They re, generally, friendly and outgoing. When you are in Australia, equip yourself with woollens as winters in Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart can be very cold. Queensland has a tropical climate, whereas Victoria and Tasmania are temperate. While applying for a visa As it is for all countries, students applying for a visa have to produce evidence of having been accepted for a course of study in a registered course. This needs to be supported by a declaration of the ability to bear the costs of the course and living expenses for the duration of stay.
Visas do permit the student to travel outside Australia during vacations.
Most undergraduate courses and many postgraduate courses are divided into two semesters, each spanning twenty eight weeks. The first week of March marks the beginning of the academic year, which comes to a close in the first week of November. Major holiday periods are Christmas, Easter and, of course, the long summer vacations from December to February. A few law schools accept students during the second semester and also run a third semester during the summer to enable them to complete the course. The third semester is also a chance for students to complete their course earlier.