University education for British child on a family visa
Oct 27th 2021, 1:47 pm
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University education for British child on a family visa
Hello I am a new Zealand citizen married to a Scot living in Glasgow. I previously lived in Perth WA from 2009 to 2018. My question is around student fees for my step son. He is 11 years old now and a British citizen. I can get my him and my wife the partner of a NZ citizen visa (461 visa) but this visa does not lead to permanent residency. From what I see I will have to live in Australia for 5 years to get myself permanent residency before I can get them a visa to get their residency. Obviously this is going to extend the time it takes to get them both residency and ultimately citizenship. From what I can see if he is on the 461 visa and wanting to study at university he will have to pay international student fees. Has anyone had a similar experience to this and were they able to somehow secure funding through scholarships or anything like that any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
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Oct 27th 2021, 2:13 pm
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Re: University education for British child on a family visa
Hello I am a new Zealand citizen married to a Scot living in Glasgow. I previously lived in Perth WA from 2009 to 2018. My question is around student fees for my step son. He is 11 years old now and a British citizen. I can get my him and my wife the partner of a NZ citizen visa (461 visa) but this visa does not lead to permanent residency. From what I see I will have to live in Australia for 5 years to get myself permanent residency before I can get them a visa to get their residency. Obviously this is going to extend the time it takes to get them both residency and ultimately citizenship. From what I can see if he is on the 461 visa and wanting to study at university he will have to pay international student fees. Has anyone had a similar experience to this and were they able to somehow secure funding through scholarships or anything like that any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
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According to the attached link, your son would be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place at Uni, so he would pay home tuition fees rather than international tuition fees. However, it looks like he wouldn't meet the long-term residency requirements for a HELP loan - this is the loan scheme that allows a Uni student in a Commonwealth supported place to defer their home tuition fees until their earning reach a certain level. This means that your son would need to pay his home tuition fees upfront.
https://www.studyassist.gov.au/help-...alian-citizens
Oct 28th 2021, 1:13 am
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Hi thanks for the reply. As he is my step son he will be on a temporary visa (461) as he is not a NZ citizen so I don't think he will be eligible for the CPA untill he becomes a permanent resident which could take many years to get.
Oct 28th 2021, 1:54 am
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Oct 28th 2021, 3:39 am
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Re: University education for British child on a family visa
Any chance of you being eligible to apply for a PR skilled occupation visa?
