Visa - Permanent or Temporary

[neulite]

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In filling out the temporary student visa for attending UQ I see that the visa is subject to some rule saying I cannot extend my stay beyond what I put on the application.

How does this work if someone decides to apply for PR status after finishing? I know there is an ongoing discussion about obtaining PR status but just related to the visa...would it be possible after getting a temporary student visa?

 

[redshifteffect]

In filling out the temporary student visa for attending UQ I see that the visa is subject to some rule saying I cannot extend my stay beyond what I put on the application.

How does this work if someone decides to apply for PR status after finishing? I know there is an ongoing discussion about obtaining PR status but just related to the visa...would it be possible after getting a temporary student visa?

It works differently in different states, however there are basically two different visa you would get when you apply for your internship (which is required to be completed if you want your PR with the medical degree), one gets you an extension for a year (after which you simply reapply) and the 457 which I believes gives you 4 years in a go. They are easy enough to get at this stage, provided you get the internship.

 

[JohnnyRockets]

I was on a temporary student visa for a year in 2005, from the students who were getting their degrees there, the international office told them to start the PR process 6 months before graduation. The thing with medical students is that you cannot collect immigration points until after you have completed an internship because you need the internship to become a registered doctor.

I heard a lot of hospitals in Queensland are sorely understaffed and there is a good chance they could sponsor you for a visa to remain in Australia for internship and further training. I think this is harder in NSW(Sydney) and Victoria(Melbourne) because those two places are getting the most immigrants and therefore there is more of a backlog in those states.

 

[redshifteffect]

You can't even apply to Victoria for internship unless you actually graduate from a Victorian uni (though that's not quite true, I did have a friend who got a job but citing "compelling evidence of a reason to work in Victoria - ie her distant relatives". Even then it's very competitive to get a job there.

NSW is a lot easier to get a job in, but not in the Metro Sydney area. Any hospital that gives you a job WILL sponsor you for a visa, otherwise they won't give you a job. I got about 7 job offers in total for internship, and never had an issue - all of them offered to sponsor me.