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sept 2014: IELTS done
oct2014: IELTS result 7.5
nov2014: applied at AIH, CSU(got interviewed) and Kent Institute
dec2014: got offer letter from all schools
jan2015: still undecided where to study
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State: NSW
Course: Child Care
Tuition fee per sem: per term sila... usually 2,100 per term (25 weeks) kaya di ako masyadong nahirapan magbayad. Ako lang kasi ang magsusupport sa sarili ko dun. Tinutulungan lang ako ngayon ng parents ko for the show money.
How many semesters:
How many months or years to study: 2 years
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sept 2014: IELTS done
oct2014: IELTS result 7.5
nov2014: applied at AIH, CSU(got interviewed) and Kent Institute
dec2014: got offer letter from all schools
jan2015: still undecided where to study
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sept 2014: IELTS done
oct2014: IELTS result 7.5
nov2014: applied at AIH, CSU(got interviewed) and Kent Institute
dec2014: got offer letter from all schools
jan2015: still undecided where to study
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Joined: Dec 03, 2013
Im already a PR, has been living in melbourne for 1.5yrs now and Im currently working in a bank (first time to work in a bank, was in retail industry for almost all my work life). I am thinking to improve myself and study accounting. I studied BS in commerce major in bus admin sa UST (pinas). Should I be taking a diploma course or a bachelor's degree here in AU? May maccredit kayang units? and lastly, would you recommend online vs campus studies?
Gsto ko lng muna magtanong sa mga experto dito bago ako maginquire sa schools para atleast alam ko na ang itatanong ko. Salamat! Merry xmas na rin!
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Apr 6, 2013 - IELTS-British Council (LRS-8 W-7)
Aug 2, 2013 - ACS Positive Skill Assessment (Diploma Degree)
Aug 6, 2013 - Applied for Victoria SS
Aug 14/15 2013 - Victoria SS Approved/Lodged EOI (Visa 190) - 65pts
Oct 16, 2013 - NBI Fingerprinting at PH embassy in SG
Sept 12, 2013 - SkillSelect Visa 190 Invitation received
Sept 29, 2013 - Lodged Visa 190
Nov 5, 2013 - CO Allocated; GSM Adelaide Team 6;addt'l docs required: SG COC/NBI/Evidence of Health/Went for Medical (Shaw Centre)
Nov 6, 2013 - Applied for SG COC
Nov 8, 2013 - No health examinations are required
Nov 9,2013 - Collected NBI in Ermita Manila/Uploaded to eVisa
Nov 27,2013 - Collected SG COC/Uploaded to eVisa
Dec 02, 2013 - Visa Granted!!!! IED: 07 Nov 2014
Jul 08,2014 - Arrived in Melbourne, this is it!!
Woooohooooo!!!! Nothing is impossible with God!! Thank you!
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Thanks.
07/2016 - Signed with an agent
10/2016 - PTE-A OA70
01/2017 - VETASSESS - Marketing Specialist
03/2017 - VETASSESS positive
03/2017 - EOI submitted
09/2017 - EOI (65 pts)
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not sure where to exactly post this question. i apologize in advance. tatanong ko lang sana kung magkano lahat2 ang ginastos sa visa application with the embassy, or at least a ballpark figure.
hope to hear from anyone soon. salamat
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mag inquire po sana ako regarding schools, had an offer from uni and institute, obviously mas mura si institute which is very convincing and ready to take that path. i asked my cousin na nasa Melb na naging successful for studying and now PR na cya but he went uni. he told me baka daw masayang if institute lang then mag ulit ako pag nasa AU na ako. so may i humbly ask for a very serious advice regarding this matter po? below is my inquiry..
me: BS IT, working for more than 10yrs - IT Sr. Manager
age: 39
looking at: Kent Institute - Bachelors of Science in Business - Specialization in Management or Information Systems. (mas mura and pasok sa budget)
what if University? Master in Information Technology?
question: would you think okay si Kent afterwards to get PR? pointing system ang worry ko baka mababa? then as well a decent job?
please advise po,
Thanks!
