2.5 Application for student visa (international students)
Monash University is a registered institution under the Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) scheme. For research master’s applicants the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will assess student visa applications according to Assessment Level 1 (low migration risk) criteria regardless of their country of origin. Further information is available from The Visa Process at Monash in Australia, Monash International or DHA. Also available is the Temporary Entry Overseas Students Information booklet, a comprehensive guide for students applying for a student visa to undertake research master’s or doctoral studies in Australia. (Contact details are provided in Chapter 11 of this handbook.)