Student Visa (Step by step)

danyan2001us · February 2016

@khaleesi0407 ganun ata talaga diba SVP no show money no interview ? pero yung sakin na agent pinaghahanda ako ng almost $A 45k ... 1 year tuition fee 1 year cost of living at airfare ... bakit ganun kala ko ba wla show money ?

Some institutions ask for proof of funds so it is better if hihingan ng proof of funds or not dahil nga svp, you really have the funds kasi di ba mag tick ka doon sa application mo na you have sufficient funds then if that is positive, wala ka na problema kahit they will request you for proof of funds

markjohn · February 2016

@danyan2001us ahhh ganun po ba ... so kahit 3 years ang course ok lang na mapakita na show money is for a year like A$ 45K ... hindi ba per year ang check ng show money ??? ty

khaleesi0407 · February 2016

@markjohn better na din po magprepare kayo just in case.

marchbaby · February 2016

Tanong ko lang po pag nailodge na sa vfs usually ilang days bago maiacknowledge ni embassy ung application? Nung wednesday last week pa kasi ako nagsubmit kay idp then friday nia inilodge until now wala pang acknowledgement. March 14 na intake ko sana umabot.

eiwoks_lex · February 2016

Hi everyone. Congrats sa mga visa grant recently. Question lang, I just found out na September mageend ang class for my course extended to November. Sa CoE ko, hanggang December 30 ang nakasulat then ang expiry ng student visa ko is March 15 2017. I have plans to apply sa Uni pagkatapos ng diploma ko. My question is, kapag ba natapos na yung diploma ko, wala na ba akong work rights kahit valid pa yung visa ko? Or same limitations will apply? Or I can work full time habang naghihintay ng decision pag nagapply ng ako ng Uni? Thanks po in advance.

dnalorlou · February 2016

@khaleesi0407 sino CO nag process ng visa mo?

cavyce · February 2016

Ano po mas ok na kuhanin na course? Aged care or child care?

cliff19 · February 2016

Gdday... ask q lng sino nakapag nrol dto business course with english..mgkano magastos lahat tnx po

kymme · February 2016

@cavyce aged care kasi mdami aged care facilities and aussie population is ageing

kymme · February 2016

@marchbaby ung saken 3 days after ma acknowledge tas na upload medicals 5 days after lodge. and mg start k ng count dun s og upload ng medicals

kymme · February 2016

@eiwoks_lex as long as nsa first visa koa, u have the limited work rights for student unless school break na. if nkoaglodge k n ng bagong visa and waiting, you will have the bridging which u are not allowed to work at all unless cash on hand and ur not allowed to travel with a bridging visa as well

marchbaby · February 2016

@kymme ah thank u sis sa pagshare. I'll keep on praying na lang.

danyan2001us · February 2016

Hi everyone. Congrats sa mga visa grant recently. Question lang, I just found out na September mageend ang class for my course extended to November. Sa CoE ko, hanggang December 30 ang nakasulat then ang expiry ng student visa ko is March 15 2017. I have plans to apply sa Uni pagkatapos ng diploma ko. My question is, kapag ba natapos na yung diploma ko, wala na ba akong work rights kahit valid pa yung visa ko? Or same limitations will apply? Or I can work full time habang naghihintay ng decision pag nagapply ng ako ng Uni? Thanks po in advance.

You might be asked why you have such a long break (a total of 6 months oct to march 2017... Not the normal case though)

marchbaby · February 2016

Question lang po for preparation sa ramdom interview.Nabasa ko sa isang topic dito sa forum shinare nia yung interview questions sa knya and there is this part na tinanong xa kung ilang hours xa magstudy in a week. Tinanong ko to sa agent ko I actually requested for detailed letter of offer if possible where indicates the timetable, schedule and so on. Pero sagot saken ni agent not possible kasi kahit saang school daw it depends kasi. sa orientation day don palang makakakuha ng subjects but as per rule I have to study full time. Meron bang standard hours a week ang full time student. If ever kasing itanong saken un ndi ko alam isasagot ko.

james007 · February 2016

@Cheers25 hi, i just wanted to ask kasi hanggang ngayon wala pa rin akong balita sa Visa ko, subclass 573 SVP my visa was lodge on Jan. 4 and i received the acknowledgement on Jan. 11 my original intake was on Feb. 8 but we requested for an extension and it was approved by the school but still i don't have my visa the extension is only until Feb. 15 this coming monday. I already sent an Email twice to embassy and i don't even know who my CO is even my agent don't know my CO. What do you think i should do?

cadillac · February 2016

@james007 hey! Halos same nangyari satin! I Lodge mine, 1st week ng Sept.. Sept 21st ata intake ko that time (2015). Nareceive daw ng agency ko yung acknowledgement email 2nd week ng Sept. Few days before my intake. Ako na mismo tumawag sa hotline number nila, just to make sure... Same info naman nakuha ko kung kelan na receive ng immigration application ko.. 2x pa nga ako nagpabook nun just in case Bigla Lumabas result Pero hanggang nung day ng orientation ko, wala pa din..Inextend namin sa school, binigyan ako ng school until Oct 1st ata Yun, Pero hindi pa din Lumabas result.. Mid November nag email embassy sa agency ko sabi na transfer application ko sa Indonesia..at first akala ng agency ko baka nag ka problema ako sa Indonesia nung nag visit ako dun, kasi Isa Yun sa nga bansa na nilagay ko sa application form ko. Pero wala naman ako naging problema nun e, tapos nung Tinanong namin yung c/o bases in Indonesia, sabi samin natransfer application ko kasi may kilala ako personal na immigration officer dito satin sa Manila. Since Fino forward sakin ng agency ko yung email exchanges nila, Dec 1, nag lakas loob ako I email directly yung c/o ko sa Indonesia.. Kasi ang Tagal na e, a Yun biglang sabi sakin November 27 ata yun inemail na daw ako sa resullta e wala naman ako nareceive, tapos Naka attach daw yung "grant" letter. Ayun, pag open ko, visa grant

