Student Visa (Step by step)

Cheers25 · July 2012

Hi! I'm starting a new thread to help new student visa applicants.. (im still waiting for my visa's decision.. so help me God )
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1) Decide on your course. Think. (it should be related to your course and future career)
-according to @adelaideboi.. ang mga courses na pwede kang maemployed sa AU ay nursing, IT and aged care; pero syempre hindi lang yan madami pa ibang courses offered sa AU, so think.

2) Scout/search for possible schools and where to take it i.e: Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth etc.. Search yung buhay sa napili nyung pupuntahan weather, accomodation, living expenses etc.
read: http://www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au/
http://studyadelaide.com/
http://www.sydneyaustralia.com/en/study-in-sydney
http://pertheducationcity.com.au/English/
http://www.studyqueensland.qld.edu.au/
http://www.study.vic.gov.au/

3) Contact CRICOS provider school for their specific requirements yung iba asa website na.. (main concern in this stage: IELTS exam - some schools require OBS7.0 and no grades below 7.0 especially pag bachelor's and master's degree and kukunin mo. score of 6.5 - for VET courses, certificates/diploma & isa pang concern ay yung Tuition fees, university costs A$10,000-A$15,000/sem for masteral and bachelors depende sa school.. ELICOS (english courses A$2000-A$5500).. VET courses- A$2000-A$7000 per sem)

4) Make a checklist of the requirements.

5) Schedule for IELTS exam. Review. Pray. Take the exams. Pray for your desired result. Wait for 13-14 days for the result.
- http://www.philippines.idp.com/ielts.aspx
- http://www.britishcouncil.org/philippines-common-take-an-exam-ielts-ielts-test-dates-philippines.htm

6) While waiting for exam results, gather other requirements like TOR, Diploma (HS-College), download student visa forms, read http://www.immi.gov.au/students/students/chooser/subclass-options.htm and DL forms here http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/application-forms/forms_alpha.htm#s;
also read this - http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/en

7) IELTS exam results successful.

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8) Pwede na magapply sa school. Check kung na comply lahat ng requirements ng school.

9) Wait for Offer Letter. Pag meron na, check kung okay na kayo dun, T.fees, length of classes, etc. if okay inform the school. Sign written agreement. Pay T.fees (I think yung iba 1 sem. lang yung required bayaran, and yung iba may choice kung sakanila ka kukuha ng student's medical insurance)
read: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/health-insurance.htm; http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/en/Study-Costs/OSHC/Overseas-student-health-cover

10) Complete all requirements for student visa
- read/search for checklist here http://www.immi.gov.au/students/checklists/ - depende yan sa course nyo: Subclass 570:ELICOS (assessment level 3); 572: VET (assess level 3); 573: Higher Education (assess. level 2 ata)
-read also streamlined visa processing http://www.immi.gov.au/business-services/education-providers/streamlined-visa-arrangements.htm
-read about http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/2011-genuine-temporary-entrant.pdf

11) Bank certificates/ statements/ statutory declaration ng mag sponsor sa inyo,, (yung pera sa bank dapat 3 months ata before ka magapply andun); check for specific na amount na kailangan, it varies lalo na pag may dependents kau. for sinle ata at least A$18000/year plus Tuition fees ang laman sa bank so, pag 2 years ang course dapat at least A$36000 plus T.fees ata ang nasa banko ng sponsor nyu, hindi ata pwede ang time deposit, check nyu na lang din

12) After macomplete lahat ng requirements, pwede na kayo mag lodge.
read - http://www.philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Where_to_apply2.html

13) Wait after 7-14days for the acknowledgement of the embassy, (usually they will email you, rarely ata thru SMS - i dont know basta email add is very important)

14) when you received the letter from the embassy, they will instruct you to do your medical exams
-read http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/overseas/p/philippines/panel-doctors.htm
search for their website na lang, but for Manila applicants eto:
St Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic - http://www.slec.ph/ 1177 J. Bocobo St. Ermita, Manila 1000 PHILIPPINES
For Australia, Canada,and New Zealand applicants- (+63 2) 524-6081; (+63 2) 526-0208
Nationwide Health Systems AUX Inc - Nationwide Health Systems AUX Inc
2nd Floor Annex, Zeta Building191 Salcedo StreetMakati City 1299
Telephone: +63 2 759 5022
*check for other threads here sa pinoyau sa experience nila from these 2 clinics para makahelp kau makadecide kung saan pupunta)

15) Medical exams. Wait and follow up after 3-5 days kung na upload na sa ehealth system yung files nyo.

