hi... Please is this thread still on? I want to inquire about australian visa.. I applied for streamlined student visa 28 of november... And d embassy contacted my sponsor.. But i haven't heard from dem... Shuld i be worried? Lol... 28 of november... Thank you surveyor1

Lanagiwa: hi... Please is this thread still on? I want to inquire about australian visa.. I applied for streamlined student visa 28 of november... And d embassy contacted my sponsor.. But i haven't heard from dem... Shuld i be worried? Lol... 28 of november... Thank you surveyor1

You don't need to worry. Just wait till January before you contact the embassy. Remember xmas break might cause the delay

surveyor1:
You don't need to worry. Just wait till January before you contact the embassy. Remember xmas break might cause the delay

thank you for your reply.... I will keep my fingers crossed.....

Got my IELT 6.0 overall thanks to kmotee and wahabcoal for their help and no thanks to IELT for their short time of examination and no extra time

my husband intends to apply 4 a tafe course.pls i want to know if my kids and i will pay for visa
seperately?i

gydlol: my husband intends to apply 4 a tafe course.pls i want to know if my kids and i will pay for visa
seperately?i

Yes, you will pay for fees but it is lower than your husband, who is the main applicant. It is only dependant of research students that r exempted from paying fee when they apply with the main applicant. Also, remember you need to enrol your kids in a school before you apply for visa once they are aged 5 above. All the best

Merry Christmas to all my homies and family here.. We have started celebrating here in Aussie..

Hello everyone..merry christmas and happy new yr....pls i hv a question...,am supposed to get married by feb this next year and i intend to go for my masters in july and we have intentions of leaving together as my course is a 2 years masters programme....pls we will be able to apply since it will only be a few months ago since we got marrie.d and my spouse will be joing my based on the dependent family .pls i need your answers@aunty jenny....thanks more again

Merry Christmas People

juliana13139: Hello everyone..merry christmas and happy new yr....pls i hv a question...,am supposed to get married by feb this next year and i intend to go for my masters in july and we have intentions of leaving together as my course is a 2 years masters programme....pls we will be able to apply since it will only be a few months ago since we got marrie.d and my spouse will be joing my based on the dependent family .pls i need your answers@aunty jenny....thanks more again

There shouldn't be any problem regarding your application. It is only canada you need to proove 1 yr marital relationship before you can include your spouse. I will advice you to do the court marriage before February if possible, rather than waiting for the white wedding in febuary. Just give it a shot dear. Aunty Jenny can add to my suggestion.

Lil B®ight™©:
Got my IELT 6.0 overall thanks to kmotee and wahabcoal for their help and no thanks to IELT for their short time of examination and no extra time

You're welcome bro, we all got same info from within, here.

Merry Christmas to all of Us! May the light that Christ gave us at Christmas shine on us and family for ever. Amen!

Merry Christmas everyone

@redreact
We are well thank you. How are you settling in?

Merry Christmas to you my e-family and friends. May God bless us all IJN Amen.

Merry christmas everyone

merry christmass!our hearts desires are granted,amen

Please is there any Nigerian currently in Ballarat, Australia? Is anyone traveling there for studies in January, 2014? I will be traveling there in January for studies. Hope to hear from you guys.

Christmas in the air... Merry christmas everyone... Merry christmas surveyor, jenny k, red react, chubby 4 show, merry christmas eemmmmm.... Mmmm... I no know everybody name ooo... But u guys are doing a nice job here... Wat u guys do here for free agents are extorting money from individuals... I just want to say thanks A lot!!! God bless you and your family... U shall never lack... U shall grow from strength to strength, Glory to Glory... The Lord Guide u in all your future endeavours, anywhere u step u feet u shall make positive impact... Any eye(s) monitoring u for evil shall be blinded... The lord shall raise an hegde of protection over you. The New year shall bring forth great harvest for you, you shall not morn, u shall not weep, u shall not sorrow... Celebration will be ur portion throughout the New Year... In Jesus Name I pray!!! Amen.... PS: this prayer is not only meant for those whose names I mentioned. Its meant for everyone in this page and nairaland asl a whole. I pray for Nigeria as a Country, there shall be peace in Nigeria, any power instigating conflict and war shall die before the end of the year. Nigeria shall grow from Strength to strength... Nigeria shall be a Nation the world would want to be associated with in the Mighty name of Jesus!!! Amen!!! Merry christmas everyone....

iriferi: Christmas in the air... Merry christmas everyone... Merry christmas surveyor, jenny k, red react, chubby 4 show, merry christmas eemmmmm.... Mmmm... I no know everybody name ooo... But u guys are doing a nice job here... Wat u guys do here for free agents are extorting money from individuals... I just want to say thanks A lot!!! God bless you and your family... U shall never lack... U shall grow from strength to strength, Glory to Glory... The Lord Guide u in all your future endeavours, anywhere u step u feet u shall make positive impact... Any eye(s) monitoring u for evil shall be blinded... The lord shall raise an hegde of protection over you. The New year shall bring forth great harvest for you, you shall not morn, u shall not weep, u shall not sorrow... Celebration will be ur portion throughout the New Year... In Jesus Name I pray!!! Amen.... PS: this prayer is not only meant for those whose names I mentioned. Its meant for everyone in this page and nairaland asl a whole. I pray for Nigeria as a Country, there shall be peace in Nigeria, any power instigating conflict and war shall die before the end of the year. Nigeria shall grow from Strength to strength... Nigeria shall be a Nation the world would want to be associated with in the Mighty name of Jesus!!! Amen!!! Merry christmas everyone....

