Hello, I'm a 20 year old boy from Maldives. I'm planning to move to Australia for my degree. I have heard that visas are very complicated and living costs are extremely high in Australia. I was hoping whether I would be able to work to cover my living expenses. I could cover the tuition fees. It is living costs I am worried about. So if there are any international student in here, could you please tell me the living costs per month on average and whether I could cover the living costs with a job?
MOVING TO AUSTRALIA FOR HIGHER STUDIES
Shamelahmed
13 March 2017 18:15:22
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stumpy
13 March 2017 22:13:40
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As a student you can only work part time, 20 hours a week.
It is expensive to live in Australia. For cost of living www.numbeo.com.
You would have to have your own private medical insurance cover too.
GuestPoster173
03 April 2017 09:41:04
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Even though you are allowed to work 40 hours per fortnight on a student visa, you are required to have access to sufficient funds to support yourself without working. Apart from the course fees, you need to have at least AUD $ 19.830 per year to cover living costs.
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