Student Visa (Step by step)

EXCEL · March 2016

@mayz73 I have a similar question a year ago. Application was lodged and received acknowledgement from DIBP. Two possible things: (1) The volume of application when you lodged yours was high; (2) There must be an information/detail in your application which needs to be verified. As per Item (1), your case may not be allocated to a Case Officer. As per Item (2), you should be receiving an inquiry from DIBP. Did you lodge your application on your own or used and education agent to do so? If your application was lodged through an education agent, perhaps you may want to sit down and talk to them. It is your legal right. If you lodged it by yourself, you should be receiving an inquiry from the department. What you can do is write to [email protected] or better yet, call them. Explain to them your current situation.

EXCEL · March 2016

@jefnavarro it is a must that before your application is given a decision, you need to comply with what is required by DIBP. Otherwise, refusal may be given. If you included your wife in your application, and she will be traveling with you, she need to have OSHC.

EXCEL · March 2016

@merbentan One-way will do. Once you're there, finish the BP and get registered. You might consider going for WTPN when you're already in Australia, or better yet start looking for sponsor. Once you've got your registration, go for full skills assessment and apply for GSM. WHile under 575 you are allowed to work 20 hours/week and full-time when classes are no longer in session. Why go back to the Philippines if you can extend your stay? I believe the reason why you took the liberty of applying for 575 is to be registered in Australia, and eventually work and live there permanently. Good luck mate

EXCEL · March 2016

@jefnavarro minor things like this should not be taken for granted. You should ask your agent to have that fixed. Silly mistake

It is your right, and you paid handsomely for their services

mayz73 · March 2016

@EXCEL thank you very much sirc",

EXCEL · March 2016

@mayz73 No worries

danyan2001us · March 2016

Good luck to all your application guys. Just keep on praying for a positive outcome of your visa lodgement.

agentKams · March 2016

@jefnavarro need niyo po magkaron family/multi family OSHC kasi requirement sa application ng student visa.

jefnavarro · March 2016

@mrs_os opo we need to pay oshc for 3 years sa uni kaya inasikaso ko na sa IDP.

jefnavarro · March 2016

@EXCEL I did call my agent sa IDP and he emailed the uni immediately. Agent told me that this is a common mistakes by the school.

EXCEL · March 2016

@jefnavarro Oh...the school committed the mistake...here is the thing mate, the school receives the application and all information it contained from the agent, and encode whatever is indicated on that form. It's very easy to point fingers. Hope you are getting the general idea. Nevertheless, it is GOOD that you called your agent

merbentan · March 2016

@EXCEL yes that's what i said to my agent as well but he said that i might get asked in the immigration. he said that I should never give the impression of staying beyond the time given to me. Anyways, i've worked around the problem. I bought a round trip ticket using Mabuhay Miles, and the ticket to go back to Manila can be refunded. By the way, how do I edit my profile so that I can show my timeline?

se29m · March 2016

@merbentan edit profile then signature settings

merbentan · March 2016

@se29m okey thanks sir.

dhekkkkkk · March 2016

@EXCEL tnong ko lng po .alam nyo po ba kung san pde mkita ung reason ng refused ko dati. ? may website po ba pra dun? . salamat po

EXCEL · March 2016

@dhekkkkkk Did you lodge your previous visa application on your own? if so, you should be able to obtain copy of the refusal using the email address you indicated on the application form. If you used an agent to lodge the application, they should ha a copy of the refusal. If none of these worked, you may have to fill in Form 424A here http://www.border.gov.au/Citizenship/Documents/424a.pdf#search=Form 424C read the direction and strictly follow.

