All these information will be given to you once you start uni.

They don't have ORIENTATION for nothing, do they?

Details on PR has been answered by Thalmes and limeuu.

I will answer your question on grad med. I'm assuming you are doing your undergrad degree in australia, which then, depending on what field you do will most probably qualify you for PR.

However, bear in mind that Commonwealth supported places are highly sought after since you have to pay less than 10grand/year, especially in med. You WILL be competing against the locals to get in, (ie. those that are unable to get into the undergrad course, or those who changed their minds). Depending on your university of choice, I'm sure most of them would demand at least a 75% average throughout your undergrad degree, a satisfactory mark in your GAMSAT and a superb interview.

Naturally, it will be easier to get into med through the international quota (you are dealing with people getting with TERs of <99.8, who can't get into undergrad med), so think wisely before jumping straight to be a PR and then turn out disappointed.

In Melbourne Uni, it costs $65 for a month, student rate.

I'll recommend getting the semester offer($210 for 16 weeks) if you're really serious.

*Don't bother converting anything back to RM*

They are more worried about child porn rather than pirated software.

You need to contact the assessing authority responsible to certify that you are a qualified Human Resource Manager. Usually, you will be recognised if you have a degree, but sometimes they need you to do a test or have adequate work experience in that field.

This post has been edited by zltan: Apr 24 2009, 11:38 AM

If you apply for a visitor visa, you need to state the reason you are applying for it. I don't think studying is an approved reason.

If you are granted a visitor visa and travel to Australia before your student visa is approved, your student visa application gets cancelled since it is an off shore application.

You would then need to apply for an On Shore application.

Welcome to Melbourne.

For lunch, its best to buy a loaf of bread ($1) + ham ($4) + spread if you want or tuna. You really can't afford to be too fussy when you're a student.

This post has been edited by zltan: Oct 6 2009, 08:26 PM

Bear in mind that it is increasingly difficult to obtain an internship spot in Australia come 2012 and beyond for international students. Most will not be able to remain in Australia after they graduate, so think over this carefully before jumping straight in.