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Canada Vs. Australia

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  • xiaolicoxiaolico Australia
    Posts: 983Member
    Joined: Aug 13, 2016

    Share lang ako dito. You can see on my timeline how long I have been in AU. Not sure how it works in Canada. Mahirap siya, it is good to have a mindset na you wabt to hit the ground running. Of course depende pa din siya kung ano iniiwan mong buhay sa pinas. Anyway, IT ako, I first moved sa melbourne. I could not get an interview, I don't know if sablay pag gawa ko ng resume or baka yung location. After a month, nag pasa na ko sa ibang industry. Bank call center gave me an interview. Aside sa usual customer service, kasama yung app support. So I felt na I could still angle this towards my IT background. Lumipat ako sydney dahil my wife got a better offer. I tried ulit magpasa ng resume sa IT companies. Less than two weeks I got an interview. Again I am not sure if dahil nasa sydney na ko or dahil sa local experience. I did not change anything sa resume ko. I just added yung local experience. So got that job, after a year, nag hanap ako ulit. After a month, I got an interview ulit na maganda yung offer. Naka lipat ulit ako.

    I guess what I am saying is this, those considering AU, again depende sa buhay na iiwan mo. Hindi siya madali, dapat mind set mo mahirap siya. Pero you will get rewarded naman sa trabaho mo. I think sa au, you get rewarded based on your efforts and not actually based on how good you are. I will still suggest na ang end goal mo is to get that same job that you had sa pinas. Of course depending on how old you are. Medyo matanda na ko when I moved eh. I just think, if you get that same job as you had sa pinas dito sa AU, malaki igaganda ng buhay mo. Mas magaan pa trabaho mo at mas madami ka pa oras for yourself. If you try to reinvent yourself, baka medyo mahirap. I guess my conclusion is, if you get that same job or close to it na you had sa pinas, mas madali trabaho dito and mas compensated ka at mas madami ka oras. Good luck sa lahat.

    kidfrompolomolokmoe_greeneispidprikirl031816reemonHeprexatheleneHeyYouAUEricTCcaspersushi24and 5 others.

    Computer Network and Systems Engineer - 263111
    Age 33-39- 25points
    English superior- 20points
    Bachelor's Degree- 15points
    Work Experience- 10pts
    Total- 70pts

    July 25, 2016- Lodged ACS
    August 2, 2016- Favorable letter from ACS
    January 10, 2017- Took PTE
    January 12, 2017- PTE exam results (L90 R86 S90 W79)
    January 12, 2017- EOI
    January 18, 2017- ITA received
    January 19, 2017- NBI (hit)
    January 23, 2017- Visa Lodge 189
    January 24, 2017- Medical bgc
    January 27, 2017- NBI clearance received
    February 2, 2017- Medical cleared (no action required)
    February 15, 2017- Grant
    October 26, 2017- Flight to Melbourne
    October 27, 2017- Landed in Melbourne
    July 14, 2018- Moved to Sydney
    October 11, 2019- Wife gave birth to a baby boy
    October 20, 2019- Applied for baby's birth certificate online
    October 23, 2019- Baby boy's birth certificate received
    October 25, 2019- Applied for baby's medicare
    October 31, 2019- Baby's medicare activated
    October 31, 2019- Applied for baby's citizenship certificate
    November 7, 2019- Received baby's citizenship certificate
    November 13, 2019- Applied for baby's passport
    November 20, 2019- Baby's AU passport received
    November 2, 2021- Submitted AU citizenship application for myself and my wife
    April 14, 2022- Received Interview with Standard Test letter. May 25 schedule.
    May 25, 2022- Passed the Australian Citizenship Test
    May 25, 2022- Citizenship Approval Received
    September 15, 2022- Invitation to Citizenship Ceremony Received
    October 6, 2022- Citizenship Ceremony
    October 18, 2022- AU passport application lodged
    November 7, 2022- Passport received

