dedrei

Hi Everyone

Just want to find out. Say we get our STNI visa with hubby being main applicant and I want to study further parttime to get up to par with their accounting qualifications. Will I then pay the international student rates for education at TAFE or University of Technology - or do I pay what all other ozzies pay for further educations, since I am PR? I will be working and then studying parttime or correspondence.

Help or info would be much appreciated.

steandleigh

HI!

I'm hopefully starting a 4yr BEd next year and I'm also a PR. As far as I am aware, you will pay the 'normal' rates for fees. They are payable upfront, until you have been here 2 years and then you have the option to defer your fees until you are working and they will take it out of your salary. You may also be eligible for Austudy after the 2 year period but it is means tested.

Good luck and happy studying!

Flutterscutter

Do you have to have citizenship after those first 2yrs or are you eligible under PR?

seang

Citizenship

Flutterscutter

Thought as much. Thanks.

steandleigh

Have a look at:

www.centrelink.gov.au

Go to the Austudy bit - it says that to be eligible for Austudy you must be either a Australian citizen OR have permanent residency. read on and it tells you that must must have held PR for 2 yrs.

Good luck.

renth

Citizenss are eligible to pay back the fees over time, PRs have to pay up front.

seang

I was referring to the defer option.(just to clear up)

Also for the first two years you are not certain to get the commonwealth supported place. If you dont get one of these you are going to be looking at paying 4 times the cost of the course - upfront.

Flutterscutter

Ahhh.. now i'm confused. thanks for that.
I have already got 1yrs worth of my PR out the way so only need another 12mths there to get citizenship. I have every intention of getting it as soon as i can anyway.

steandleigh

I think that's what i said in my first post Perhaps it was unclear.

dedrei

So to sum it all up. I will pay "normal" fees upfront like the TAFE & College's advertise - not the international rates of $15-$20k. And I pay this upfront.

seang

You wont be paying the international rates thats certain

renth

Sorry, it was clear didn't realise it was you. I thought the later post with red in it was a different poster just adding to the confusion.

steandleigh

No worries. Thought I WAS confusing matters for a moment there!

Rudi

Just to add to the confusion..........Commonwealth supported places are not available for all courses for citizens either.......meaning you pay lots lots more to do the course.

Rudi