DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST FOR STUDENT VISA

(Please tick the documents being submitted by you)

Note: Please provide the documents in the same order as below

Bank Draft of Rs. 28,500/- in favor of Australian High Commission and payable at
New Delhi.

Valid Passport (photocopy) must contain a recent photograph

Statement of Purpose (Guidelines attached at Annexure 1)

4 passport sized colored photographs for each of the applicants. Please write the
name and DOB of each of the applicants on the back of each of the
photograph.

Affidavit from Applicant confirming the authenticity of the documentation being

provided (sample copy attached at Annexure 2)

Qualification and Work experience Evidences (original and 2 sets of photocopies

attested by Public Notary)

IELTS Test report (photocopy and notarized)

Work experience letters from all your employers including the current employer
starting form the recent most (if applicable).

All qualifications documents should be arranged starting from the highest to the
lowest qualification (Certificate and Mark sheets).

Financial Documents in Original unless indicated otherwise (to be provided for each
of the sponsor including parents in the same order)

Affidavit of support (Sample attached at Appendix 3) from:

Parents
Sponsor. Your relationship with Sponsor is _______________________

Evidence of relationship with sponsor such as birth certificate, passport, etc.

Evidence of family income of parent / sponsor. These evidences need to be
certified copies only of the following evidences:
For Employees

Letter from sponsors employer confirming the employment

Income Tax returns for last 3 years
Last 3 salary slips or salary certificate from the employer
Bank statement showing the salary deposited by employer on regular
basis.

For Self Employed

Income Tax returns for last 3 years

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Evidences of business such as visiting cards, invoices, sales tax returns,

business registration documents, rent deed

Partnership deed / memorandum of resolution

For Agriculturists

Income Tax returns for last 3 years

Copy of agricultural land / Jamabandi

Letter from Tehsildar / Deputy Commissioner (Sample attached at

Appendix 4)

Evaluation report AND J-Forms

Lease deed if the land has been leased

For Pension Income

Certificate from bank confirming the monthly pension

Bank statement confirming the deposit

Rental Income

Rent Deed
Income Tax Returns confirming the rental income
Property ownership documents

Interest Income

Letter from bank confirming the interest

Income Tax Returns confirming the interest income

Evidence of following assets:

Savings Bank Account: Bank Statement clearly showing transactions for past 3
months. Please submit original bank statements and 1 set of photocopy (no
need to get it notarized)

Fixed deposits (3 months Old ONLY): 2 sets of notarized photocopies

Provident Fund (only the withdrawal amount): You would need to provide the
following documentation in support of this asset:

Letter from the concerned authority confirming the current balance and
the amount that can be withdrawn for the purposes of education of the
applicant (Sample letter attached at Appendix 5).

Recent most annual statement for GPF.

Note: you would need to provide 2 sets of the notarized photocopies of each
of the relevant document as mentioned above.

Following types of assets held with Post office:

MIS (12 months Old ONLY)

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Recurring deposit (3 years old ONLY)

Term deposit (3 months old ONLY).

Note: you would need to provide 2 sets of the notarized photocopies of

each of the relevant document as mentioned above.

Bank Loan Letter / Overdraft sanction letter along with the evidence of
collateral security mortgaged for the bank loan (Sample attached at
Appendix 6)

Documents required (Notarized only) in support of other applicants included in the

application

Evidences of relationship such as marriage certificate in case of spouse

applicant, birth certificate in case of child applicant.

Passport for each applicant

Other evidences such as engagement / wedding ceremony / Marriage
photographs

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please note that:

only the banks listed in Appendix 7 are acceptable and funds held in any
other financial institutions are not acceptable from India.

the loan should be fully sanction and all the formalities for the grant of loan
should be completed

each financial document (including bank loan) provided by you carries the

complete address, name and phone number (including STD Code) of the
concerned authority.

documents provided by you are recent and are no more than 4 days old

documents are provided in the same order as mentioned in this checklist

documents are not stapled. If you need to staple them, use the paper clip
instead.

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APPENDIX 1
HOW TO WRITE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This is statement from you that clearly outlines the reasons for your undertaking the
proposed course of study in Australia.
While writing the statement of Purpose, please follow the following guidelines:
1. First Paragraph should give a brief introduction to your academic and
employment (if applicable) background. This must highlight the subjects that
you have already studied and are common with the proposed course in
Australia.
2. Second Paragraph should give a brief family background (only if the
proposed course is related to the family background e.g. your father has a
hotel and you propose to study Hotel Management).
3. Third paragraph should give a brief introduction to the field that you wish to
study e.g. computer industry if you propose to study computing. This
paragraph should highlight the growth and the potential that the relevant
industry offers and also must highlight the relevance between your
background and the proposed course in Australia.
4. In the fourth and the last paragraph, you must mention the reasons to study in
Australia and how will the proposed course assist you. You may like to write
that in order to find a good job, you wish to do this course.

