Australia welcomes international students from different countries. In June 2018, there were 486,934 people on student visa, about a third of these students were from China and India and 8,233 of these were from the Philippines. This is according to the Student visa and Temporary Graduate visa program report ending June 2018 published by the …
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The essay below got our PTE test-taker an 83 on the essay. Just like that, her skills profile read superior from top to bottom. To top it all, she’s set to go to Australia this March. What gives? Justine is a licensed physical therapist. She went to a catholic university in Iloilo known for …
It’s the month of love and if you love living in Australia, you would most likely want to bring your loved ones here, too. In this article, I am giving an overview on the different kinds of love/relationships and the visa options for each kind. Love for your special someone If you are an …
Whether you are applying for your visa application yourself or you have appointed a Registered Migration Agent or Immigration Lawyer to act on your behalf, you will always have questions at any point of your application. I have listed below the five most common questions I get regarding visa applications. I have provided answers to …
You might still be on your way to get your Australian RN registration or you might still be in the Philippines and you are considering moving into Australia. Whichever stage you are at, you might be asking yourself what your future holds and if coming to Australia is worth the huge investment. I will share …
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Australian Permanent Residents/Citizens enjoy many benefits while living in Australia. Most of us would like to share these benefits with our relatives and friends who are outside of Australia, and who might still be living in the Philippines or in other countries. However, sometimes it is not easy to convince our relatives and friends to …
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I recently watched a viral video about a foreign guy proposing a new language and culture phenomenon called “Accentism.” He puts accentism in the same bandwagon as race and gender issues. While his foreign accent can get him sticky stares and instant conversation (with American ladies, I presume) he runs into setbacks, he says, just …
Time and again we hear people whining about the decline of Philippine English. When news of this kind reaches Filipinos here and abroad, it is always met with contempt. Filipinos take their English seriously. Filipinos take to English with some degree of self-entitlement because the Philippines used to be an American colony. And that was …
There have been several changes in Migration legislation and the Victorian state sponsorship application procedures from the 1st of July 2018. I will only be discussing three key changes: Implementation of the Skilling Australian Fund (SAF), the VIC State Sponsorship application procedure changes for certain occupations, and the new passing mark for General Skilled Migration …
Chances are you have taken a number of mock tests before you turn up at the PTE Test Center. And weeks before that, you have had at least 15 days of review (must have been online if not contact classes). And, if English is not your first language, you have had issues with intonation, delivery, …