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DHA has noted some student welfare concerns related to the financial capacity of students whilst studying in Australia.

The Department has advised that they will be requesting that student visa applicants verify their financial capacity using official Bank statements, not letters from their bank or financial institutions as evidence of financial capacity.

It would be advisable for current visa applicants to update their applications with bank statements to reduce the risk of visa refusal based on financial capacity.

ICEF Perth

We had the honour of participating in the ICEF Australia New Zealand Agent Event held in Perth, Western Australia with over 200 agents and 170 providers from 45+ countries.

ICEF Perth was a testament to the resilience of the International Education sector in Australia, which has bounced back stronger than ever.

Western Australian (WA) Government International Education Agent Incentive

The Western Australian (WA) Government International Education Agent Incentive and Guidelines aimed to encourage education agents to promote Western Australia as study destination to prospective international students holding a student visa.

The $500 (plus GST) per student is in addition to the current commission payable and can only be claimed once per student. To access the funds, an Enrolment Verification Template will be completed by the agent and submitted to us. During this process including claim period, only contracted agents are permitted to apply, therefore this excludes suspended agents. 

There are specific criteria that the student must fulfil which are:

1. Be a new offshore enrolment enrolled post 1 September 2022
2. Be studying fulltime and commenced studies in-person in Western Australia
3. Be a student visa holder
4. Provide the Unique Student Identifier (USI) number 
5. Be enrolled in an ELICOS course with the following minimum course-length completion requirements, depending on course type:
   a. ELICOS Work and Study course – minimum 10-weeks completed
   b. ELICOS Pathway course – minimum of 6-weeks completed (all pathway enrolments to be confirmed through production of an eligible CoE) on the first course 
   c. All other ELICOS courses – minimum of 10-weeks completed.

As part of this process, you will need to supply the Unique Student Identifier (USI) as this is a requirement to access funding. If this is not obtainable, you are able to supply the student’s passport number, but they will need to give you express consent that they allow their passport number and details to be provided to the Western Australian (WA) Government.

What’s next?
There are several steps required to commence this process but ensure your student meets all the points listed 1 to 5, then,

• reach out to me and I will provide the Enrolment Verification Template (EVT) for your review and the Statutory Declaration (SD) template to be completed by each agent confirming the student has approved their details being submitted to Western Australian (WA) Government. This is a Navitas English requirement.
• Prior to submission, please review the EVT and SD for accuracy and send in one email direct to Navitas English Admissions admissions@navitasenglish.com for final assessment and prior to sending to Western Australian (WA) Government.

Please ensure that all evidence is issued to us by 5pm, AEST on Monday 19th June 2023. All applications submitted after this time cannot be considered. 

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