Australia Thread 7

[mimiku]

Thanks for the feedback. By the way is the 7 score is this the ceiling?

[ysa.belle]

^band 9 po highest score ng IELTS.

[mimiku]

I see. For Engineers, what is the lowest possible passing score?

[cutemama]

^ I think sis lowest score should be 7, equivalent to 10 points yun..

mga sis anong ielts ang kelangan ko itake, General Training ba or Academic. nagreview pa ba kayo sa as in ang enroll sa review center before taking the IELTS exam??

[ysa.belle]

^depende po if what kind of visa ang apply nyo for the exam ng ielts. there are review centers po pero kahit self review pwede na.

[cutemama]

So sad hindi qualified ang nurse sa skilled worker visa unless nagwork ka sa canada, US, HK, and singapore as a nurse..
Hays dapat daw student visa, parang ang hirap naman kasi nun, masyadong magastos and gusto ko sana isama family ko paano kami makakasurvive if mag study lang ako jan..  hays dont know what to do na.

[Antigone]

^ I think sis lowest score should be 7, equivalent to 10 points yun..

mga sis anong ielts ang kelangan ko itake, General Training ba or Academic. nagreview pa ba kayo sa as in ang enroll sa review center before taking the IELTS exam??

If you're a nurse, Academic. And no need for review centers. Just download Cambridge IETS practice tests.

[piglet24]

@mimiku: 7 ata ang lowest score sis. I'm also an engineer took the general IELTS lang. reviewed on my own.

@ysa.belle: san ka ditto sa Sydney sis? ditto kami sa eastern suburb area.

[mimiku]

^Hello, thanks for the info. Anong linya mo sa Engineering? Did you apply for a migrant visa or where you sponsored by an employer?

[ysa.belle]

@piglet24, sa may inner west area ako. gano kana katagal sa sydney?

[piglet24]

@mimiku: I'm a CE. applied for migrant visa.

@ysa.belle: bago lang din ako dito. di pa nag one year. nanganak kasi ako.

[mimiku]

^I see. If you don't mind how much did you soend. And when you got there were you able to find a job immediately?

[mmeli14]

Hi sis, i am a bit confused with my 457 visa application. Lodged on 05 Feb 2016, then CO emailed me on 08 Feb regarding health examination requirement with the referral letter. upon application online i included the details of my existing health examination done in Sept 2015.
on my ImmiAccount when I click on VIEW HEALTH ASSESSMENT,
 it says "Health clearance provided – no action required
All health examinations required for the specified visa subclass have been finalised. Processing of this person's visa application can now continue. This will not occur until a case officer investigates the case in line with published processing times for the visa that has been applied for. Do not contact the department about health examinations in the meantime."
I sent an email inquiry to DIBP 3x, if I can reuse my existing health exams or if i need to repeat it, still CO haven't responded for more than 2 weeks.

[Tranquility]

Hi Girls. Anyone here who works in Sydney CBD? I came here on a student visa and I got my citizenship last year. Keen to meet new people.

[ysa.belle]

^ sydney girl here!

[_pink12_]

Planning on applying for a visa in Australia too. Kaya lang I don't know where to start. Husband and I are both ECE graduates kaya lang our line of work now is really not connected sa course namin.

I learned somewhere na pwedeng mag apply for Student Visa, tapos my hubby can work while I study. Pwede na rin bang isama yung daughter ko in case I'm under Student Visa?

If we'll go to a consultancy agency ba how much magagastos? Can you recommend a reputable one. Thanks!

[Tranquility]

Planning on applying for a visa in Australia too. Kaya lang I don't know where to start. Husband and I are both ECE graduates kaya lang our line of work now is really not connected sa course namin.

I learned somewhere na pwedeng mag apply for Student Visa, tapos my hubby can work while I study. Pwede na rin bang isama yung daughter ko in case I'm under Student Visa?

If we'll go to a consultancy agency ba how much magagastos? Can you recommend a reputable one. Thanks!

If you want to apply for student visa, you have to study for an occupation that's included in the SOL: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/SOL), your husband and kid can be your dependents, you can work 40 hours per fortnight (when the course is in session) and unlimited hours while the course is not in session, while your husband can work full time. You have to send your kid to school though. I don't have kids yet so I'm not sure how much you have to pay to school fees here, but I know it's not cheap. You all need health cover for the duration of your visa, not having any is a breach of your visa conditions so it needs to be renewed every year.

You have to declare that you have access to sufficient funds during your stay so you will be granted a student visa: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Student-Visa-Living-Costs-and-Evidence-of-Funds

The student visa option is not a cheap. If you are not financially prepared, you will struggle a lot when you arrive here. Finding a job will take a while and the cost of living here is quite expensive. I have classmates who sold properties overseas just to raise the funds they needed to stay here. I'm not trying to discourage you but I have been in that situation and it's not easy. Make sure that you do plenty of research before deciding to go down that route.

IDP (https://www.idp.com/australia/studyabroad) helped me with my student visa application before and I also took my IELTS with them.

[zee87]

if you can apply for immigrant visa.. do so. Tranquility is correct. Mahirap ang naka student visa sa Aus. and yes, i discourage you to opt to student visa lalo na kung college grad ka and you have more than 5 years work experience at jobcode mo nasa SOL at CSOL naman. (list yan ng jobcodes)

[_pink12_]

Thank you Tranquility and zee87, yeah I'm exploring other options as well. Will read up on the links muna.

[mrs_mcta]

Hi Girls. Anyone here who works in Sydney CBD? I came here on a student visa and I got my citizenship last year. Keen to meet new people.

Hi sis, if you don't mind my asking, how long were you under the student visa before you got your citizenship? TIA!