Vincentosa:
Good evening everyone. Congratulations to you all who have been granted study visas. May the good God also do for all of us who are yet to receive visa grants.
Please I will need your opinion on this. I applied to the University of Tasmania in July this year for the master of Information technology and systems, in less than 5days I was offered admission. However, I was a little busy with work and I didn't have time to respond to further documentation and plus the fact that the border was not seen to be opened previously.
I decided to accept my offer a few days ago. Note that my senior brother who leaves in Australia has offered to sponsor the entire program for me, and he forwarded a guarantee/sponsor letter and his bank statement of the sum of 167k+AUD. While filling the GTE form attached, I indicated I was a sponsored student. Then I was prompted to select the category of my sponsor from the list. I selected "others" since it is an individual sponsorship and not from the government and or some organization.

I uploaded the documents in accepting the offer. After a few minutes, I saw on my page that "Payment-Waived". Please see the attached document. I do not understand what they meant by "Payment-Waived". Please if you can kindly help to throw more light. Thank you.

I have a few questions.
1. Will I be required to also submit a personal bank statement?
2. If yes, how much is expected for me to have in the account?
3. I am married with a son. Although I am applying alone for now. The aim is to apply for them once I receive my visa grant. My wife is working with one of the Fed Govt agencies. I have also submitted her employment letter and pension statement as well as mine for evidence of employment.

Mike365:
1. Look at the DHA website: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500#HowTo
to guide you on the amount of funds needed.

2. If your sponsor has the sufficient funds, you may not need to add your bank statement. Just endeavour to put the necessary documents of your sponsor. However you can also add your own statement to boost your profile

3. You can go first then bring your family when you have settled. However, if you can exercise patience for the visa processing, and have the sufficient funds in you or the sponsors account, then there is no harm including them in the initial application

Vincentosa:
@Mike365,
Thank you so much. I am grateful for the well explained answers. Yes my sponsor has the required fund. I had so far uploaded his bank statement of 3months and a letter of sponsorship. We will be adding more documents as they come. Will I need to add his birth certificate since we have the same surname and he's my eldest brother?[color=#000099][/color]

Naijabad:
When will Australia open the gaddem border for international students from Nigeria?

Naijabad:
Please where can one obtain International Drivers' license in Nigeria?

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


I do not know if such License exists, na the same drivers license people are using.
I believe it can be used for a couple of months before a restriction can get to it.

NB1912:

Yes it is very possible and most schools accept. Just google Assessment level 1 schools in Australia and look through their requirements to make your choice.
The issue with going for a MSC degree that is different from your BSc is your ability to convince the CO (case officer) on why you are making the switch. You will need to have a very strong SOP if you were to be successful. Having a relevant work experience in the proposed field will be advantageous. Alternatively, if you want an easy way, then you could apply for a program similar to what you did in your BSC and then switch to IT after your first semester in Australia. Yes, it might cost you more money, but like i said, it's an easy way out. The choice is yours.

Nnatuu:


Hello NB1912, thanks for sharing a lot of sharing lots of valuable information to prospective AUS students.

further, i wish to know if you happen to know a trusted agent that can guide theorugh this process? I am a deeply interested in going for a Masters Program, but need lots of personal guide as I am a busy professional with little time to read through lots of pages.

Vincentosa:
Following is the list of Universities got AL1 status under SSVF. Al1 is just a risk rating and an indicator of managing immigration risk rating only.


Australian Catholic University
Australian National University
Bond University
Charles Darwin University (NSW)
Charles Darwin University (NT)
Curtin University
Deakin University
Edith Cowan University
Federation University Australia
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
Monash University
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology
Rmit University
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of Technology
The University of Adelaide
The University of Melbourne
The University of Notre Dame Australia
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
The University of Western Australia
TORRENS UNIVERSITY
University of Canberra
University of Newcastle
University of South Australia (Unisa)
University of Tasmania
University of Technology, Sydney
University of the Sunshine Coast
UNSW Australia
University of New England
Victoria University (VIC)
Western Sydney University

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


I do not know if such License exists, na the same drivers license people are using.
I believe it can be used for a couple of months before a restriction can get to it.

Nnatuu:


Hello NB1912, thanks for sharing a lot of sharing lots of valuable information to prospective AUS students.

further, i wish to know if you happen to know a trusted agent that can guide theorugh this process? I am a deeply interested in going for a Masters Program, but need lots of personal guide as I am a busy professional with little time to read through lots of pages.

NB1912:

I understand life can be busy sometimes and that's why there are agents for people like you Unfortunately, i can't advise you which agent to go for. You can check google for reputable agents in Nigeria. Alternatively, you can check for pages in this thread where some have mentioned the agents they used and if they were professional or not.

Henryocm:
Please which flights can get to Australia (particularly south Australia) from Nigeria.. I’m hearing a lot of rumors about Ethiopian and Qatar air

solidgoldluna:
Can't believe the borders are finally open again! I finished my undergraduate at Curtain University in Perth in film studies in 2017, I have been wanting to go back for my master's. I had used an agent for my previous student visa application as I am also very busy with work to have the time to sort my application myself I will most likely be using them again, would recommend if anyone is also looking

The education agent: https://www.educationone.net.au/

And their migration agent partner: https://onederland.com.au/

Just out of curiosity is anyone else planning on going to Perth, I really enjoyed my time at Curtain and the city really became a 2nd home for me. It would be nice to make some friends and have a community there.

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


Well, i believe virtually all the Universities in Aussie for Undergraduate studies are now using AGENTS, and most of the Agents contacts are in some of them school's website.
I was the last person from West Africa that was given admission without Agent back in 2015.(my payment cleared before they barred not using Agents)
So does that mean that one cannot get admission into school without the use of agents? Nigeria agents? Are u talking international agents or Nigeria agents?

We had Zoom conference on Saturday with UQ Rep which was organized by Mel Education Agency.
I think they reps many schools because i got their contact from UTS website.

DoDirtsLikeWorm:


Well, i believe virtually all the Universities in Aussie for Undergraduate studies are now using AGENTS, and most of the Agents contacts are in some of them school's website.
I was the last person from West Africa that was given admission without Agent back in 2015.(my payment cleared before they barred not using Agents)

We had Zoom conference on Saturday with UQ Rep which was organized by Mel Education Agency.
I think they reps many schools because i got their contact from UTS website.

Nnatuu:


Hello NB1912, thanks for sharing a lot of sharing lots of valuable information to prospective AUS students.

further, i wish to know if you happen to know a trusted agent that can guide theorugh this process? I am a deeply interested in going for a Masters Program, but need lots of personal guide as I am a busy professional with little time to read through lots of pages.

Oviebright:

So does that mean one cannot secure admission without agents?

Naijabad:
Is anyone travelling this December or January 2022 as borders are now open?

Has anyone booked flight yet?

I intend booking my wify's flight ticket next week for middle of January 2022.