APPENDIX 2
AFFIDAVIT
I <<applicants name>> resident of <<complete address>> do hereby solemnly affirm
and declare that:
1. All the documents provided with my application for visa to study in <<Institute
Name>> Australia are authentic and genuine.
2. The concerned authorities have directly issued all the documents provided
with my application for visa to study in Australia.
3. My agent has not procured or helped me in procuring these documents.
4. I shall be responsible for any bogus documents provided with my application
for visa to study in Australia.
5. I have access to sufficient funds of my parents/sponsors.
6. I have no objection if my Agent verifies my Documents
(Applicants Signatures)

Deponent

Verification
Verified that the statement given above is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
(Applicants Signatures)

Deponent

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APPENDIX 3
SAMPLE AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT
This declaration is required to be given by all the sponsors including the parents.
Please note that only one affidavit is required for the couple e.g. single affidavit is
required for mother and father, single affidavit is required from aunt and uncle if they
are sponsoring, etc.
AFFIDAVIT
We Mrs. <<female sponsors name>> and Mr. <<male sponsors name>> resident of
<<complete address>> do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that:
1. That we are sending our <<relationship>> <<students name>> to Australia for
higher studies.
2. That we will bear all the living and educational expenses incurred by our child
during the studies in Australia.
Deponents
Verification
Verified that the statement given above is true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Deponents

APPENDIX 4
SAMPLE LETTER FROM TEHSILDAR FOR AGRICULTURE INCOME
Court Fee Stamp

This is to certify that <<Sponsors name>> resident of <<address of sponsor>> is the

owner of agricultural land located at <<location of land) measuring <<no. of Acres>>
acres. The total income from this land is <<amount>> per acre per annum and net
annual income from the total land is <<amount>>.
Sign and Stamp of relevant authority
Date:

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APPENDIX 5
GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICANTS USING GPF/EPF
Note: If you are showing any balance in the GPF account, you must get the letter
from your employer in the following format. This letter must specify the contact
details of the person issuing the letter including name, address and phone number
and must be accompanied by the recent most statement issued by the employer.
Please note that only the parents can use their GPF/EPF and the GPF/EPF fund of any
friend or relative is not acceptable.
<<Date comes here>>
To whom it may concern
This is to certify that Mr. xyz has a total outstanding balance of Rs. xxxx in his GPF
account with us.
Mr. xyz can withdraw x% of the total amount, which is Rs. xxxxx, for the purposes of
the higher education of his <<relationship>> <<name of child>> in Australia and this
amount is non-refundable.
Name of the person signing the letter
Designation

GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICANTS USING PPF

Note: If you are showing any balance in the PFF account, you must get the letter
from the bank in the following format. This letter must specify the contact details of
the person issuing the letter including name, address and phone number and must
be accompanied by the recent most statement issued by the employer.

<<Date comes here>>

To whom it may concern
This is to certify that Mr. xyz has a total outstanding balance of Rs. xxxx in his GPF
account with us.
Mr. xyz can withdraw x% of the total amount, which is Rs. xxxxx, for any purpose and
this amount is non-refundable.

Name of the person signing the letter

Designation

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APPENDIX 6
FORMAT TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE BANK LOAN LETTER
Note: If you are availing the bank loan for the purposes of the student visa, please
ensure that the loan letter is in the following format as this meets all the requirements
of the Australian High Commission
Reference # _________________
Dated: dd/mm/yy
Applicants Name
Applicants Address
Reference: Your application for loan of Rs. xxx for pursuing < Name of the course> at
<Name of the University>
Dear < First name of the student>,
This is the reference to your above- mentioned application for sanction of loan.
In this context, we are pleased to advise you that we have sanctioned an amount of
Rs.xxx to you for pursuing < Name of the course> at < Name of the University>. The
details of the loan are given below:
1. Loan Amount
2. Purpose
3. Rate of Interest
4. Guarantor
5. Collateral Security

Rs. xxxxx/- (Amount in Words)

For pursuing < Name of the course> at <
Name of the University>
X%
Xxxxx
Xxxxx

6. Repayment

Xxxxx

Signature of the Manager

Name of the Manager
Banks stamp

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APPENDIX 7
RECOGNIZED BANKS
Note: According to the Australian High Commission, the following financial institutions
have met the definition of the acceptable financial institutions as required by
Australian law governing the student visas.

Scheduled Public Sector Banks

State Bank of India

State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Indore
State Bank of Mysore
State Bank of Patiala
State Bank of Saurashtra
State Bank of Travancore
Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra

Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Indian Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab National Bank
Punjab and Sind Bank
Syndicate Bank
Union Bank of India
United Bank of India
UCO Bank
Vijaya Bank

ABN AMRO Bank Ltd

Standard Chartered Bank ANZ
Grindlays Bank PLC
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
Citibank
BNP Paribas
Nova Scotia Bank

Scheduled Private Sector Banks

Vysya Bank Ltd

UTI Bank Ltd
Indusind Bank Ltd
ICICI Banking Corporation Bank
Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
Centurion Bank Ltd
Bank of Punjab Ltd
IDBI Bank Ltd

Scheduled Foreign Banks

For the most recent list of the acceptable financial institutions, please visit
http://www.ausgovindia.com/immigration/studentfunds_india.htm.

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