So guys welcome back to LTE Vlogs
Today's video is gonna be different
Today for the first time we have bought something from our own earning so
the happiness is on another level
We mentioned in our previous video
that we had our exams, had next level stress, so now its time
to bust that stress and give ourselves a reward.
So what's in reward is that, we bought this
PS4 off EBGames.au
which has the console, the
last of us Part 2 which currently is very hot selling
fifa 20 as we love soccer
and an xtra controller as we would be 2 players.
So we'll be unboxing this, then we would head to the
6th floor, where we have a lounge
which has all the Tvs and everything
so we'll test it there.
So this is our lounge with the projector overhead
with a chessboard as well
and these are the lounges with all
these sofas and recliners
proper gaming zone which
is mostly crowded
Tv is hanged up, the set up going on inside
so we will just set it up
and for now lets go to the terrace for the rest of the video.
So now lets talk about today's title
which is student visa process for Australia
This video was requested by many of you
and we ourselves were also planing make this since a long time
so finally we got time to make it
so its on!
Today's visa process has also been divided into 4 parts
so well explain all 4 to you clearly
which would cover the entire process
so if you have any further doubts in it then comment it down
so.. now lets start without any further delay!
The first step in the visa process is getting your COE
COE stand for confirmation of enrolment
So this document is provided to you by colleges and universities after
you apply in them. So
before applying, you must select your course
because you won't admission unless you get a course!
Every university has their representatives in foreign countries
Like our uni had offices in
Delhi and Mumbai
and also some education fairs and events.
So you can directly contact them regarding the same
or just get hold of an agent
or third party agencies
hire them to assist
your enrolment process.
So once you have selected the course, then comes giving IELTS (or PTE)
and you can give IELTS
before applying or getting the COE
because IELTS result is a mandatory thing
to get the COE, ok?
Apart from IELTS, your financial documents
would be required
to analyse
how much you can spend or how much is your paying capacity
A separate video is up for that matter
as there are a lot of documents and if you even miss one of them
its gonna hinder your visa application process.
So COE and financial documents are very critical
also, COE would be given to you only when
you would pay the fees of the first semester.
Some unit ask for the whole
year's fees at the beginning, but our uni asked for
the payment only for the first semester
and we'll see the rest later. So these were some basic things which are needed
in order
to get your COE
and only once you get your COE you would be able to progress further into the VISA process
And in your COE
important stuff is mentioned like
your confirmation as a student, its like an evidence that you
are a student of the university. This COE would be required multiple times
at the immigration on the airports, also a copy of it would
be attached with the VISA for immigration purposes
and apart from this your date of commencement of the course would be mentioned along with
starting and ending date
whatever the details related to your course are, it would be mentioned in the COE
When you would be applying in colleges
or whichever university, they'll need mark sheets of
your graduation or your 12th class
as that is also a mandatory document.
And sometimes the agents, just beware
as they sometimes charge you for the COE as well.
Even though they contact the uni on your behalf
the university doesn't charge anything for giving out the COE
So if your agent charges you even for the COE
that's a scam and stay away from it.
Now that you have the COE, next step up is getting student insurance.
Its the law of the Australian govt that
any student coming from overseas
they must have this insurance with them. The name of that insurance is
OSHC, overseas student health cover.
This is a mandatory thing. Some companies
which do this insurance are Bupa,
Metlife, AIG. Ours was from Bupa
and if
I talk about the costs, it ranges between Rs 60-65K
which most students opt for.
If you want to do for more than the base amount
you can go as high as you wish and depends totally on you and how
much safe do you wanna be.
Another important thing, is that if
you don't have a COE, you won't be eligible to apply
for OSHC, and neither any further visa process.
Next up is the SOP.
(statement of purpose)
This is a written document that is sent to the college
and the visa immigration office.
Now what is included in this document.
Basically you explain in a paragraph form
your general details, course related information,
family background,
educational background
financial status, as in your paying capacity
and reasons about
why are you coming to Australia?
Why this particular college? Why this particular course?
Why aren't you doing the same course in your home country?
Why not any other country like Canada?
Many similar questions like these are included in the SOP. Another important thing,
SOP is a very detailed topic
like many people keep asking us
how to write an SOP
and how to frame it so we would be coming up with
a separate video very shortly
as this is one topic
due to which visas can be rejected.
So we will try
to come up with a video ASAP
So now you have your COE,
you have applied for your OSHC
and you have framed your SOP as well
and submitted to the visa office and your university.
Now we would talk about the final step which is applying for the VISA.
You can apply for the visa individually as well
by going on the Australian home affairs website
and creating an account and through that you can apply for the visa,
can track your visa, which class visa is it
And if you don't wanna do these all by your yourself then just hire
an agent and he would
handle all of this on your behalf.
Now after you apply for the visa
one thing which has a 50-50 chance
is your medical test.
Now I personally had a medical test, my friend too had it
but many of my friends who went to Sydney and Brisbane did not
have a medical test. So it depends
on the university if they need a medical test or not
Biometric medical test, very normal
nothing to ponder or worry about
We will come up with a separate medical video as well
as its very detailed and lengthy
like it can easily take up 6 to 8 hours
Another point related to your medical
due to this pandemic in the
country and the world,
all the upcoming intakes
irrespective of it being July or November or Feb
Medical is going to be a compulsory thing
as obviously health is at risk so
keep that in mind and we would explain this in our next video
So now that all steps are done, you applied your visa
2 important questions arise which are
Visa cost and
visa processing time.
Talking about the cost first
so it would depend on the subclass of your visa
Usually the student visa is subclass 500 if I'm not wrong,
make sure your cross check it
so whichever your subclass would be, the cost would be dependant on that.
AS far as I remember
our cost was roughly around AUD 600
to AUD 635 for our subclass
As I said its totally dependant on the subclass, you can check
the exact cost on the Australian home affairs website
links are in the description
Next up, how much time does it take for the visa to arrive?
When we came, last year
we applied in December 2019, that time
in spite of everything being normal it took around
a month or more for my visa to arrive.
Due to this covid 19
visa processing times have significantly increased
Depending on your luck it may arrive within a week
or might even take upto 2 months
So keep this time frame in mind, lets say your intake is in Feb
do not apply any later than November
coz just in case the visa gets delayed and your
course start date passes by, chances are
your visa becomes useless. Therefore it is better
to apply your visa as early as you can because of this situation in 2020
visas are being delayed
and again its your luck which plays a part
in your visa arrival. So keep that in mind
and this was an entire visa process overview
what actually it is in 4 parts.
So guys this was an overview video
about the entire visa process. We divided this into 4 parts
so you guys as applying students might get some help
and this was an overview because
these 4 topics are so detailed that a separate video
can be made on them.
Especially the financial documents that are required because even if one document goes missing
or becomes fraudulent, or becomes wrong
you would be the one responsible. VISA cancel !
You won't get it in the future as well.
Well get more videos on these topics too and if you have any doubts regarding these
drop us down in the comments and also
please check our previous videos, keep
subscribing us, supporting us and see you in the next one.