留学生陪读签证，又叫Student Dependent Visa，一样是学生签证的一种，留学生的配偶可以在澳洲工作，照顾读书的一方，所以非常的实用。对于一些家庭经济不太宽裕的学生来说，一方工作一方读书(573,574签证的配偶可以全日制工作，其他有每周20小时限制)，可以极大的减轻财务压力，甚至可以赚到所需的生活费和部分学费。

　　办理陪读也有几种情况，有的是在第一次办理签证的时候就一起递交了，这样的情况比较简单，只要增加配偶的额外生活费和旅行费用、健康保险费就可以了;另外一种是一方已经有学生签证，另外一方以配偶身份加入，那么，移民局对这样的留学生陪读签证有何要求呢?

　　第一、婚姻状况的界定

　　澳洲移民局认可的配偶关系主要有两种，一种是正式结婚且领有官方结婚证的申请人(可以是在澳洲或者海外登记结婚的)，另外一种是同居超过12个月以上，证据充足的正式的事实婚姻配偶，所谓De facto。很境内的陪读人都是同居的，同居关系的移民局需要提供的证据很多，包括居住、经济、社会和双方之间承诺的关键证据。

　　第二、配偶加入陪读的担保金如何计算

　　长期以来，留学生办理配偶加入陪读的担保金问题，移民局内部的policy一直混淆不清，很多申请人只提供了不读书配偶的生活费，移民局居然也批了，但是有的申请人却被要求提供双方所有的生活费和未交的学费。为此我特别求证了移民局，并且查证了移民法，确认如下：

　　94.2 Subsequent dependant application

　　General

　　Schedule 2 secondary criteria (572.326(b) and 572.330) require:

　　 the student to provide evidence of adequate means to support themselves and their family unit members and

　　 evidence of sufficient funds for travel costs.

　　Under policy, applicants who meet Schedule 5B provisions under 572.332 are also considered to meet 57x.326(b) and 57x.330. If the student did not declare their family members in their student visa application (for example, the student entered Australia on a 560 visa, or the person became a family unit member after the student obtained their student visa), officers may, when assessing whether the family member satisfies this Schedule 2 secondary criterion, be guided by Schedule 5B provisions regarding calculations of living costs and school fees.

　　572.326

　　The Minister is satisfied that:

　　(a) the applicant is a genuine applicant for entry and stay as a member of the family unit of the primary person mentioned in clause 572.322

　　; and

　　(b) that primary person has adequate means to support himself or herself and the members of his or her family unit during the period of the applicant’s intended stay in Australia; and

　　(c) on the basis of the applicant’s stated intention, the applicant intends to comply with any conditions subject to which the visa is granted;

　　and

　　(d) if the applicant is required to give evidence in accordance with Schedule 5B — while the applicant holds the visa, the applicant or the primary person will have access to the funds demonstrated or declared in accordance with the requirements in that Schedule..

　　572.330

　　The applicant gives evidence that there are sufficient funds to meet the travel costs for the applicant:

　　(a) if the applicant is not in Australia — to Australia, and from Australia; or

　　(b) if the applicant is in Australia — from Australia.

　　所以，综上所述，陪读签证需要提供主签证持有人签证期间所剩时间里，双方的生活费和所剩的学费。如果有客户只提供了配偶的生活费，签证也下来的，那只能说你太运气了，遇到了一个比较糊涂的签证官，但是从成功率的角度来看，我们不允许这样做。

　　举例来说，比如小王在LATROBE大学攻读计算机授课硕士(573签证，风险等级为4)，还有1年毕业，其妻子在LaTrobe的3年护士课程已经毕业，但是雅思还没有达到要求，需要时间考雅思，这种情况下，由于职业评估无法通过TR无法申请，所以最佳方案就是其妻子办理陪读，继续考雅思，考出了再递交移民，实在考不到就等小王毕业后递交移民。这种情况下，担保金如何计算呢?

　　小王学费1年20,000澳元+生活费18000澳元+配偶6300澳元+双方机票2000澳元 = 46300澳元，再确定健康保险都买好后，准备好6个月以上的存款，或者存款时间不够也可以做留学贷款(中国的16家银行或者中国银行墨尔本分行也可以做)。

(编辑：Anna)