Working Student

kirstinkreuk · May 2012

hello mga pinoy Au!

we need advice po re: study and working in au

Me and my hubby decided to go to Au habang bata pa and wala pang baby. Since walang skilled na pwede for both our occupation last resort namin is student visa. I have red many forums re student visa but still we are confuse and afraid as well to pursue Au.

Ask ko lang po,
1. Mahirap po bang makahanap ng work with student visa holder wd 20 hr/week restriction but my hubby can work unlimited since masters naman kukunin ko (true ba ito??)
2. We can afford the tuition fee for 1st sem and yung pocket money namin around 250,000 Php ay utang lang so we need to find work asap. Good for ilang months kaya itong pocket money?
3. Sa Victoria Uni in Melbourne ako papasok since yun na yung pinakamura na tuition fee at $9000 . Ok po ba ang school na to?
4. I have red in many forum na racial discrimination in Melbourne is rampant based sa mga indian students (how true po ba ito).
5. We can still change the city/uni coz dpa ako ngbabayad ng Tuition fee. Any suggestion if sang city maganda for students and san mabilis makahanap ng work?
6. Lastly, pwede bang magbusiness wd student visa if d kami makahanap agad ng work like benta benta lang ng food coz I know how to bake and cook food.

Thank you in advance.

Robbie1977 · May 2012

hi Kirstinkreuk,

base s application namin ngyun...student visa rin.

1.as a student, mdali nman mkkhanap ng partime work and you r allowed to work (student 20hours per week), dependant visa ang asawa mo fulltime sya. master or degree same ang rules s hours ng trabaho...at di dpat mamili ng work as long mkksurvive s lhat ng expenses.
2. s pocket money nman.....s pinas plang kung apply tru agent or personal application, u need to pay s english test,visa fees,medical fees,enrollment fee for ist semester 100aud +7500aud ist tuition fees,plane ticket fee.
ung samin n tuition ee 7500aud lang 2years course MBA,mahal tlga s melbourne.kami s sydney-victoria university.
and we need sponsor to the student visa application.
3. racial discrimination.....kahit nman san MERON....andito kami ngyun s singapore.
4. kung me CoE n from school nkpgdeposit k n nun ng enrollment fee kya k nbigyan ng CoE.
then proceed to student visa application kn.
5. sideline cguro pwede, un pagluluto & pgtitinda.

ng-agent b kayo? or sariling apply?

thanks

kirstinkreuk · May 2012

yes nagECA kami. Sana makapglodge kmi ng visa by june para makahabol ng july intake. Sa melbourne ba plan nyo?

sohc · May 2012

madami ako friends na student visa, I really cant believe their stories regarding discrimination and how hard it is to find a job but that is in Sydney. For student visa sabi nila, its not what you know its who you know to have a work.

You may also want to check south australia state migration plan offlist, baka andito yung work nyo. Once nagaral ka sa SA ng 2 years they can give you a state sponsorship which is the route to 475 or 176 visa.

kirstinkreuk · May 2012

Thank u for d advice. ask ko lng sis if sa SA madali ba makahanap ng work if ur on student visa? ngbrowse na din ako re state sponsor. Ok ba ito if 1.5 year yung course then magshift into other course para maging 2 years or 2 years na full time dapat?

Jenny_sg · May 2012

Hi, kirstinkreuk!

pwede magtanong about sa student visa? undependants ba ng student visa eh pwede magwork fulltime?tapos pwede malaman kung ano un ielts requirements?Plan ko rin kasi mag-aral related sa nursing dyan.Nakapagielts nako kaso 6.5 lang ako(academic sya)L-6.5,R-6.5,W-6.5,S-7.OB-6.5.Mahirap talaga ako maka 7.Thanks in advance!

kirstinkreuk · May 2012

ielts req depende yan sa Uni/school na papasukan mo and depende din sa course mo. try to search for d school n then check ur course n iealts req. If bachelor deg kukunin mo i think 6.5 ang band score, better check ap din. With regards sa work restriction that will dpend on d course n d ur visa stamp.

