would like to hear from some international students from monash as to how their visa applications as well as their renewals are going about.
from the link sent by ryan , apparently a lot of people are mentioning that the emgs and immigrations are withholding passports and asking for bribes, getting students arrested, planting drugs on students and so on.

there's even someone from monash called natasha suriya , and another called georgie,

One such student, Georgie O’Neill, had trouble with her Australian passport since July 26th, when she submitted it to her university. She had planned a trip to Vietnam and was made to wait till a day before she left to get her passport back. Even then, it took a call from her parents to the EMGS in order to speed up processing of her passport.

‘The only solution for me to be able to travel is to get an emergency passport which is a ridiculous measure to have to take,’ says Georgie, a Monash University student.

Another international student studying at Monash University, Natasha Surya, says she had to cancel her trip to her Indonesia for her cousin’s wedding.

‘I haven’t received my passport since the last time I submitted it [July 19th], and they [EMGS] gave me neither the exact nor approximate time when I would get my passport back,’ Natasha said.

‘It has been four months in total and I wonder when I will get my passport back.’

Natasha also claims EMGS blamed her for late submission, when she had actually handed in her passport at the required time of six weeks before.

‘Overall, my experience with EMGS and passport handling has been very disappointing,’ she said


alaskanbunny, i'm sure u do mean to ease the tension and calm the nerves, but just from the before two excerpts, they are current monash students.

I'm going to call the uni tomm , ask them about this issue , about bahasa , and other stuff.

i'm comfortable with monash uni , i'm just not feeling right about the formalities which end up giving international students the wrong end of the stick.

there's something called identity or residence card, so when our passports are with emgs / immigration , at least they know that we're legal students, however apparently all emgs gives us is a receipt which even a police officer says we can photoshop.

right i spoke to a few people in monash.
the woman in international student office said it takes 1-3 months.
there's nothing really she can do.
" it's really up to you if you want to come la, "

so 1-3 months after you had arrived in msia?

Just to check on the business transfer programs to Oz.

What is the rationale for transferring to Clayton for the final year compared to those who remain at Sunway.

Is it easier for your final exams in the sense that most of the questions are set by those lecturers in Clayton who are teaching you compared to those at Sunway who may not be aware of what questions are set?

I am asking this because students sitting for ACCA in UK have a better chance of passing since most of the examiners are there and they do conduct a lot of last minute exams technique seminars, which more often than not tell the students what to expect.

that is correct,
one didn't even get her passport for more than 4 months.
remember it's not a monash issue at all.
it's an immigration issue...
and that's just sad

probably that the lecturers there may give some tips. but most just go to Clayton to experience overseas studying life.

How is your pharmacy programme students performance in Sunway compared with those in Clayton? Any disadvantage?

A fren who did his final year in business in University of South Australia came back and was offered RM800 higher than his colleagues who joined 2 years ago.

so yeah its more of gaining an experience living overseas
no its not any easier,perhaps harder than sunway.the unit codes are different
not even a single drop of hint lol

the things they cover there compared to malaysia is more or different

This post has been edited by ryan18: Nov 12 2013, 08:37 PM

Don't Clayton and Sunway sit for the same papers?
You did your final year in Clayton. Did it made a difference in your employment prospects?

strictly speaking there are some disadvantages but it can made up by listening to the recorded Australian lectures as well as getting information from friends who are studying at Parkville (not clayton). performance's wise we are on par with Australia, sometimes better for some papers.

this largely depends on the actual course that you're doing. cause some courses have subjects from other campuses like gippsland or caulfield and not clayton. although they're supposed to be standardising on all of these

nope dont think so but a quick google shows that for Bachelor of Commerce(Accounting) its the same for clayton and sunway.not sure for other degrees though

i did my final year in caulfield.
for the last question,i would reserve my comments for now.but from the few interviews that i have attended,they dont really care whether your from australia or sunway campus

This post has been edited by ryan18: Nov 12 2013, 10:24 PM

Mind me asking. I thought Caulfield's Accounting Degree course is only for their Australian students ? thanks.

Hi,
is the Pharmacy degree obtains from MM recognised in Australia whereby one can actually work there ? Pharmacy degree from MM same as Clayton as well ? thanks.

i think my id card is lost.......im still finding it.....

so do i just go to building c2 to report for lost + request a new one ?

err how is your id card lost?
wallet or put in another pant pocket?

i dunno @@

ah well.
look in the look and found section ,
call and ask around.

ah alaskanbunny / zstan / ryan

could u help me research and find an accommodation, i'm trying to find indah valley condo , but i'm not sure if they'll rent single rooms.

where is the lost and found??? might as well go and take a look but i dont think it will be there since if found they could have contacted since there is the id