BIG MOVE 2019

just.anotherguy

Timeline Update
White Card - Course done
Job - agreement signed, start date to be finalized, headhunter happy
TFN - for wife already in
HTH

congrats on your new job @arcsump ! ambilis ah 🙂

arcsump

@"just.anotherguy" said:

@arcsump said:

Timeline Update

White Card - Course done
Job - agreement signed, start date to be finalized, headhunter happy
TFN - for wife already in

HTH
congrats on your new job @arcsump ! ambilis ah 🙂

Headhunter's good, that's all I can say :-) Thanks :-)

Timeline Update 29/07, Arrived 16/07

TFN - TFN came today, so myself and my wife have TFNs now

Medicare - Card In

pending:

White Card - delivery, for now certificate of completion is enough to commence work

Driver's License - Overseas Verification 16/08

RENT - few visits, still looking for a house, need to commence work to get payslips and references. (currently our major challenge :-) )

HTH

arcsump

@ali0522 said:
@arcsump ano po gnwa nyo sa sss/philhealth/pagibig nyo po?

Hi, it really depends, don't take this as absolute advice. Here's what we did:

SSS - decided to continue it for now, as we have relatives in other countries ( US , Canada ) who upon retirement are able to get pension.

PhilHealth - ditched it, because we won;t be back in PH for long

HDMF aka PAGIBIG - my wife has an existing loan, so she still pays for it. I discontinued mine.

HTH

carlosau

@ali0522 said:

@arcsump ano po gnwa nyo sa sss/philhealth/pagibig nyo po?

You can withdraw Pagibig. I have 14 years worth of contribution and I got 40k from pagibig.

ali0522

@arcsump thank you po

jennahvelasquez

@carlosau said:
In my case 3 months lang. Lodged on Nov, got our grants on Feb,.

ang bilis! Congrats! Yan din sabi ng RESPALL samin.. 2-3mos.. nareceived ni husband invite last Nov2018.. but hindi kami nakalodge agad ng visa application because we waited for me to give birth last April... June2019 lang namin nacomolete lahat docs ni baby... anyway, Goodluck sa BM 😊😊😊

jennahvelasquez

hi @jennahvelasquez tama po. that is the current global processing time for 189. although pwedeng mas mabilis, pero expect mo yung processing ng visa within that time frame.

thank you! Sana naman medyo mas mabilis 😊 excited na kasi kami sobra... hahaha

Noodles12

@jennahvelasquez said:

Hello po to all, i and my husband are anticipating big move before the year ends (crossing our fingers). We've completed kc all the reqt's (including medical and passport of our 1st born Apr 8,2019) this June 12. Can you share po your timelines regarding PR visa grant after completion and submission of docs? Thanks!!!

Hi Ma'am, may invite na po kayo? What Visa and ilang pts po kayo?

carlosau

@jennahvelasquez said:

@carlosau said:
In my case 3 months lang. Lodged on Nov, got our grants on Feb,.

ang bilis! Congrats! Yan din sabi ng RESPALL samin.. 2-3mos.. nareceived ni husband invite last Nov2018.. but hindi kami nakalodge agad ng visa application because we waited for me to give birth last April... June2019 lang namin nacomolete lahat docs ni baby... anyway, Goodluck sa BM 😊😊😊

Goodluck to your family!

jennahvelasquez

@Noodles12 said:
Hi Ma'am, may invite na po kayo? What Visa and ilang pts po kayo?

Hi @Noodles12 , yes nainvite na po so husband - primary applicant for 189 visa last Dec 2018. 75pts po after getting 20pts sa PTE..

Noodles12

@jennahvelasquez said:

@Noodles12 said:
Hi Ma'am, may invite na po kayo? What Visa and ilang pts po kayo?

Hi @Noodles12 , yes nainvite na po so husband - primary applicant for 189 visa last Dec 2018. 75pts po after getting 20pts sa PTE..

Gaano po katagal waiting time niyo bago ma invite with 75pts?

Mabilis nalang siguro visa grant niyo niyan if wala pong hanaping ibang docs ang CO. Good luck po!

jennahvelasquez

@Noodles12 said:
Gaano po katagal waiting time niyo bago ma invite with 75pts?

