Something to ask :-)
Study
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- How is student life in Aus?
-How r the chances of getting RA n TA in Graduation? (while continuuing)
- Can student make good/decent life even after paying tuition fee?
- How is the pay?
- Off campus jobs? (and of course pay)
- Does Aus also have 5 years Ph D course like US (Masters+ Ph D)?
- Can student apply for work permit while studying?
- Generally how many hours r students allowed to work? (is it 20 hrs a week?)


After Study
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-How is job market?
- I heard every state has their own rules, can we apply jobs to any state we want?
- After completion of study, if visa expires, how much time students get to find job? (Like in Canada its one year)


Immigration
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-Are students eligible to apply?
- Generally, how long does it take for final decision?
- Can we directly apply for citizenship after getting PR
- How is Australain life?

Life
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-I heard weather is great, is that really so?
- Do they know anything more except CRICKET?
- Which cities r the best to live (jobs and life)?
- How big is Nepalese community?


Finally, How r the Ausies chicks :-)

I surfed some sites of Aus universites (Esp of Sydney) but why they are so slow? My net is too fast but when I search Aus it comes damn slow.........i dun no why man....

Then I went to immigration site of Aus it was same slow and again Aus embassy (German site) was the same............

Are all the Australian sites r that slow like Aussies laidback ppl????

Sorry for a dumb question but i was wondering if you'll get a PR only for graduating from Aus universitites or do you have to get a job and get sponsored, like in the USA.

I would like to know more about IT jobs :=)

dyman, you can apply under General Skilled Migration program. You need to have 120 points to be qualified for this program. You can assess qualification at http://www.liveinaustralia.com/home/visa_assessments.asp

It usually takes from 8-12 months for the process. I suggest not to waste money on Migration Agent. If you need more, feel free to email me :=)

you can find all the information on DIMA website: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/index.htm

Dear lovenepalalways

I worked 4 -5 days and well over 20 hours , but it was then,Immigration office didnot care then.One of our friend Diwakar who is also first nepalese taxi driver used to earn about 2000 a week SO I got the license too.
Uni's are only 2-3 days so I got bored staying home.
In my last year I found a job at motor company managing their computer and network and I also managed going to Uni as well as working.But its hard these days becasue of immigration office.

SAP is good thing to do right now as there is a shortage of SAP professional in Australia.
You dont really have to come back, lot of my friends never came back You can always get marreid and stay .2 year rule doesnot apply if you get married.

If you decide to return there are lot of SAP jobs in Banglore.

If you are in AUSAID you cannot stay in Australia after your graduation.BUT this doesnot apply to other common students. You get 5 extra points toward to PR if you graduate from Australian Uni or college. Please note current rule is, you have to study for at least 2 years, if you are going to apply in Overseas student category.

Dear mimangsu and esctasy,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience. It’s great to hear from you. You have guessed right, I have not worked in restaurant before but I used to work in the university in HELP Desk for IT when I was doing my MBA since my bachelor degree was in computer engineering. As you have recommended, I will definitely work in restaurant for the experience propose and of course for hand cash. ;) I would prefer driving cabs, but I am not sure how to process for license and of course knowing locations must have been a prerequisite for this.

Most probably, I will be getting married in dec, 2007 so planning to earn as much as I can before that i.e. between July-Dec, 2007. After marriage, wanna have real life, traveling around. In this time, I will also work for SIEMSN as volunteer as I will be quite relieved from financial closure.

Well I will surely look for options how people stay back after completion of AUSAID scholarship and see if I can make it out. ;) Otherwise will go other country.

esctasy, as u have said “2 year rule doesnot apply if you get married”. I didn’t get it. Do you mean this if I get married with Australian or with other as well? Well as per me, I will be getting married with my gf who is a Nepalese. So this rule applies here as well?

I know I will get to know more once I land on Australia, but information from your guys has helped so much to know it better. Sincere thanks to you both.

Lots of Nepali students running to AUS these days? Is it only Nepali students or all International students?

.thanks everyone for the valuable info.
was very helpful indeed.
i am also joining university of sydney this march to start my phd.

cheers!

I think both country Australia & Canada are same. You have to work any where, where U went for your daily life. Malai ta Nepal nai dherai ramro lagchha. Kamsekam aafno ragat pasina ko mol ta painchha.

Jay
Nepal & Nepali

Poster above wrote:

Kamsekam aafno ragat pasina ko mol ta painchha.

I highly doubt that. In fact, I know the above statement is not true. With all the nepotism, shoddy work, corruption, inequality in work and in society, Nepal hardly qualifies for place where one can get aafno ragat pasina ko mol.

I might get some flak for this from pseudo-nationalists, but each and every one of you know what I say is true.