you can't get a job without a resident visa......otherwise you have contravened your student visa and will be deported........

however, if you are good/lucky enough to have a job offer, and the potential employer is willing to sponsor your application, then you have enough points with lower ielts to apply for 886........

otherwise, even if you have a job, it's work experience that gives you points, not the job.....

go search the dimmi site for details.........

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Added on January 6, 2011, 11:51 am
there is no more points for your profession, unlike before......

but if your profession is NOT in the sol, you CANNOT apply for 885.........

for you specifically, there is an extra category you will come under, which is the 'professional training' category..........so it will not affect you, at least till after the housejob........but you will then have points for 1 year work experience, so only need band 7.........

there are also points for region, and employer/relative sponsorship, so if you have that, you can reduce the requirement even to band 6........

Short question, anyone with part time working experience in Melbourne? please share with me, because I am going to study at RMIT in the City and I wonder what possible part time jobs are available in the city. Thanks

working in a fast food restaurant is quite good for a start.
by the way what course are u taking in rmit?

you can't get a job without a resident visa......otherwise you have contravened your student visa and will be deported........

however, if you are good/lucky enough to have a job offer, and the potential employer is willing to sponsor your application, then you have enough points with lower ielts to apply for 886........

otherwise, even if you have a job, it's work experience that gives you points, not the job.....

go search the dimmi site for details.........

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Added on January 6, 2011, 11:51 am
there is no more points for your profession, unlike before......

but if your profession is NOT in the sol, you CANNOT apply for 885.........

for you specifically, there is an extra category you will come under, which is the 'professional training' category..........so it will not affect you, at least till after the housejob........but you will then have points for 1 year work experience, so only need band 7.........

there are also points for region, and employer/relative sponsorship, so if you have that, you can reduce the requirement even to band 6........

]er LIMEUU,  what is the dimmi website?  i checked and it was some restaurant website thing?  haha

Either it means Department of Immigration or it was a typo
http://www.immi.gov.au/

dimmi was the old name......it's diac now......

dept of immigration and citizenship.............

sorry:)

look at the bodies that regulate your industry.....eg, mba for doctors, acs for computing, engineers australia, anmc for nurses, etc......

if you don't find your profession there, you are NOT elligible......

so 'finance' is not there........but accounting is.......so choose your courses and majors carefully.......

Hello First off a warm welcome to UWA (: You'll definitely find a lot of malaysians staying around here xD

As about accommodation around UWA, i have to warn you that it's fairly hard and pricey to find accommodation right around campus due to the demand from international students. As Onelove mentioned, there are student residential hostels, but i really really wouldn't recommend them because they cost a bomb and aren't really that nice (though a good option if you like to meet a lot of people and desperate to find a place)

I recommend trying realestate.com.au to find a house around UWA. the area's named "Crawley" and "Nedlands". Alternatively, you can try to google earth and see where UWA is and a few other suburbs that are just like 1 bus away from university, for example i know people staying at cottesloe (around the beach).

Another alternative which might be quicker to settle down, might be looking for accommodation in city apartments. There are a few around which a few of my friends managed to find. Though they are a ted bit pricey, they have better cost-worth value compared to the houses around UWA. They are around 20 minutes to UWA and really near the city!

Hope that it all helps (: With that aside, what course are you going to be attending there?

look at the bodies that regulate your industry.....eg, mba for doctors, acs for computing, engineers australia, anmc for nurses, etc......

if you don't find your profession there, you are NOT elligible......

so 'finance' is not there........but accounting is.......so choose your courses and majors carefully.......

My dad (a chartered accountant) told a friend who wants to do Bachelor of Business that it's better to major in accountancy, as Bachelor of Business is just too generic and common these days, and that every university is churning this degree out in droves. I heard that RMIT accounting is quite good, can't remember source now.

I'm going to take a Bachelor in Business (Management) starting February
Thanks for the tip, do you have any experience?

My dad (a chartered accountant) told a friend who wants to do Bachelor of Business that it's better to major in accountancy, as Bachelor of Business is just too generic and common these days, and that every university is churning this degree out in droves. I heard that RMIT accounting is quite good, can't remember source now.

stick wit fast food, they pay u basic rate. In perth after 3 months working probation they give me $21 per hour. Not sure about sydney, mel, etc-etc ..

OMG! Thank you for your wonderful detailed answers. I am going for Bachelor of Commerce. In fact, the accommodation esp residential colleges brought quite a downturn in considering studying in UWA. But I guess, it wouldn't be much a problem for now.. temporary. Awaiting for other offers as well. =D. Btw, does 20 minutes to UWA is by bus or other means of transportation? 

how about finance and accounting? mines a double major degree (bachelor of commerce) and im confused with which majors to take. im thinking of finance and marketing but apparently marketing is too general? employers prefer someone with an accounting background? how about economics?

stick wit fast food, they pay u basic rate. In perth after 3 months working probation they give me $21 per hour. Not sure about sydney, mel, etc-etc ..

like here bro, http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/sol/    which do i select?  schedule 3?  sorry i'm so blur at this...