Hi Rupert,
Thanks for your reply! After reading through my post (and your reply) I have realised that I left out a pretty important portion - after his 4 months study to bidge his Uni Degree, he needs to do 6 months study at Law school. This is the reason that we are not able to stay on the WHV.
We were simply trying to avoid getting two student visas because of the funds they require to have on hand to support yourself. We were under the impression that he would have to apply for a student visa for his first 4 months, and once that was completed apply for another working visa for the next 6 months. The IMMI website states he needs money to cover a return flight (which is fine), course fees (which is fine) and AUD18 610 per year to living expenses. Will this decrese if he only needs to study for 10 months? Or 4 months if he's able to get a student visa first, and a 402 visa second.
Thanks!!