16) If naupload na yung file, all we have to wait for our CO's decision, hit refresh (F5) once in a while sa email nyu hehe. No, just pray, pray and pray.

17) it really depends kung ilang days after maupload,, yung iba dito sa forum after 5 working days; 11 wdays; 17 w.days; 23 w.days. so depende talaga sa CO and sa application mo.

18) Visa granted. :-j (*)

19) Buy your plane ticket. Enjoy and live a better study life in AU. Don't forget to thank God for your success.

Cheers!

To God be the glory.

Cheers25 · July 2012

pag may kulang and gusto kayo idagdag feel free..

one more thing check if your NBI clearance kasi nayong matagal na kumuha so allot 2 weeks para sa waiting time ng NBI pag may kapangalan ka at naghit and 1 day para pumila sa haba ng tao kumukuha ng clearance.,

also, if the school need for specific immunizations, complete nyu na din,

sunshine · July 2012

ask ko lang, if ever tapos na mag-medical, ibig sabihin ba na satisfied na ang AU Immigration sa submitted requirements?

Cheers25 · July 2012

Depende, all we have to is wait for updates. Minsan may hinihingi pa daw cla additional docs., . San school ka?

Cheers25 · July 2012

Ay nkita ko na u answered me pla sa kbilang thread,

Robbie1977 · July 2012

yes, hindi pwede ang TIME DEPOSIT for funds para ipakita or isama s mga requirements kung mglodge n ng student visa.

Cheers25 · July 2012

Reply to @Robbie1977: Thanks robbie!ü

juvy · July 2012

bakit parang an tagal ng timeline mo.

July 10, 2012 - Lodged application via PIASI
July 11, 2012 - Student acknowledgement letter received/ notice for medical
July 13, 2012 - Medicals nationwide health system Baguio

panu mo nalaman na na rcv na nila by 25 yung medical mo? paraho tayu ng subclass
nag forward ka na ba ng NSO mo? d ako makapag request kasi wala pa mail embassy sakin and i need reference number from them to proceed. lahat ba ng subclass 572 e 2-3 months lahat? meron pag naka rcv ng earlier than that?

LokiJr · July 2012

Kudos to @Cheers25 for creating this thread! Andami tanong tungkol sa student visa hehe.

Check niyo pala ang IDP Philippines sa Facebook..Nagppost sila ng scholarships minsan sa mga partner schools nila sa Australia

Cheers25 · July 2012

Reply to @juvy: they required me additional docs. kaya natagalan, tsaka di kasi kasali yung school ko sa streamlined visa processing kaya assessment level 3 pa din ako in that case mas mabusisi sila,,

yung medical mo follow up mo sa nationwide baguio asked them kung nasubmit na nila sa ehealth,

yes nagforward ako ng NSO (online meron) tasbayad ka sa BDO. no, the reference number sa NSO is different from the reference no. sa embassy. apply ka online sa ecensus,

yes madami na nakareceive ng visa nauna pa ko sakanila magsubmit pero yung school nila kasi kasama. sa streamlined.

Cheers25 · July 2012

Reply to @LokiJr: thanks sir loki for sharing! ü

HaideeN · July 2012

Hello po ask ko lang kailangan pa po ng NBI pag student visa application? O additional na lang po iyon? One more question pa po, may kakilala na po ba kayo na na refuse ng student visa application sa oz? Thanks po.

ljust · July 2012

Ako hindi kumuha ng NBI. Hindi din naman ako hiningian.

HaideeN · July 2012

@beaj thank you for replying. We will be lodging our application this september and nagbabasa ako they introduced the GTE, naabutan po ba kayo nito?

Gaano po ka strict ang mga case officers na naghhandle ng student visa applications regarding the GTE or sa proof of funds sila mahigpit?

My hubby po kasi is a mining engineer, since ayaw nya mag ielts, ako ginawa nyang main applicant, ok naman na po ielts ko 7.5OBS kaso po di ko ma assess kung positive or negative on our side ung job nya baka masilip ng case officer na mining engr sya tapos payag sya na dependent ko lang sa visa. Baka po meron kayong maipapayo sa amin. Thank you po.

