If you are an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen, there are
no visa issues related to studying at the Australasian Golf Academy

If you are an international visitor, you will need a visa to travel to Australia and there are a number of
options available to you. The most common visas are either a tourist/holiday visa or a student visa and
your choice will depend on a number of factors, mainly the length of study and the nature of the
course you wish to undertake. Generally, visitors to Australia with any visa other than a student visa
are permitted to study for up to 12 weeks only and are not able to study on a formal course leading to
an award (certificate, diploma etc).

Below are details of which visa you will need for each course offered by AGA:
- Golf Training Program - not eligible for student visas.
- Professional Golf Training Program - if you are studying for 12 weeks or less, you do not need
- a student visa. If you are studying for more than 12 weeks, you will need a student visa
- (sub-class 575).
- Professional Golf Training Program + English - if you are studying for 12 weeks or less, you do not
- need a student visa. If you are studying for more than 12 weeks, you will need a student visa
- (sub-class 575).
- Certificate II or III in Sport - you will need a student visa (sub-class 572).
- Diploma of Sport Coaching - you will need a student visa (sub-class 572).
-- Diploma of Sports Development - you will need a student visa (sub-class 572).

In order to obtain a student visa, you will need to satisfy the general requirements relating to health,
character, health insurance (which we arrange for you), debts to the Commonwealth of Australia and
custody arrangements, accommodation and general welfare if you are under 18 years of age.

For students attending with school aged dependents, these dependents will be required to pay full
fees if they are enrolled in either a government or non-government school.

Further information regarding visas to travel to Australia is available from the Department of
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, by visiting your nearest Australian Embassy, Consulate or High
Commission or by consulting with an educational or migration agent.

Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

As an international student you are required to have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the
duration of your Student Visa in Australia. OSHC will help you pay for any medical and hospital care
you may need while studying in Australia.

Costs

You must pay an insurance premium to cover the period of your stay in Australia as a student as
authorized on your Student Visa. If your spouse and/or dependent children accompany you to
Australia you will need to pay a family insurance premium. Please contact us for costs.
Single OSHC covers only you. Family OSHC covers you, your spouse and dependent children under 18
if they accompany you to Australia. Cover is only provided for medical and hospital care within Australia
from the date of your arrival until the expiry of your student visa. The OSHC premium must be paid
before you come to Australia and will normally be included in the payment you make to the institution
where you will be studying. The institution will transfer the fee to Medibank Private, the insurance
company responsible for OSHC, on your behalf. You must have OSHC for the full period of your
approved stay as a student in Australia. This means you must renew your cover each time you re
-enroll to study, or each 12 months. When you approach your final period of study, up to 18 months
premiums will be accepted. AusVenture can help you extend your OSHC when necessary.

Cover

OSHC helps you pay for a doctor (including specialists) to treat you in hospital, at home or at the
doctor's surgery; for pathology services such as blood tests; and for x-rays. You may choose any
General Practitioner (GP = doctor) you want. When a medical service does not take place in a hospital,
OSHC pays 85% of the government schedule fee for the service. You pay the difference.

For medical services while you are an in-patient at a hospital OSHC will pay 100% of the schedule fee.
In both situations, if the doctor charges more than the schedule fee you pay the difference.

OSHC also helps you pay for hospital treatment. There are two types of hospitals in Australia. Public
hospitals operated by State/Territory Governments and private hospitals, which operate on
a commercial basis.

Public hospitals

OSHC gives you full cover in a shared ward in any public hospital, including treatment by your own
doctor.
The only amount you will have to pay to is the difference (if any) between the OSHC benefit for medical
services and the actual fees charged. OSHC will also cover all charges for out-patient medical
treatment at a public hospital.

Private hospitals

You may choose to be treated in a private hospital. OSHC provides benefits towards treatment
and accommodation in a private hospital. However, some private hospital charges are higher than the
benefit payable from OSHC and you will have to pay the difference. You should check your benefit
entitlement with Medibank Private before going into a private hospital.

What is not covered

OSHC will not pay benefits for any of the following:
pregnancy related services during the first nine months of membership, including premature births,
miscarriages and termination (this applies whether of not you or your spouse were pregnant at the
time of joining); treatment for medical conditions or disabilities that were in existence before you came
to Australia during the first 18 months of membership; assisted reproduction services, such as in-vitro
fertilisation (IVF); treatment arranged before you come to Australia; treatment you need while
travelling to or from Australia; treatment covered by provisions for compensation and damages for
single room accommodation in a public hospital; treatment for any of your children over 18 years of
age; treatment which would not otherwise be covered under the Medicare arrangements eg; health
screening services.

OSHC also does not pay for services such as dental, physiotherapy, optical, pharmaceuticals and
ambulance. If you wish to be covered for these expenses you will need to have additional private
health insurance.