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  • belle12205belle12205 Mandaluyong
    Posts: 4Member
    Joined: Oct 30, 2015
    Hi!
    I just want to ask po kung ang ibig sabihin ba ng 14days for SVP ay 14 calendar days or 14 business days.
    Thank you!
  • nursejdvnursejdv Quezon City
    Posts: 13Member
    Joined: Oct 29, 2015
    Hi! May tanong lang po sana ako. Planning to apply under 572. Need daw ng show money. Pwede ba na dalawang bank certificates ipresent pero under ng isang name lang? Or kelangan talaga pagsamahin sa isang account lang? Tas regarding sa payslips, ilang months usually ang pinapakita? Thank you po. :)
  • traveltarttraveltart Sydney, Australia
    Posts: 200Member
    Joined: Aug 11, 2015
    @marchbaby @bebangau parang assessment nga sya na genuine student ka. Assumption is you will go back to the philippines after completing your studies. So they'll try to figure out how will the course help you in the future like mas mataas na sweldo, etc.

    Subclass 573 SVP

    11 & 12 Sept 2015 - Sat IELTS-A Exam
    25 Sept 2015 - IELTS Result: OBS:7.0 (Thank you, God!)
    06 Oct 2015 - Submitted Application to Uni via IDP
    22 Oct 2015 - Received Offer Letter. Accepted Offer Letter. Paid Tuition Fee & OSHC
    23 Oct 2015 - Received eCoE
    06 Nov 2015 - Medical Exam at NHSI
    06 Nov 2015 - Lodged Student Visa Application via IDP
    09 Nov 2015 - Received acknowledgement from Australian Embassy
    11 & 12 Nov 2015 - Medical Result Uploaded
    20 Nov 2015 - Visa grant (Thank you, Lord!)
    20 Dec 2015 - First day in Australia
    22 Feb 2017 - PTE L/R/S/W 90, 81, 90, 90 (Thank you, God!)

  • valiantboyvaliantboy Melbourne
    Posts: 181Member
    Joined: Jun 30, 2014
    @marchbaby @traveltart hi tatanungin ko lang po kung ano un gte? naguguluhan kasi ako ilang beses ko na paulit ulit binabasa. statement po ba un galing from me na genuine student ako? o assessment po iyon? ipinapasa ba ang gte?
    tama po si @traveltart yun po yung assessment ng Immigration, na dapat Genuine Temporary Entrant ka. Iaassess nila kung yung reason ba ng pagaaral mo ay para mapakinabangan mo sa iyong career o balak mo lang maging indefinite student/temporary resident para makapagtrabaho lang/TNT.

    Iaassess nila kung talaga bang tatapusin mo yung pagaaral mo. Pero hindi ibig sabihin nun, na hindi ka na pwedeng magapply ng working visa/PR later on.

    573 (Bachelor's) TIMELINE:
    22/03/14 Online application (with regrets--dapat nagagent!)
    26/06/14 Offer letter received
    27/06/14 Payment made / Offer accepted
    30/06/14 electronic Confirmation of Enrolment received
    01/07/14 Lodged with VFS
    02/07/14 Received by Australian Embassy
    03/07/14 Medicals with St Luke's Extension done
    09/07/14 Medicals uploaded
    09/07/14 Email of Notice of Grant received
    14/07/14 Arrived at Melbourne / First day of classes
    06/10/15 Deakin Graduation!

  • valiantboyvaliantboy Melbourne
    Posts: 181Member
    Joined: Jun 30, 2014
    Hi! May tanong lang po sana ako. Planning to apply under 572. Need daw ng show money. Pwede ba na dalawang bank certificates ipresent pero under ng isang name lang? Or kelangan talaga pagsamahin sa isang account lang? Tas regarding sa payslips, ilang months usually ang pinapakita? Thank you po. :)
    Okay lang yung iba ibang account basta yung total, aabot sa requirements. Make sure rin na yung account holder ay isa sa mga pwedeng magsponsor sa yo e.g. partner/spouse, parents, siblings, aunt & uncle.

