Understanding the Legal Implications and Defending Your Rights
Drug Charges: Understanding the Legal Implications and Defending Your Rights
Drug charges encompass a range of offenses involving controlled substances, from possession and trafficking to manufacturing and distribution. These charges carry severe penalties that can impact your life significantly. Understanding the types of drug charges, potential consequences, and available defense strategies is crucial if you find yourself facing such allegations.
Student Guardian Visa (Subclass 590)
The Subclass 590 Student Guardian Visa allows eligible parents, custodians, or close relatives to live in Australia to provide care, accommodation, and welfare support to a student visa holder under 18, or over 18 in exceptional circumstances. The visa is temporary and usually lasts until the student turns 18 or completes their studies.
Key Features
Care and support: Live in Australia to care for a student visa holder.
Travel rights: Enter and leave Australia while the visa is valid.
Study opportunities: Study an ELICOS course for up to 20 hours per week or other study/training for up to 3 months.
Work restrictions: Employment is not permitted.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must:
Be the student’s parent, legal custodian, or eligible relative.
Be at least 21 years old.
Provide accommodation, welfare, and ongoing support.
Have sufficient funds to cover living expenses.
Hold adequate health insurance for the stay.
Meet health and character requirements.
Hold an eligible substantive visa if applying from within Australia.
Family Members
Generally, family members cannot be included in a Student Guardian visa.
Children under 6 are usually not eligible unless there are compelling reasons or it benefits Australia’s international relations.
Children aged 6 or older must apply for their own Student visa.
Visa Duration and Extension
Valid until the date specified on the visa grant letter.
Extensions are possible by applying for another Student Guardian visa, if eligible.
Visa Cost
Main applicant: From AUD 2,000.
Additional charges for eligible family members, plus potential costs for health exams, police checks, and biometrics.
Reduced fees apply for eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens.
Eligible Countries for Reduced Fees
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
