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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  How's the start of your week guys? hope marami visa grant this week...praying for you all guys......

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• twaizzer Sydney
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  May 2014

  Hi guys, I got my student visa approval last May 6, 2014. Female soloista po ako bound for Sydney this coming 2nd week of June or 1st week of July 2014. Meron po ba ibang soloista jan who's already in Sydney or papunta pa lng? Nghahanap kc ako ng ka-share ng room and Sydney buddy na rin para hindi lonely dun.Hehe.Just PM me.thanks..
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @twaizzer ..hi congrats and see you in OZ....saan ka ba sa Sydney? may mga friends ako perl nasa wagga wagga sill...mga pinoy nurses....if you want i can introduce you to them....

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• twaizzer Sydney
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  May 2014

  @danyan2001us hello!! Thank you.hindi ka ba sa sydney?malayo ang wagga wagga sa sydney sis eh.sayang nurses ba yung mga friends mo sa wagga wagga? Parang regional yata dun. Thanks sis
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @twaizzer ..nasa melbourne kami......medyo malayo nga pero pumupunta naman sila sa syndey once in a while.....punta sila dito dis weekend at pasyal kami adelaide....

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• twaizzer Sydney
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  May 2014

  Ah ganun ba..cge sis baka pwd mo ako maintroduce sa kanila para if ever pupunta cla ng sydney, sabay ako. and if mejo stable na ako dun, baka pwd n ako mksabay sa inyo sa mga out of town trips nyo.haha.I love adelaide.dun ko talaga balak mg-settle if ma-PR na ako.
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @twaizzer ..ok sis...keep in touch lang tayo....

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  May 2014

  @danyan2001us ok thank you
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  Additional info from Immigration News Australia:
  
  by November this year, may additional 2 language exams na pwede kukunin maliban sa IELTS, and these are the following:
  
  The Test of English Language
  Pearson Test of English Academia
  
  Read the whole news item here:
  
  http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1106091886176-346/More+choice+in+visa+English+language+tests+#7c+The+Australian.pdf

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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  More news on Immigration affecting student visa applicants for Australia:
  
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  Extension of streamlined visa processing arrangements
  
  
  Streamlined Visa Processing (SVP) was first implemented by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) on 24 March 2012.
  
  Under this arrangement low immigration risk education providers were given SVP status therefore if a student visa applicant had a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) from a participating provider, the application would be assessed quickly, as if the student were from an assessment level 1 country regardless of his/her country of birth.
  
  Initially only available to Universities, on 22 March 2014 streamlined visa processing arrangements, were made available to prospective students of selected low immigration risk education providers who offer bachelor, masters or doctoral degree level courses.
  
  On 26 May 2014 the government announced that it intends to further extend streamlined visa processing arrangements to low immigration risk education providers offering advanced diploma level courses.
  
  'This will enable eligible education providers in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector and higher education sector to directly access SVP. This will make study in Australia even more attractive to overseas students, while at the same time ensuring that immigration risk is appropriately managed,' Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said in his press release announcing the intended development.
  
  Education Minister Chris Pyne said that "these changes will substantially benefit Australia's high-quality VET and higher education sectors, supporting the sustainable growth of Australia's international education industry while providing a vital boost to the economy."
  
  'The number of international students seeking to study in Australia continues to rebound positively, with an increase of over 27 per cent in the number of visas granted to offshore applicants in the 2013-14 programme year,' Minister Pyne said.
  
  'Extending SVP arrangements will help capitalise on these trends, reducing red tape and helping to attract further students from overseas.'
  
  Invitations to participate will be sent to eligible providers in the second half of 2014. Subject to relevant legislative change, under the stewardship of the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, the government proposes to implement this extension by early 2015.
  
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  Source: Immigration News
  sponsored by:
  
  Australian Immigration Law Services
  
  
  

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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  This is good news for those who will be applying for degrees in Vocational Education and Training fields (not bachelors degree or masters studies)

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• VegeMate Cavite
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  May 2014

  Thanks again for the info @danyan2001us!
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @VegeMate ...no worries sis......that indeed is a great news for those who will be taking short courses such as vocational degrees.....then afterwards they can proceed to bachelors or masters.....

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• VegeMate Cavite
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  May 2014

  bro po, @danyan2001us
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @VegeMate ...sorry bro.....medyo malabo kasi yong profile image mo hehe....anyway good luck to all of us...andito ka na ba sa OZ?....

