2014 Students dito tayo! ^_^

amedina · January 2014

@push Try to consult IDP. They have free services for consultation, school and visa application. Ask them about your college course.

danyan2001us · January 2014

@hellocayety .....as much as you can do it....it would be better if you can lodge your visa asap........and you only need to pay an initial one semester fees....good luck

deealler25 · January 2014

Hello guys, can I probably ask for tips here on making the essay for visa? As you can see in my timeline meron akong heavy bag: visitor's visa refused.

Meron ba dito, who had a situation where you've had a visa refused and the consul giving you a chance when you re-applied but for a student's visa? I made a bad move kc... I didn't know that I can apply for student's visa even though there's still 6 months before the intake. I just wanted to visit Australia before I lodge for student's visa.

hellocayety · January 2014

@appledeuce, many thanks, William Blue College of Hospitality is included in SVP.
@danyan2001us, many thanks, yes I am starting to collate my documents na.
I will try to update also. Again, thank you very much

DeleteRequest · January 2014

Hi guys i'm new here glad to have come across this website

got my student visa approved luckily wanna meet new people who will be going to Sydney as well.

janinlee · January 2014

Hi guys i'm new here glad to have come across this website got my student visa approved luckily wanna meet new people who will be going to Sydney as well.

Hi! San ka sa sydney?

markier87 · January 2014

Hi all!

I just want to share this scholarship for those who are qualified. Please refer to the given link.

http://www.decinternational.nsw.edu.au/study/tafe/study-options/scholarships#tafe-nsw-scholarships

$2000 is already a big amount for us students.

Newleaf2014 · January 2014

@appledeuce - ask ko lang experience mo re SVP. May offer na kasi kami from Curtin U at Assessment 1, and we're due to lodge for visa application in March. Anu-ano kaya ang proof of financial capacity ang ni-submit mo or hiningi ng embassy?

appledeuce · January 2014

@appledeuce - ask ko lang experience mo re SVP. May offer na kasi kami from Curtin U at Assessment 1, and we're due to lodge for visa application in March. Anu-ano kaya ang proof of financial capacity ang ni-submit mo or hiningi ng embassy?

Assessment 1 ka pala, and if you're going thru the SVP route, don't worry too much about proof of financial capacity. Pag SVP kasi, the general rule is hindi ka na hihingan, enough na dapat that you declare in your visa application that you have access to funds throughout your stay in AU as a student.

Wala pa namang hinihingi sa akin kasi hindi pa ako nagsusubmit ng application LOL. Kakabayad ko lang kasi ng tuition today. Hehe. But if you backread, most, if not all, SVP students weren't required at all to submit proof of financial capacity.

amedina · January 2014

@Newleaf2014 If under SVP, no need to show proof of funds. Just declare this statement in a paper notarised by Justice of the Peace or Notary Public. This is what IDP told me to do:

"I, (your name), declare that I have access to funds from an acceptable source that are sufficient to meet course fees, living costs and travel costs for the full duration of my proposed stay in Australia."

Good luck. Cheers.

markier87 · January 2014

@appledeuce - ask ko lang experience mo re SVP. May offer na kasi kami from Curtin U at Assessment 1, and we're due to lodge for visa application in March. Anu-ano kaya ang proof of financial capacity ang ni-submit mo or hiningi ng embassy?

Hi @Newleaf2014 Curtin ka na para may makakasabay na kami. hehehe When do you expect to leave for OZ? (positive thinking tayo na ok na ang visa.

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loonylovegood13 · February 2014

Hello. Meron po ba naapprove recently?

Newleaf2014 · February 2014

@markier87 - by end of May ang target namin. Aasikasuhin na ang visa in March. Sige, sige, we hope to see you there! Mukhang like na namin ang Curtin - mataas ang ranking ng school compared to EC and Murdoch. Keep us updated with your journey. Wait, how did you bag that scholarship from Curtin? Share naman dyan...

