or Student Guardian visa applications to prolong their stay.
\nRegistered migration agents and migration lawyers should check the client\u2019s current visa subclass, relevant stream and primary or secondary status before advising on application options. The instrument should be read alongside the Migration Amendment (Student Visa Reform) Regulations 2026 and other applicable application requirements.
\nSource:\u00a0Migration-Student-Visa-Applications-to-be-made-from-Outside-Australia-Instrument-2026.pdf\u00a0and
\nMigration-Student-Visa-Applications-to-be-made-from-Outside-Australia-Instrument-2026-Explanatory-Statement.pdf
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