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• VegeMate Cavite
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  May 2014

  LOL no prob bro @danyan2001us. still in the process of applying pa ako bro. hope to be there soon.
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  May 2014

  @VegeMate ...just keep on praying bro.....feb 2015 intake ka ba? saan kayo dito? sana melbourne para madagdagan na naman ang mga friends namin dito.....

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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  good news....especially of those accounting students in OZ....andyan pa rin ang accountant sa SOL 2014-2015 ..read the news program on this link:
  
  https://www.acacia-au.com/skilled-occupations-list-2014-2015-Announced.php

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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  happy sunday guys...and praying for visa grants next week.....tara na sam a na tayo dito sa OZ.......keep safe guys

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• powmic23 Melbourne
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  June 2014

  good news....especially of those accounting students in OZ....andyan pa rin ang accountant sa SOL 2014-2015 ..read the news program on this link:
  
  https://www.acacia-au.com/skilled-occupations-list-2014-2015-Announced.php

  This is good news. I will take accounting pa naman. Pero Aug 2014 pa intake ko
  
  Sana kasama pa din accounting sa SOL by year 2016 (my graduation) para di ako mahirapan makapag PR. Think positive lang!
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  @powmic23 ...welcome to OZ sis.....oo good news for all of us na nasa accounting field (wifey will finish her masters by november) ...may tsansa pa tayo maka apply ng PR after finishing studies here.....good luck for your August intake anyway

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• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  guys, we congrats those who just received their visa notices today and yesterday...and we continue to pray for visa grants within the week......God bless us all

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• bevelled Melbourne
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  June 2014

  Hi guys, me meetup ba sa Melbourne for students? tapos na ang sem, yoohoo
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  @bevelled .....wow buti pa kau bro/sis hehe..sila mrs may finals pa dis week and next week...anyway we can plan for a meet up somewhere in flinders if you like guys.....can you contact our other mates here ?....nag meet up ako last moomba dalawa ang dumating.....

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• bevelled Melbourne
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  June 2014

  @danyan2001us ngayon lang ako naging active again sa forum, but available ako after 23rd
  
• powmic23 Melbourne
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  June 2014

  Sana maka meet up ko din kayo pagdating ko sa Aus. Haha
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  @powmic23 ..sure ..melbourne ka rin ba? glad to meet my fellow members here....it's always good to have more support system especially in this faraway place from home.....see you here @powmic23....

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• powmic23 Melbourne
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  June 2014

  @danyan2001us yes po, tama tama! haha. July 26 po dating ko, Aug 11 start ng classes. Meet up meet up din pag may time. haha
• pjgs15 Sydney
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  Joined: Aug 21, 2013

  June 2014

  hi @powmic23! sorry pero ask ko lang if anong agency mo for your student visa? i noticed kasi sa timeline mo na ang bilis nung processing e. im kind of in the same situation kasi. nirurush ko makapagaral this coming july na sa UWS.
  
  And also, paano maging automatic yung pagsulpot ng timeline? mine kasi may times na susulpot may times na wala. hehehe. THANKS!

  May 7, 2014 - IELTS Speaking Test
  May 10, 2014 - IELTS Exam (L/W/R)
  May 23, 2014 - IELTS Results (L-8.5, W-6.0, R-7.0, S-7.0 = 7.0)
  June 2, 2014 - Lodged Application to University of Western Sydney through IDP Philippines (Master of Planning)
  June 13, 2014 - Received Conditional Offer Letter from University of Western Sydney
  June 17, 2014 - Accepted the Offer Letter of UWS and paid tuition fee
  June 24, 2014 - Received Email from UWS that I have met the condition on the offer letter
  June 26, 2014 - Received CoE from UWS
  July 1, 2014 - Submitted all docs for application of Student Visa subclass 573 to IDP Philippines
  July 2, 2014 - Medical at Nationwide
  July 3, 2014 - Email from the Australian Embassy that they have received my application
  July 10, 2014 - Visa Grant notice visa Email!!! (Thank you Lord!)
  July 16, 2014 - Arrived in Sydney
• danyan2001us Melbourne, Australia
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  June 2014

  @powmic23 ..ok sure....para madagdagan na naman yong tropa namin hehe..saan ka ba banda dito sa Melby?...kami sa may north kami may bundoora.....

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