HaideeN · July 2012

Btw, im a Psychology grauate here sa atin and planning to take up management or marketing in sydney, masisilip din po ba ng case officer un kung hindi relevant sa education background ko and may phone interviews pa po ba sa mga case officers? Thanks again. God bless us all.

ljust · July 2012

Hello, I've no idea what GTE is. So I've read about it. Apparently, everyone goes through with this. Just go through the whole process and it's the embassy's prerogative na how they will have you assessed.

I don't really know kung gano sila kastrict and all. Just submit the necessary documents and abide by the process and you're good to go. Okay lang din magshift ka ng course. Ako, Education graduate dito pero I'm taking Business in AU. Meron kasi part sa application na essay na kelangan sagutan about why you're taking the course, relevance to your field, etc.

HaideeN · July 2012

@beaj thank you for the reply. I also have no idea sa GTE kaya nag search din ako, yes you are right we just have to follow the process and depende na lang sa case officer talaga.

Btw, congrats on ypur visa, malapit ka na pala umalis. At ang bilis ng processing mo. Goodluck and God bless you.

ljust · July 2012

Thank you! Hope all goes well with you. San ka ba sa Australia?

HaideeN · July 2012

Thank you. I hope so, san parang sayo din mabilis lang ang processing.

Sa Sydney : )

sisa16 · July 2012

hi po. Concern ko yung course ko. i took up Civil Engineering pero kasi kahit nasa construction industry ako, more on Administrative works ako. I already inquired sa Curtin U and Murdoch U and I plan to take up Graduate Diploma of Records Magmt and Archives since I felt na comfy ako dun (I am working as a Document COntroller). COnfusion arose when I had an appointment with IDP Abu Dhabi:

1. Sabi nila, I have to fulfill GTE and I have to prove to the immi or CO in that case na talagang mag-aaral lang ako. Of course, I want to be permanently based there after ko magstudy. How can I prove to them that I am going to study only if I will take up a Graduate Diploma Course eh Degree Holder ako? Ano ang solution, I asked? They said I take up Masters. Kasi daw kasama un sa streamlined visa and they will Assess me under Level 1.

2. They are also telling na if I take up Masters, I can work 40 hours a week (usually 20 hours a week lang ang part time) pero when i checked DIAC, it mentioned 40 hours each fortnight. Meaning 20 hours a week din un.

3. They also mentioned that If I study there for 92 weeks (or 2 years), I am allowed to stay for another 2 years (totalling to 4 na). this will give me ample time to find a sponsor and find a stable job.

4. One of my first options before Curtin and Murdoch was TAFE WA. I plan to take up 6 months first then a diploma course afterwards. IDP said na if I take this path, there is no guarantee that my visa will be granted. Level 3 kasi ang VET sa atin so baka mahirapan daw ako and I should eliminate that TAFE option.

Well, now sobrang confused ako. And also, I am not really sure what to do now.

ljust · July 2012

@HaideeN anong prospect mo na school sa Sydney? hehe baka pareho pala tayo.

@sisa16
Hello! I'm going to help you just like how the people helped me here when I was still confused like you before

Firstly, I am not a big fan of education agents. I had a rough time with IDP Manila. They weren't helpful, well at least for the agent na I talked to. If you can do it yourself i.e. if you have time, go ahead. At least, you communicate personally to the persons involved in the process. Ibubullet ko nalang yun points ko para madali. hehe

-RE: Your course. In my case, I have a degree nga in Educ tapos ang itatake ko cert 2,3 4 and diploma in business which is for 2yrs. I've never had a job related to business at all. Wala akong alam na office work. But I still went ahead and okay naman yun result. Meron kasing part sa application form na may essay as what I've stated in my previous post.
-A graduate diploma course is not a degree. It is a short course. Parang vocational nga. As long as you are able to prove that it'll help you in your career decision in the long run, then you're good to go. You're lucky coz you're working in an office-related field. So yun palang maeexplain mo na mabuti.
-Everyone goes through the GTE. You will go through the same process as everyone else i.e. submitting your application form and necessary documents.
- Nos. 2 and 3 points are NOT entirely true. Phd lang yun pwede magwork ng longer hours. PERO, since part-time, pwedeng under the table naman ang working hours mo. My friends there who are students as well, work more than 20hrs pw. Yun plus two years, I'm not quite sure. Pero I haven't heard anyone who has two more years extra in their student visa.
-No. 4 I'm not really familiar with TAFE. Pero that's what IDP Manila told me too, when I asked about the school. They don't recommend it. Pero madami naman nandito na sa TAFE nagaaral and magaaral. Get a course na at least 2 years. I dunno kung may diploma ang tafe, pero kasi kung six months ka sa tafe and then magtatake ka ng diploma course. Dapat may proper documentation ka nadin for your diploma course. Meaning, nagapply and nakaenroll ka nadin. Kasi kelangan ipadala din yun sa embassy.
- VET courses and Assessment Level 3: A lot of us here are under these category and as you can see na approve naman kami. It all boils down naman kasi to your application - given that you provided the necessary documents.

