Martinuska

thanks for answer, I think the best way would be to contact agents from DIAC at least they are straight, it is hard to find employer from outside, I am thinking actually to get the silver fain visa and stay at new zealand. That piece of literature gave me lawyer but when I was reading closer it I did not work for me and I paid him 200. But there is a girl who get the visa and finished the same course as me, it seems it is a big mass there.

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I did not provide the letter from college to DIAC, college gave me the letter for lawyer as he wanted to use this to support my case This means a GSM applicant who has completed in Australia:• a Certificate II in any discipline or • a Certificate IV in a discipline other than a trade, for example a Certificate IV in Business Management or • a Graduate Certificate cannot use that study to meet the Australian study requirement (The list above is illustrative, not exhaustive). However, if a GSM applicant: • completes a Certificate IV(where the study met the requirements in regulation 1.15F and • was granted credit for some of the completed units of the Certificate IV course in a subsequent degree or a diploma which they have completed those credits can be used to meet the Australian study requirement: • the time taken to study the units of the Certificate IV course can be counted towards the regulation 1.15F(1)(b) 16 month requirement, however • only the credited units from the degree or diploma can be counted towards meeting the 2 academic years study requirement. This means that the study can only be counted once; it cannot be used towards the Certificate IV and then again towards the degree or diploma. If an applicant: • nominates a non-trade occupation • completes a diploma or a degree • then undertakes a trade qualification (such as a Certificate III or IV) neither the trade qualification nor the period of the trade qualification study can be counted for the purpose of the Australian study requirement. This could mean that the applicant does not meet the Australian study requirement within the required 6 months before lodging their visa application, due to the time taken to complete the trade qualification (or any other qualification that cannot be used to meet the Australian study requirement because the study did not meet the requirements in regulation 1.15F and result in the award of a degree, diploma or trade qualification). but what I still understood is I can not count the certificates or time towards 2 years study, I was confused it was a lot of money, and yes I did the application by myself. ​Martina

yes I talked to principal and he told course is registered separetly and they were told to do it by DIAC, I did know who I could trust, college gave me supporting letter saying certificates are pre-requisite to obtain the Diploma. But I got the information that some students got refused the visa as well becouse of this course http://cricos.deewr.gov.au/Institution/InstitutionDetails.aspx?ProviderID=1092, even other like tourism is register a whole course. I can hardly do smt from my homecountry, and do not have money for supreme court, just was trying to warn other students. It is a bit unfair, and 21 days for appeal is not enough to find the genuine person for your case and make the decision

yes, but the thing is I was told by agen I can apply, and there are people who got the visa and did the same course, and there are who did not, I did not pay to lawyer as it would cost me 5000 and result was uncertain, so frustrating.... be back in Slovakia...

yes I had IELTS, skills assesment, and Diploma of Business, but DIAC said that certificates are registered separetly in PRISM which is DIAC database for all schools, so they did not count certificates towards 2 years, so they just counted my Diploma subjects 24 weeks, not Certificates

Hi, did anyone have the experience with 485 visa refusal, becouse DIAC did not accept certificates II, III, and IV as a Diploma degree even they were part of the Diploma course ? I did not appeal just curious guys with your experiences and MRT. I did Bridge Business College Diploma of Business. Thanks ​Martina