With the Student Guardian visa (Subclass 590), you can fulfill the following purposes:

• Come to Australia to provide care and support for a student visa holder under exceptional circumstances.
• Be the parent, custodian, or relative of the student visa holder who is 21 years or older.
• Have enough financial resources to support yourself and the student during your stay.
• Provide accommodation, welfare, and other necessary support for the student.

The cost of the Student Guardian visa (Subclass 590) is AUD 710.00.

The Student Guardian visa (Subclass 590) may have the following conditions attached to it:

• 8101: No work allowed.
• 8106: Work limitation.
• 8201: Maximum 3 months of study.
• 8501: Maintain adequate health insurance.
• 8502: Not arrive before the person specified in the visa.
• 8516: Continuously satisfy the visa grant criteria.
• 8534: No further stay.
• 8537: Live with the student and provide accommodation, support, and welfare.
• 8538: Not leave Australia without the student without approval.

For more details, please visit the official visa conditions page.

The processing time for the Student Guardian visa (Subclass 590) ranges from 17 days to 3 months on average.

To be eligible for the Student Guardian visa (Subclass 590), you must fulfill the following criteria:

Have a certain visa:

• You can apply for this visa from both inside and outside Australia.

If you are in Australia, you can apply for this visa if you hold a substantive visa, except for the following:

• Domestic Worker (Temporary) Diplomatic and Consular visa (subclass 426).
• Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream.
• Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995) – only primary visa holders are eligible.
• Transit visa (subclass 771).
• Visitor visa (subclass 600) in the Sponsored Family stream or the Approved Destination Status stream.

Be a parent, custodian, or relative:

• You must be the parent, custodian, or a relative aged 21 years or older.
• The student visa holder can be under 18 years of age or 18 years and older requiring care and support due to exceptional circumstances.
• Relatives include parents or step-parents, grandparents or step-grandparents, siblings or step-siblings, aunts, uncles, step-aunts, step-uncles, nieces, nephews, step-nieces, step-nephews, partners, and children or stepchildren.

Provide for the student:

• You must be able to provide accommodation, general welfare, and support to the student.

Have enough funds:

• You need to demonstrate evidence that you have enough financial resources to cover your stay in Australia, as well as the costs and expenses of yourself, your accompanying family members, and in most cases, the student visa holder.

Bringing children:

• If any member of your family unit is under 6 years old, you cannot be granted the visa unless there are compelling and compassionate reasons or if granting the visa would significantly benefit the relationship between the Australian Government and the government of another country.
• If the student visa holder is under 18 years old, the nomination must be supported by a parent or someone with custody of the student.

Make welfare arrangements for dependents overseas:

• Adequate arrangements must be made for the accommodation, support, and welfare of any family member who is not coming to Australia, is under 18 years old, and does not have a Student visa.
• Adequate welfare arrangements for children aged 6 to 18 years involve living with another parent or custodian or a relative who is at least 21 years old.

Have adequate health insurance:

• You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while in Australia, and it is essential to maintain adequate health cover for the entire stay.
• Reciprocal healthcare agreements may exist between Australia and some countries. For more information, check the reciprocal healthcare agreements with Services Australia.

Be a genuine temporary entrant:

• You must have the intention to stay temporarily in Australia and only engage in activities permitted under this visa.
• Your plan to remain in Australia temporarily will be assessed based on your personal circumstances in your home country, potential circumstances in Australia, immigration history, and other relevant factors.

Not had a visa cancelled or an application refused:

• Your immigration history will be taken into consideration during the application process. Having a previous visa cancelled or an application refused might affect your eligibility.
• However, limitations on applications in Australia may still allow you to apply for a permanent visa under certain circumstances.