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Subclass 500 Bachelor of Accounting/ CQUniversity-Rockhampton/ March 2019 intake
July 18, 2018 - Received Letter Offer from CQU (Unconditional Offer-No IELTS)
September 15, 2018 -Took IELTS-Academic (IDP)
September 28, 2018 - Results day OBS: 7 L:8 R:7.5 W:6 S:6
October 11, 2018 - Received Full Offer from CQU
October 12, 2018 - Paid OSHC worth AUD$ 1,720
October 15, 2018 - Paid Tuition to Flywire
October 17, 2018 - Confirmed CQU received payment
October 18, 2018 - Medical at St. Lukes-Ermita
October 22, 2018 - Received email form CQU for additional docs
Waiting for COE
October 24, 2018 - Received Confirmation of Enrollment
October 25, 2018 - Lodged visa
October 26, 2018 - Grant
Thank you Lord!
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Is there anyone here na graduate ng business course sa Pinas, and tried to get another bachelors degree in AU na different from his BS course in college and work experience sa pinas? As in total career change...just gauging possibilities for myself.
I graduated BS Economics and planning to take a course in Agribusiness in AU...why? mas advance system nila at may chance maka work na mas mataas ang sweldo as part time while working in student visa...any advise pls. TIA!
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Sa davao kami and used an agent 20k php pa that time. What i gathered is that di sila kumukuha ng fee sa students coz we think pag successful naging student sa mga schools na ibigay ni IDP sa inyo duoon sila meron commission. If we had known na meron IDP that time duoon na din sana kami nakatulong yung 20k php dito when we came over.
Nung nagapply kami 3 kami (me, wiffey and our son) even though di pa namin sya nakukuha hangang ngayon we added him sa application namin.
16k++ aud (more or less)
at that time 1st sem (10.5k$) + (3k$ OSHC good for 3 yrs) + 3k$ (visa, ticket, medical)
then pag lapag namin dito (kasi wala kilala in darwin) 5k$ less than 1 month naubos (i cant forget kasi binigay ng auntie nya sa amin) so hugot sinturon talaga kayo. Good thing nakahanap ako ng trabaho bago naubos pera namin) pero barely lang for us. 400$ lang sweldo ko as dependent (can work 20hrs weekly or as they say 40hrs fortnight).
2nd sem (10.5k$ tuition) borrowed from family in the ph
3rd sem (11.5K$ tution) yearly tumataas
4th sem (11.5k$ tuition) finally dahil sa tax rebate and nakaipon na we paid for it with our hard earned savings here.
Charles Darwin University (2014-2016)
Nung nagpa assess kami 3 years (kasi di pa na credit yung RN and masters nya) but nung nasa school na kami took them a few weeks (but we went there almost everyday to bug them) kasi mahal pag di na credit yung 4yrs+ 1yr masters nya back to "year 1" kami (so she has to do 3 yrs) good thing we got it.
The only good thing here in au is wala masyadong age discrimination, meron ako kasama sa work 50++ yrs old. (personal experience ha)
Same din you go to the uni and have your minors credited (or kahit majors mo na meron same description na pwede ma credit) as much as possible para conting units na lang kukunin mo per sem.
If this happens then di ka masyado ma overwhelm sa school assessment. My wife had a hard time doing her assessments and assignments kasi mostly for her puro mga essay (2k-5k words) and its her weakness. Then meron pa plagiarism check so careful talaga pag mag "copy" need nyo to revise.
Due to Bachelor lang (same with us) limited tayo to 20hrs weekly or 40hrs fortnight pag meron class. Pero pag school break you can work full time (so try to find a good company na you can talk to na mabigyan ka ng full time work pag school break ka na) and try to work on sat/sun if you can kasi malaki ang penalty rate. (sat = 1.5 rate, sunday 2x rate)
then always network rami naman tayo dito, so swallow your pride and do hard work. try pa din boss kasi hirap maging student visa dito. limited sa work hours. pero nakaya naman.
May 24 2014 - Form 157A
June 13 2014 - CDU application
July 01 2014 - Asked CDU for late enrollment on intake July 25
July 14 2014 - CDU replied and deferred us to March intake
July 23 2014 - Visa lodge
July 27 2014 - Went to National (davao branch) for medical
Aug xx 2014 - Medical is a-ok
Oct 29 2014 - Visa granted (573)
Nov - March 2015 - look for accommodation and other stuff before going to AU (online)
Nov 27 2014 - Wiffey's Auntie told us to visit her before going to Darwin (we are now in cairns)
Feb 21 2015 - landing to CDU
Mar 03 2015 - Wiffey going to school
Mar 10 2015 - Working as dish washer
June 19 2015 - Wiffey finally found work as a housekeeper
Nov 2016 - Done 4 Semester
Feb 25 2017 - Preparing to submit 485 Visa
Mar 02 2017 - Submitted 485 visa application
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parang chicken and egg (people will not give you their time of day to see ano capabilities mo unless you get a foot in the door) so try to cultivate your network sa area nyo.
