If you turn 18 before you arrive in Australia, you do not need to have welfare arrangements in place, if you:
complete questions 1 to 8 in Form 157N Nomination of a student guardian
have your parent or legal custodian sign the form (Form 1229)
attach the form to your application
If you are applying for a student visa and you are under 18 years of age, you must have adequate welfare
arrangements in place. To meet the requirements of welfare arrangements, the following points are needed:
You nominate a student guardian and complete Form 157 and Police Clearance. The nominated guardian
can be a parent, legal custodian or relative over 21 years of age as your student guardian, or
Education provider organizes your welfare arrangements and issue a Confirmation of Appropriate
Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW)
If your nominated guardian is applying for a student guardian (subclass TU-590) visa, both applications
should be made at the same time
The minimum period on the Welfare Arrangement (CAAW) letter must be:
the same period of time as your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)
plus 7 days at the end of your enrolment or until you turn 18 on the birthday