You do well, merry xmas y'all

Merry xmas to everyone...

iriferi: Christmas in the air... Merry christmas everyone... Merry christmas surveyor, jenny k, red react, chubby 4 show, merry christmas eemmmmm.... Mmmm... I no know everybody name ooo... But u guys are doing a nice job here... Wat u guys do here for free agents are extorting money from individuals... I just want to say thanks A lot!!! God bless you and your family... U shall never lack... U shall grow from strength to strength, Glory to Glory... The Lord Guide u in all your future endeavours, anywhere u step u feet u shall make positive impact... Any eye(s) monitoring u for evil shall be blinded... The lord shall raise an hegde of protection over you. The New year shall bring forth great harvest for you, you shall not morn, u shall not weep, u shall not sorrow... Celebration will be ur portion throughout the New Year... In Jesus Name I pray!!! Amen.... PS: this prayer is not only meant for those whose names I mentioned. Its meant for everyone in this page and nairaland asl a whole. I pray for Nigeria as a Country, there shall be peace in Nigeria, any power instigating conflict and war shall die before the end of the year. Nigeria shall grow from Strength to strength... Nigeria shall be a Nation the world would want to be associated with in the Mighty name of Jesus!!! Amen!!! Merry christmas everyone....

Amen and back at you

iriferi: Christmas in the air... Merry christmas everyone... Merry christmas surveyor, jenny k, red react, chubby 4 show, merry christmas eemmmmm.... Mmmm... I no know everybody name ooo... But u guys are doing a nice job here... Wat u guys do here for free agents are extorting money from individuals... I just want to say thanks A lot!!! God bless you and your family... U shall never lack... U shall grow from strength to strength, Glory to Glory... The Lord Guide u in all your future endeavours, anywhere u step u feet u shall make positive impact... Any eye(s) monitoring u for evil shall be blinded... The lord shall raise an hegde of protection over you. The New year shall bring forth great harvest for you, you shall not morn, u shall not weep, u shall not sorrow... Celebration will be ur portion throughout the New Year... In Jesus Name I pray!!! Amen.... PS: this prayer is not only meant for those whose names I mentioned. Its meant for everyone in this page and nairaland asl a whole. I pray for Nigeria as a Country, there shall be peace in Nigeria, any power instigating conflict and war shall die before the end of the year. Nigeria shall grow from Strength to strength... Nigeria shall be a Nation the world would want to be associated with in the Mighty name of Jesus!!! Amen!!! Merry christmas everyone....

Amen and Amen. I wish u merry christmas and a successful 2014.

UBKtech:

Don't know exactly what you mean by 'not recognized', there are plenty of Nigerian doctors working here in Australia. The thing is that once you are foreign trained, you have to undergo the AMC assessment process before you can practice in Australia. The assessment is in two stages, you have to pass stage one, after that you have to look for work and work in Australia for specified period of time before you can attempt stage two. This is why it is difficult for a lot of doctors to get PR, because once you come in on a working visa a lot of employers would not want to sponsor you for PR. Because this will give the employee the impetus to stand up to them or even leave.

But in any case, you still need to take and pass the second part of AMC examination whether employer sponsored or OYO. You need to pass this exam and have good references from your employer(s) in order to be given full registration by the AMC.

However, I think the Op is too futuristic. S/he would be better off concluding his program in Nigeria. Studying medicine here is very expensive unless you can afford it.

well,thanks for the info..however,I've checked the AMC website several times and the whole registration process. It looks very cumbersome and I know it will only take the grace of God and extreme hardwork for a recent nigerian medical graduate to be successful. this because the educational standards in Nigeria is quite low compared to that in developed countries. i checked the medical curriculum of most Australian universities,they were very concise and strongly centered on problem-based/self-directed learning.(no nig. university except UI uses this) well, my school has currently reviewed our curriculum and has started using that too but inconsistency,ASUU strike nd other strike actions,unavailabilty of funds e.t.c are hindering the success of the new curriculum.
about,being too futuristic, I think u got it wrong..i'm simply weighing my options and considering things.
afterall,everyone wants a better life/opportunities for themselves,family,and children;you wouldnt be in Aussie if you didn't..

careerwoman:
well,thanks for the info..however,I've checked the AMC website several times and the whole registration process. It looks very cumbersome and I know it will only take the grace of God and extreme hardwork for a recent nigerian medical graduate to be successful. this because the educational standards in Nigeria is quite low compared to that in developed countries. i checked the medical curriculum of most Australian universities,they were very concise and strongly centered on problem-based/self-directed learning.(no nig. university except UI uses this) well, my school has currently reviewed our curriculum and has started using that too but inconsistency,ASUU strike nd other strike actions,unavailabilty of funds e.t.c are hindering the success of the new curriculum.
about,being too futuristic, I think u got it wrong..i'm simply weighing my options and considering things.
afterall,everyone wants a better life/opportunities for themselves,family,and children;you wouldnt be in Aussie if you didn't..

