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Before I give you the requirements you must fulfill in order to study in Australia, it is necessary to take note whether or not you belong to a so-called ‘gazetted country‘ or a ‘non-gazetted country.’
[*note : Gazetted is a British term for something that the government has announced officially or made law]
Basically, the two main differences of the ‘gazetted’ from the ‘non-gazetted’ are the inclusion of dependent family members in one’s student visa application and the streamlining of visa processing procedures.
If you are a member of a ‘gazetted country,’ it will be easier for you to acquire a student visa plus dependent family members can be included in your application no matter how long you will be studying in Australia.
For a list of ‘gazetted countries,’ see : Acacia Immigration Australia.
If you are from a ‘non-gazetted country,’ getting a student visa will be a tad harder than if you belonged to a ‘gazetted country’ - that is, you’d need to take the longer, more tedious route.
Apparently, if you are from a ‘non-gazetted country,’ the shortest distance between two points is not a straight line. Detours and zigzags are necessary. But don’t think just because you’d get there longer means that you won’t get there at all. It just means traffic is a bit heavier.
For requirements that individuals from ‘non-gazetted countries’ need to fulfill, see : Student Visas For Australia.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE SOURCE: http://studyabroad.gbwatch.com/studying-abroad/16.html
Graduating in 2004 from Ateneo de Manila with a major in AB Communication and a minor in AB History, Nikki Alfonso lives for the written word. Her passion for writing began with a poem she composed about an elephant and a red rubber ball when she was 7 years old. From then on, she became fixated with words, using them to move readers, to expressively get her message across and to make up stories with her friends about imaginary rendezvous with matinee idols and boy bands. She had her first taste of being a salaried writer in January 2004 when she began writing for Eversun Software Corporation. Prompted by the need to find a job after graduation, her love of putting pen to paper and entertainment, she decided to take on a full-time job in television as a creative staff member and writer wherein she would be paid for daydreaming and telling stories. Wanting to give back to a cause close to her heart, she also writes for JADE -- an online magazine seeking to showcase English-speaking Asian women as intelligent and well-accomplished movers and shakers in their respective fields. Nikki believes that in order for one to be truly called a writer, the ability to empathize and the potency to create with heart are pre-requisites. Flunk in those departments and you don't get a diploma.