KimchiAU · March 2016

Hello everyone

So happy that I found this forum and I'm not alone sa paghintay ng visa ko. I'm applying my student visa but till now no news on it pa, supposed to start my studies nung feb22 pero it will be moved to July because yun nga hindi na makakaabot. Natatawa ako kasi relate masyado sa iba like longest weeks ever waiting for a call from the CO or sana wala na at yung bored na sa bahay waiting in vain. I've been there too haha Good luck sa atin guys and hope we'll hear something good

MissAu · March 2016

Good pm po! I've been reading this thread po and its very helpful. I already got my CoE and my intake will be on July 2016. I have a question po, when will be the best time to lodge my visa? Svp po yung course and under higher education po sa TAFE. Tia

EXCEL · March 2016

Good pm po! I've been reading this thread po and its very helpful. I already got my CoE and my intake will be on July 2016. I have a question po, when will be the best time to lodge my visa? Svp po yung course and under higher education po sa TAFE. Tia

Since you already got your confirmation from TAFE, perhaps you should make arrangements to lodge your student visa as there will be changes in the SVP soon. Good luck and GOD BLESS!

MissAu · March 2016

@EXCEL thank you so much

EXCEL · March 2016

@MissAu Always welcome

MissAu · March 2016

Another question po. I applied thru an agent free po lahat ng processing nila from school application to visa. Tanong ko po is okay lang ba if hindi ko na kukunin service nila for my visa processing? Thanks po sa sasagot.

danyan2001us · March 2016

Another question po. I applied thru an agent free po lahat ng processing nila from school application to visa. Tanong ko po is okay lang ba if hindi ko na kukunin service nila for my visa processing? Thanks po sa sasagot.

If you are confident now to lodge everything on your own then do it by yourself anyway you can always refer here in our forum and many will help you as much as others can do. You can also read from the different threads here on student visa and you will surely be helped thru them. Good luck and God bless.

MissAu · March 2016

@danyan2001us thanks po. Medyo hindi po kasi nag aasikaso yung agency dahil na rn po siguro sa dami ng applications nila.

chee1208 · March 2016

@KimchiAU hi.. anong student visa mo? Same here waiting in vain.

danyan2001us · March 2016

@danyan2001us thanks po. Medyo hindi po kasi nag aasikaso yung agency dahil na rn po siguro sa dami ng applications nila.

If this is a paid agencythen it is your right to make a follow up with them. However if it is something free like IDP and others then you can't do that much if they're so busy nowadays except to pray that they soon will have time to look at your application. Good luck and God bless

MissAu · March 2016

@danyan2001us its free like idp po thats why I want to apply on my own for my visa.kasi hindi agad naaasikaso. Supposedly feb intake po ako but they didn't submit my school application before the cut off.

danyan2001us · March 2016

@danyan2001us its free like idp po thats why I want to apply on my own for my visa.kasi hindi agad naaasikaso. Supposedly feb intake po ako but they didn't submit my school application before the cut off.

That's the risk at times when we tap any free of charge agency .... We are at their mercy and we can't demand since we're not paying anything....anyway good luck once again ..... Just make it sure that you consult DIBP's checklist of documents for your guidance. God bless

patientlywaiting1994 · March 2016

hello po, sino pa dito ang intake is april then wala pa ang visa? mine kasi is malapit na ang orientation ko pero wala pa rin akng feedback from embassy.,what should i do? should i defer my intake nalang to may? i hope someone could help. thank you..

@danyan2001us @EXCEL

EXCEL · March 2016

@danyan2001us its free like idp po thats why I want to apply on my own for my visa.kasi hindi agad naaasikaso. Supposedly feb intake po ako but they didn't submit my school application before the cut off.
That's the risk at times when we tap any free of charge agency .... We are at their mercy and we can't demand since we're not paying anything....anyway good luck once again ..... Just make it sure that you consult DIBP's checklist of documents for your guidance. God bless

The service is not free. IDP and similar agencies are often referred to as "education agents' or simply "agents". They are receiving certain percentage from the total fees you paid to the education provider in Australia as commission. Normally this at least 10% of the total fees paid per successful student. So, I would suggest you follow up. It is your legal right. You signed an agreement with them, right? Good luck and GOD BLESS