    With payslips, I dunno. Para sure mga 3 months siguro. Pero mas importante yung bank certificates, supporting evidence na lang yung payslips.

    573 (Bachelor's) TIMELINE:
    22/03/14 Online application (with regrets--dapat nagagent!)
    26/06/14 Offer letter received
    27/06/14 Payment made / Offer accepted
    30/06/14 electronic Confirmation of Enrolment received
    01/07/14 Lodged with VFS
    02/07/14 Received by Australian Embassy
    03/07/14 Medicals with St Luke's Extension done
    09/07/14 Medicals uploaded
    09/07/14 Email of Notice of Grant received
    14/07/14 Arrived at Melbourne / First day of classes
    06/10/15 Deakin Graduation!

  • valiantboyvaliantboy Melbourne
    Posts: 181Member
    Joined: Jun 30, 2014
    @marchbaby @traveltart hi tatanungin ko lang po kung ano un gte? naguguluhan kasi ako ilang beses ko na paulit ulit binabasa. statement po ba un galing from me na genuine student ako? o assessment po iyon? ipinapasa ba ang gte?
    Btw, additional lang. yung kailangan mo lang sagutin yung nasa form. sila na bahalang magassess ng intentions mo.

    naguluhan din ako nyan nung una. hehe

    573 (Bachelor's) TIMELINE:
    22/03/14 Online application (with regrets--dapat nagagent!)
    26/06/14 Offer letter received
    27/06/14 Payment made / Offer accepted
    30/06/14 electronic Confirmation of Enrolment received
    01/07/14 Lodged with VFS
    02/07/14 Received by Australian Embassy
    03/07/14 Medicals with St Luke's Extension done
    09/07/14 Medicals uploaded
    09/07/14 Email of Notice of Grant received
    14/07/14 Arrived at Melbourne / First day of classes
    06/10/15 Deakin Graduation!

  • peterjosephpeterjoseph Sydney
    Posts: 8Member
    Joined: Nov 06, 2015
    Hello guys

    . I just want to consult. Matindi na kasi kaba nmin ng asawa ko sa visa ko. Kumpleto na ko my medical na din. Dependent visa po ung sakin under svp subclass 573. My agent din po ako. pero pati xa ngtataka bakit ganun katagal na ung sakin

    I lodged my visa last august 11,2015 in vfs global sa makati

    acknowledgement letter recieve ng embassy august 12, 2015 recieve by the case officer mr.danielle

    Embassy emailed for follow up document by the case officer ms. Lulu last oct. 1(thursday)

    we passed all the follow up docs last October 6(tuesday).

    Until now wala pa din kami narerecieve na any call or email for the result came from case officer. Kinakabahan na po kasi kami. And ung wife ko ndi na makapag aral ng maaus dahil sa pag iintay ng visa. We followed up via email direct to embassy and call the vfs call center to many times. I already tried to go back to vfs to personal talk to the agents sa vfs pero wala din sila magawa. Until now we didnt recieve anything. Any suggestion po na pwede makatulong. Sana matulungan nyo po ako. :(
  • mhaydi0903mhaydi0903 Mandaluyong
    Posts: 38Member
    Joined: Oct 11, 2015
    @peterjoseph parang same case din samin...573 din kami pero non svp... Until now wala pa din feedback from embassy tapos nov 16 start na class ko.. Sabi din ng agent ko wait wait lang and patience...

    Kelan start classes nio?
  • fernfern Mandaluyong
    Posts: 18Member
    Joined: Oct 26, 2015
    Hi guys! Is it ok if papalitan ko iyong annual income statement together with the annual income tax return na nasend ko sa idp? Magkakaconflict kasi with the bank savings. Hindi pa naman nalodge ng idp eh. Pero na reach ko naman iyong required visa funds. Worried lang sa annual income report from 2014. Hindi ba problema or bubusiin ng idp yan if pagawa ako new report tapos idisregard nila iyong previous one? Worried na ako. Feb 2016 intake ko. Paid tuition fees and done with medical na.
  • danyan2001usdanyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
    Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
    Joined: Nov 14, 2012
    Hi guys! Is it ok if papalitan ko iyong annual income statement together with the annual income tax return na nasend ko sa idp? Magkakaconflict kasi with the bank savings. Hindi pa naman nalodge ng idp eh. Pero na reach ko naman iyong required visa funds. Worried lang sa annual income report from 2014. Hindi ba problema or bubusiin ng idp yan if pagawa ako new report tapos idisregard nila iyong previous one? Worried na ako. Feb 2016 intake ko. Paid tuition fees and done with medical na.
    i would rather suggest go and talk directly with IDP since sila naman yong nag assist sa visa processing mo ngayon...they are there to help you....

