* A visa with permi

ssion to work enables you to work up to 20 hours a week on a casual basis during course time and full-time during vacation periods. Occasionally family members can also apply for permission to work up to 20 hours a week throughout the year. In the case of masters and Ph.D. students, family members can apply for permission to work unlimited hours. Under certain circumstances dependants of students are permitted to work. The application charge for a student visa with permission to work is A$55.

* The income you get from working in Australia should only supplement your income and not be used as your only source of income. Before you come to Australia, you must show that you have enough money to pay for living expenses, education costs and travel for the duration of your study.

* Most students take part-time or casual jobs at some time during their studies. Some jobs are closely tied to courses of study (such as part-time work by law students in solicitors' offices). Some students teach school children or get jobs on campus in the canteen, the bookshop, in the institution's offices and as lab assistants. Some jobs are entirely outside the education community such as bartending, babysitting, gardening, hospitality, sales, computers, restaurants, or fruit picking

* Some institutions offer a job placement service. If work is available, you will need to obtain a tax file number from the Australian Tax Office. You will need to contact them about their requirements and processes.