  • ispidprikispidprik Posts: 143Member
    Joined: Apr 16, 2020

    @xiaolico said:
    Share lang ako dito. You can see on my timeline how long I have been in AU. Not sure how it works in Canada. Mahirap siya, it is good to have a mindset na you wabt to hit the ground running. Of course depende pa din siya kung ano iniiwan mong buhay sa pinas. Anyway, IT ako, I first moved sa melbourne. I could not get an interview, I don't know if sablay pag gawa ko ng resume or baka yung location. After a month, nag pasa na ko sa ibang industry. Bank call center gave me an interview. Aside sa usual customer service, kasama yung app support. So I felt na I could still angle this towards my IT background. Lumipat ako sydney dahil my wife got a better offer. I tried ulit magpasa ng resume sa IT companies. Less than two weeks I got an interview. Again I am not sure if dahil nasa sydney na ko or dahil sa local experience. I did not change anything sa resume ko. I just added yung local experience. So got that job, after a year, nag hanap ako ulit. After a month, I got an interview ulit na maganda yung offer. Naka lipat ulit ako.

    I guess what I am saying is this, those considering AU, again depende sa buhay na iiwan mo. Hindi siya madali, dapat mind set mo mahirap siya. Pero you will get rewarded naman sa trabaho mo. I think sa au, you get rewarded based on your efforts and not actually based on how good you are. I will still suggest na ang end goal mo is to get that same job that you had sa pinas. Of course depending on how old you are. Medyo matanda na ko when I moved eh. I just think, if you get that same job as you had sa pinas dito sa AU, malaki igaganda ng buhay mo. Mas magaan pa trabaho mo at mas madami ka pa oras for yourself. If you try to reinvent yourself, baka medyo mahirap. I guess my conclusion is, if you get that same job or close to it na you had sa pinas, mas madali trabaho dito and mas compensated ka at mas madami ka oras. Good luck sa lahat.

    Thanks for sharing your experience with us. This helps everyone to manage their expectations sa life na they will be having sa Australia.

    xiaolicojinigirl
  • magueromaguero Adelaide
    Posts: 820Member
    Joined: Oct 24, 2016

    My 2 cents.

    I think a realistic mindset would be to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. The migration journey, particularly the experience in looking for the first job varies from person to person kahit na parehong-pareho kayo ng qualifications and work experience simply because you were looking for a job at different points in time, maybe in different places, and you don't present yourselves in the same way. Some employers evaluate applicants based on how they will fit in the team culture.

    Siguro meron din dapat differentiation between a survival job and a blue collar job. A lot of blue collar or tradie jobs require an apprenticeship which last for 1 to 6 years, so you can't just apply for those jobs maski gipit na gipit ka na. The pay is also quite good and can even be better than some office jobs which is why there are locals who really opt for careers as tradies.

    Sa tingin ko the best way to avoid getting a survival job is to ensure na malaki ang baon pag lumipat dito. That will take the pressure off needing to find a job, any job, right away and you can then afford to wait for an offer for a job you want.

    Having said all that, may kapatid at pinsan ako sa Canada. Pareho naman silang nakakuha agad ng trabaho sa field nila and hindi kinailangan mag survival job. Swerte-swerte lang din talaga ang pag migrate.

    reemonHeprexatheleneispidprikwzhenxincaspersushi24era222MACINOZ2023
  • ispidprikispidprik Posts: 143Member
    Joined: Apr 16, 2020

    @maguero said:
    My 2 cents.

    I think a realistic mindset would be to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. The migration journey, particularly the experience in looking for the first job varies from person to person kahit na parehong-pareho kayo ng qualifications and work experience simply because you were looking for a job at different points in time, maybe in different places, and you don't present yourselves in the same way. Some employers evaluate applicants based on how they will fit in the team culture.

    Siguro meron din dapat differentiation between a survival job and a blue collar job. A lot of blue collar or tradie jobs require an apprenticeship which last for 1 to 6 years, so you can't just apply for those jobs maski gipit na gipit ka na. The pay is also quite good and can even be better than some office jobs which is why there are locals who really opt for careers as tradies.

    Sa tingin ko the best way to avoid getting a survival job is to ensure na malaki ang baon pag lumipat dito. That will take the pressure off needing to find a job, any job, right away and you can then afford to wait for an offer for a job you want.