    primary applicant- wife
    arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010

  • peterjosephpeterjoseph Sydney
    Posts: 8Member
    Joined: Nov 06, 2015
    @mhaydi0903 nov 9 start ng class ng wife ko. Nsa australia na po xa kaya lang ung visa ko nlang ung iniintay. Ang tagal nga eh
  • bebangaubebangau Mandaue City
    Posts: 143Member
    Joined: May 01, 2015
    @valiantboy hi sir! Oo nga po. Assesment po pala sya pero sila na din titingin. Kala ko may iba form na kailangan i fill up or kaya statement na talagang genuine student ako. Hehe thank you po sa inyo. @traveltart @marchbaby
  • bebangaubebangau Mandaue City
    Posts: 143Member
    Joined: May 01, 2015
    @valiantboy @traveltart @marchbaby @danyan2001us hingi lang din po ako ylit ng advise pasensya na talaga.

    Business administration po and management ang kukuhanin ko na course sa oz. Nurse po ako dito and has 6 months experience sa clinic at 6 months sa saudi.

    Naguumpisa po kasi kami ng business ng ate ko sa cake and pastries may isang taon na din po inyo kaya un ang kukuhanin ko ay para mamanage ko iyon ng maayos, and ayoko magstop ng pagaaral. And kaya ako nagnurse nuon kasi gsto ko maalagaan un mommy ko kasi ako lang naiwan dto sknya s bahay and un ang gsto nya para sa akin. My mom passed away last february, still keeping her in my heart, pero sa ngayon i want to pursue my own dreams naman.

    Totoong totoong yan po ang kwnto ng buhay ko.

    Gusto ko lang tanungin kung kamusta magiging estado ko nyan sa embassy? Kahur insight nyo lang po.. thank u po saka pasensya na talaga. S monday po ay nakaschedule na ako mag ayos ng pera. :)

  • appledeuceappledeuce Sydney
    Posts: 412Member
    Joined: Nov 25, 2013
    @valiantboy @traveltart @marchbaby @danyan2001us hingi lang din po ako ylit ng advise pasensya na talaga.

    Business administration po and management ang kukuhanin ko na course sa oz. Nurse po ako dito and has 6 months experience sa clinic at 6 months sa saudi.

    Naguumpisa po kasi kami ng business ng ate ko sa cake and pastries may isang taon na din po inyo kaya un ang kukuhanin ko ay para mamanage ko iyon ng maayos, and ayoko magstop ng pagaaral. And kaya ako nagnurse nuon kasi gsto ko maalagaan un mommy ko kasi ako lang naiwan dto sknya s bahay and un ang gsto nya para sa akin. My mom passed away last february, still keeping her in my heart, pero sa ngayon i want to pursue my own dreams naman.

    Totoong totoong yan po ang kwnto ng buhay ko.

    Gusto ko lang tanungin kung kamusta magiging estado ko nyan sa embassy? Kahur insight nyo lang po.. thank u po saka pasensya na talaga. S monday po ay nakaschedule na ako mag ayos ng pera. :)

    Hi bebangau,

    If I may ask, nasa plans mo ba ang maging permanent resident sa Australia? Kasi yung course na balak mong kunin, parang walang clear pathway to becoming a PR. Kung mag-aaral ka lang talaga, then that's okay. Pero kung gusto mong eventually mag-stay sa Australia in the long run, I suggest looking at other courses that would give you a fair chance of securing a long-term visa here. Good luck po!

