Blogs to read when relocating to Oz

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• TasBurrfoot Osaka
  Posts: 4,336Member
  Joined: Feb 24, 2011

  November 2012

  Okey... Let's get back to regular programming!

  Primary Applicant: Wife
  Accountant (General): 221111

  04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
  07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
  17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
  24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
  25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
  25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
  30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
  01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
  20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
  23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
  05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
  06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
  03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
  03 Jun 2013 - started work
  12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
  15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
  29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
  20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
• TasBurrfoot Osaka
  Posts: 4,336Member
  Joined: Feb 24, 2011

  May 2014

  up for this...
  
  para sa mga kababayan who just received their visa... reading on the blogs here may help you in some ways.
  
  all the best!!

  Primary Applicant: Wife
  Accountant (General): 221111

  04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
  07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
  17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
  24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
  25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
  25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
  30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
  01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
  20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
  23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
  05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
  06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
  03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
  03 Jun 2013 - started work
  12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
  15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
  29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
  20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
• aliane Melbourne
  Posts: 103Member
  Joined: Nov 30, 2012

  May 2014

  http://www.bobinoz.com/blog/14527/immigration-to-australia-needs-to-be-halted-for-at-least-a-decade/?awt_l=ONJhQ&awt_m=I.V9N1W3NXMloj
  
  

  Civil engineering draftsperson (ANZSCO 312211)
  feb. 7, 2013 - send documents to Vetassess
  feb. 13, 2013 - Vetassess acknowledges receipt of documents (630 aud)
  june 5, 2013 - received POSITIVE result from vetasess
  June 7, 2013 - ielts result/eoi lodgement/WA application (200aud)
  june 18, 2013 - WA State Sponsorship Approval/signed & sent the agreement
  june 20, 2013 - Received DIAC invitation to apply for visa 190/Lodged visa 190($3060)
  june 28, 2013 - medicals done (Drs. Horne & Chin) Frontload(Adult-192.60S$ /Kids below 15 y/o-160.50S$)(Xray 69.55S$)
  july 1, 2013 - health case submitted to DIAC
  july 15, 2013 - CO allocated Adelaide GSM Team 6 (CO Cynthia)
  july 27, 2013 - NBI / Form 80 uploaded
  august 2, 2013 - SG PCC uploaded
  october 3, 2013 - VISA GRANTED ....IED 29 June 2014
  march 18, 2014 - arrived in Melbourne
  may 2014 - 1st day @ work
• hopeful_mea Whyalla, South Australia
  Posts: 440Member
  Joined: Jan 24, 2014

  June 2017

  up for this thread ang hirap mg.google ng helpful blogs ah..makagawa nga lol

  Accountant (221111)
  Mar 2014 IELTS Davao L7.5 R7 S8 W6.5
  Dec 2015 Discovered PTE
  5 Jan 16 PTE - L82 R84 S71 W83
  2 Feb 16 CPAA Positive assessment, EOI 60, NSW 65
  4 Feb 16 PTE - L88 R76 S65 W90
  22 Feb 16 PTE - L84 R74 S49 W90
  29 May16 EOI update 65, NSW 70
  16 Jun 16 PTE - L80 R83 S61 W90
  20 Sep 16 PTE - L86 R83 S74 W90
  2 Mar 17 PTE - L90 R90 S87 W90
  4 Mar 17 EOI update 75, NSW 80
  15 Mar 17 ITA received
  31 Mar 17 Medicals cleared (primary and dependents)
  12 Apr 17 Lodged 189 VISA
  22 Apr 17 VISA grant DG
  1 Nov 17 Big Move (Whyalla, south au)
  6 nov 17. 1st day of work

  In God's time..
• Admin Singapore
  Posts: 1,767Administrator
  Joined: Dec 29, 2010

  July 2017 edited July 2017

  try nyo po ung blogs site natin at https://blogs.pinoyau.info

  2010-06 : Lurker at philippines.com.au (previously the #1 Pinoy Australian Forum)
  2010-06 : Started researching on Visa 175 - Target 120pts
  2011-08 : Started prev employer document gathering for ACS skill assessment (0/4)
  2010-12 : Philippines.com.au went offline and created www.pinoyau.info
  2011-03 : 1st child born - AU dream halted
  2014-03 : ACS document - 1/5 emp ref completed
  2015-01: Promoted at work - AU dream halted
  2015-11: ACS document - 1/6 emp ref completed
  2016-09: 2nd child born - AU dream halted
  2018-09: ACS document - 6/8 emp ref completed
  2018-09: Revised all employment references and affidavit from scratch
  2019-03: Completed Revised 8/8 emp ref
  2019-03: PTE Exam - L59,R75,S62,W64 (no preparation)
  2019-07: Favorable Skills Assessment result for Software Eng
  2019-11: PTE Exam - L70,R68,S79,W68 (competent only)
  2020-02: PTE Exam - L79,R79,S86,W76 (grr lack 3pts on Writing)
  2020-03: PTE Exam - L85,R75,S87,W86 (Mar 4 - grr nag increase L, S and W but bumaba 4pts si R!!!!!)
  2020-03 PTE Exam - L81 R79 S90 W81 (Mar 9 - Salamat Lord!!!!)