I think you misunderstood UBteck. What he was trying to say is, its an hard nut to crack securing funding for medicine, as aunty Jenny advised too. You don't need to strech yourself at this time, rather you should concentrate on your programme in Nigeria. All the best.

Please is there any Nigerian currently in Ballarat, Melbourne, or anywhere in Victoria Australia? Is anyone traveling to Ballarat for studies in January, 2014? I will be traveling there in January for studies. Guys there should pls reply. Thanks.

Silent2013: Please is there any Nigerian currently in Ballarat, Melbourne, or anywhere in Victoria Australia? Is anyone traveling to Ballarat for studies in January, 2014? I will be traveling there in January for studies. Guys there should pls reply. Thanks.

I live in Mildura, Vic about 6hrs to melbourne or 7hrs to Ballarat. Are u still looking for someone anywhere in Victoria??

surveyor1:
I think you misunderstood UBteck. What he was trying to say is, its an hard nut to crack securing funding for medicine, as aunty Jenny advised too. You don't need to strech yourself at this time, rather you should concentrate on your programme in Nigeria. All the best.

i did not misunderstand him at all..i simply wasnt comfortable with him saying that i was too futuristic,it was totally uncalled for.. i wouldnt have done a research on studying medicine there if ASUU didnt strike for 6 months.. i had already planned on coming for a PG and probably internship/residency training by God's grace..i really dont think it my research was too early,infact i thank God i did it now cos it has made me to realise that i didnt want to pass with just good but distinctive grades(i have 3 yrs to work for it)..i had all the time to do the research and i learnt a lot from it.aussie wasn't the only country i researched(checked usa,canada,sweden,norway and the carribean) but it was my best so far..there were a lot of factors and aussie suited me except the tight immigration rules and expensive med registration fees..information is vital and can change someone's life in a second,so i read practically everything that would postively affect my life ;knowledge is power..finally,i would love to say a big thank you to all who advised me..i would simply take the back seat and let God take the wheels,he knows what is best for me and what would make me a world-class physician i desire to be..so whether tony abott like am or not,if God say na Aussie,i will be there..infact, na him go beg me to become citizen sef..my God works in mysterious ways,he's done before and He wil do it again.@auntyjenny;i read about 300 posts of yours(was curious to know you sha);i like ur personality and we kind of have some things in common(being strong willed and stubborn),u re meaner than me tho ..my regards!!

You read 300 of my posts? please don't tell me you read my "yekini" stories?

jennykadry: You read 300 of my posts? please don't tell me you read my "yekini" stories?

hehehehehehehe...well, I did.. couldn't stop laughing ooo..your posts on the family section(kpekus and yekinis) kept me engaged all thru the night,i dey tell you..then the NINs and NIDs saga;u showed people pepper there too..

@Jenny, I am still trying in settling, not quite easier than I thought anyway.
Besides, what are yekini and kpekus? Are they streets in Aussie? I will like to know.
Quite long when Ferdimako came online. I hope all is well with him?
@Ferdimako, keep the fire up wherever you are and keep the hope alive too.

hello house,

i am considering relocating to australia with my family(pr). i have two children under the age of 3. please i will like to know what life in australia is like as a working mom with kids. is the norm creches, dayhome or day care centres . also what are their preschools like?is it daily attendence.

most importantly, im quite bothered about the issue of snakes,scorpions and spiders..what part of oz will u recommend. im considering perth or melbourne.
lastly for the it guys in the house, please how long did it take acs to assess your skills.

thank u.

thanks..pls i am looking at gold coast or sunshine coast...so am considering either bond university or university of the sunshine coast..pls can you advice on the one you feel is better..thanks

RedReact: If PR is the goal, don't look for Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and other big cities because it wont be easy to get the PR from there, except you are being sponsored by a company. To get sponsorship from companies in those cities is not a small thing too because there are many citizens living there; why should they want to waste their money (to be used to make profit) to now sponsor you? Instead, go to the towns with less population. Use google to search for Australian cities and the institutions in them. If the city has a low population, apply to the schools there and make sure your course of study is 2years (we have talked abput this before on this thread). When you are through with your study, you can easily get your PR and then transfer yourself to any big city you want.

juliana13139: thanks..pls i am looking at gold coast or sunshine coast...so am considering either bond university or university of the sunshine coast..pls can you advice on the one you feel is better..thanks

Check the accreditation status of your program(s) of interest in the Universities you mentioned. If accredited in both universities, then you may have to consider their respective fees. Note that Gold Coast is not considered a low population area.