VET Student Loans

The following documents are accepted as evidence of academic suitability:

• Australian Year 12 Certificate (VCE/VCAL or interstate equivalent). This needs to be the official certificate issued by the relevant Education and Assessment authority of a State or Territory, not the Year 12 Certificate issued by your Secondary School.
• Evidence of successful completion of  a Certificate IV or higher (where the language of instruction is English).
• Competency assessed at Exit Level 3 or above in bksb an approved Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment for both English and Maths mapped against the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). A link to the bksb will be sent to you as part of the course application process. Please ensure you set aside time to complete this assessment honestly as this will assist us in ensuring you are admitted into a suitable course.  The outcome of this assessment will be available to you immediately upon completion of the online assessment in bksb and may be provided to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. 

The VET Student Loans program is only available to Australian citizens, qualifying New Zealand citizens, or permanent humanitarian visa holders who are residing in Australia. To meet the citizenship and residency requirements you need to provide evidence that you meet one of the following categories:

• an Australian citizen
• a qualifying New Zealand citizen, or hold a special visa category such as the New Zealand Special Category Visa, and meet the long-term residency requirements
• a permanent humanitarian visa holder
• a holder of a Pacific Engagement visa (subclass 192).

The following documents are accepted as evidence of citizenship/residency requirements, depending on your citizenship status.

Australian Citizen

• Current Australian passport (expired passports are not accepted)
• Australian full birth certificate*
• Australian citizenship certificate.

*Please note that if you were born in Australia on or after 20 August 1986 and both your parents are listed on your birth certificate as been born overseas then you will be required to provide one of the following additional documents to prove your citizenship:

• one of your parents Australian Citizenship Certificates (granted prior to your date of birth)
• your own Australian Citizenship Certificate; this includes if you are listed as a dependent child on one of your parents Australian Citizenship Certificates (if both your parents were permanent residents at the time of your birth).

For more information on how to prove your citizenship and other documentation that can be accepted to confirm your Australian citizenship, please refer to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.

New Zealand citizen

If you're an eligible NZ citizen with an NZ Special Category Visa you'll need to provide evidence that you have been living in Australia and you meet all the following long-term residency requirements:

• first began to be usually resident in Australia at least 10 years ago
• were a child under the age of 18 with no spouse or de facto partner when you first began to be usually resident in Australia
• have been in Australia for at least a total of eight out of the past 10 years (from when you apply for the loan), and a total of 18 months out of the last two years (from when you apply for the loan).

Victoria University accepts an international movement record as prove that you meet the above criteria. You can apply for a movement record via the Department of Home Affairs. Processing time can vary and we encourage you to apply for a movement record 3-4 weeks before commencing your course.

Once you receive your movement record you need to submit this document along with your VSL application via AskVU.

See 'How to apply & submit VSL application'.

Permanent humanitarian visa holder

• Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) letter
• Passport detailing your visa status
• ImmiCard

Pacific Engagement visa holder

• Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) letter or
• Visa grant letter

If you are under 18 years of age, a parent/guardian must complete and sign a VET student loans (VSL) parental consent form.

This form must be provided to us in addition to the VET Student Loan (VSL) request form and your supporting documentation to meet the academic suitability and citizenship/residency requirements.

Please note: this is not required if you have been assessed by Centrelink as meeting the requirements of receiving the independent Youth Allowance. In this case, you need to provide your Centrelink Income Statement.

You can submit the  VET Student Loan (VSL) request form and supporting documentation in person at one of our VUHQ centres or by email:

1. got to ASKVU
2. click the ‘Email us’ icon
3. log in using your student ID and password, if asked
4. in the subject header type 'VET Student Loan Application'
5. from the 'Topic' drop-down list,  select 'Fees' followed by 'VET Student Loan (VSL) - Applications'
6. attach the VSL Application form and supporting documentation via the 'Attach documents' function.

 

For your TFN to validate, the following personal details on your VU student record must match the details recorded at the ATO:

• Tax File Number
• given name(s)
• middle name(s)
• family name
• date of birth.

If any of these details do not match, your TFN cannot be validated.

You will need to identify why there is a mismatch of information and change your details with either the ATO or VU by the relevant census date.

If your personal details with the ATO are incorrect you will need to update them in one of these ways:

• via the ATO link on your myGov account
• by contacting the ATO.

If your personal details at VU are incorrect you will need to update them by filling out a Personal Details Amendment form (A11).

Once your details have been corrected and you have let us know we can then validate your TFN with the ATO.