2012 STUDENT VISA APPLICANTS

anne_281980 · June 2012

Hello everyone,

Midyear na pero sana malaman pa rin natin sinu-sino makakahabol sa July 2012 intake.

Ako pala si Anne, Commercial cookery course ang kinuha ko sa TAFE-NSW.

Na-receive ng embassy docs ko last May 22, 2012

Sana may good news real soon

Good luck sa ating lahat!

Sinu sino pa ang papasok this July 2012 intake?

thanks

Anne

Doki_2002 · June 2012

Hi anne! Ako din july intake. Kakapamedical ko lng nung may 28, nalate kc sa urinalysis, nagpunta ko una sa nationwide may 17. Up to now, d pa rin nila nauupload sa ehealth ang tagal naman kumilos kainis, nakakapressure kc lapit na orientation july 9,haay! Goodluck sa atin lahat! Sana lahat tayo magrant ng visa:)

anne_281980 · June 2012

hi Doki, ako nung may 24 nagpa-medical sa nationwide, last week nag email ako sabi this week dawuli magtanung, naturingan ngang e-health patagalan din pala,,,

SUPER PRESSURE, STRESS lahat lahat na....saan school ka nga pala, maaga orientation mo,ako july16,day1 ng term ang orientation.

dumaan ka ba sa IDP or ikaw nag lodge on your own?

godluck sa ating lahat

anne_281980 · June 2012

nadoble..

Lejani · June 2012

Hello anne! Ako naman may 21 nareceived nila ang application ko, then 22 nagpamedical na agad ko. May 29 daw nasubmit sa ehealth ang result ko. Still waiting....... Sana mgrant. Enrolled/div 2 nursing ang kinuha ko sa victoria university

july 12 ang orientation, july 16 ang pasok. Haaaaaayyyyy.. Sana mgrant.....

anne_281980 · June 2012

hi lejani!

i have just received an email from nationwide "We already submitted your file to the E-Health Systems (Australian Embassy) – Jun 1, 2012"

sana nga ma-grant tayong lahat,,, malapit na start ng classes!

stolich18 · June 2012

@anne_281980 hello!

gano katagal bago nagsend sayo ng email ang nationwide? hehehe

I mean from the time na nagpamedical ka until nagsend sila sayo ng email. Thanks!

anne_281980 · June 2012

@stolich18, 15days

May 24 ako nag medicals
June 8, kanina lang sila nag email

stolich18 · June 2012

@anne_281980 thanks! Yung sa min ng baby ko parehong finalised na pala just today.. Yung sa husband ko na lang ang outstanding... Thanks!

Last June 2 kami nagpamedical...

anne_281980 · June 2012

VISA GRANT!

i picked up my docs yesterday from IDP Makati. I composed an email to my counselor about my application, i was having anxiety attacks and the like, then as i hit sent button, i saw an additional inbox. so i checked it out an LO AND BEHOLD! "visa application successful, please get your documents"

GOD IS GOOD!

Doki_2002 · June 2012

Congrats anne! Sana kami rin we can hear good news soon:)

stolich18 · June 2012

@anne_281980 wow congrats! ang bilis! God is so faithful to you :-)

anne_281980 · June 2012

Nagulat dina ko, nanginig ako talaga tapos tinatawag ko ung daddy ko, ako na lumapit nabangga pa ako sa wall, tawa ng tawa ung kapatid ko kasi ang saya saya ko daw...

March 17,2012 Academic IELTS
March 30,2012 School Application c/o IDP Manila
April 11, 2012 Offer Letter
May 10, 2012 Payment
May 10, 2012 Confirmation of Enrolment
May 17, 2012 Student Visa Application c/o IDP Manila
May 21, 2012 Received Acknowledgement Letter w/ Medical Request
May 24, 2012 Visa Medicals @ Nationwide
June 01,2012 Medical file submitted to eHealth Services (Australian Embassy)
June 08,2012 VISA GRANT
June 11,2012 Received e-mail from IDP Counselor to pick up my documents

Lejani · June 2012

Pano ba malalaman na denied ka?

Keyar · June 2012

Reply to @Lejani:
Hi lejani
Inform pa din nila kahit unsuccessful.

Cheers25 · June 2012

@Lejani kamusta application mo?

ljust · June 2012

Hello!

