Reply to @sisa16: hi sisa! hehe natuwa naman ako sa name mo, parang sobrang confused ka. anyway, don't be. basa ka lang dito sa forum, makakabuild ka ng support group. we are here to help everyone.
yes may GTE pero lahat dadaan sa process na yun (it was implemented last March 2012). My visa is still on process according to the embassy, bachelor's degree holder din ako (BS Pscych and BS Nursing) and yet I enrolled a VET course. (accdg. to my agent that would not be a problem) answer yung the essay part dun sa form.
ang alam ko sa MA yung applicant 20per week lang pwede magwork and pwede lang ata magwork ng 40 hrs. kung may kasama kang husband sa application mo. (kagaya nung friend ko na husband yung wife nya yung nagaaral tapos sya pwede sya mag 40 hrs/ week na work pero c wife 20hrs/wk lang)
i think ang sinsabi ng IDP is yung 2 year post study work visa na new arrangement ng AUS sa applicants ng Nov. 2011-present, in summary read this:
The department of Immigration will be be providing a 2 yr Post-Study Work VISA for graduates who have completed a bachelorβs degree for a period of at least 2 yrs.
Graduates who have completed a Masters by research degree or a PhD in Australia will be eligible for a post-study work visa for three or four years respectively.
check if your couse is eligible for this kasi ang alam ko hindi lahat like yung mga short courses hindi eligible for this, read further here: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/2011-post-study-work.pdf
marami dito sa TAFE sila nagapply, naaprove naman sila.
like what beaj said, mag DIY ka na lang, kaya mo naman na mag-isa, back read ka lang sa forum. π and read mo lang website ng embassy, i think yung Curtin and Murdoch U kasama sa streamlined visa processing and most ata ng TAFE schools kasama din, in that case Assessment level 1 nila iprocess yung papers mo. check for the schools na kasama sa streamlined visa proc.
Cheers! and God bless! π Pray.