92 周和 16 个月:485 学习要求的两条线,少一条都不行
「读满两年就行了吧」——485 学习要求(Temporary Graduate visa study requirement)真正的写法比这句复杂: 它是两条独立的线,一条按课程在 CRICOS 上注册的周数数,一条按你人在澳大利亚的日历月数数,必须同时过。
原文怎么写的
When applying for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485), to meet the study requirement, you must have completed in the 6 months immediately before the day you apply for your visa, either: a single eligible qualification that requires at least 2 academic years study or more than 1 qualification that results in a total of at least 2 academic years study resulting in an eligible qualification. You must have completed your study in Australia, in a total of no less than 16 calendar months, while you held a visa authorising you to study. Your course, or courses, resulting in the award of an eligible degree, diploma or trade qualification, must have instruction completed in English and be registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
拆成三句:递交前 6 个月内完成一个(或几个合计)至少 2 个学年的合资格学历;在澳完成、合计不少于 16 个日历月; 学习期间持有允许学习的签证,课程英语授课并在 CRICOS 注册。
第一条线:92 周,按注册时长而不是你读了多久
Two academic years of study equals 92 weeks that contribute towards one or more acceptable qualification. … Two academic years study, or 92 weeks of registered study, is based on the duration of the course as registered by CRICOS. You can take longer to complete your course, but you will only be credited with the number of weeks that CRICOS determines as the standard duration. … Only study that you successfully completed counts towards the 2 academic years. You cannot include failed subjects.
两个学年等于 92 周,这个数字是从 CRICOS 注册时长来的。原文给的例子很直接:一门 CRICOS 注册 78 周的课程, 你花 92 周才读完,也只按 78 周计。反过来,挂掉重修的科目不计——只有成功完成的部分算数。
学分减免(credit / RPL)会直接减掉周数。原文举的例子是:一门 CRICOS 注册 138 周、共 24 个等权重单元的课程, 成功完成其中 16 个单元就相当于 2 个学年,因此最多能用 8 个单元的减免。但下面三种减免不能计入:
- 这些学分已经用在另一门课上去满足 485 了;
- 减免来自澳大利亚境内的非 CRICOS 注册课程;
- 减免来自境外完成的学习。
原文还提醒:成绩单要能显示这些减免是怎么构成你这个学历的,否则会有争议。
第二条线:16 个日历月,按你人在澳的时间
The Temporary Graduate visa study requirement cannot be met in less than 16 calendar months. This period begins when the course commences (generally from the start of lectures and excluding orientation periods) to the date at when all academic requirements have been completed. … However, if your study credits shorten the amount of time you physically studied your course in Australia to less than 16 calendar months, then, you may not meet the Temporary Graduate visa study requirement.
这条线的起点是开课(一般从正式上课算起,不含迎新周),终点是全部学术要求完成之日。它不看学分、不看周数,只看时间跨度。 于是会出现一种典型的「两头不着」:学分减免让你 13 个月就修完了 92 周分量的课程——周数够了,月数不够。
原文给的补救办法有三种,都写在同一段里:
- 让院校取消这些学分减免,自己把科目补修回来;
- 加修院校认可计入该学历的额外单元(例如选修);
- 再完成一个合资格学历,其 CRICOS 注册时长要能补上被减免掉的部分,合计仍到 92 周。
境外那部分课怎么算
You can still meet the Temporary Graduate visa study requirement if your course included study overseas, provided you complete at least 2 academic years of study in no less than 16 months in Australia in a CRICOS registered course. … You must complete at least 16 months of study while you are physically present in Australia. You will not have met the Temporary Graduate visa study requirements if you: studied solely at an overseas campus of an Australian educational institution or studied online or by correspondence with an Australian educational institution while outside Australia.
结论是:课程里有境外学期不影响,只要在澳的部分自己够 2 个学年、且不少于 16 个月。原文的例子是六学期的学士, 第 1、5 学期在境外、其余在澳,照样算得过。但两种情况一分不算——只在澳洲院校的海外校区读、以及人在境外上澳洲院校的网课或函授。
顺带一提:2023 年 11 月 25 日起网课规则已经回到疫情前状态,而疫情优惠期(2020-02-01 至 2023-11-25)内的网课仍继续计入学习要求—— 这句写在各 stream 页面的学习要求栏里。
对照表里怎么填这两栏
首页对照表把这两条线拆成了两行:一行填「CRICOS 注册周数(成功完成的部分)」,一行填「人在澳境内实际学习的日历月数」。 本站不替你从日期推算月数——原文只定义了起止点,没给换算公式,硬推容易把迎新期或等成绩的时间算进去(见 本站归纳)。两行都满足才算过;差一行,工具会直接写清楚差多少。
最后提醒一句原文里的态度:内政部不做递交前评估(The Department does not undertake pre-lodgement assessments…), 学习要求最终由审理官按你提交的完成信与成绩单认定。本站能做的,只是把口径摆清楚。