)) walang, phone interview, show money o kung anu pa man

)) wag kayo Matatakot na mag followup kung Lagpas na sa processing time frame... Ako nun halos araw araw ako natawag sa immigration.kasi sa agency Alam ko Madami sila clients at Yun nga baka di nila narereceive o na pupunta sa ibang folder nila, like junk or spam mail...

james007 · February 2016

@cadillac hi, thanks sa info. Wala kasi ako number ng embassy or immigration, ako naman first time ko mag'apply ng visa. Pwede kaya akong pumunta sa office nila or tatawagan ko nalang? Wala kasi akong makitang contact details sa website ng embassy or immigration eh. Tapos ang sinabi pa sakin nung agent sa fortrust baka daw kasi ma'deny kapag kinulit. Ano kaya magandang gawin?

cadillac · February 2016

@james007 same tayo, first time ko lang din.. Tawagan mo na lang kasi kung puntahan mo, same info lang naman makukuha mo..eto yung number na tinatawagan ko dati 757 8100.. Parang call center nila yan.. Sabi kasi sakin na kakilala ko na immigration officer, wala na sila direct number Matagal na.. Kaya yang tinatawagan ko mga agents lang din yan,so hindi yan makakaapekto sa resullta ng visa application.. Pag tumawag ka, tapos same info nakuha mo dun sa agent kung kelan nareceive yung application mo ng embassy, antay ka na lang.. Kasi may nabasa ako sa ibang forum tumatagal talaga minsan yung application e.. Yung Akin nga o, halos 3mos.. Importante nareceive ng embassy application mo, Yun yung I verify mo na lang tapos antay antay ka na lang.. San school mo? Same kasi tayo e,sa Monday na ko..

james007 · February 2016

@cadillac sige tawagan ko nalang, salamat sa info. Chisholm school ko eh, ikaw ba? Good luck and take care pagpunta mo dun. O nandyan ka na? Hehe
Tawagan ko nalang yung number. Thanks
Sana nga maayos na. Sayang eh

kymme · February 2016

@marchbaby yeap depende na sa school ung sched mo. but not necessarily on orientation day. u can make ur sched ahead of time as long as mei CoE kna. sabihan mo lng full time

cadillac · February 2016

@james007 western sydney University ako e, sydney ba yan? Salamat! Sa Friday pa flight ko. Antay ka lang, base sa mga nabasa ko dito , mas Matagal sure na grant...antay ka lang tska dasal.

marchbaby · February 2016

@kymme thank you sis

james007 · February 2016

@cadillac oo nga, hintayin ko nalang. Melbourne ako eh, tinawagan ko na rin yung number na binigay mo. One more thing pre yung sa VLN ang sinabi nila sakin AUX-PH-NUMBER-X pero invalid pa rib nakalagay nung tiningnan ko online.

AUstudentwannabe · February 2016

@cadillac hi..i'm also enrolling at western sydney university, intake is April 4..i have a question lang, how did you pay your tuition fee? two options are via western union and credit card so I chose western union. pero, when i went to the bank, dala ko yong payment instruction, sabi ng manager na dapat may dollar account? or he suggested na mag wire transfer thru other western union agent. I'm so down kase i was expecting na smooth flow na ang payment transaction ko but knowing this, parang sad ulit ako..hehe...

cadillac · February 2016

@james007 hey sorry di ko gets Tol. Ahaha.. Paliin mo lang yung option to speak with a live representative. Ganun lang ginagawa ko to know the latest status nung application ko dati e.anong VLN Pala? Hahaha

cadillac · February 2016

@AUstudentwannabe nice! See you soon! Ahaha. Unionbank ako, wala ako dollar account, Bale Malaki lang yung chinarge sakin, parang yung difference nung exchange rate that time...

cadillac · February 2016

@AUstudentwannabe tska payroll account pa nga yung sa unionbank ko Pero pinarocess pa din nila yung payment ko.

yssabanana · February 2016

Hi guys, just want to share my timeline baka makatulong in any way.

April 18, 2015 - took my IELTS exam
May 2, 2015 - got my IELTS results
May 14, 2015 - started submitting my documents to AMS Global Makati
June 12, 2015 - received my provisional letter of offer from CDU
August 5, 2015 - got my conditional letter of offer
August 20, 2015 - received unconditional letter of offer
September 15, 2015 - FINAL offer letter
November 9, 2015 - payments made. CoE received from CDU
November 13, 2015 - had my medicals at Nationwide Health Systems Aux, Inc.
November 20 - Sent all my documents including MCs to AMS Cebu
November 27, 2015 - AMS Global lodged my visa application to the Australian Embassy
December 14, 2015 - acknowledgement receipt from embassy
January 6, 2016 - visa application granted! (upon checking, I learned that my visa was already granted since December 22, 2015. The delay in the communication could be due to the holidays.
February 1, 2016 - flight to Oz
February 29, 2016 - start of classes

Now, I'm already in Oz waiting for my orientation on Feb 22. To those who haven't received their visa grants yet, just pray and don't lose hope. Magagrant din yan. Also, don't hesitate to follow it up with the embassy na rin especially dun sa maaabutan ng orientation day. You may want to contact your Uni nrin to request for an extension since wala pa nga yung visa grant icoconsider naman siguro nila un basta inform nyo lang sila ahead of time. Best of luck guys!