Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The citizenship or residency requirements for * OS - HELP assistance are that the student in question is:
(a) an Australian citizen; or
(b) a * permanent humanitarian visa holder, an * eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder or a * Pacific engagement visa holder; or
(c) a student to whom subsection (2) applies.
(2) This subsection applies to a student who:
(a) is a New Zealand citizen; and
(b) either:
(i) holds a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; or
(ii) is a * permanent visa holder who, immediately before becoming a permanent visa holder, held a special category visa under the Migration Act 1958 ; and
(c) both:
(i) first began to be usually resident in Australia at least 10 years before the day referred to in subsection (3) (the test day ); and
(ii) was a * dependent child when he or she first began to be usually resident in Australia; and
(d) has been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 8 years during the 10 years immediately before the test day; and
(e) has been in Australia for a period of, or for periods totalling, 18 months during the 2 years immediately before the test day.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the day is the earlier of:
(a) if the student has previously made a successful * request for Commonwealth assistance under this Chapter in relation to the * course of study the student is enrolled in with the home provider--the day the student first made such a request; or
(b) otherwise--the day the student made the request for Commonwealth assistance in relation to the period.