    Student Visa 573 (SVP) Timeline:
    28 Nov 2013 - submitted int'l student application to Victoria Uni
    20-21 Dec 2013 - sat IELTS Academic module exam
    03 Jan 2014 - received IELTS scores (L:8.5 R:8.0 W:8.0 S:8.0 OBS:8.0)
    07 Jan 2014 - undertook medical exam at NHSI Makati
    16 Jan 2014 - received unconditional offer from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - paid 1st sem tuition fees; received e-COE from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - lodged visa application at PIASI
    17 Feb 2014 - received visa grant via email (thank you, Lord!)
    21 Feb 2014 - first day in OZ
    24 Feb 2014 - first day of classes
    19 June 2015 - last of day classes!
    06 Aug 2015 - received Letter of Completion from uni
    14 Oct 2015 - Graduation :D

    Journey to PR:
    07 Aug 2015 - submitted skills assessment to ACS (261311 - Analyst Programmer)
    12 Aug 2015 - received positive skills assessment result from ACS
    12 Aug 2015 - submitted EOI for 189 (60 points), 190 (NSW-65 points), 489 (state and relative sponsored - 70 points)
    29 Oct 2015 - received ITA for NSW State Nomination
    03 Nov 2015 - submitted application for NSW State Nomination
    19 Nov 2015 - received NSW SN approval and ITA for 190 visa
    01 Dec 2015 - lodged 190 application
    14 Dec 2015 - health exam at BUPA Melbourne
    15 Dec 2015 - Initial (and hopefully final) CO contact, asking for PCC
    22 Dec 2015 - submitted Australian PCC and NBI Clearance
    16 Feb 2016 - received 190 PR visa grant

    Citizenship:
    Date applied: 27 March 2018
    Date received the acknowledgement email: 27 March 2018
    Received test invite: 11 Feb 2019 for 25 March 2019 (rescheduled to 25 Feb)
    Citizenship Approval: 11 March 209
    Received Ceremony Invitation: 24 May 2019
    Date of Ceremony: 25 June 2019

  • chinchin Sydney
    Posts: 30Member
    Joined: Aug 10, 2015
    Hi everyone! I did my medicals this morning and indicative of UTI ung results ng urinalysis ko, was asked to do repeat urinalysis lng then antayin ko na nlng daw if may further feedback from them. May negative effect kaya ito sa visa application and if may nk-experience na ng UTI sa medicals, anong usual reaction ng au embassy? Thank you po!
  • danyan2001usdanyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
    Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
    Joined: Nov 14, 2012
    @valiantboy @traveltart @marchbaby @danyan2001us hingi lang din po ako ylit ng advise pasensya na talaga.

    Business administration po and management ang kukuhanin ko na course sa oz. Nurse po ako dito and has 6 months experience sa clinic at 6 months sa saudi.

    Naguumpisa po kasi kami ng business ng ate ko sa cake and pastries may isang taon na din po inyo kaya un ang kukuhanin ko ay para mamanage ko iyon ng maayos, and ayoko magstop ng pagaaral. And kaya ako nagnurse nuon kasi gsto ko maalagaan un mommy ko kasi ako lang naiwan dto sknya s bahay and un ang gsto nya para sa akin. My mom passed away last february, still keeping her in my heart, pero sa ngayon i want to pursue my own dreams naman.

    Totoong totoong yan po ang kwnto ng buhay ko.

    Gusto ko lang tanungin kung kamusta magiging estado ko nyan sa embassy? Kahur insight nyo lang po.. thank u po saka pasensya na talaga. S monday po ay nakaschedule na ako mag ayos ng pera. :)

    sis/bro, no one could ever tell what's in the mind of your CO...as per GTE is concerned with your case....just pray that he/she will not that meticulous when it comes to your shifting of discipline

    primary applicant- wife
    arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010

  • danyan2001usdanyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
    Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
    Joined: Nov 14, 2012
    Hi everyone! I did my medicals this morning and indicative of UTI ung results ng urinalysis ko, was asked to do repeat urinalysis lng then antayin ko na nlng daw if may further feedback from them. May negative effect kaya ito sa visa application and if may nk-experience na ng UTI sa medicals, anong usual reaction ng au embassy? Thank you po!
    UTI is something curable ....you must be more worried if ang issue ay TB or something related to that...anything that is contagious...yn ang issue na nakakatakot kasi allergic talaga ang mga taga immig sa ganyan na mga cases

    primary applicant- wife
    arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010

