Well if you can manage to get a PR, it is the best option. Once you are a PR, you will only have to pay domestic student's fees for education plus you will be elegible for many govt grants. Otherwise you will have to pay international student fees which is very hefty.[/QUOTE yeah you are right and even I wanted to change my area of work , that I think would be only possible when I get a PR otherwise the visa officer will itself create problem for student visa