Wag ka mag work sa big companies (unless they are known to sponsor) kasi meron ako nakasama sa work he is a chef and 1yr sya nag work and was promised when he was hired na they will sponsor him. Umalis na lang yung nag hire sa kanya na production manager and when he opened it up on the new production manager, he was told that they never sponsors. After nun he just kept working until naka lipat sya ng ibang company that did promise him IN WRITING.
So if you find work just work to keep you afloat tapos never stop looking for the job you want and hope they will sponsor you. No. only the 4th sem ang nabayaran namin.
I don't know magkano ang sem sa ibang school and course. Sa Charles Darwin University 2014-2015 10.5k$ 2015-2016 11.5K$ so probably aakyat na naman eto this year.
Then in the 1st year nahirapan maghanap ng work and overwhelmed pa asawa ko sa assessments and studies nya, i don't want to pressure her about work. Dahil BS lang di masteral yung nursing ang dependent is limited to 40hrs fortnight work. So it was just enough for our weekly dito. Kung masteral pa sana yung course then mas better kasi ang dependent can work full time (if this happened) then i could have paid the tuition without help from the philippines.
Simple breakdown (20hrsx22$)=440$ per week. (200$ rent, 100 food, 50$ fuel)
So lets say in 1 week na save ko is just 50$ (+/-) so in 1 month 200 lang na sa save namin.
Ginawa ko was di ko sya na ipressure to work para maka concentrate sya sa studies. I know i can borrow the funds in the philippines anyway. Mas mahirap pag mabagsak say sa studies and will break down. So balance din with your partner is crucial be with your partner through thick and thin. I took care of the finance and help her encourage and do whatever i can on her assignments and essays (kahit wala akong alam) as long as she knows i am with her.
Good luck guys!
May 24 2014 - Form 157A
June 13 2014 - CDU application
July 01 2014 - Asked CDU for late enrollment on intake July 25
July 14 2014 - CDU replied and deferred us to March intake
July 23 2014 - Visa lodge
July 27 2014 - Went to National (davao branch) for medical
Aug xx 2014 - Medical is a-ok
Oct 29 2014 - Visa granted (573)
Nov - March 2015 - look for accommodation and other stuff before going to AU (online)
Nov 27 2014 - Wiffey's Auntie told us to visit her before going to Darwin (we are now in cairns)
Feb 21 2015 - landing to CDU
Mar 03 2015 - Wiffey going to school
Mar 10 2015 - Working as dish washer
June 19 2015 - Wiffey finally found work as a housekeeper
Nov 2016 - Done 4 Semester
Feb 25 2017 - Preparing to submit 485 Visa
Mar 02 2017 - Submitted 485 visa application
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Timeline: Student Visa Subclass 573 (Masters)
06 July 2015: Visa Grant
April 2018: Uni Graduation
Timeline: Permanent Visa (189) Accountant 221111
18 April 2018: ITA received - Visa 189
04 May 2018 : Lodged Visa Application - Visa 189
29 Aug 2018 - First CO Contact - PCC Qatar (partner)
9 Jan 2019 - 2nd CO Contact - penal waiver
18 Jan 2019 - Updated immiaccount with penal waiver
29 Jan 2019 - Forwarded PCC to gsm.allocated email
8 Feb 2019 - Visa Grant - Finally!!
Timeline: Citizenship
July 2020: Application lodgment
May 2021: Citizenship Exam
Feb 2022: Oi! Oi! Oi! Aussie na din sa wakas!
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Timeline: Student Visa Subclass 573 (Masters)
06 July 2015: Visa Grant
April 2018: Uni Graduation
Timeline: Permanent Visa (189) Accountant 221111
18 April 2018: ITA received - Visa 189
04 May 2018 : Lodged Visa Application - Visa 189
29 Aug 2018 - First CO Contact - PCC Qatar (partner)
9 Jan 2019 - 2nd CO Contact - penal waiver
18 Jan 2019 - Updated immiaccount with penal waiver
29 Jan 2019 - Forwarded PCC to gsm.allocated email
8 Feb 2019 - Visa Grant - Finally!!
Timeline: Citizenship
July 2020: Application lodgment
May 2021: Citizenship Exam
Feb 2022: Oi! Oi! Oi! Aussie na din sa wakas!