Jenny_sg · May 2012

Thank u kirstinkreuk!
nagsearch ako at pasok naman un ielts ko sa Certificate III Aged care at 6 lang un required na ielts bale 1 year course sya kaso un sa hubby ko pwede ko ba sya maging dependants tapos pwede ba sya mag work don for fulltime?mababa kasi un ielts nya,actually plan b ko to kasi nag-aapply talaga kami ng ng 176 visa kaso nga un ielts di nya daw kaya maka7,pero magretake sya uli,hopely madali nya na kaso nanghihina na loob nya.Kung sakali di mag work out tong 2nd take nya plan b kami.Pwede kaya sya magfulltime work don sakali mag student visa ako kasama sya?Though, maganda naman dito un work sa Singapore every year promoted at may bunos up to 8 months sya kaso di naman kami PR dito at sobra higpit ng goverment dito sa mga foreigner.Gusto ko lang talaga ng permanent na place na pwede kami magkabahay at makapgwork din ako at the same time.Thanks again!

kirstinkreuk · May 2012

If ur on a student visa u can bring ur hubby wd u as ur dependent. both of u can work only 40 hours per fortnight unless u plan to study master or research in which ur hubby can work fulltime. check diac nandun lahat mga guidlines re student visa.

Leymanny · May 2012

Hello po bago Lang po ako dto I'm I find this forum very helpful. Dto ako kumukuha info bago mg start application,im thinking po kng anu visa pde sa akin. My exp is more on sales representative and customer service. I'm working here in Sg and meron naman ako nkita na pde un sales rep na trabaho kso me category. So ang option for me is student visa tlg. Ask ko Lang magkano po ba ang mgagastos pag 2 yr course kinuha mo. Estimated Lang po for the entire application n. Sasama ko rin po hubby ko as my dependent. Thanks po sa sagot 

welfred0518 · May 2012

i just got my student visa. im planning to go there july. madali ba makahanap ng part time work sa sydney? and is it possible to have two part time job?

Robbie1977 · May 2012

@leymanny....agency kmi s Pinas,un tita ng hubby ko,ms alam nya n kc lhat ng ggawen at reqts khit andito kami s Singapore,ngtry n kc kmi ng subclass visa 175 pero plan B nmin student visa...ntuloy kmi PlanB...
kami nggastos n nmin english test,enrollment fee $aud100 to get CoE,student visa fees +2 dependants,di p kmi nkkbyad ng ist tuition fee 7k AUD,medical fees...kung ok n visa chka bbyran un ist tuition fee with Airfare..nlate kmi s April intake,kaya July intake n kmi 2nd Sem dun s school ng hubby ko.

ngkproblema kami s sponsor kaya ndelay kami.

pray kodin,kung fulltime work ako,mkkita ako ng mgsponsor to convert to work visa.

MBA course ng hubby ko,2 years course...sbi din ng tita nmin mas ok un 2years course...nun una nga 1.5years course,convert kmi to 2years for graduate visa or permanent visa dw laki ng chance.

pangarap nmin mkrating dun at dun mnirahan at kulang n kulang ndin sahod nmin dito s SG at ngbbyad pkmi ng levy ng ng-aalaga s baby nmin.

goodluck to all.

LokiJr · May 2012

i just got my student visa. im planning to go there july. madali ba makahanap ng part time work sa sydney? and is it possible to have two part time job?

Congrats! Based on the employment figures in Australia, there is an abundance of part time jobs in the market (huwag lang mapili masyado hehe). For a person with a student visa, there's no problem if you take in 2 jobs at once. It's another thing if you exceed the 40 hour per 2 weeks working limit

Leymanny · May 2012

@Robbie1977 - thanks po sa sgot

panu po kng wala po mag sponsor sa amin, panu ba kau kuha sponsor? yan ba un tintwag na show money? san po sa pinas agency nyo? sabi po kc sakin mganda daw sa IDP e. kaya po ako ngpupursige kc gusto ko na tlg mkasama ang family ko magisa lang kc ako dto sa sg ang hirap po tlg mgkakahiwalay. pde po ba mkhingi pa more info kng anu po mga dapat ko gawin, un 7k ba is for the entire 2 yr course na un.