Mabilis nalang siguro visa grant niyo niyan if wala pong hanaping ibang docs ang CO. Good luck po!

@Noodles12 , 1 month after lodging of EOI - Oct2018, nakareceive na din po ng Invite - Nov2018.

Sana nga po mabilis lang... nacomplete na namin lahat ng docs na hiningi ng agent last June2019.

lilith

Hello!share ko lang yung ibang learnings namin after BM (Melbourne) 🙂

1) Learners permit trumps overseas drivers license (ayon kay VicRoads) - meaning kahit valid overseas license mo, kung kumuha ka na ng learners permit considered as "learner" ka, so ideally may kasama kang full license when driving. 😐 same sa practical exam, dapat may full license na kasama

2) Try nyo kumuha ng low income health card (concession card) from centrelink - para pwede kayong mag myki concession para half the normal fare. may mga concession rates din sa mga museums, courses, etc - so why not hehe.

3) If you have kids - try to apply for family tax benefit (FTB) agad para sa allowance 🙂 di naman sya super laki pero it helps

4) apply for child care subsidy if you plan to put your kids into day care - 1 month kasi usually processing ni centrelink ng mga requests (including FTB)

jayr.cruz

Good Day to All.

Our visa was finally approved the other day (Glory to God!). Hoping for anyone to share some information regarding sa mga queries below, I will be base in Sydney. I know my situation is different since I will be on TSS 482 Visa, but any input will be appreciated.

Ano ano po ba need to prepare/arrange before travelling to Sydney? I in Jeddah now but will fly from Pinas.
Likewise, ano ba mga need agad asikasuhin as soon as I land in Sydney. Do I need to request certain days before start of work to workout some necessities like Bank, License, Medicare, etc. or all these can be done even as I start work already
Recommendations for a good suburb to stay in Sydney. Considerations are safe neighborhood, good primary school, affordable accommodation and hopefully good proximity to work area (Haberfield 2045).
Ano po ba mga essential things to bring for a start considering that I think I can only bring about 40kg max. for items that are hard to find, expensive and essential during the first few days/weeks of stay.
Your two cents because we were planning na mauna muna ako for few months (target by 1st week of October) then sunod nalang ang wife and two kids (10 and 7). What could be the advantage and disadvantage of this lalo sa schooling ng mga bata.

Thank you po sa mga sasagot. God Bless us all.

cyborg5

457 ako dati, walang medicare had to take out private insurance. Malamang ganyan din ang tss 482 but im not 100% on that

Noodles12

@"jayr.cruz" said:

Good Day to All.

Our visa was finally approved the other day (Glory to God!). Hoping for anyone to share some information regarding sa mga queries below, I will be base in Sydney. I know my situation is different since I will be on TSS 482 Visa, but any input will be appreciated.

Ano ano po ba need to prepare/arrange before travelling to Sydney? I in Jeddah now but will fly from Pinas.

Likewise, ano ba mga need agad asikasuhin as soon as I land in Sydney. Do I need to request certain days before start of work to workout some necessities like Bank, License, Medicare, etc. or all these can be done even as I start work already

Recommendations for a good suburb to stay in Sydney. Considerations are safe neighborhood, good primary school, affordable accommodation and hopefully good proximity to work area (Haberfield 2045).

Ano po ba mga essential things to bring for a start considering that I think I can only bring about 40kg max. for items that are hard to find, expensive and essential during the first few days/weeks of stay.

Your two cents because we were planning na mauna muna ako for few months (target by 1st week of October) then sunod nalang ang wife and two kids (10 and 7). What could be the advantage and disadvantage of this lalo sa schooling ng mga bata.
Thank you po sa mga sasagot. God Bless us all.

Try to answer your query sir. baka makatulong.

