Bring your family with you as you study abroad with your student visa

For some students, studying alone in unfamiliar places can often get lonely. One best thing to do to alleviate this is to have your family be with you, even for a just short time. However, it goes without saying that academic calendars often get hectic—especially for masters and doctorate degrees—so going home is not exactly an option. But what if you can bring your family with you as you study abroad? With your student visa, that’s possible!

1. Canada: Temporary Resident Visa

Canada has a generous immigration policy which makes it easy for international students to have their loved ones join them in their study abroad [living]! With a Student Visa, international students can bring their parents with them on a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). With the same Student Visa, they can also support their partner’s application for a TRV or a Work Permit, and their children’s Visitor Record. 

2. Australia: Dependent Entrants and Subsequent Entrants

Like Canada, Australia, too, is a welcoming nation to people with Student Visas. A Student Visa holder can declare their immediate family on their visa application and can immediately fly with them to Australia and stay for as long as the Student Visa lasts. Under this kind of entry to the country, the immediate family coming with the student are called Dependent Entrants. The other kind of entry will refer to them as Subsequent Entrants, wherein an existing Student Visa can support an immediate family’s application for a Student Visa (Subsequent Entrants) classification. Once approved, the family members can then follow their student to Australia.

3. UK: Student Visa Dependents

For the United Kingdom immigration, students of a post-graduate degree in possession of a Student Visa can declare their partner and children as Dependents of a Student Visa. These family members can then stay in the country for as long as the Student Visa is valid.

4. Ireland: Family Reunification Visa

Ireland also makes it easy for family members to come stay in their country with their Family Reunification Visa. A PhD student studying in an Irish-accredited program can use their Student Visa to sponsor and support their immediate family and elderly parents to get approved for a Family Visa.

5. New Zealand: Visitor Visa or Work Visa

And for New Zealand, immigration is fairly straightforward. Students with Student Visas can support their partner’s or children’s application for a Visitor Visa to get a higher rate of approval. They can also use their Student Visa to support their partner’s application for a Work Visa which may also get a higher chance of approval.

Let IDP help you fulfill your study abroad dreams!

No matter where you want to study, your visa can help you bring your family with you! Enquire with IDP and let us help you with your study abroad dreams from Student Visa applications to your university journey! 

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