Kung ako sayo, do it yourself. Wag ka mababaan ng loob dahil sa sinabi ng IDP. They told me the exact same things. Hell! I was devastated. They even told me I couldn't reach the July intake for the University that I applied to before. Pero naaccept ako sa Uni, hindi ko lang siya pinili. Pumetix din kasi ako, so kung hindi siguro, siguro by now nasa AU nako. hehehe
Anyway, good luck! Sorry super haba.

HaideeN · July 2012

@ beaj Hi! Sa SBTA ako

ikaw saan? i already paid the tuition im taking up diploma in management or marketing (pareho lang kasi ung tuition hehehe) btw, i assume youre still single? Bilib ako sainyo na di kayo nag agent sa pag process ng visa. I dont have kasi the time, i have 2 school age kids. Nakatali ako sa kanila which is so fine with me

. May I ask ano ginamit mo na proof of funds? Sa amin kasi sa MIL ko, sobrang generous nya talaga sa amin, im so lucky to have her as my MIL. Did you present your own savings for the proof of funds or sponsor lang din? Thanks in advance. Sana pag nagka visa kami we could see each other sa sydney

@ sisa16 wag ka panghinaan ng loob katulad ng sinabi ni beaj, tingnan mo nga sya ang bilis lang ng processing nya. Always remember that God is always with us. Lift up all your worries to Him and He'll provide. Kmi ng hubby ko, me as the main applicant God willing makapag lodge na this September, napatagal lang dahil sa proof of funds, nwala sa isip namin na dapat nga pala 3months prior to lodgment nasa bank na pera. Kaya natin ito.

Cheers25 · July 2012

Reply to @sisa16: hi sisa! hehe natuwa naman ako sa name mo, parang sobrang confused ka. anyway, don't be. basa ka lang dito sa forum, makakabuild ka ng support group. we are here to help everyone.

yes may GTE pero lahat dadaan sa process na yun (it was implemented last March 2012). My visa is still on process according to the embassy, bachelor's degree holder din ako (BS Pscych and BS Nursing) and yet I enrolled a VET course. (accdg. to my agent that would not be a problem) answer yung the essay part dun sa form.

ang alam ko sa MA yung applicant 20per week lang pwede magwork and pwede lang ata magwork ng 40 hrs. kung may kasama kang husband sa application mo. (kagaya nung friend ko na husband yung wife nya yung nagaaral tapos sya pwede sya mag 40 hrs/ week na work pero c wife 20hrs/wk lang)

i think ang sinsabi ng IDP is yung 2 year post study work visa na new arrangement ng AUS sa applicants ng Nov. 2011-present, in summary read this:

The department of Immigration will be be providing a 2 yr Post-Study Work VISA for graduates who have completed a bachelor’s degree for a period of at least 2 yrs.

Graduates who have completed a Masters by research degree or a PhD in Australia will be eligible for a post-study work visa for three or four years respectively.

check if your couse is eligible for this kasi ang alam ko hindi lahat like yung mga short courses hindi eligible for this, read further here: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/2011-post-study-work.pdf

marami dito sa TAFE sila nagapply, naaprove naman sila.

like what beaj said, mag DIY ka na lang, kaya mo naman na mag-isa, back read ka lang sa forum.

and read mo lang website ng embassy, i think yung Curtin and Murdoch U kasama sa streamlined visa processing and most ata ng TAFE schools kasama din, in that case Assessment level 1 nila iprocess yung papers mo. check for the schools na kasama sa streamlined visa proc.

Cheers! and God bless!

