Pinoy Australia Information Forum

> @Joseph05 said: > Update Po. Umuwi lang Ako last Sept 27, 2024 and hiningian Ako Ng OEC which is di Naman usually hinihingian dahil umuwi lang Ako last May 2024. Na offload Ako dahil Wala Akong oec. Ano po visa niyo, 190 or 491?

ang tagal na pala netong thread na 'to! Quick updates - I just lodged my Au citizenship yesterday!

Hello po, anyone here who’s currently waiting for their 491 SE visa grant? Since when are u guys waiting?

@quielsangil, matagal na itong thread na ito pero may I know if you had to get an OEC from DMW/POEA?

[preview] source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-27/international-student-caps-higher-education/104274056

> @thebadwolf13 said: > > @casssie said: > > > @thebadwolf13 said: > > > > @casssie said: > > > > > @thebadwolf13 said: > > > > > > @casssie said: > > > > > > afaik, no. you have to apply for tourist visa for tourist purposes > > > > > > > > > > > > nasa conditions din ng visa yun > > > > > > > > > > Ang nakasulat kasi sa visa condition, specifically 8115, “not allowed to engage in any work other than a business visitor activity while you are in australia”. > > > > > > > > > > Tapos nakasulat mismo sa website nila, > > > > > > > > > > **Perform business visitor activities** > > > > > As a business visitor, you can: > > > > > - make general business or employment enquiries > > > > > -investigate, negotiate, enter into or review a business contract > > > > > -conduct activities as part of an official government visit > > > > > take part in a conference, trade fair or seminar. You can’t be paid by the organisers to take part > > > > > -undertake tourist activities > > > > > > > > > > You can't: > > > > > work for or provide services to a business or organisation based in Australia > > > > > sell goods or services directly to the public > > > > > > > > > > So tbh medyo confused ako. Tapos nakita ko pa ito: > > > > > https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/92371/can-i-travel-to-australia-as-a-tourist-on-a-business-visitor-visa > > > > > > > > > > > > > this was 3 months ago > > > > > > > > [preview] > > Hello po, I have the dilemma, I also a holder of this visa and planning to visit AU again in December. Ask ko lang po if nakaproceed po kayo? Thanks po.

Ako self review lang with Ielts Liz. Try nyo makinig ng mga BBC na mga documentaries para mahasa kayo sa accent. Nood kayo sa YT ng ABC News din! Practice lang ng practice. Kayang kaya nyo yan.

> @JuanAUS said: > > @sillyloo said: > > > @JuanAUS said: > > > Hi guys, magtatanong lang. Pwede ko bang tanggaling ung migration agent ko and mag-continue pa rin sa visa application process ko? Nasa EOI stage pa rin ako. And feeling ko kasi, walang effort ung current migration agent ko. Parang taga file lang ng mga dokumento and wala man lang advantageous advise na binibigay as a migration agent. > > > > > > Pwede ko pa rin ba makuha ung account ko sa Skillselect and remove the migration agent, tapos ako na ung magko continue ng application? Or pwede ring lumipat ako sa ibang migration agent? > > > > > > Hi Ma'am @RheaMARN1171933 , pwede po ba yan? > > > > > > Salamat guys sa mga info. > > > > Hi @JuanAUS, under MNAL rin po ba kayo inyo? EOI rin ako and I am considering na mag DIY nalang since I have the same sentiments as you.. > > Mag DIY ka na lang or lipat ka na sa ibang agents. > Honestly, I feel like paran naloko ako nila. > The total money i paid to the is around Php700,000 and yet wala man lang development. > Bawat galaw may charge. > Ang misleading ung money back guarantee!!! > > Walang ibabalik na pera sayo. > Nung im on the process of cutting them as my Migration agent, may service pa silang hindi nabibgay sakin (the filing of new EOI), pero nabayaran ko na sila. > > Then, sabi ko, if I reimburse the amount kasi hindi pa naman nila nalolodge ung EOI ko, and malaking amount din yun. > HIndi na sakin nabalik ung pera. > > Naloko talaga ako. Ang sarap kasuhan if bumalik yan sa Pilipinas si Carmine Mercorella. > Kaya if you notice on their FB page, hindi na si Carmine ang "face" ng agency nila, si Simon Mander na. > Yung mga posts sa FB page, mga PTE tests results lang mostly. > I doubt if may mga cliente talaga sila na napa -PR or kahit 491 lang. > Dodgy and shady ang migration agency na to. > > So my advice, stay away from this agency. They are just after our money! > > @sillyloo sorry I just read this. I have the same sentiments with @JuanAUS kaya I terminated my contract with them na. Unfortunately, they said that based on the contract there is no refund kasi ang "money back guarantee" is applicable only if nasa visa stage ka na and the result is denied. I agree with @JuanAUS para talaga akong na.scam. Kaya I terminated na rin kesa magsayang pa ng pera. And tbh, wala na rin sila recent posts kung may na PR ba sila na clients. I asked them this and they only said many of their clients are experiencing similar challenges. Haha I admit rin naman I should have done more research and check with other agencies, nagtiwala kasi agad ako. Ang enticing rin kasi nung seminar nila dito sa PH. Tapos last year ko lang rin nakita itong Pinoy AU na forum.

Just wanted to share and leave my experience here para sa mga kabayan who has chronic hepatitis B, like me. Prior to the medical exam (for the visa), I looked for a liver specialist and requested to have these tests: hepatitis B e-antigen, liver function test, HBV DNA (quantitative), liver fibroscan. I then provided the test results sa panel clinic. The E-antigen should be non reactive, liver enzymes within recommended range, HBV DNA will show the viral load and I've read somewhere na dapat less than 2k IU/mL daw dapat, the liver fibroscan will also show the current health of your liver. These were my test results with the liver specialist: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) - Reactive Hepatitis B Envelope Antigen (HBeAg) - Non reactive ALT 24 U/L HBV DNA 126 IU/mL Liver fibroscan at 4.16 kPa I was asked to sign a health undertaking and then visa was granted. PS: In the visa medical exam questionnaire, it is included if may previous hepatitis B infection. And if you answered yes, then you will be required to undergo the hepa B testing. PSS: Once in Australia, when you undergo any blood tests (be it for pregnancy or other screening) and they find out that you have reactive hepa B surface antigen, the clinic/hospital is required by the government to report it to the Department of Health. PSSS: If the liver test results are not ideal, please discuss with your liver specialist to get your hepatitis B virus in control and your liver healthy first before the migration. Good luck and all the best!