thanks sa rep

God bless you all

Doki_2002 · May 2012

Hi leymanny, better if u consult idp, mas kabisado nila yan. Ill give u some info kng ano dapat gawin base sa ginawa nmin. We used idp rin as our agent. Una, asikasuhin mo muna ung school requirements, pass mo yun, tapos wait ka ng letter of offer mo from the uni. Pag may letter of offer ka na, you can pay na for the tuition( one sem) cash un. Un 7k na sinasabi ni robbie1997 one sem lang yun. Usually 7k up ang tuition per sem depende sa sch at sa course. Pag bayad ka na, saka ka pa lng bigyan ng COE ng uni mo, pero kelangan mo n rin bayaran ung oshc mo(health insurance) bago ka nila issuehan ng COE. Ung oshc babayaran mo na rin ng buo, kng 2 yrs course mo, yung 2 yrs na insurance na ang babayaran mo, cash din yun full payment. After nun pde ka na apply for the student visa:) waiting pa rin kmi for decision, balik pa ko on monday para complete yung medical ko, i have my period kc nung nagpunta kmi, kaya kelangan ko pa bumalik. Gather mo muna mga requirements mo para sa sch application:)

trees · May 2012

hi , inquire lang po, magkanu bayad pag magpapatulong sa idp makati office with regards sa mga steps how to apply for student visa/requirements/ and school info sa australia?? ala pa ako agency, but very interested din to study in australia.....doki_2002, anu pong course kukunin nyo? mahirap kaya ang aged care diploma? hay buhay, magastos tlaga.

Robbie1977 · May 2012

@leymanny....s sponsor kinausap nmin un uncle nmin n mgsponsor,bank cert lang nya reqts....pero tlga di sya ggastos smin,wl lang kming 2.2M kgad..un nga un showmoney..un 2.2M computed ng agent or MARA for 3people,kami ung.kung solo lng n student visa ang iaapply ng hubby ko cguro lower than that,isasama n kc kmi pra mkpgwork ako as dependant.

Wizardche_13 · May 2012

@ trees. IDP services is for free.

ozdream · May 2012

@trees as what have @Wizardche_13 said IDP services are free as long as you course everything through them. From School application to enrollment and visa application.
Search their website..nandun yung mga schools that are affiliated with them, so that maka pili ka na rin, and you can tell them which school you want to go to. Arrange a meeting with their counselor or email them for enquiries.
Goodluck!

Leymanny · May 2012

@Doki_2002
I really appreciate your rep salamat po. Pahabol po ask mga mgkano po un health insurance for 2 yrs at anu po kaya maganda course na kunin. San po uni nyo? And un tuition po 1 sem Muna bayaran? Thanks po

@Robbie1977
Thanks po sa info ask ko Lang po un uncle mo is he base in aussie or in the Phil? Kailangan ba na related sau magiging sponsor mo at nasa Australia ba dapat? Thanks po

Doki_2002 · May 2012

Leymanny ur very much welcome:) ung insurance nmin, family kc yun, for 39 months is 3120 aud. 3 yrs kc course ko. Bachelor of health science. Sa charles darwin uni ako. Yup 1 sem lng muna bayaran. Yung course kasi, ang maganda ata e medyo related sa natapos mo dito o kung ano trabaho mo, may genuine temporary entrant na kc... Kelangan mo justify bat yung course n un kunin mo, kng makakatulong ba yung kunin mong course pagbalik mo ng pilipinas, may mga ganung factor na. Search mo sa website ng immi ung about GTE read it thoroughly:)

Robbie1977 · May 2012

sponsor...nasa pinas mgsponsor smin...related ms ok..kung family friend ok din nmn support nlng ng affidavit from lawyer with support papers like letter of purpsoe and bank cert.

ozdream · May 2012

@Leymanny as for the OSHC, you can get a quote from the website of OSHC providers.
Kindly check na lang.. they will give you approximate costs

Australian Health Management OSHC www.ahm.com.au/7323/OSHC
BUPA Australia www.overseasstudenthealth.com
Medibank Private www.medibank.com.au/Client/StaticPages/OSHCHome.aspx
OSHC Worldcare www.oshcworldcare.com.au
NIB OSHC www.nib.com.au/home/newtonib/overseasstudents