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 Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة (Re: خالد العبيد)
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للراغبين في الهجرة عن طريق الدراسة
استأذن العزيز السمؤل سليمان الذي بعث لي بهذا الايميل قبل شهور عدة
رغبة منه في مساعدة السودانيين للهجرة ، وفي الرسالة عكس دقيق لتجربته التي توجها بدراسة جادة
تضمن له استقرار طويل ومفيد واندماج مؤهل في المجتمع الاسترالي
نهديها الى كل الراغبين في الاستقرار والدراسة في استراليا
Studying in Australia is considered a dream for many Sudanese. Personally it was my dream ever since my third year in my undergraduate, (Bachelor of Pharmacy) in India was to do Postgraduate of Clinical Pharmacy in Australia, The UK or Canada. The biggest obstacle was Finance as the cost of the course varies from 30-40 thousands US$. I had decided to sacrifice the income of my first few years of work to that. Life does not always run as we need, I had faced several challenges which I had successfully overcome with family support.
I have received quite many enquiries about how did I make it? As many Sudanese consider it as an impossible dream. Firstly, I admit, I was lucky in some stages of the process, but still the process is not impossible. Secondly, to achieve that you should understand what they need to know about you. Finally, try to build a case that has minimum flows which makes the embassy believe that you are going for studying only, have enough funding and resources and you will leave Australia after you finish your studies. After understanding those you try to think about your case as counselor and try to believe it.
Looking for a University:
The easiest way of searching for courses and universities is by googling it (simple web search). This provides you with initial picture of your possible choices. My first choice was Google and Gradschools (has both General and Australian). Recently, I have found this web site for Australian universities which makes your search for the course easier. If you are interested in Arabic information you can find it here.
Criteria for Selection:
Selecting the right university is not an easy process. You have to take in consideration:
• Course you desire to study
• English requirement: Will be discussed later
• Duration of the course: for postgraduate (Master) it is usually 1.5-2 years, and 3-4 years for undergraduate
• Finally, the fees
If all the above criteria’s are met still the final decision will be taken by the university.
Fees:
A fee is very high for international students. Generally, there is no big difference in fees between undergraduate and postgraduate. The fee ranges from 10,000 to 17,000 Australian Dollar per semester (1 AU$ = 0.85 -0.88). Fees increases annually (When I started my search in 2002 fees were about AU$ 7,000-9,000 and AU$ = 0.6-0.65 US$).
* Fees and AU$ values are true for August 2007
English Language Requirement:
Personally, I found that the Australian English language requirements are higher than that for the UK. It is preferred to have IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) which can be done in British Counsel worldwide. Universities also accept TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language). Requirements for postgraduate programs are 6.5-7 (550-600 TOEFL), and 6 (500 TOEFL) for undergraduate programs.
What if you don’t have the required scores?
Many Australian universities provide ELICOS (English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students). This is an intensive program designed for international students. Duration of the program depends upon your level of English, it can last up to 3 semesters. Considering the cost of AU$ 7,000 per semester it is considered quite expensive.
Application Process:
You can lodge your application online or by mail as required by the university. The process usually takes 3-6 weeks to get the offer letter (it may takes more depends on the mail). No need to pay any fees at this stage other than application fees (if applicable).
What is the offer letter?
Offer letter is the initial acceptance of your qualifications for the desired course (it doesn’t mean acceptance). Usually, there are two types of offers:
1. Unconditional Offer: given when student meets all requirements and does pay his fees.
2. Conditional offer: given initially for all students. It contains the conditions to be met in order to get the unconditional offer .i.e. IELTS scores, original certificates, and always first semester fees.
Once you get the offer you will work to meet all conditions.
Note: Don’t send your fees at this stage.
Visa Process:
Personally, I consider this to be the most dangerous and critical stage of your process. You should be aware that Sudan is considered by Australian government as level 3 country (Obviously, Visa conditions are harder than level 1 & 2 countries, but not necessarily impossible to meet).
To acquire your student visa you need to convince the embassy that
1. You are going to study and only to study
2. You have enough finance to cover your fees
3. You have enough reasons to go back home after you finish your study
Financial Requirements:
As level 3 country citizens you should provide financial statement to cover the following:
1. Course fees for 2 years as maximum or the duration if less than 2 years: i.e. for 10,000 course for 2 years you should have 40,000$ and for 1.5 yrs 30,000$.
2. Living expenses for 2 years: they calculate it as 12,000$ per year. i.e. 24,000 AU$.
3. Travel expenses about 4,500AU$
4. Health Insurance for 2 years about 700 AU$
Total for 2 years course in the above case you should provide about 70,000 AU$ financial statement.
Do I really need all that money? Can I find a job there?
• By law you can work up to a maximum of 20 Hrs per week ($ 13-17 per hour).
• Unfortunately, your work can hardly cover your living expenses, thus you need to have your course fees before coming here.
• Working more than that? Is possible and illegal, but from my own experience it is really hard to do so as the education system here is very tough and it is almost impossible to do more than that.
Conditions of the statement:
• The embassy will accept liquid cash only i.e. no assets like land, houses, cars…etc
• The money should be in the bank for 3 months prior the application date (they calculate the minimum amount during that period as the value).
• Luckily, as level 3 country citizens the statement could be from your account, any relative or any family friend (I had used the last option). The family friend could be any body whatever the nationality or his relation to you. Another positive point that you can show more than one financial statement for more than one person.
• The sponsor should submit a covering letter in which he states that he will sponsor you during your studies.
• They prefer to have your financial statement or any relative statement as supporting evidence.
What if they have accepted your application?
• The process will take two to four weeks, and then embassy will send you an initial acceptance letter “not the final visa” mentioning that they have accepted your application.
• After getting this acceptance only you can now pay your first semester fees and any English courses fees if applicable. The university will send you Confirmation of Enrollment “COE” letter.
• Send the COE letter along with your passport to the embassy for getting the visa stamped on your passport. This usually takes longer time 4-6 weeks.
• Now you are clear to make your arrangements for departure.
More Hints:
• You can attach a letter from your current employer or any potential future employer that you have a job offer if you finish your studies (secured job i.e. you will go back after finishing).
• If you are resident of a country where there is an IDP office, go for them as they are authorized by the Australian government and they provide free service from A to Z.
• Be systematic and patient, also follow the steps and read all visa process updates from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural affairs website.
For more information don’t hesitate to contact me:
Elsamaul Suliman Elhebir, B.Pharm, PG Cert Clin Pharm
Master of Clinical Pharmacy
Curtin University of Technology,
Perth, West Australia
[email protected], [email protected]
(عدل بواسطة خالد العبيد on 10-04-2007, 10:58 AM)
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| استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | خالد العبيد | 10-03-07, 10:31 PM |
 Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | Khalid Osman Jaafar | 10-03-07, 11:13 PM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | Alfarwq | 10-04-07, 03:49 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | doma | 10-04-07, 04:27 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | خالد العبيد | 10-04-07, 08:26 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | الواثق الصادق | 10-04-07, 09:00 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | خالد العبيد | 10-04-07, 10:52 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | wd al geran | 10-04-07, 11:21 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | Dhieu Chabiet | 10-04-07, 01:07 PM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | wd al geran | 10-04-07, 02:51 PM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | محمد مكى محمد | 10-04-07, 11:39 AM |
| Re: استراليا توقف هجرة الافارقة | wd al geran | 10-04-07, 08:25 PM |
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