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Applying for registration/re-registration to offer courses to international students

The Education Service Providers (Full Fee Overseas Students) Registration Act 1991 (ESPRA) is administered by the Department of Education Services. The Department also has delegated responsibility for ensuring that providers are compliant with the Commonwealth Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and the related National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Oversaes Students 2007.

Under the ESPRA and ESOS an overseas student means a student who is in Australia on a student visa under the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958.

The Department's Policy Guidelines and relevant application material is available below:

Policy Guidelines (pdf 1.49M)
Application for Registration of Institutions and Education Services for International Students (pdf 291k)
Evidence Guide and Audit Schedule (Provider Registration) (pdf 4.16M)
Statutory declaration for international education providers (fit & proper test) (pdf 35k)
Course Registration and Variation Schedule (pdf 3.92M)
Application to Include Work-Based Training in Courses Intended to be Registered on CRICOS (pdf 46k)

The application must be accompanied by an application fee and a completed Tax Invoice. Full details regarding fees are provided at Part B, section 4.2 of the Western Australian Addendum.