  • chinchin Sydney
    Posts: 30Member
    Joined: Aug 10, 2015
    @danyan2001us salamat sa info! im relieved super na ako nagworry dun.. Hehe :) Thanks for the response!
  • bebangaubebangau Mandaue City
    Posts: 143Member
    Joined: May 01, 2015
    @appledeuce @danyan2001us hi po. Wala pa po sa isip ko. I just want to study for now, stay away from home ( my mother and brother passed away this year 6 months apart ) and meet people. Maybe somehow it can help me to move on as well and maybe pagbalik ko ay mas matulungan ko ang sister ko sa pag manage po ng business namin. Thank you sis, sir danny. :)
  • danyan2001usdanyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
    Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
    Joined: Nov 14, 2012
    @appledeuce @danyan2001us hi po. Wala pa po sa isip ko. I just want to study for now, stay away from home ( my mother and brother passed away this year 6 months apart ) and meet people. Maybe somehow it can help me to move on as well and maybe pagbalik ko ay mas matulungan ko ang sister ko sa pag manage po ng business namin. Thank you sis, sir danny. :)
    Yw and good luck

    primary applicant- wife
    arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010

  • traveltarttraveltart Sydney, Australia
    Posts: 200Member
    Joined: Aug 11, 2015
    @bebangau I don't know what to say. Parang ang hirap naman ng situation mo. Pero good thing you have something na gusto mo talaga gawin. When I started my application, I was also confused whether it would be best for me to study master of prof. accounting or BS Nursing. Pinag isipan ko mabuti and of course, nagpray for God's guidance. BS Accountancy graduate kasi ako sa Pinas but never ko nagamit. In terms of Nursing, high kasi ang demand. Pareho naman pwede mag PR. But I finally decided to take up masters kasi may unlimited work rights si hubby :-) Mahal kasi masyado tuition fee and kailangan maging practical. Good luck and pray always!

    Subclass 573 SVP

    11 & 12 Sept 2015 - Sat IELTS-A Exam
    25 Sept 2015 - IELTS Result: OBS:7.0 (Thank you, God!)
    06 Oct 2015 - Submitted Application to Uni via IDP
    22 Oct 2015 - Received Offer Letter. Accepted Offer Letter. Paid Tuition Fee & OSHC
    23 Oct 2015 - Received eCoE
    06 Nov 2015 - Medical Exam at NHSI
    06 Nov 2015 - Lodged Student Visa Application via IDP
    09 Nov 2015 - Received acknowledgement from Australian Embassy
    11 & 12 Nov 2015 - Medical Result Uploaded
    20 Nov 2015 - Visa grant (Thank you, Lord!)
    20 Dec 2015 - First day in Australia
    22 Feb 2017 - PTE L/R/S/W 90, 81, 90, 90 (Thank you, God!)

  • traveltarttraveltart Sydney, Australia
    Posts: 200Member
    Joined: Aug 11, 2015
    QUESTION:
    Will the embassy inform us once they'll receive our application? How? Through email or text message? Are they going to send the message directly to me or through my agent? Please share your experience. Thank you!

    Subclass 573 SVP

    11 & 12 Sept 2015 - Sat IELTS-A Exam
    25 Sept 2015 - IELTS Result: OBS:7.0 (Thank you, God!)
    06 Oct 2015 - Submitted Application to Uni via IDP
    22 Oct 2015 - Received Offer Letter. Accepted Offer Letter. Paid Tuition Fee & OSHC
    23 Oct 2015 - Received eCoE
    06 Nov 2015 - Medical Exam at NHSI
    06 Nov 2015 - Lodged Student Visa Application via IDP
    09 Nov 2015 - Received acknowledgement from Australian Embassy
    11 & 12 Nov 2015 - Medical Result Uploaded
    20 Nov 2015 - Visa grant (Thank you, Lord!)
    20 Dec 2015 - First day in Australia
    22 Feb 2017 - PTE L/R/S/W 90, 81, 90, 90 (Thank you, God!)

