darrengyk

Hi Clauvic, I would really like to know more about your situation but unfortunately I'm unable to send you any messages. Really hoping this quote/reply would give you a notification. Is there any other way I can contact you? Moderators is there anything I can do to contact Clauvic personally since he has given me permission? I do not have permission to send pms. And also to everyone, I'm in the midst of seeking professional advice as well so thank you all for your input.

I totally understand that. Thank you Raul for your input, I appreciate it.

I've read the criteria as best as I could and don't think that would be a problem. However, in your professional opinion, given what you understand about my case, would that be a move I should make? I.e., would you reckon my case is strong?

I would be consulting an agent too probably when it's closer to the Masters application. The annoying thing is in order to pass the skilled assessments test for the PR application I would be required to be a registered psychologist, which I would only get after I graduate from my Masters. Doing my Masters somewhere else is in consideration but ideally I would want to do it in Australia because of the need to convert the registration from another place to an Australian one.

Hi all, I currently have the 3 year ban from reentering Australia (story below) and would like to seek advise on my next steps and likelihood of obtaining a waiver for the ban. I am currently back home in Singapore but would like to go back to Australia. I initially went to Brisbane in 2014 to do a degree in Arts, lasting for 3 years. My visa had an expiry date of March 2017. However, after completing my first year of university, I changed my program into a 4 years program, but failed to extend my visa for that extra academic year. It happened 3 years ago and I have no idea why I didn't extend my visa but it's too late to do anything about it and I understand that it's my fault regardless. I only realised the problem after I graduated (December 2017) when I was trying to apply for a graduate visa to work for a year before pursuing my Masters in the same university. Upon realisation I voluntarily went down to the immigration office, who gave me 2 weeks to leave Australia. I left Australia on 18th December 2017 and have been home since. During my 4 years in Australia I haven't worked at all and have been concentrating on my studies, of which I obtained first class honours. I've also been financially capable and have not relied on any form of government support for school fees and living expenses. I've volunteered in the uni's sports club as an executive member (organising events, conducting trainings etc.), and represented the uni in several competitions such as Northern and Australian Unigames. I've taken part in a combined internship program between my uni and a big firm (one of the big 4) and have received good feedback for it (of which I've also asked my supervisor, who happens to be the director for the Masters program I will be applying for, to write a referee letter). He has also said in his email that they would be happy to have me in the program. Lastly, I have a girlfriend who is also an international student in Australia. My main reason for posting this is because I'm at a lost for what to do. I've always planned to take my Masters in Australia, partly because it's not provided in Singapore, but mainly because I plan to forge a career and settle down in Australia upon finishing my Masters. Also, because I'm a psychology major, in order to apply for a Permanent Residence Visa, I would be required to be a registered psychologist (i.e., completed Masters) to pass the skilled assessments test, which I'm unable to do in my home country. I read somewhere that in order to help my case I have to show that I contributed to the Australian society. However as a fresh grad, I haven't had any chance to contribute to the society, and that all there is to show for during my 4 years there was the intention to contribute, rather than actual contribution. I'm considering applying for a visitor's visa so I'll still be able to go back when I can to visit, even though I won't be able to work while on that visa. Would the likelihood of getting a waiver for the ban be high given my situation? Also, I may be paranoid but the reason I waited a month before posting and asking for help was because I initially planned to just wait till it's time for the Masters program interview (roughly October 2018) before applying, as I didn't want to risk not being able to obtain a visa now, and have it jeopardise my chances of obtaining a student visa in future. Would it matter? Lastly, assuming I do apply for it, would I require legal help? And if so, would anyone be able to direct me on the next steps to take? I will be checking this post regularly and replying to everyone asap, so I do appreciate all the help I can get. Shoot me any questions you might have and I will answer it as best as I can. Thank you.