From your first offer letter to your graduate visa and a realistic pathway toward permanent residency, planned by one team.
Reviewed by Vineet Sethia, Registered Migration Agent (MARN 2217785) · Updated November 2026. General information only, not migration advice.
The Student visa (subclass 500) lets you study full time at a CRICOS registered provider in Australia, with limited work rights during study periods. After graduating, the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) may let you work full time and gain Australian experience. From there, skilled or employer sponsored visas can lead to permanent residency, depending on your occupation and circumstances.
Study full time in a registered course in Australia. Your partner and children can often come with you.
Live and work in Australia after completing an eligible Australian qualification. No sponsor needed.
Skilled (189, 190, 491) and employer sponsored (482 to 186) pathways can both lead to permanent residency. They are not mutually exclusive.
Siva Visa is both a MARA registered migration agent and a qualified education agent (QEAC 15354). You deal with one point of contact, so your course and your visa strategy always line up.
The course we recommend is already a step in your pathway toward permanent residency, not a generic shortlist.
All advice and every application is handled by a MARA registered agent, with a fixed fee agreed in writing.
We assess your background and outline realistic course levels and PR pathways.
We manage enrolment, your GS statement, OSHC and lodge your 500.
We lodge your 485 and keep your long term pathway to PR on track.
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Most student visa holders can work part time during study periods and full time during scheduled course breaks, subject to the conditions on their visa. We check the work rights on your own grant letter.
In most cases, yes. Eligible family members can be included in your student visa application.
Applicants must show they genuinely intend to study in Australia. A clear and accurate GS statement about your study plans and circumstances is part of the application.
A student visa is temporary, but many graduates move to a 485 and then to a skilled or employer sponsored visa. It depends on your occupation, qualifications and circumstances.
Yes. As a qualified education agent (QEAC 15354) we match you with CRICOS registered courses that fit your career and long term migration plan.
If your visa was refused, we can help. Depending on your case, that may be a new, stronger application or an appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal where it is appropriate. Every case is different, so we look at yours individually.
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