  • aayan29aayan29 Sydney
    Posts: 42Member
    Joined: May 31, 2015
    @peterjoseph what documents pa ung hiningi nila sayo? Im planning to apply this december too and medyo nakaka kaba naman na its taking that long to process
  • aayan29aayan29 Sydney
    Posts: 42Member
    Joined: May 31, 2015
    I went to idp to ask about the student dependent visa under svp 573. They told me its processing time is the same for students under svp. So usually daw in 2 weeks time it should be ready. Pero bkt ung kay @peterjoseph 3 months na wala pdin. Im a bit nervous cos im applying in december
  • bebangaubebangau Mandaue City
    Posts: 143Member
    Joined: May 01, 2015
    @aayan29 sis pwede ba hindi appointment sa idp?
  • bebangaubebangau Mandaue City
    Posts: 143Member
    Joined: May 01, 2015
    @traveltart thank you sis. God bless you.
  • aayan29aayan29 Sydney
    Posts: 42Member
    Joined: May 31, 2015
    @bebangau nag pa appointment muna bfore i went
  • appledeuceappledeuce Sydney
    Posts: 412Member
    Joined: Nov 25, 2013
    QUESTION:
    Will the embassy inform us once they'll receive our application? How? Through email or text message? Are they going to send the message directly to me or through my agent? Please share your experience. Thank you!
    You will receive an SMS and/or an email confirming receipt of your application, sent to whichever mobile/email address indicated in your application.

    Student Visa 573 (SVP) Timeline:
    28 Nov 2013 - submitted int'l student application to Victoria Uni
    20-21 Dec 2013 - sat IELTS Academic module exam
    03 Jan 2014 - received IELTS scores (L:8.5 R:8.0 W:8.0 S:8.0 OBS:8.0)
    07 Jan 2014 - undertook medical exam at NHSI Makati
    16 Jan 2014 - received unconditional offer from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - paid 1st sem tuition fees; received e-COE from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - lodged visa application at PIASI
    17 Feb 2014 - received visa grant via email (thank you, Lord!)
    21 Feb 2014 - first day in OZ
    24 Feb 2014 - first day of classes
    19 June 2015 - last of day classes!
    06 Aug 2015 - received Letter of Completion from uni
    14 Oct 2015 - Graduation :D

    Journey to PR:
    07 Aug 2015 - submitted skills assessment to ACS (261311 - Analyst Programmer)
    12 Aug 2015 - received positive skills assessment result from ACS
    12 Aug 2015 - submitted EOI for 189 (60 points), 190 (NSW-65 points), 489 (state and relative sponsored - 70 points)
    29 Oct 2015 - received ITA for NSW State Nomination
    03 Nov 2015 - submitted application for NSW State Nomination
    19 Nov 2015 - received NSW SN approval and ITA for 190 visa
    01 Dec 2015 - lodged 190 application
    14 Dec 2015 - health exam at BUPA Melbourne
    15 Dec 2015 - Initial (and hopefully final) CO contact, asking for PCC
    22 Dec 2015 - submitted Australian PCC and NBI Clearance
    16 Feb 2016 - received 190 PR visa grant

    Citizenship:
    Date applied: 27 March 2018
    Date received the acknowledgement email: 27 March 2018
    Received test invite: 11 Feb 2019 for 25 March 2019 (rescheduled to 25 Feb)
    Citizenship Approval: 11 March 209
    Received Ceremony Invitation: 24 May 2019
    Date of Ceremony: 25 June 2019

