Student Visa (Step by step)

ArkitekGanda

Hi po. Possible po ba or meron po b dito na architect tapos nag student visa? Pwede po kaya na instead of BS arki or masteral ang kunin ko sa Australia mag tafe na lng ako related sa interior design since related naman yung dalawa. Para po mas mura sana. Tho di sya pathway to PR yung tafe course na yun, baka pwede ang sunod step ko is 190 visa at least may madagdag lng na points na nag aral ako dun. 😅 any insight po?

ramones_cmg1925

Anyone here waiting for an offer letter from Macquarie University? I submitted my documents 3 weeks ago. Is this normal?

jrt1114

Hello magandang araw po sa inyo. Balak ko po kasi sanang ituloy ang mag Australia. I'm an electrical engineer with 5+ years of relevant work experience (may positive assessment na rin po ako from EA noong 2019). Ang nakikita ko po ay mag simula sa Student Visa and maka acquire pa sana ng additional points. Possible po ba na mameet ung Australian Study Requirement ng hindi kumukuha ng Masters? Any suggestions po na course na pwede ko itake para mameet ung requirement? Maraming salamat po.

deedee24

Hi. Anyone applying for student visa na nakapagmedical na? Anyone po from Dubai? Saan po kayo nagpamedical? Thanks. ☺️

ina008

Hi po! Hingi po sana ako ng advice. I have 7 years of relevant work experience as software engineer based sa ACS result although more than 10 years na experience ko. Tanong ko lang if mas okay ba i-push ko yung skilled immigrant visa 189/491 OR mag student visa na lang ako para mas mapabilis? Medyo may edad na din po kasi ako malapit ng mag 40 so baka matagalan.

May nakita akong 2-years na diploma course sa IT Web specialization, macredit po ba to para mag apply ng permanent residency later on? OR need talaga Masters ?

Pwede po ba akong mag-apply ng PR while studying? since pasok naman points ko sa EOI which is around 75 points

Bali yung naisip kong pathway is mag student visa ng 2-years diploma sa IT tapos while nagstudy ako mag-apply din ako ng skilled immigration visa. Pwede po ba yun?

Salamat po

lunarcat

@ina008 said:
Hi po! Hingi po sana ako ng advice. I have 7 years of relevant work experience as software engineer based sa ACS result although more than 10 years na experience ko. Tanong ko lang if mas okay ba i-push ko yung skilled immigrant visa 189/491 OR mag student visa na lang ako para mas mapabilis? Medyo may edad na din po kasi ako malapit ng mag 40 so baka matagalan.

May nakita akong 2-years na diploma course sa IT Web specialization, macredit po ba to para mag apply ng permanent residency later on? OR need talaga Masters ?
Pwede po ba akong mag-apply ng PR while studying? since pasok naman points ko sa EOI which is around 75 points
Bali yung naisip kong pathway is mag student visa ng 2-years diploma sa IT tapos while nagstudy ako mag-apply din ako ng skilled immigration visa. Pwede po ba yun?
Salamat po

Hi, my two cents, they will advise you to take Masters or any specialisations related sa skills especially sa age. ACS don't accept education lower than Bachelor's degree, so di eligible yong Diploma courses. Try 491 visa regional skilled visa or direct PR application na.

chemistmom

@ina008 said:
Hi po! Hingi po sana ako ng advice. I have 7 years of relevant work experience as software engineer based sa ACS result although more than 10 years na experience ko. Tanong ko lang if mas okay ba i-push ko yung skilled immigrant visa 189/491 OR mag student visa na lang ako para mas mapabilis? Medyo may edad na din po kasi ako malapit ng mag 40 so baka matagalan.

May nakita akong 2-years na diploma course sa IT Web specialization, macredit po ba to para mag apply ng permanent residency later on? OR need talaga Masters ?
Pwede po ba akong mag-apply ng PR while studying? since pasok naman points ko sa EOI which is around 75 points
Bali yung naisip kong pathway is mag student visa ng 2-years diploma sa IT tapos while nagstudy ako mag-apply din ako ng skilled immigration visa. Pwede po ba yun?
Salamat po

Madami po ako nakikita na nagagrant na Software Engineer in less than a year kasi nasa PMSOL list yung occupation. For me, mas okay na mag diretso 189/190/491 na po kayo. Kasi kung magstudent ka pa, later on magaapply ka din sa 189/190/491. Kung may assessment ka na at PTE, pwede ka na gumawa ng EOI.

Try niyo po magjoin sa group na to sa FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/skilledvisaaustralia

ina008

Thank you @chemistmom and @lunarcat sa advice. Appreciate it.

jrt1114

Magandang araw po. Nag babalak po kasi ako mag apply ng student visa. Ask ko lang po. Isasama ko po kasi si wife and 4 month old baby, may special process pa po ba kapag may kasamang infant na dependent?

athelene

@jrt1114 said:
Magandang araw po. Nag babalak po kasi ako mag apply ng student visa. Ask ko lang po. Isasama ko po kasi si wife and 4 month old baby, may special process pa po ba kapag may kasamang infant na dependent?

