Any ideas for a Plan B?
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Hi Guys,
I'm in Oz for eight months now holding a visiting academic visa which expires in 02/2001. I'm writing my docotoral thesis and attend a PR part-time course.
Originally, my partner wanted to go for a job in Australia (SAP consulting) which might have allowed me to stay as well.
Unfortunately we broke up recently and my profession (PR) is not exactly one of the most wanted in Australia.
I would love to stay but there are a couple of things that turned out to be a problem:
- the PR course i'm doing is obviously not recognized as a degree (even though it's called a diploma)
- as there is no bachelor degree in Germany I did my Master (1999) and so I do not have three years of full time employment (I've been working as a student assistant in my uni's press department for three years until I came here, but that doesn't count, does it?)
- the visiting academic visa does not allow me to work (which might help to create a network for possible sponsorship contacts)
Is there any other option than going back to germany and apply for a working holiday visa to make the necessary contacts after returning? (I hope that description is not too confusing)
Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks, Carmen
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I'm in Oz for eight months now holding a visiting academic visa which expires in 02/2001. I'm writing my docotoral thesis and attend a PR part-time course.
Originally, my partner wanted to go for a job in Australia (SAP consulting) which might have allowed me to stay as well.
Unfortunately we broke up recently and my profession (PR) is not exactly one of the most wanted in Australia.
I would love to stay but there are a couple of things that turned out to be a problem:
- the PR course i'm doing is obviously not recognized as a degree (even though it's called a diploma)
- as there is no bachelor degree in Germany I did my Master (1999) and so I do not have three years of full time employment (I've been working as a student assistant in my uni's press department for three years until I came here, but that doesn't count, does it?)
- the visiting academic visa does not allow me to work (which might help to create a network for possible sponsorship contacts)
Is there any other option than going back to germany and apply for a working holiday visa to make the necessary contacts after returning? (I hope that description is not too confusing)
Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks, Carmen
All times are ET (US)
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Apply for NZ visa. Type of degree not important, length is, and points required to
succeed are lower
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Hi Neil, thank you for your reply. That's actually a good idea. I'll do some research and see if there are any options for me. Thanks a lot!
Originally posted by Neil Raines
Apply for NZ visa. Type of degree not important, length is, and points required to
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What city are you in? If you haven't already done so, at least in the bigger ones,
you could perhaps attend lots of networking events - seminars, trade shows, etc. to
try and find someone to sponsor you.
Cheers, Stefanie
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What city are you in? If you haven't already done so, at least in the bigger ones,
you could perhaps attend lots of networking events - seminars, trade shows, etc. to
try and find someone to sponsor you.
Cheers, Stefanie