Changes to English Language Exemption for Subclass 186 TRT Visa

Student Visa Advice

The government has recently changed the English Language requirements of the subclass 186 Visa, by removing the 5 years full-time study in English as an exemption for the 186 Temporary Residency Transition (‘TRT’) stream visa.

The effect of this is that for those lodging a subclass 186 TRT visa on or after the 16th of November 2019, and not holding a passport from the United States, Canada, New Zealand or Ireland, an English test showing competent English will need to be obtained.

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