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Skilled–Designated Area sponsored (Provisional)(Class UZ)Subclass 496 - Skilled–Designated Area
For those with the same Visa subclass (Approved / Waiting / AUS bound / Landed). This is for us. Feel free to post your experiences and advise to all our fellow 496ers.
@hard2handle hi, we're in the same batch and the same timeline as well but we already got the visa grant last July 2. Hang on lapit na yan. We have waited for 6 years for this. Stay positive
@hard2handle Oo nga tagal na din kasi natin nag-antay. Hirap pa nung subclass natin. Bibihira lang ang nakakaalam. Sana meron pa mga 496ers na magparamdam. Dun sa dating forum yung philippines.com.au daming 496.
@axln akala ko dati wala ng pag-asa ang visa application namin dahil June 2008 pa kami although visa 175 kami. Buti na lang na-allocate din kami nung January 2013.
Di ko nga din alam na may visa subclass 496.
@hard2handle konting hintay na lang po yan. Kung yung 6 years po eh nahintay nyo na, ngayon pa po na weeks na lang eh visa grant na kayo. Good luck po!
Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
@axln active nga din ako dati sa isang forum.ano na kaya nangyari dun at nawala?granted na siguro ibang 496 kung tayo na last batch & kaya di na sila interested sa forum.
@stickyNote thanks uli sa support. Kelan IED nyo po?
@hard2handle Jan 16, 2014 ang IED na nasa visa grant. Pero last week of December ang flight namin papunta Melbourne.
Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
@axln, @StickyNote sa case nyo po ilang months from visa grant until IED? Seafarer po kasi ako & hesitant nako to join a ship,thinking na i could miss the IED if I do so..
^usually nakadepende sa date of medical or pcc yung ied, kung alin ang nauna. Like in our case jan16 yung medical namin, tapos yung nbi clearance namin jan 23. Ang ibinigay sa amin na ied is jan 16, exactly one year from the date of medical. Pero possible din na mas maaga ang ied. Yung may mga medical case at nirequire ng health undertaking, six months lang from date of medical ang ied.
Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
Ah ok.. Sa case ng anak ko na nasa MOC ang medical e mahirap pala gawing basis ang medical exam date. So di nalang siguro nga ako aalis muna until may news na from CO
As long as may grant na ok na po,db? Atleast alam niyo na next move. Unlike po sa amin na "waiting game" parin.. 2nd day of the week,so far wala pa news from CO.
@hard2handle i tried before ma-grant yung visa namin. Nagreply naman, nakapag initial stage ako may phone number na pinatawagan tapos recording may mga questions na kailangan sagutin. Hanggang dun pa lang ako. Tapos next stage na, unfortunately, di na umusad dahil wala pa akong visa. Sabi din nung pinsan ko na nagsponsor sa amin, mas madali pag andoon na swertihan lang yung makakuha dito pa lang.
@axln pinsan mo rin pala sponsor mo,pareho tayo. Wala nga daw problem sa work dun as long as hindi mamili.
athenalady14Sydney Posts: 56Member Joined: Aug 29, 2013
Hi pips! got an email frm my co for medical then he listed other docs that I need to submit.isa dun is ung proof of payment for english language charge..anyone has any idea of these? Bt I already submitd my ielts when I lodge my application..do I need to retake ielts kc expired na un? Appreciate ur help.thanks
@athenalady14 that's something new. Better ask your co kung ano yun. Sa amin kasi hiningi lang Nya copy ng bio-pages ng passports, medical checks and police clearance.
@athenalady14 Hi! 496'er ka? Axln is correct,ask your co first. Our CO also ask me to submit docs which was already submitted 6yrs ago. Good thing i verified with co before i went into the hassle of collectinh those documents again.
athenalady14Sydney Posts: 56Member Joined: Aug 29, 2013
@axln Hi. Thanks..yeah..he has 9 items for me..weird..i already asked him but no reply yet. @hard2handle: yes. I lodged my docs August 23, 2007.Got an email last August 27. yeah. he was also like birth certs of relative which I already submitted..weird nga kasi he is also asking also about marriage certs and spouse's english proficiency to think I'm single in my application.
@athenalady14 ganyan nga hiningi samin. Mukhang copy paste si co
@axln we received message from co today. He informed us that granting of visas to regional skilled migrants like us is limited to a certain number per year.. In short, possible pa na umabot next year pagantay namin.
Regarding IED, possible po ba na primary applicant lang muna ang makapasok ng Oz before IED o dapat pati secondary applicants din? Ano po ba stated sa grant letter?
@hard2handle walang nakalagay sa grant letter tungkol dun, pero asa VEVO yung condititions nung visa na nagrant. Ang pagkakaalam ko pwede mauna yung primary applicant then susunod mga secondary applicant but di pwede mauna ang secondary applicant. Di naman yata kailangan magkasama si primary and secondary sa initial entry unless, otherwise stated sa visa conditions
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So when did lodge you application and what's your status?
As for me, here it goes:
Aug 2007 - Visa Lodged
May 2013 - CO allocated
June 13, 2013 - Medicals uploaded
And the wait continues...
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Di ko nga din alam na may visa subclass 496.
@hard2handle konting hintay na lang po yan. Kung yung 6 years po eh nahintay nyo na, ngayon pa po na weeks na lang eh visa grant na kayo. Good luck po!
Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
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@stickyNote thanks uli sa support. Kelan IED nyo po?
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Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
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Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
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@hard2handle: yes. I lodged my docs August 23, 2007.Got an email last August 27. yeah. he was also like birth certs of relative which I already submitted..weird nga kasi he is also asking also about marriage certs and spouse's english proficiency to think I'm single in my application.
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@hard2handle dumadami na tayong 496ers. Keep it coming para we could gather a lot of info about our visa subclass.
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@axln we received message from co today. He informed us that granting of visas to regional skilled migrants like us is limited to a certain number per year.. In short, possible pa na umabot next year pagantay namin.
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