advance application for visa

jessica17

hello po, tanung ko lang sana if pwede ako magapply for visa pero mga after 2 years ko talaga ipupursue ang pagpunta ko ng Australia? Gusto ko sana kumuha muna ng work experience kasi kakagraduate ko lang para if ever may work experience na rin ako. I really want to go there. Never pa rin kasi ako nakapag-apply for any visa.Thank you po in advance! I hope for your immediate response.

LokiJr

@jessica17, unless absolutely in demand ang tinapos mo like engineering or courses related to blue collar jobs, mas mainam po sigurong kumuha muna kayo ng work experience rito.

Ang visa kasi effective immediately hindi tulad ng passport na kahit hindi mo gamitin ng 2 taon, valid pa rin hehe 🙂 Wala ka naman dapat ipagmadali...kakagraduate mo lang so mataas pa makukuha mong points sa age...galingan mo lang sa IELTS para sure ball ang visa mo kahit 2 or 3 years ka pa mag-apply nun 🙂

jessica17

ahh ok, I understand, IT kasi ako in demand kaya yun dun ngayon?

jessica17

@lokiJr hi, pero pwede ba ako kumuha na ngaun ng IELTS?

LokiJr

marami namang trabahong naghihintay sa I.T. dun

Sa kaso mo, baka mas mainam magskills assessment ka muna kung positive ang ibibigay sayo ng ACS. Anytime ka naman puwede kumuha ng IELTS kaso posibleng pag inuna mo yan tapos negative ka sa skills assessment (kasi wala ka pa work exp) edi nasayang lang binayad mo sa IELTS 🙂

jessica17

ah ok. san ba kumukuha ng skills assessment if ever and anu ang ginagawa dun? Parang written exam ba yun?

lock_code2004

@jessica - here are the basic steps:

1) IELTS - 2 years validity.. so wag magtake kung hindi ka pa sure na magaaply

2) Skills Assessment - different assessment body for different groups (ex. IT - ACS Aus Computer Society, Engr- EA Engineers Australia)

3) VIsa application - actual visa application sa DIAC

jessica17

Okay, thanks so much. @lock_code2004 pero ano po ba ang advisable nyong number of years of experience if ever magaaply ako ng visa. Actually , balak ko kasi maghanap ng work dun, if ever hindi ako palarin na may mag employer sponsor sakin and mas madali ba kumuha ng student visa and magkakano kya ang aabutin sa pagaasikaso ng visa. Thanks a lot po!

lock_code2004

@jessica17 - if you are an IT, read ACS skills assessment, may criteria sila how many years of experience based sa degree (IT or non-IT related course)

sa Points system nmn ng DIAC, isa ang work experience sa mga components

3 yrs work experience = 5 pts, 5 yrs = 10pts, 8 yrs = 15pts

dapat makakuha ka ng 65pts in total para maka apply ka ng visa

other factors na may pts are; age, degree, ielts score.. etc..

lock_code2004

For student visa.. depende yan sa course mo.. check mo course na gusto mo and search for schools muna...

LokiJr

I'd say around 5 years of relevant experience or more would be very favorable.

Nilagyan ko ng 'relevant' sa statement kasi baka kung saan-saang industry ka mapadpad (i.e. retail, then IT, then call center, then finance in a span of 5 years) hindi makakatulong sa visa application mo yun hehehe

jessica17

ow okay. Thank you so much for your help. I'd gather first more experiences here. Thank you so much. Naintindihan ko din ang process nito. I hope for your help soon if I am already ready to apply for visa thank you and Good luck! @LokiJr @lock_code2004

lock_code2004

you are most welcome @jessica17 - gudlak sa american idol.. heheh..

if i may suggest, basahin mo ang points system (it will change in July 1,2012)

gawa ka ng tabulation sa excel, ng different scenarios

anung points at certain age
ano ang points mo pag may relevant experience kana..
points depende sa IELTS score mo.
points for you education qualification
points if you want to apply State sponsorhip
other points you may want to claim..

pag meron kana nito, you can visualize, anu kailangan mo, and at what year kana pwede mag apply... then you can start preparing in advance...(budget,documents,time,etc)...

i did this several years ago.. i still have my excel file.. and it helped me a lot.. 😉

jessica17

@lock_code2004 ahh ok. san pala makikita yang point system na yan. and anu yung State sponsorship?. Thank you.

lock_code2004

@jessica -

eto ung current point system from Jul1,2011-Jun30,2012:

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/points-test.pdf

from Jul1,2012 - they will call it Skill Select.. read this link.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/

LokiJr

bata ka pa naman jessica17, huwag mo madaliin ang pagpasok sa Australia.

It's one thing to get in Australia, it's another to get there and find a stable job 🙂

jessica17

Ow. okay. thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it. 🙂 Ayoko lang kasi mahuli at magsisi if ever. At least I know na. "early bird catches early worm" hahah 😃 Thanks so much! @LokiJr

@lock_code2004 thank you so much!