To Bring Along Family or Not?

iheartoz

hi guys! i need some advice on this topic. i'm married and have a 5-year old kid. which is a better decision ba? should we go together or not yet? i'm starting with the process pa lang so i have time to decide pa. please share your experiences and insights naman o. thanks!

multitasking

visa fee for individual or with family is the same... so looking at visa fee.. mas ok kung kasama mo na ang family mo sa application...

Yukishih

Mahirap pero you'll get by. Ako kasama ko baby ko dito. Naiwan ang hubby ko kasi working sa atin.

nexus4

kasama ko wife ko and my 1.5 year old baby boy on my visa application. though sabi nga nila mahirap, pero kelangan ko sila dun eh. sanayan lang din siguro. sa una lang mahirap.

iheartoz

@Yukishih how old baby mo sis? ang husband ko kasi parang ayaw pa talaga umalis sa work kasi hinihintay nya ang 15 yrs na compensation. ang prob ko, baka mahirapan ako kung daldalhin ko anak ko. syempre, mag-aaral na rin sya.

iheartoz

@multitasking malaki rin ang kelangan kasi i have to pay na agad for their insurance. tapos, tuition pa ng anak ko.

iheartoz

@Yukishih may sponsor ka ba sis? i mean, sa tuition fee and all.

iheartoz

@nexus4 how much nagastos mo?

icebreaker1928

<blockquote rel="iheartoz">hi guys! i need some advice on this topic. i'm married and have a 5-year old kid. which is a better decision ba? should we go together or not yet? i'm starting with the process pa lang so i have time to decide pa. please share your experiences and insights naman o. thanks!</blockquote>

imho cross the bridge when you get there...

start the process first, then decide later on...

lock_code2004

papi @icebreaker1928 -student visa yata si @iheartoz...

kaya kailangan nyang mag-decide sa umpisa pa lang ng application..

dun naka-depende ang mga show money, insurance cost etc..

@iheartoz

kayo pa rin po ang makakasagot nyan... depende sa budget nyo..

put everything in an excel file, tabulate/compute kayo ng expenses monthly..

dun malalaman nyo kung kaya nyo ba..

kung hindi problema ang pera..

alam nyo na ang sagot.. 😉

goodluck po..

iheartoz

@lock_code2004 yup, i guess, will try that. thanks sa help. gusto ko lang din malaman experiences ng iba. at least, makatulong kahit papano sa decision making. 🙂

iheartoz

@icebreaker1928 tama si @lock_code2004, student kasi ako pagpunta dun. i just want to know kung advantage ba o disadvantage na kasama family. some say kasi na mas ok pag dalawa kayo na nagtatrabaho. validate ko lang kung true ba. kung it outweighs the disadvantanges.

nexus4

@iheartoz

almost 10k AUD. tuition fee sa uni. (1 sem), EAP (5 weeks) and family insurance (3 yrs)

Yukishih

@iheartoz mag 3y/o this april. May relatives ka ba dito? Kapag kayo lang dalawa mahirapan ka talaga. Ako andito pa ang brother ko pero ang hirap. Ang childcare ang mahal! Si hubby ayoko din paalisin sa work pa kasi di pa naman sure ang status dito. San work si hubby mo?

Yukishih

@iheartoz my parents sis. Hehe.

iheartoz

@nexus4 ok, noted. thanks! 🙂

iheartoz

@Yukishih hehe. i think sa mga sinabi mo, parang di pa nga talaga pwedeng sumabay ang family ko. i'll be living with my bro. nasa aus sya. initially, sya magbabayd ng tuition ko. after that, kami2x na lang. so i think mahirap talaga kasi nag-aaral na anak ko e.

LokiJr

@iheartoz puwede naman po ata maghanap ng trabaho ang asawa niyo dun at kung mangyari yan financially sustainable nang isama ang pamilya dun...hehe

icebreaker1928

@iheartoz oh... student visa ka pala... my bad...

ang laking gastos pag isasama mo agad family mo..

much better na ikaw muna, opinion ko lang naman po...

don't know your history... ask ko lang, why go for student?

hindi ba kayo pwede dumiretso as migrant?

much easier path if you are qualified naman.

iheartoz

@icebreaker1928 nurse ako without any experience. second course ko yan. first course ko, accountancy pero yung work experience ko, not relevant. so technically, no experience ako on both courses. i haven't tried checking pero i think, kukulangin ako sa points.