AU-500Document Guide

Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

The electronic confirmation your Australian provider issues for a CRICOS-registered course

Last updated Oct 28, 2026

Educational only — not legal advice.

Criteria this document supports

Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

What it shows

A Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) is issued by the Australian education provider once you have accepted an offer and paid the deposit it asks for. It names the provider, the CRICOS course code, the course start and end dates and the tuition fees, and its CoE code is entered in the visa application. A student with more than one course gets a CoE for each.

Strong vs. weak

Strong

Shows the CoE code, provider and CRICOS course code
Shows course name and level, start and end dates, and tuition fees
A start date that has not passed
Course, provider and dates match the application and the rest of the case

Weak

A letter of offer presented in place of a CoE
A course start date that has already passed
A course or dates that differ from what the case records

How to prepare it

Check the CoE code, CRICOS course code, dates and tuition fees when the CoE arrives
Ask the provider for a CoE for each course if you study more than one
Enter the course in the application exactly as it appears on the CoE
Keep the provider's letter of offer too, but never in place of the CoE

Common mistake

Giving a letter of offer instead of a CoE. A letter of offer is not accepted in its place.

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AU-500Document Guide

Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

The electronic confirmation your Australian provider issues for a CRICOS-registered course

Last updated Oct 28, 2026

Educational only — not legal advice.

Criteria this document supports

Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

What it shows

A Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) is issued by the Australian education provider once you have accepted an offer and paid the deposit it asks for. It names the provider, the CRICOS course code, the course start and end dates and the tuition fees, and its CoE code is entered in the visa application. A student with more than one course gets a CoE for each.

Strong vs. weak

Strong

Shows the CoE code, provider and CRICOS course code
Shows course name and level, start and end dates, and tuition fees
A start date that has not passed
Course, provider and dates match the application and the rest of the case

Weak

A letter of offer presented in place of a CoE
A course start date that has already passed
A course or dates that differ from what the case records

How to prepare it

Check the CoE code, CRICOS course code, dates and tuition fees when the CoE arrives
Ask the provider for a CoE for each course if you study more than one
Enter the course in the application exactly as it appears on the CoE
Keep the provider's letter of offer too, but never in place of the CoE

Common mistake

Giving a letter of offer instead of a CoE. A letter of offer is not accepted in its place.

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