  • mhaydi0903mhaydi0903 Mandaluyong
    Posts: 38Member
    Joined: Oct 11, 2015
    6 days to go start na ng class ko and still wala pa din update from embassy!!! 1month and 20 days na ko nag iintay....bat ang tagal ng response nila???? Nakakakaba na toh!!!
  • appledeuceappledeuce Sydney
    Posts: 412Member
    Joined: Nov 25, 2013
    edited November 2015
    @bebangau I don't know what to say. Parang ang hirap naman ng situation mo. Pero good thing you have something na gusto mo talaga gawin. When I started my application, I was also confused whether it would be best for me to study master of prof. accounting or BS Nursing. Pinag isipan ko mabuti and of course, nagpray for God's guidance. BS Accountancy graduate kasi ako sa Pinas but never ko nagamit. In terms of Nursing, high kasi ang demand. Pareho naman pwede mag PR. But I finally decided to take up masters kasi may unlimited work rights si hubby :-) Mahal kasi masyado tuition fee and kailangan maging practical. Good luck and pray always!
    Hi traveltart. Just wanted to butt in and give some unsolicited comments about your choice. While it is true that parehong may pathway to PR ang nursing and accountancy professions, the competition for visa invites for accountants has never been stiffer. Also, DIBP decreased the number of invites from 2014 (5000+) to 2015(~2500). That's around 50% reduction in the PR slots allocation, which is a bit alarming for accountants who are looking to apply for PR. Based on the forums I've been to, around 20 invited per round lang ang ini-issue lately and sobrang dami Ng backlog for 60-pointers kasi puro 70 pointers ang naiinvite.

    Also, since you have never had any work experience in the field, your pathway would likely involve applying for a 485 TR visa (2-years) during which you may have to take up the relevant Professional Year program for accountants (SMIPA ata tawag dun) to get your skills assessment that's needed for skilled migration, so you need to also factor that cost in your computations (if you haven't yet :) )

    What I'm trying to say is between Nursing and Accounting, the former gives one greater chances of getting a PR visa although it's more expensive. Kasi halos ganun din yung length of time they you will spend anyway. But as you've said, for practical reasons you chose the latter and that's totally understandable but I suggest as much as possible make sure to also project how many points you might be able to get by the time you finish the course and SMIPA to give you an idea of your chances for a PR by that time.

    who knows what the future holds. Basta pray and do your best. Good luck Po! :)

    Student Visa 573 (SVP) Timeline:
    28 Nov 2013 - submitted int'l student application to Victoria Uni
    20-21 Dec 2013 - sat IELTS Academic module exam
    03 Jan 2014 - received IELTS scores (L:8.5 R:8.0 W:8.0 S:8.0 OBS:8.0)
    07 Jan 2014 - undertook medical exam at NHSI Makati
    16 Jan 2014 - received unconditional offer from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - paid 1st sem tuition fees; received e-COE from VU
    13 Feb 2014 - lodged visa application at PIASI
    17 Feb 2014 - received visa grant via email (thank you, Lord!)
    21 Feb 2014 - first day in OZ
    24 Feb 2014 - first day of classes
    19 June 2015 - last of day classes!
    06 Aug 2015 - received Letter of Completion from uni
    14 Oct 2015 - Graduation :D

    Journey to PR:
    07 Aug 2015 - submitted skills assessment to ACS (261311 - Analyst Programmer)
    12 Aug 2015 - received positive skills assessment result from ACS
    12 Aug 2015 - submitted EOI for 189 (60 points), 190 (NSW-65 points), 489 (state and relative sponsored - 70 points)
    29 Oct 2015 - received ITA for NSW State Nomination
    03 Nov 2015 - submitted application for NSW State Nomination
    19 Nov 2015 - received NSW SN approval and ITA for 190 visa
    01 Dec 2015 - lodged 190 application
    14 Dec 2015 - health exam at BUPA Melbourne
    15 Dec 2015 - Initial (and hopefully final) CO contact, asking for PCC
    22 Dec 2015 - submitted Australian PCC and NBI Clearance
    16 Feb 2016 - received 190 PR visa grant

    Citizenship:
    Date applied: 27 March 2018
    Date received the acknowledgement email: 27 March 2018
    Received test invite: 11 Feb 2019 for 25 March 2019 (rescheduled to 25 Feb)
    Citizenship Approval: 11 March 209
    Received Ceremony Invitation: 24 May 2019
    Date of Ceremony: 25 June 2019

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