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The most common questions with answers are listed below:

When should I pay for the course?

Depends on the institute where you want to study but commonly it will be:

• English – 1-26 weeks full payment upfront
• Vocational Education and Training  (the full tuition fee breaks into the even payments called installments) – 1st installment upfront + deposit $200 for the second course if it’s packaged course.
• Higher Degrees (Bachelor, Master) – payments being made by semesters (twice a year), so the first payment will be for the 1st semester.

Which cities can I go to study?

Almost in all city in Australia you can study english and there are options available for international student. The most common locations to study English in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Tasmania or Gold coast. However, depending on the city in which the applicant wants to study, you will be offered different educational alternatives and will be supported throughout your stay in Australia, regardless of the city you are in, communication will be constant.

What is included in the expenses for the trip to Australia?

1.Tuition fee (From $250 Australian dollars per week for English);
2. Visa application fee $ 730 Australian dollars;
3. Medical and biometric examinations for the Australian visa $350 Australian dollars (depends on the examination location);
4. Medical insurance, price depends on the provider. If you planning to study 6 months OSHC will cost you approximately $ 350 Australian dollars, medical insurance must be paid for 2 extra more months (This means student study 6 months, insurance must cover 8 months);
5. Finally, the value of the one-way ticket to Australia, which cost approximately $ 2.500 (depends on departure country) Australian dollars must be canceled.

How should I pay or how can I pay?

The funds listed above can be paid directly to the entity that the candidate has chosen (College, Insurance company and embassy) or the money can be paid directly to the education agency and this is responsible for making the corresponding payment to each of the entities (College, health insurance and embassy).

Will I receive a receipt for payment, as it is verified that if the money was paid to the entity?

For each of the payments made whether it was made directly or through the agency, an email will be received verifying the corresponding payment.

Should I Prove of economic solvency by demonstrating funds on my bank account that cover all my expenses?

The funds must be demonstrated if, and only if the Australian embassy requests it.

Depends on the country you are a citizen you either need to demonstrate your economic solvency or not. But for example, if it is not required by the initial documents checklist Department of Immigration can request such documents if they think that it’s needed.

Be prepared: If requested by a visa officer, you need to prove you have enough funds in your account to cover all expenses during your first year in Australia. This includes tuition, accommodation, and flight costs. The Department of Home Affairs requires evidence that students can afford the living expenses, set at a minimum of $24,505 AUD. For stays shorter than a year, the estimated monthly expenses amount to $2,045 AUD. Additionally, factor in the tuition fees for one year, OSHC (Overseas Student Health Cover) costs for the entire visa duration, and potential travel expenses.

If you’re bringing family members, you’ll also need to financially account for them. The Department of Home Affairs calculates additional costs as follows: AUD 8,574 for a partner accompanying you, and AUD 3,670 for each child joining you.

This money can be shown by either way: personal savings accounts, credit cards of the candidate, financial sponsorship by close the blood relatives (parents and siblings), no more than 2 people are recommended to show the money). 

Accommodation?

1. The agency has a free-living and/or accommodation counseling service, which helps you choose and find different options, which include:
2. Homestay (you will live with the Australian family), usually it is a private room in the apartments or house. It all depends on how much you are willing to pay.
3. Private accommodation – rent a house/ unit. Price range from $450 per week for one bedroom/ studio apartment.
4. Share accommodation: Primate room in the house/ unit, Shared room (few people in the room), from $160 per week.

How is transportation, can I walk everywhere, should I take a bus or train?

The entire transport system in Australia is handled with a card called Opal, which is used to pay on the bus, train, boat or tram. This card must be passed at certain points each time you are going to take and leave a means of transport, ie, for example, each time you get on and off the bus.

The value to be canceled is at least $ 2.40, however, this varies depending on the distance the person will travel, the trips of 1 hour or 1 hour and a half are approximately $ 5 dollars. On Sundays, transportation only records the first trip, and the rest of the trips made during the day are free. After 8 trips (after having used 8 times) in some means of transport, the value to cancel is half the ticket.*

Australia has many shopping centre and supermarkets available, which make life easier for people who live in this country, to go to the beaches you can take a train or bus depending on the distance in which the student lives and where he wants to go.

How does the agency help me? (This point only applies to Sydney in its entirety, for other cities only activities that can be done online are applied).

The agency will advise and guide the student with:

The process and application of the American Visa

• The selection and search of housing.
• The purchase of airline tickets looking for the best option and the best alternative.
• Pick up the person at the airport and leave it at the residence where he / she will live (This service has a cost $ depending on whether the person is picked up by car or public transportation is taken)
• Take a tour of the city
• Accompany him and help him open the bank account
• Give her an Opal card (transportation)
• Deliver a sim Card
• Request and deliver the TFN or ABN
• Request the unique student code (USI) and help you make the resume, train and direct the person to the places where you can get work.

What is and how does the TFN or ABN work?

These are two personal codes for each student, which can be registered online on the Taxation Office website.

Can I study and work at the same time?

Yes, Colombia has only student or tourist visa available (Can not work), in which, the applicant has permission to work legally 20 hours a week or 40 hours every 2 weeks, however, there are 3 work modalities in this country. Currently after COVID19 students can work 24 hours a week.

To work equally, in the documents that are delivered in the companies to be the hiring process, the USI (unique student code) is required.

Additionally, once a year, a declaration of income must be submitted to the government and depending on the value earned throughout that year, if a specific amount is exceeded, a tax must be paid for each peso earned.

How are the payments in that country? How is the price of food? The money if it reaches?

Payments are made every week or every two weeks, housing leases handle a bonus, which consists of 2 to 3 weeks that the person must pay in advance to set aside the place where he will live, this money is also to pay Some damage that the person has done before leaving the house. Therefore, the first payment always corresponds to 2 weeks of current stay, plus bonus weeks.

In some places, they require a minimum length of stay which may be 3 to 4 months, in some places only 3 or 2 weeks in advance depending on how many weeks of bonus were canceled.

For the subject of work, payments are also made per week or every two weeks, and the money is received directly to the bank account. This depends on the company in which you are working.

The price of food in this country is economic, more or less a person spends 30 or 50 dollars per week, this is if the person cooks his own food (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner), if the person wants to buy food, prices They can be between $ 10 and up for each lunch, however, there is a great variety of food available for the more than 200 nationalities present in Australia, so the person will have plenty of food to choose from.

In what and how can I work? How much is the minimum or average per hour? 

The works depend on the level of English that the person possesses, and how the person can get it (Interview and resume), for people who do not know much the language and they have a difficult communication, they can do cleaning work, runners (Waiters), construction or domiciliary with Uber Eats.

For people who already have an intermediate/advanced level of English, they can have the opportunity to get jobs taking orders, hostess (Who receives people in restaurants, bars, hotels, etc), barista, bartender, salesman, among others. The hours of education are in the morning or at night, and depending on the work you want to look for, you can organise the time.

The minimum value per hour is $ 19 dollars, this value depends on the activity or job that the student wants to do, and can reach up to $ 40 per hour. The payment in Cash / Cash can be from $ 15 dollars and up.