Student Visa (Step by step)

ms2189 · September 2013

@trinketz_07 mara? aged care III. oct 7? sabay tayo

chill_ice · September 2013

@raki03 wala po s APIC un

dee25 · September 2013

Hello, I'm new here and I'm about to lodge my visa application.
I have a question.. it's for VET subclass 572 (Diploma on Hospitality-Commercial Cookery).. I'm mostly qualified in all the requirements, but only mostly; because I have a semester's worth of bad grade when I was in Taiwan doing Economics Course, I dropped out of the course because, I really didn't want to do it anymore... it's really not for me, I was sort of pressured into taking it by my family but, that's aside the point. I want to do what I want to do this time and as I was searching through the internet I happen to come across a school in Australia which offered a great package of level cert. and diploma for commercial cookery.

Going back to the main point: My IELTS score is 7.0 no score lower than 6.0 in any of the IELTS criteria, I've exceeded the minimum amount for financial statement they're requesting for show money, I have been accepted as a full time student, paid it already and I have my eCOE and also paid for my OSHC, receipt received... I may have good grades in HighSchool but not when I got to College in Taiwan. With this, does that mean I won't be granted a student's visa? I was hoping of doing SVP but I thought, I'll go to a University on my own when I can afford to pay for it without needing my dad to sponsor me for it.

Last but not the least, is it probably possible to just not include my college record or do I really have no choice? I want to know my chances.. I didn't expect for Australia to be strict in terms of grades (I haven't lodged, I just found out about it as I was searching around and saw a post about being denied due to poor educational background).. and I've already paid and all.. prepped and excited to boot. Can anyone advice me?

and curious about 'mara', ano ang mara?

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@ms2189 ayyy di ako aged care eh though nurse ako...kinuha ko childcare services 2 years...after ko saka ako apply post registration sa Deakin uni...

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@ms2189 mara....registered migration lawyer...si rafesevelyn17 din may mara din cya...di samen directly nagcocommunicate ang diac...sakanila...then saka sila naguupdate samen...

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@dee25 mara's are australian registered migration lawyers...they are lawyers who accompany students and applicants to process visas on principal's behalf....i suggest look for mara who can guide tou through the process..they are experts about diac's policies and procedures.

dee25 · September 2013

@trinketz_07 where can I find them? I'm curious... is there anyone here who only has a h.s. diploma and applied for VET? I want to know if they were allowed to go or not.. 'cause if I remember correctly Philippine's h.s. diploma is only equivalent to year 10. However, the school I applied for only requires year 10 kaya I was given an unconditional offer letter. I wonder if, I point that out.. it'd be okay..

iheartoz · September 2013

@cutie0717 hi. nabasa ko lang question mo. yung work visa is given for graduates of 2-year courses. binibigay sya to give graduates the chance to acquire experience para maging eligible to apply for PR. if you have previous experience naman related to your chosen course, i think, you can apply na for PR after you graduate.

iheartoz · September 2013

@dee25 if you got an offer from the school, it should mean you're qualified. it shouldn't be a problem that you only have a high school diploma here. by the way, did you submit your school transcript in Taiwan when you applied for school in OZ?

dee25 · September 2013

@iheartoz I didn't.. I only submitted my H.S. diploma and transcript, because my transcript from Taiwan are all in Chinese. I did have a certificate from ISCAHM for taking a 1 month course for fundamentals of bread baking, so I also submitted that.

iheartoz · September 2013

@dee25 you shouldn't worry then.

dee25 · September 2013

@iheartoz thank you! I really really do hope it'll all be fine, because I'm planning to lodge my application next week. And as I saw also in immi.gov that anyone who applies should at least have a diploma or transcript of year 11.

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@ms2189 if you dont mind when na acknowledged ang application for visa mo ng diac?

iheartoz · September 2013

@dee25 ohh. i didn't know that. so it means you should have at least finished a year in college pala. but the school gave you an offer. they should know that you are qualified for a student visa. maybe you can verify from them?

dee25 · September 2013

@iheartoz it's in the school's website that if you want to apply for Cert level III in Commercial Cookery you just need to at least reach year 10. As for the Diploma you need to get cert. level IV or year 11. But because my program from them is a package Cert.III in Commercial Cookery + Diploma in Hospitality, they gave me an unconditional offer letter.

The problem is, in the immi.gov they only require year 11. So, I don't know how it works for those schools who only requires year 10. Does that mean, because I'm a Filipina I can't apply for it?

ms2189 · September 2013

@trinketz_07 july 12. july 15 medical, july 18 na upload. ikaw?

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@ms2189 ahhhh matagal na pala..nagfile ung mara ko July 30,Aug 6 nagacknowledged,Aug for medical pero Aug 12 na ako nakapamaedical,Aug 15 na upload ng nationwide....lagpas 1 month na pla kayo noh...haaayyysss sana dumating na saten this week...

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@ms2189 ilan years mo kinuha ang agedcare?diniretso mo na cert 4?

iheartoz · September 2013

@dee25 i just checked on the immi website, year 11 nga ang nasa checklist. maybe you can ask your school about it.

rafesevelyn17 · September 2013

2 weeks na lang class ko na, wala parin grant.

trinketz_07 · September 2013

@rafesevelyn17 malapit na sayo..this week anjan na yan andsunod na din samen next week.:)

dee25 · September 2013

meron ba kayong mga kilala dyan na nag apply for subclass 572 (VET) with H.S. diploma lang but got visa granted?

aa777 · September 2013

Hello, may idea ba kayo kung okay lang mag pass bank statement issued abroad? Yung sponsor ko kasi from Japan..

ms2189 · September 2013

@aa777 yup pwede

PampangasBest · September 2013

@aa777 my sponsor is my uncle from the states.... i asked him to have all the financial documents sent via UPS, it will also help if your sponsor can have the statutory letter of financial report notarized in the country of origin, in your case it is japan.

PampangasBest · September 2013

sending another follow-up email today.. my class starts in 20 days..

Good day!

The start of my class is September 23 and I do have 20 days to go as of this writing. I would like to ask your kind office for any update with regard to my visa application, if there is something that I need to do or send.

Last time I followed up, I still have no case officer. I am aware that a lot of visa applications are being reviewed at your end and I totally understand how occupied your case officers are, but I just do hope to have an update with regard to my visa application status.

If there is anything needs to be done or sent, kindly give me the instructions for a prompt action. Hoping to receive an update.

God bless and more power!
Regards,

Siopao23 · September 2013

Bakit walang paramdam ang diac?

muffin_jam · September 2013

Hi eyeryone! Any advice on where i should avail of certified language translation of documents like University Diploma? NAATI accredited translators po ba ang inohonor ng Australian Universities or ok lang po sa iba? Has someone here already tried Orange translations in Makati? Tia!