I'm Bea. Nagaapply din ako for student visa sa Australia. I actually just came back from SG. nagwork ako dun as a preschool teacher for a year eh hindi ko nagustuhan. So ngayon sa AU naman. Apparently, mahirap kumuha nun 457 na visa. So, decided to apply for student visa.
Okay nako lahat actually. Pero I'm in a terrible dilemma.

Here's my situation:
I got accepted in the two schools that I applied to. Yun isa University of Technology Sydney (MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) for 1.5yrs tapos yun isa sa Bridge Business College (Diploma in Business)for 2yrs. My problem is, ayoko na talaga maging teacher. I mean I dont see myself teaching for the rest of my life. So, sabi ko kay father dearest ang iaaccept ko yun sa community college na business diploma. Apart from the reason na ayoko na magteacher and magaral uli ng teaching, mas mura yun tuition sa BBC. Infairness naman, may nakuha ako scholarship sa UTS pero, partial scholarship lang siya, tumataginting na almost 30k AUD padin tution ko for the whole thing. Yun sa BBC, half of my tuition sa UTS lang gagastusin.

So yun, ngayon hindi ko na alam kung ano ba talaga kukunin ko. Gusto ko lang naman kasi makakuha ng permanent residency dun in the future. Ang plan ko is study business pero work part-time in the education industry, parang gagamitin ko padin yun teaching para masponsor ng employer. Eh etong tita ko na eps na citizen dun, wag daw ako magcommunity college. I dont get why pero sabi niya pangit daw sa resume. Eh sabi ko nga sakanya, gusto ko lang ng ibang course, pero gagamitin ko padin yun teaching para makalodge ng PR in the future.

So now, I want to ask all of u kung ano ba ang mas wise decision? Go to UTS and take my MA in teaching o BBC with diploma in business. Which decision will most likely make it easier for me to be a PR in AU?
Sorry kung mahaba, I'm running out of time na kasi, and nabbwisit nako kausap yun mga tanders dito samin. hahahah

Bryann · June 2012

Reply to @beaj:
Welcome po sa forums.

I'm not really an expert on this, but I will give my inputs. If you are looking for a way to get a PR easier, make sure you enroll a course which is CRICOS registered, and should be at least 92 weeks for the course duration. I know this because I claimed 5 points for Australian Study.

You can also do a bit more research on DIAC's website, but I know there is a visa wherein you can apply for a PR visa after you completed your course. But you should apply within 6 months of course completion. And by the way, I read somewhere about English courses are not valid when claiming points for Australian Study.

ljust · June 2012

First of, thanks for replying

So basically, I need to lean more towards taking the Business course since it's 2years and is not English course-related. I did check if BBC was CRICOS registered and fortunately it was.
Also, there's this new policy regarding student visas, that streamlined visa processing arrangements and luckily, the school is included in the list as well.

Anyway, thank you again for your two cents. Really appreciate it.

Robbie1977 · June 2012

to beaj...maybe i can contribute, as my Tita (agent sa Pinas) telling me point din un 2 years course for applying PR after school. If you can find employer that can sponsor you much better. pwedeng from student visa to skilled visa...or student visa to PR may ngyayaring ganun.
Anyone of us pinapangarap din maging permanent Resident, kaya wg mwalan ng pg-asa.
dami n benefits and okay p s pghahanap ng work.

kami din andito s SG...hopefully and pray maging ok un application nmin for student,ms mbilis mkapasok s Oz, try kmi Skilled migrant pero di aabot kc July2012,skillselect n.
pero ngaun try kmi s sponsorship visa 457.

ljust · June 2012

Reply to @Robbie1977:

Thanks! I'm decided na. I will take the 2yr Business Diploma Course. I just enrolled.
Now I'm lodging my visa.

I have a friend back in SG who's planning to go to AU din. They're getting help from this SG agency. Not really sure how it goes about though.

Robbie1977 · June 2012

Bilis Beaj ah! nka-enroll kn?