Newleaf2014 · February 2014

@appledeuce - salamat sa response! sana nga wala na gaanong detalyeng hingin ang embassy....Good luck sa ating lahat!!!! On the side, allow me to remark at your high IELTS scores. Alam mo bang ultimate dream ko yang scores mo. Give me tips naman on how you achieved those.

appledeuce · February 2014

@Newleaf2014 no problem. Ako rin medyo kinakabahan kasi if ever wala akong nakahandang proof of financial capacity haha. Feb intake pa naman ako so sana hindi na ako hingan para less delay. Try to back read the "Share some tips for IELTS" thread, marami akong nakuha doon, but I owe my English proficiency (naks) to my nanay kasi andami niyang English pocketbooks nung bata kami kaya naging palabasa ako haha. Sa speaking naman may punto pa rin ako haha pero I worked for a call center before kaya medyo hindi na ganun kahalata.

) Good luck sa application natin.

tin1289 · February 2014

Hello po! Im new here po. Im planning to apply student visa sa australia din po but im a bit confused po and worried at the same time nursing graduate po ako at registered nurse po ako.. Kakaaatend ko lang ng orientation at ang consultancy firm ko ay sinasugest na itake ko po n course eh bachelor of business (community service management) sa stott's college po.. Tama po b na ito po itake kong course po? At yung part time job po b jan is enough to sustain all my expenses po? Pls help me clear all this issues salamat po

tin1289 · February 2014

Ang consultancy firm ko po ay firstec ok po ba tong consultancy firm na to?

danyan2001us · February 2014

@tin1289 ....just make it sure na yong kukunin mo na course is related sa background mo at saka sa course mo sa atin.....then if you will rely solely on your part time job for your needs (tuition plus everyday expenses), kaya naman but you should be showered with luck as well kasi honestly hindi madali maghanap ng work dito kahit na part time...pero here in melbourne ang madali dito ay aged care jobs....so if you are interested to go and set your foot in that field...maybe again with luck, makakaya mo all your needs...any good luck sis....

appledeuce · February 2014

Hello po! Im new here po. Im planning to apply stu
dent visa sa australia din po but im a bit confused po and worried at the same time nursing graduate po ako at registered nurse po ako.. Kakaaatend ko lang ng orientation at ang consultancy firm ko ay sinasugest na itake ko po n course eh bachelor of business (community service management) sa stott's college po.. Tama po b na ito po itake kong course po? At yung part time job po b jan is enough to sustain all my expenses po? Pls help me clear all this issues salamat po

Welcome to PinoyAu! Based sa mga nababasa kong experiences ng RNs, they usually opt to take a bridging course para mas mabilis then apply for a PR visa afterwards. Maraming nurses dito, I'm sure they'll offer their 2cents.

With regard to expenses, unless may free accommodation ka (relative/friend), mahirap pagkasyahin ang earnings from part-time jobs for school fees, lodging, food and everyday expenses, especially if you're gonna abide by the 40hrs work per fortnight rule. Unless mag visa 574 ka which will give you rights to unlimited work hours, or kung may dependent ka who can also work to augment your income. Pero maparaan naman tayong mga Pinoy so kahit mahirap we overcome adversities

danyan2001us · February 2014

Sharing with you guys this latest IMMIGRATION NEWS: ( sharing with you here since this is concerning all of us na nasa category na ito)

Just a part of this news item guys:

"It seems that in most cases the $15 billion Australian international education industry is suspended between the government's need to develop and sustain it and the Immigration trying to limit the number of non-genuine students. Stephen F Nagle, the director of Holmes Institute says "Governments do not understand the export education market well. There is always a conflict between the education department, which wants to encourage international students to come to Australia, and the immigration department, which wants to keep them out."

The latest in the string of student visa crackdown measures are letters that are being sent to students who have moved from Stream-line Visa Providers (SVP) to non SVP providers. From March 2012, SVP ensured that prospective students faced a less arduous application process if they provided confirmation of enrolment from a participating university in Australia at bachelor, masters or doctoral degree level. Such applications were treated as though they were a lower migration risk, regardless of their country of origin.

In letters issued recently to a number of students they have been informed that they are in breach of their student visa condition 8516 if they are continuing to pursue the same qualifications but have moved education providers from an SVP to a non SVP provider. This breach only applies to students from lower assessment level countries; that is the nations whose citizens Australia deems as likely to overstay their visas.

