a) an applicant who is a citizen of, and who holds a valid passport issued by:
i. the United Kingdom;
ii. the United States of America;
iii. Canada;
iv. New Zealand; or
v. the Republic of Ireland; or
b) an applicant who is enrolled in a principal course of study that is:
i. registered to be delivered in a language other than English;
ii. a registered ELICOS course, as defined in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations;
iii. a registered school course; or
iv. a registered post-graduate research course; or
c) an applicant who is a:
(i) Foreign Affairs student;
(ii) Defence Student; or
(iii) Secondary exchange student; or
d) an applicant, who, in the 2 years before applying for a Subclass 500 (Student) visa, has successfully completed:
i. the requirements for a Senior Secondary Certificate of Education, in a course that was conducted in Australia and in English; or
ii. a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV level or higher that was conducted in Australia and in English, while the applicant was holding a student visa; or
e) an applicant who has successfully completed a minimum of 5 years of study in English undertaken in one or more of the following countries;
i. Australia;
ii. Canada;
iii. New Zealand;
iv. South Africa;
v. the Republic of Ireland;
vi. the United Kingdom;
vii. the United States of America