We tried before umattend ng mga seminars about migrating s agency,but we decided to apply on our own...ngpa-assess nko mejo ngkproblema lang...final plan nmin,student Visa...intay kami ng visa,hopefully maging ok at umabot kmi ng august Intake s Asia Pacific international College and CRICOS sya. Nabanggit mo nun una di okay un College as a school. APIC naman after graduation tulungan k nila s pghhnap ng work and 7K tuition/sem. Kinuha pla ng Hubby ko Master Business in Project Management 2years.

hear about TAFE? TAFE schools priority nila dito graduates, pero ms ok un university mahal naman ng tuition fees.

ljust · June 2012

Actually ako din on my own na. I tried using this education agency pero parang they gave me the impression na they're not helping. Well at least maybe for the counsellor I had lang. The counsellor said kasi na hindi na daw aabot for July intake, eh nun ako naman gumawa both University and College umabot. Parang quits lang naman ang Uni at college. Either way, the only goal is to get a job.

I'm not sure with TAFE, parang vocational education ata inooffer nila. Pero I know people who took courses there, and okay naman naging PR naman sila. I guess it all boils down to how you do your job. Sympre tayong mga galing sa SG we kinda know how it works na - how to work and live abroad so siguro may edge na tayo kahit papano. And I really believe na Filipinos abroad do their job very well talaga.
And yes, sobrang mahal talaga sa University. Yun MA ko, mga 11k AUD per sem, tapos 2k per sem yun nakuha ko scholarship eh hello mahal padin.

adelaide_boi · June 2012

Hi beaj,

If I were you, i would study diploma in nursing or diploma in Network Engineering or any ICT Courses in any community colleges or TAFE. Mas mura ang tuition then may guarantee na makakakuha ka ng apprenticeship program at pwede kang ma-absorb ng company to 457 visa to permanent.

Hindi naman dito pagandahan ng school. Bakit kaming mga philippine university graduate, nagagawan ng paraan na gumanda ang resume. Dapat yung skill mo dito ay employable para makakuha ng work.

Putting my two cents in....

ljust · June 2012

@adelaide_boi Oo nga eh,sana nag ICT course nalang ako. Kaya lang na-enroll ko na. Nahirapan din kasi ako maghanap ng community colleges before. Kasi initially, Uni talaga gusto ko. Kaya nun nagdecide ako na college nalang, yun BBC una ko naisip kasi dun din nagaaral yun isa kong friend.

Nako yan exactly sinabi ko sa tita kong eps. Na it's not about your school. Sa skills yan talaga. Pero wait, ang preschool teacher naman in demand din diba? Yun talaga balak ko, study a different course pero get employed in a school, then hopefully i-sponsor ng company.

aemond · June 2012

advise naman guys, PT ang course ko sa pinas and i'm planning to enroll this coming feb of 2013 kasi di na ako makakahabol this coming july. ano ba ang mga dapat kong gawin para ma grant ang student visa application ko? nag aaplay nga pala ako thru IDP Manila..

alexiam · June 2012

Reply to @anne_281980: lahat ba nakareceive ng confirmation ng E-health system? bakit ako wala pang narereceive??? huhuhu.. sa st. lukes kami nagpamedical... May 18 and 22...

alexiam · June 2012

Reply to @anne_281980: wow! congrats....

alexiam · June 2012

Reply to @anne_281980: hahaha.. grabe ang bilis nga ng processing ng papers mo... congrats ulit!

Cheers25 · June 2012

@aemond try to search for schools na meron na course na gusto mo, then look for list of requirements sa DIAC website it differ, pag bachelors or masters degree i think Subclass 573 un pag vocational courses its 572, then complete all the required docs, like credentials from previous schools, certi.of employment if ever employed before or still an employee, statutory declaration of support ng mag sponsor sau and all his/her bank statements or accounts on a specified amount depending on your chosen course, ü

adelaide_boi · June 2012

To all student visa applicants. Don't rely on migration agents or IDP Manila. Remember that they are profit-oriented entities that have a target revenue quota every year. Better to make your own research across the board. Use all the available resources, internet, networks, forums, etc.

Choose the course which is significantly EMPLOYABLE and choose REGIONAL AREA. Aside from cheap tuition, and very affordable standard of living (food and basic services are cheaper compared to big cities), there is an additional 5 migration points for living in regional area.

Most employable skills: NURSING (diploma in nursing), ICT (diploma in network engineering), Aged Care (certificate III in Aged Care)

Kapag yan ang mga kinuha nyong courses, siguradong makakapag apprenticeship kayo at baka ma-absorb kayo ng company.

By the way, under construction ngayon ang isa sa pinakamalaking hospital sa adelaide located at west terrace. Next year siguradong mag ha-hire sila ng napakaraming nurses and other medical practitioners.