澳洲移民局于2023年12月14日发布了第107号部长指令，确定了处理学生和学生监护人签证申请的优先准则。

1、在澳大利亚境外提出的学生签证申请。

2、学校部门、外交或国防部门以及研究生研究部门的申请人。

3、高等教育、海外学生英语语言强化课程 (ELICOS)、职业教育与培训 (VET) 以及在证据等级为1级的教育机构学习的非奖励部门申请人。

4、在澳大利亚境外提交的包含一名18岁以下未婚家庭成员的后续入境申请。

5、所有学生监护人签证申请（在澳大利亚境内或境外提交）。

Ministerial Direction No. 107 provides the highest priority to:

• student visa applications lodged outside Australia by:

• Schools sector, Foreign Affairs or Defence sector, and Postgraduate Research sector applicants

• Higher Education, English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Non-Award sector applicants studying at an education provider with an Evidenc​e Level 1

• subsequent entrant applications lodged outside Australia that include an unmarried family member under 18 years​

• all Student Guardian visa applications (lodged in or outside Australia).