I don't think there's any special process if infant ang dependent. Generally any application for student dependent visa will require an additional amount of money for living expenses, documents showing relationship, and of course health insurance. As a family of 3, the cost of health insurance will be much higher than if you were applying as a single person with no dependent. You can check the websites for health insurance providers (Medibank, Allianz, nib, etc.) about pricing/quote for health insurance for a family of three for the entire duration of your stay.

jrt1114

@athelene said:

@jrt1114 said:
Magandang araw po. Nag babalak po kasi ako mag apply ng student visa. Ask ko lang po. Isasama ko po kasi si wife and 4 month old baby, may special process pa po ba kapag may kasamang infant na dependent?
I don't think there's any special process if infant ang dependent. Generally any application for student dependent visa will require an additional amount of money for living expenses, documents showing relationship, and of course health insurance. As a family of 3, the cost of health insurance will be much higher than if you were applying as a single person with no dependent. You can check the websites for health insurance providers (Medibank, Allianz, nib, etc.) about pricing/quote for health insurance for a family of three for the entire duration of your stay.

Maraming maraming salamat po sa info ma'am.

Kape

Hi. May nakaexperience na po sa inyo na nagrantan ni SV kahit mas beyond pa sa 90 days before intake? Feb pa po kasi ung intake ko pero plan po sana September makapunta na ko dun.

athelene

@Kape said:
Hi. May nakaexperience na po sa inyo na nagrantan ni SV kahit mas beyond pa sa 90 days before intake? Feb pa po kasi ung intake ko pero plan po sana September makapunta na ko dun.

You can apply for your visa 5-6 months ahead of intake. In my case (pre-pandemic), the intake was mid-July, and I applied in late January. I got my visa roughly 4 weeks later, and flew out to Sydney 1-2 weeks before start of classes. Nowadays, there are delays in visa processing so apply early as much as possible.

Kape

@athelene said:

@Kape said:
Hi. May nakaexperience na po sa inyo na nagrantan ni SV kahit mas beyond pa sa 90 days before intake? Feb pa po kasi ung intake ko pero plan po sana September makapunta na ko dun.
You can apply for your visa 5-6 months ahead of intake. In my case (pre-pandemic), the intake was mid-July, and I applied in late January. I got my visa roughly 4 weeks later, and flew out to Sydney 1-2 weeks before start of classes. Nowadays, there are delays in visa processing so apply early as much as possible.

Thank you very much! Supposedly July 2022 intake kasi ako then because of the additional biometrics and late slots for medical and biometrics hindi ako aabot, kaya nagpadefer kami agad. Then reapplied for Feb 2023 intake agad.

athelene

@Kape said:
Thank you very much! Supposedly July 2022 intake kasi ako then because of the additional biometrics and late slots for medical and biometrics hindi ako aabot, kaya nagpadefer kami agad. Then reapplied for Feb 2023 intake agad.

So you've done your biometrics and medicals na? Just apply as early as possible para hindi ma-stress while waiting :smile: and you can get cheaper tickets pag hindi last minute flights

Kape

@athelene said:

@Kape said:
Thank you very much! Supposedly July 2022 intake kasi ako then because of the additional biometrics and late slots for medical and biometrics hindi ako aabot, kaya nagpadefer kami agad. Then reapplied for Feb 2023 intake agad.
So you've done your biometrics and medicals na? Just apply as early as possible para hindi ma-stress while waiting :smile: and you can get cheaper tickets pag hindi last minute flights
Done lodging, biometrics will be this July pa then medical 1st of Aug. As long as may visa grant, I plan to fly na to aus para makasama agad ang family dun.

athelene

@Kape said:
Done lodging, biometrics will be this July pa then medical 1st of Aug. As long as may visa grant, I plan to fly na to aus para makasama agad ang family dun.

As far as I know, you can enter Australia on a student visa up to 90 days prior to the start of classes. But I don't know if that has changed due to the pandemic.

Kape

@athelene said:

@Kape said:
Done lodging, biometrics will be this July pa then medical 1st of Aug. As long as may visa grant, I plan to fly na to aus para makasama agad ang family dun.
As far as I know, you can enter Australia on a student visa up to 90 days prior to the start of classes. But I don't know if that has changed due to the pandemic.

Thank you. Parang 90 days padin. Pero sana pwede 😩 ang dami kasing paalis ng bansa kaya grabe sa unahan ng slots.

baiken

Hello po, just wanted to ask for a friend. If ever gusto mag-apply for SV, san po pwede magbasa-basa to find out ano mga requirements for it?

Brief Info:

Graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science sa PLM.

Turning 41 years old this year.

Ano po kaya pwedeng pathways for higher learning para sa SV?

Pwede pa ba mag-SV kahit ganun na po age? 🙂 hehe dami tanong

pasensya na po kayo, di ko alam saan mahahanap sa forum page, baka nag-update na din kasi ng requirements for it.

all the best po! 🙂

athelene

@baiken said:
Hello po, just wanted to ask for a friend. If ever gusto mag-apply for SV, san po pwede magbasa-basa to find out ano mga requirements for it?

Brief Info:
Graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science sa PLM.
Turning 41 years old this year.
Ano po kaya pwedeng pathways for higher learning para sa SV?
Pwede pa ba mag-SV kahit ganun na po age? 🙂 hehe dami tanong
pasensya na po kayo, di ko alam saan mahahanap sa forum page, baka nag-update na din kasi ng requirements for it.
all the best po! 🙂

As far as I know wala naman age limit for student visa (although kung skilled migration ang objective, better do it soon para eligible pa sya after grad). How many years of work exp do they have? Ano exactly ba gusto nya aralin? Popular courses nowadays na related to ComSci/IT is Cybersecurity, FinTech, Data Science. When you say "higher learning," I am assuming that it's post-bachelor programs, so the options are going to be Graduate Certificate (1 sem or 0.5 year), Graduate Diploma (1 year), or Master degree (1.5 - 2 years). If your friend wants to access 485 visa, they have to do the 2-year master's degree.

Best resource to find documentary requirements for SV is Home Affairs website.

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