Hi trish! my student visa application is ongoing na. 🙂 it took me months of preparation para hindi masayang ang visa application fee hehe non refundable kasi kaya super research din kami re: student visa. Kakatapos lang namin mamedical and waiting nalang kami sa grant of visa 🙂) from what i know, hindi naman kailangan sa account mo pa itransfer ang funds, kailangan mo lang pakiusapan sponsor mo na gumawa ng Statutory Declaration. 2 years din course ko, est. Au$36,000 ang show money for the 2year course, ang immig parin kasi ang magcocompute ng mga expenses mo at living cost sa australia. And true na kailangan atleast 3mos prior to lodgement of application naka place na sa bank ng sponsor mo ang money. Hindi lang ako sure kung kahit sino pwede magsponsor sayo. Kasi in my case sure na sure ako na pwede dahil immediate family (ate and brother ko), however, dinagdagan din namin support by submitting stat decs of my 2 aunts stating na willing sila magsponsor sakin in case kailanganin. Para dagdag tulong narin sa assessment ng diac 🙂)
Di na kailangan ng agent if meron naman magaasikaso na kapamilya mo sa australia ng course na kukunin mo. Kasi required na enrolled ka muna bago makapag lodge ng application.
Reqts na sinubmit ko:
Application Form
Certificate of Enrollment
Offer Letter
Application Fee Receipt (since binayaran ng ate ko sa diac office sa australia)
Passport
Notarized Copy of Passport
4 passport size recent photos plain b/g
NBI Clearance
Transcript of Records
Diploma
Ielts Certificate
Notarize copy of Nso B.Cert (separate request yung orig. copy request sa Nso online direct nila idedeliver sa embassy)
ITR ko 2010 & 2011
Payslips ko for the past 6 mos
Savings Acct ko / Payroll Acct
Stat Dec ng Sister, Brother, Parents and 2 Aunts ko followed by their bank certifications, recent payslips if applicable, recent credit card statements, cert of employment nila and other financial docs nila.
Overview ng mga steps na ginawa ko:
Aug20,2011 Ielts Exam thru IDP Makati
(in between ganito kahaba preparation ko kasi im pregnant at that time, i just gave birth last Jan2012 kaya earliest na pwede ako makaalis and makapasok is July 2012 Intake, dependent ko pala son ko kasama siya sa application pero di ko na nilagay docs nya under req'ts kasi parang magisa ka lang naman aalis)
Mar14,2012 Set an appointment with PIASI Courier to pick up my application
Mar16,2012 Lodgement of Application sa Embassy thru PIASI Courier
Mar20,2012 Visa Application received at the Visa office of Australian Embassy Manila
Mar27,2012 Embassy Acknowledged receipt of my Visa application & Received request to undergo medical exam
(I need some time to prepare my body hehe para healthy kami pareho ni baby sa medical namen)
Apr02,2012 Medical Exam sa NHSI Makati.
Apr10,2012 Urinalysis Exam sa Nhsi Makati since i have my period pa last 2nd April.
Hanggang dito palang kami, after 10th April i'll update my post here 🙂)
Goodluck satin & Godbless!
Basta pray hard lang but live easy. 🙂)