A Korean student on condition of anonymity tells us "In my opinion, being at a Uni doesn't automatically mean you get better education, I had such a hard time with Management accounting at a University but once I moved to Holmes Institute, the teacher was great and I passed the subject with flying colours. SVP or not, university or a college all that matters is the teacher, if a teacher can teach the subject right and you learn what you're meant to who cares where you get your degree or diploma from? In my opinion, it's unfair that since I am from a higher assessment level country I won't be penalized for changing course providers and someone else from another country is being penalized. Isn't that discriminatory? "-

Source: IMMIGRATION NEWS as reported by: Tanaya Das

N.B. If you want to read the whole news, just pm me and ill send you the whole news item....cut ko lang kasi baka sobrang haba na....hope this info will help us to be more knowledgeable onn what's going on with OZ immigration nowadays....

appledeuce · February 2014

^mali naman din kasi yung ginagawa ng mga students who make use of the SVP process to get a visa for 573/574 para maiwasan yung proof of financial capacity tapos saka lilipat sa mas murang school or course na hindi covered ng SVP. To begin with, that's why you are being asked to declare in your application that you have sufficient access to enough funds to cover for your tuition and living expenses for the entire duration of your stay in OZ.

tin1289 · February 2014

Another queries po.. I have a friend po na nasa autralia na and he wanted to help me na magdirect nalng ng student visa, sya nalang daw mageenrol sa akin dun.. Tapos ako nalng daw magprocess sa Australian embassy.. Wag na daw ako magconsultancy firm.. Anu po masasabi nyo

amedina · February 2014

@tin1289 I suggest take nursing again. There are a lot of options. You can take bridging course or bachelor. Kasi very in demand ang nurses dito. Madaming work sa nursing homes at hospitals. And also nursing grad ka na at RN ka pa. Baka ma-question ang genuity mo ng DIAC if mag babago ka ng course. As for part-time work, don't depend on it because mahal ang living expenses here. Depende na lang if may relative ka dito for free accommodation. Evrything here is expensive. Just my two cents.

Pattycorky · February 2014

Another queries po.. I have a friend po na nasa autralia na and he wanted to help me na magdirect nalng ng student visa, sya nalang daw mageenrol sa akin dun.. Tapos ako nalng daw magprocess sa Australian embassy.. Wag na daw ako magconsultancy firm.. Anu po masasabi nyo

Hi po.. Personally po I think mas better if mg consultancy firm kc mas mgguide k nila kung anu mga dpt m gawin.. May mga firms nman po n hnd nagchcharge like IDP And also there's AMS n ang ichcharge lng is 2,000php for assessment lng tpos wla kn iba bbayaran sa knila. Mas better kc pg s consultancy dhil pg may mga concerns and questions k they are more than happy to assist you.. :-)

Newleaf2014 · February 2014

@Pattycorky may mga agencies naman who do not charge any fees like Australia Bright. Just ask before you engage with one.

Newleaf2014 · February 2014

@amedina - Ayuuuus! sana nga declaration lang ang hingin sa amin! Thanks for your response.

hellocayety · February 2014

Hi everyone!Nabuhayaan naman ako ng loob regarding sa financial requirement for SVP, lets cross our fingers. Sana nga hindi na magrequire. Question po regarding insurance, is it necessary na full payment for the duration of your course or puwede yong 1st year muna?I know IDP can answer me but they will not entertain if incomplete pa requirements, the same sa akin : ). Thanks in advance

danyan2001us · February 2014

@hellocayety ..ang insurance is for the whole duration sa iyong program or course...

ozdreamer0323 · February 2014

Hi po guys, ask ko lang po sana. If visa grant ka na po for student visa let swy ng march tas intake mo is may, possible ba yun and pede ka na ba pumunta sa oz nun? Natanong ko to sa maling thread kahapon e hehehe.

appledeuce · February 2014

Hi po guys, ask ko lang po sana. If visa grant ka na po for student visa let swy ng march tas intake mo is may, possible ba yun and pede ka na ba pumunta sa oz nun? Natanong ko to sa maling thread kahapon e hehehe.

Just in case this hasn't been answered yet in that maling thread, yes, you can go to OZ any day after your visa is granted. Hindi ka lang muna makakapagwork until your classes commence.