Pray.

ljust · July 2012

@HaideeN sa bridge business college ako

yup single pako and jobless. Kakabalik ko lang din kasi from sg kaya sabi ng dad ko wag na daw ako magwork and instead ayusin ko nalang. Parents ko yun magfufund sakin. What we did is we got bank certifications indicating all their accounts and yun laman. We got bank certs from 3 banks, tapos 2 banks yun cnonsider nila and yun dollar accts. Pwede time deposit

kung inlaw mo yun magssponsor dapat meron kang affidavit of support

HaideeN · July 2012

@beaj sayang kala ko sa SBTA ka din,

yes meron nga financial support statement na ppirmahan ng MIL ko, 2 banks din un, wait lang kami mag mature ung pera this august para makakuha ng bank cert at statement ata, tapos isasama na lang din namin ng hubby ko ung dollar account namin, buti nasabi mo kasi di ko sure kung pwede un eh kasi ung peso namin nagagalaw namin eh, di ba dapat naka maintain ung pera sa bank 3 months prior to lodging? Kaya nga kami tumagal sa paglodge kasi nung May nagdeposit pala MIL ko, eh last week ng May lang kami nakaisip mag apply ng visa, june30 kumuha nako ielts parang less than 3wks lang ako nag review hehehehe. Dalawa kasi kami ng hubby ko, mejo malaki ang hinhingi na proof of funds.

Do you have an idea paano natin mapapakita na may authority tayo na makuha ung funds mula sa sponsor natin? I mean, pagpunta mo sa australia, ano dala mo na papers regarding sa proof of funds beside sa cash na dala mo?

Yukishih · July 2012

Hi, Sisses. May idea kayo about bridging visa? Naguguluhan kasi ako intindihin. Hahaha.tomorrow pa lang pala ako maglodge for student visa. Melbourne ako BS Nursing for 1 year under CPL. Sana kasing bilis din yung processing sa akin gaya kay sis beaj, nakakinspire. Qualified pala yung sa akin sa streamlined visa processing kasama ang school ko sa List. Sana totoo yung timeline na nakalagay sa website na 14 days.

sisa16 · July 2012

Reply to @Cheers25: sis,salamat po. ano ang VET course mo? Sa TAFE balak ko muna mag Certificate III sa Business then proceed sa Diploma for Business. 1.5 years un. When you lodged your application, what documents were required, if I may ask? Tama ka, sobrang confused ako. BAgay na bagay sa akin ang sisa.ahahah!

I thought ang streamlined visa is for bachelor's, masters and Phd. Ang TAFE ba merong ganun? I thought the streamlined visa will be dependent on the course you will take (like Masters, Bachelors, Phd) not the university itself. Kasi kung sa schools na kasama sa streamlined visa, marami sila talaga maaasses as Level 1.

sisa16 · July 2012

Reply to @beaj: Hi,sis! Lumalakas ang loob ko. Salamat sa inyo.. Meron po ba dito na mag-aaral sa AU at uuwi sa pinas later on or they want to be based sa AU permanently?

sisa16 · July 2012

Reply to @HaideeN: thanks po. I was so stressed about this to the extent na nakakatulugan ko na ang pagbabasa sa DIAC website. This forum is helping me a lot.

Cheers25 · July 2012

Reply to @sisa16: cert 4 in spoken and written english, cert 3 & 4 in aged care., ahm kasama sa nilodge ko, COe from school, bank certficates and statements, receipt ng nso birth cert, tor and diplomas, copy ng passporte, application forms, may checklist sila sa site nila kung anong visa type ayun ni complete ko lang yun ang kilang ko pala yung bank statements hindi kasi 3 months yung naproduce kaya nirequred nila ako isend yung original bank books,

yung streamlined visa proc. may participating universities sila may website na may list ng schools, tas eto yung mga eligible:
Eligible applicants are those enrolled in:
 Bachelor degrees
 2 plus 2 (or 3 plus 1) arrangements with partner universities
 Masters degrees by coursework
 Masters degrees by research
 Doctoral degrees
 English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) and/or foundation and other preparatory courses, including Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, which are explicitly packaged with an eligible university course at the time when the offer of enrolment is made
 semester or year long non-award courses at a university in Australia as part of their home university’s degree course and/or as part of an agreed student exchange between universities.

ayun,

wag ka na maconfuse hehe step by step lang ang little by little

sisa16 · July 2012

Reply to @Cheers25: hehehe.ewan ko ba, lahat kasi inaabsorb ko. Nakapuno na nga ako ng isang box file worth ng prints out para pag-aralan ko. Nag print ako ng sa students visa, skill select, etc.hehehe.. Nga pala, may possibility ba na ung student visa na igagrant eh merong NFS or No Further Stay? I came across N.F.S, N.E.C and N.F.D (though ang NEC and NFD eh sa skilled ko nakita). I was just wondering...