Student Visa (Sweden and Australia)

If you want to study in Sweden you need a permit before entering Sweden. The Migration Board has to stop the possibility to apply for residence permits for studies via its website form 1 July owing to a technical check-up of the system. Instead the applicants has had to hand in their applications at embassies or consulates. This only applies to first-time applications, it will still be possible to prolong a student residence permit via the Board’s website.

Applications for residence permits for studies have increased enormously, especially in the last year, as have even the number of electronic applications.

The present technical capacity for electronic applications along with the present administrative resources are not sufficient to deal with the increase. In consequence, we cannot fulfil the purpose of electronic applications, which is to simplify and shorten the application process.

Various problems with the system

There are various problems with the system for electronic applications. The applicants have for example difficulties attaching the necessary appendices and paying their application fees. This makes the applicants uncertain whether they have sent in a complete application or not, and therefore many send in their applications several times. This means extra administration which results in longer waiting times.

Stop on 1 July
The handling of the electronic applications takes at present a great deal of resources, which affects the waiting-time for all applicants, also those applying at embassies and consulates. The Migration Board has therefore decided to stop the possibility to apply electronically for studies from 1 July while we overhaul the system. This can be carried out this autumn at the earliest. Instead we will concentrate our resources on the handling of the applications from the embassies and consulates. The applications for studies have top priority and our goal is that applicants will receive decisions before the start of their studies.

Source : http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.jsp

WHAT's NEW on AUSTRALIAN STUDENT VISA

International Students who had their student visas automatically cancelled between 17 August 2005 and 3 February 2007

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has reversed the automatic cancellation of student visas under s.137J of the Migration Act 1958 that occurred between 17 August 2005 and 3 February 2007 inclusive.
See: Automatic cancellation of student visas

1 July 2007

Amendments to the Migration Regulations

Under 18 year old students

From 1 July 2007 under Standard 5 of the National Code 2007 education providers who approve welfare arrangements for under 18 year old students will be able to nominate the period for which they will approve the arrangements. As a result, there will be several amendments to the Migration Regulations.
See: Changes to the Migration Regulations relating to under 18 year old students (91KB PDF file)

More information on Standard 5 of the National Code 2007 is available on the DEST ESOS website.
See: DEST ESOS website

Change of provider

Student visa condition 8206, which restricts student visa holders from changing education provider within the first 12 months of their principal course of study, will have no effect after 1 July 2007.

Therefore, from 1 July 2007, student visa holders will no longer be required to lodge a change of provider application with the department.

Students intending to change education provider should contact their current education provider for information. In most circumstances the new education provider will be restricted from enrolling a student if they have not completed 6 months of their main course of study for which the visa was granted.
See: Changing courses or education providers

Course progress and attendance

Student visa condition 8202 has been amended to reflect changes to the monitoring of attendance and course progress requirements under Standards 10 and 11 of the National Code 2007. More information on the National Code 2007 is available on the AEI ESOS website.
See: AEI ESOS website

Students will now be required to achieve satisfactory attendance and course progress as determined by their Education Provider.
See: Changes to the Migration Regulations:overseas students who are reported for failing to maintain course progress or attendance (95KB PDF File)