    Having said all that, may kapatid at pinsan ako sa Canada. Pareho naman silang nakakuha agad ng trabaho sa field nila and hindi kinailangan mag survival job. Swerte-swerte lang din talaga ang pag migrate.

    True. Just prepare for the worst dn talaga and swertehan na lang dn. I have a friend na ngmigrate and was lucky to get a similar role nya dito sa pinas within a couple of weeks ng pagdating nya. Dasal lang dn talaga, sipag at diskarte. Sa nakikita ko kelangan lng dn na ilagay mo dn un sarili mo sa position na mgssucceed ka. Preparation talaga either monetary or skills wise.

    moe_greeneHeyYouAUcaspersushi24
  • kyloRenkyloRen Khobar, KSA
    Posts: 20Member
    Joined: Sep 18, 2019

    @moe_greene said:
    Anyone here who has tried to apply both for Australia and Canada? How difficult was it?

    ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ Me, I applied in express entry back in 2016 but during that time engineers were slowly taken out of the in demand professions and I had difficulty building the Proof of Funds, after a few years waiting for the demand for engineers to come back, it didn't happened and I aged so I lost some points again ๐Ÿ˜….
    Fast forward 2019 we tried applying in Australia, no POF required. But again it was put on hold because pandemic happened, then 2022 I got invited for SC189, and now waiting for grant...
    In Canada, it's all about the points in my opinion, regardless of the occupations as long as you meet the quota points you'll receive the ITA, they don't have the occupations ceiling concept.
    Lucky for me Australia has this and engineers were on high demand after the pandemic.
    Excited for the big move next year!

    caspersushi24Capuccino_2017jinigirlMACINOZ2023
  • Cerberus13Cerberus13 Dublin Ireland
    Posts: 341Member
    Joined: Mar 23, 2020

    Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

    MACINOZ2023

    ANZSCO 312111 - Architectural Draftsperson
    Location at the time of application: Offshore (Tokyo Japan) / DIY

    2020-Mar : Vetassess submission - Priority processing
    2020-Apr : Vetassess positive assessment - 5+ years employment
    2020-Jun 25 : First take PTE-A Tokyo - Superior
    2020-Jun : SkillSelect EOI lodge - 190/491 : 90/100 points

    2020 : Covid happened...

    2020-Aug : Job Offer - Ireland, Critical Skills Employment Permit path
    2020-Oct : Ireland Work permit granted
    2020-Oct : EOI auto updated due to age score dedcution - 190/491 : 85/95
    2020-Nov 18 : Ireland Employment Visa application
    2020-Nov 25 : Ireland work visa approved
    2020-Dec 26 : Moved to Dublin from Tokyo

    2022-Jun : EOI expired. New EOI lodged with no change in score
    2022-Aug : VIC opened for offshore. Lodged ROI for VIC
    2022-Sep : NSW opened for offshore. Created new EOI for NSW only
    2022-Sep : Removed 491 in my EOI. Only considering 190 for now
    2022-Nov 10 : Irish Stamp 4 status approved
    2022-Nov 29 : Received pre-ITA from NSW. Yay!
    2022-Nov 30 : Received nomination from NSW
    2023-Jan 13 : Visa 190 lodged
    2023-Feb 21 : Medicals
    2023-Feb 29 : Medicals cleared
    2023-Mar 15 : Japan PCC uploaded. Officially waiting for grant : )
    2023-Nov 23 : NSW 190 granted!

  • JacrayeJacraye Sydney
    Posts: 267Member
    Joined: Mar 06, 2018

    @Cerberus13 said:
    Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

    Depende siguro sa skill set and current situation. Halos lahat ng mga previous colleagues ko back in Ph who applied for Canada & Australia got a favourable outcome from Canada.

    MACINOZ2023

    ANZSCO 233213 Quantity Surveyor

  • xiaolicoxiaolico Australia
    Posts: 983Member
    Joined: Aug 13, 2016

    @Cerberus13 said:
    Daming nag sasabi from other forums and Reddit na mas madali na daw Canada ngayon compared to AU. My original immigration target and "dream" country was Canada. I lodged an EOI in Express Entry as well but now I got an invite from AU despite a relatively low score than what would be expected to receive invites for my anzsco. Di ko alam kung anong basis nila to say na mas madali sa Canada? My current EE CRS score was pathetically low. lol. There is the PnP path (like AU's state nomination) but it is highly reliant on provincial connection like relatives, study, or experience/job offer in that particular province.

