Don't bother with the Student visa!
Jul 30th 2008, 1:34 am
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Re: Don't bother with the Student visa!
There are no perfect countries around the world Luis. I think you know that. If you were living in London, I'm sure you had found negative things as well.
I'm in Adelaide with a student visa waiting the Permanent visa to be granted. This is not a paradise but it is much better than any country in Latin America. Actually, I'm from Colombia and have a brother living in Canadá, another beautiful country like Australia with positive and negative things too.
Daniel
I'm in Adelaide with a student visa waiting the Permanent visa to be granted. This is not a paradise but it is much better than any country in Latin America. Actually, I'm from Colombia and have a brother living in Canadá, another beautiful country like Australia with positive and negative things too.
Daniel
I think I've been misunderstood. I made the comments I made because it really surprises me to see so many Brits desperate to move to Australia been the UK a good place to live.
As a Peruvian, I can clearly understand why many Latin Americans are so desperate to move to developed countries. I have friends from my country living ilegally in the USA and they have a better standard of living working as pizza deliverers, cleaners, waiters and so on than they had in Peru working as professionals.
Jul 30th 2008, 3:20 am
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Re: Don't bother with the Student visa!
Hmmm.....all about positive attitude eh?
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Jul 30th 2008, 5:44 am
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Re: Don't bother with the Student visa!
Don't anyone be put off by Luis' posts of doom. His experience is specific and unusual. Yes I have lived in Australia and in fact have visited every state - the vast majority is still welcoming, multicultural and full of opportunity if you are prepared to keep a positive attitude and be accountable for your own success. If you find one city in one state is not what you are looking for, you'll certainly find it elsewhere.
I just don't understand why people come on this forum and bitch about Australia when it's designed for people trying to get there!
I just don't understand why people come on this forum and bitch about Australia when it's designed for people trying to get there!
Its worth some posters bearing in mind too that we didn't all come here in search of the fabled "better life". Some of us came here to be with family members, some came to marry, a myriad of reasons exist for migration to Aus.
Jul 30th 2008, 7:16 am
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Re: Don't bother with the Student visa!
i completley agree with you.
Me and my husband plus 2 children spent our life savings too..and have ended up coming home....
It is a very,very expensive way to get PR.
i would think very carefully about going down this route, and ensure you have sufficent funds to last year at least 3 years.
Me and my husband plus 2 children spent our life savings too..and have ended up coming home....
It is a very,very expensive way to get PR.
i would think very carefully about going down this route, and ensure you have sufficent funds to last year at least 3 years.
would you mind me asking why you ended up coming home? It would be great for those of us who are already here to know if there is anything to look out for.
Thanks
Aug 12th 2008, 10:09 am
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Re: Don't bother with the Student visa!
Well we have going for it although we are going for a reccie first before we commit totally. We have been quoted $10,000 for our son to school per year. We just look at it as a small expense for a great experience.
