I plan to go to university of Tasmania to pursue a masters of environment, please I need some advice?

Question

I'm American, not a college-looking kid, have already a master of counseling psychology but little experience.I plan to pursue a masters of environment at UTAS and work as a counselor while I'm at uni. then when I graduate I want to work as environmentalist, and get a permanent visa.
What are the chances of getting a job in Australia, and getting a PR status after I graduate ? Anybody knows ? is Tasmania a good place to study and work at the same time, or is Victoria, or QLD better places ?. I'd appreciate your advice.
Thank you !

Answer 1

G'day,

Tentofield is spot on as usual.

Now... the fact abt working as an international students:
You can apply for a working permit once you have arrived in Australia. However, as an international student, you can only work max 20hrs/week during semester study period, and full-time only during semester holiday period. So if your intention is to support yourself, you'll be in trouble as you can see. Therefore please budget yourself carefully. However if your intention is to help counsel your fellow students... then I dun think it is a problem, since you can work part-time.

At the moment, the main rule for international students to stay & work in Australia is that they can apply for a 1yr Temporary Residence (TR) visa and MUST find a job in the same area of study. If you can find one within one year, your TR will be changed to PR. If not, unfortunately have to go home. However this is the current laws! Things change very frequently in regards to immigration laws so what I'm telling you now, may not be applicable by the time you finish your study. So best to contact the Dept of Immigration when you are abt to finish your study.

Hope this helps in adding some more details from Tentofield's answer. Good luck on your study and welcome to Australia :)

Batako

Answer 2

Tasmania is a great place. It is quieter than the bigger States but has a lot going for it. There is also a lot of environmental work going on in Tasmania. If you are interested, The University of Tasmania has close links with the Antarctic Division which is just south of Hobart and there are various projects there you could get involved in. As far as counselling at Uni is concerned, contact the Student Union. They provide a counselling service for the students. That is, they used to do so. They might have had to cut it out since the federal government abolished compulsory union/administration fees for students.

There are rules about getting jobs in Australia and you should check them on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship web site at http://www.immi.gov.au
If you break the rules and are caught, which is likely, you will be deported and will not be alowed to return to Australia for a number of years. Good luck, you won't regret going to Tassie and the University has a fine reputation.

Answer 3

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