    I think kasi mas aggressive mag advertise yung Canada. Pati I think mas malawak yung age limit nila. So in theory, mas madami talaga sila puwede tanggapin. dont know the exact figures, pero baka this year mas madaming naka lipat ng Canada? Plus I think factor kasi sa AU, humirap naman na talaga. Dati sobrang dali, now medyo gapang. Anyway, congrats sa ITA, good luck sa next move.

    Cerberus13

    Computer Network and Systems Engineer - 263111
    Age 33-39- 25points
    English superior- 20points
    Bachelor's Degree- 15points
    Work Experience- 10pts
    Total- 70pts

    July 25, 2016- Lodged ACS
    August 2, 2016- Favorable letter from ACS
    January 10, 2017- Took PTE
    January 12, 2017- PTE exam results (L90 R86 S90 W79)
    January 12, 2017- EOI
    January 18, 2017- ITA received
    January 19, 2017- NBI (hit)
    January 23, 2017- Visa Lodge 189
    January 24, 2017- Medical bgc
    January 27, 2017- NBI clearance received
    February 2, 2017- Medical cleared (no action required)
    February 15, 2017- Grant
    October 26, 2017- Flight to Melbourne
    October 27, 2017- Landed in Melbourne
    July 14, 2018- Moved to Sydney
    October 11, 2019- Wife gave birth to a baby boy
    October 20, 2019- Applied for baby's birth certificate online
    October 23, 2019- Baby boy's birth certificate received
    October 25, 2019- Applied for baby's medicare
    October 31, 2019- Baby's medicare activated
    October 31, 2019- Applied for baby's citizenship certificate
    November 7, 2019- Received baby's citizenship certificate
    November 13, 2019- Applied for baby's passport
    November 20, 2019- Baby's AU passport received
    November 2, 2021- Submitted AU citizenship application for myself and my wife
    April 14, 2022- Received Interview with Standard Test letter. May 25 schedule.
    May 25, 2022- Passed the Australian Citizenship Test
    May 25, 2022- Citizenship Approval Received
    September 15, 2022- Invitation to Citizenship Ceremony Received
    October 6, 2022- Citizenship Ceremony
    October 18, 2022- AU passport application lodged
    November 7, 2022- Passport received

  • ga2auga2au NSW
    Posts: 1,200Member, Moderator
    Joined: Aug 28, 2018

    I applied Canada way back.mas malaki chance tlaga pag may relative or higher points sa IElts. I got invited 3 times in Australia even with 65 points only. Depende siguro sa occupation i guess

    jinigirlCerberus13

    232412- Illustrator | Total: 65

    2018 Oct- Lodged VETASSESS application
    2018 Dec- PTE Test
    2018 Dec- Proficient
    2019 Mar- VETASSESS Positive Outcome
    2019 Jun- Created EOI for NSW
    2019 Jun- Applied SA 489
    2019 Aug- Invitation to apply from SA 489
    2019 Aug- Lodge Visa Application SA 489
    2019 Sep 09- Medical
    2019 Sep 11- Medical deferred
    2019 Oct 19- Start TB treatment
    2019 Oct 21- Pre-invite from NSW 190
    2019 Oct 26- Invitation to apply from NSW Visa 190
    2019 Oct 24- Pre-invite from ACT 190 ( Didn't pursue it because lack of job opportunities)
    2019 Nov 10- Lodge NSW Visa 190
    2020 Jan - Withdrawn Visa 489
    2020 Apr 16- Finished TB treatment ( yey! )
    2020 Jun 08-Sputum results negative
    2020 Jun 12-Panel physician sent emedical ( Awaiting for clearance )
    2020 Jun 23 -Medical Health cleared ( Sa wakas Praise God! )
    2020 Jun 23 -Frontload Form 815_Health undertaking
    2022 Aug 22 - CO Contacted me for new Medicals, PCC and Form 80
    2022 Sept 7 - Uploaded requested documents.
    2022 Nov 25- Golden Grant!

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