If coming from PH kayo need niyo umattend ng PDOS ata but since mukang nag OFW na kayo sa Jeddah I assume meron na kayo nung sticker? Then mga dadalhin mo lang naman sa flight mo is printout ng visa sa PH lang naman ichecheck yan pero sa pag dating mo Sydney passport nalang.
I'm not sure if sa visa mo is qualified kayo for Medicare and Centrelink pero if yes, yan yung mga una mong asikasuhin at yung TFN mo. Kung may Drivers License ka sa Jeddah I think pde ka mag drive dito pero if not mag DKT ka na aga para magka L license. Kung nde pa kayo qualified for medicare check for private health insurance.
Madami namang suburbs na okay, almost lahat naman ata tahimik and may public school. It will depends nalang siguro sa budget mo. Tingin ko you look for suburbs sa West sydney since banda dun yung work mo para isang train lang. Cost of rent depends sa location mas malayo sa City mas mura na okay.What I meant is yung 400/week na rent mo sa medyo malayo compared sa malapit sa city is mas maganda na makukuha mong bahay compared sa medyo luma or maliit na malapit sa city.
Damit pang lamig, malamig ngayon baka mura mga winter jacket sa pinas bili ka na.
Based on my experience mas okay yung ikaw muna mauna. Question is may work ka na ba pag dating? kasi if wala eh mag hahanap ka pa, then hanap din bahay etc. What I did nauna ako ng 1 month para makahanap ng bahay at work tska ko sila kinuha.

goku_son

Hi. Hindi ko alam kung tama ba yun forum na pagtatanungan ko. Pero this is regarding the tax return.

At the moment, naka Temporary Graduate 485 visa ako. So hindi pa ako eligible sa Medicare benefits. Pero nakita ko na nagbabayad pala ako dun. Sabi ko sa accountant ko, 2 years ago. Pina amend ko yun sa Medicare and nakakuha ng letter. Ngayon daw bawal ko na bawiin yun?

May private health insurance ako and sabi ng mga friends ko dapat mabawi ko daw po yun binayad ko. Kagabe na receive ko na po tax return ko. May magagawa po ba? Sayang din kasi 1k+ yun. Can someone please enlighten me? Thank you.

juliatheambitiousoul

@goku_son Pwede mo iamend yung tax return mo thru mygov. Do you have the letter of ML exemption? That will be the supporting document.

Tawag ka sa ATO. Helpful naman (yung iba ) sila and ask them for more info. Saka bago naman ilodge yung tax return, ipapakita muna ng accountant if correct or not. Kasi baka may iba pa palang deductions or disagreement sa calculation nila.

jayr.cruz

@cyborg5 said:

457 ako dati, walang medicare had to take out private insurance. Malamang ganyan din ang tss 482 but im not 100% on that

@cyborg5 Yes same case po. Pwde malaman kung anong Insurance ang na acquire niyo and appoximately around magkano. Thank you.

jayr.cruz

Try to answer your query sir. baka makatulong.

If coming from PH kayo need niyo umattend ng PDOS ata but since mukang nag OFW na kayo sa Jeddah I assume meron na kayo nung sticker? Then mga dadalhin mo lang naman sa flight mo is printout ng visa sa PH lang naman ichecheck yan pero sa pag dating mo Sydney passport nalang.

I'm not sure if sa visa mo is qualified kayo for Medicare and Centrelink pero if yes, yan yung mga una mong asikasuhin at yung TFN mo. Kung may Drivers License ka sa Jeddah I think pde ka mag drive dito pero if not mag DKT ka na aga para magka L license. Kung nde pa kayo qualified for medicare check for private health insurance.

Madami namang suburbs na okay, almost lahat naman ata tahimik and may public school. It will depends nalang siguro sa budget mo. Tingin ko you look for suburbs sa West sydney since banda dun yung work mo para isang train lang. Cost of rent depends sa location mas malayo sa City mas mura na okay.What I meant is yung 400/week na rent mo sa medyo malayo compared sa malapit sa city is mas maganda na makukuha mong bahay compared sa medyo luma or maliit na malapit sa city.

Damit pang lamig, malamig ngayon baka mura mga winter jacket sa pinas bili ka na.

Based on my experience mas okay yung ikaw muna mauna. Question is may work ka na ba pag dating? kasi if wala eh mag hahanap ka pa, then hanap din bahay etc. What I did nauna ako ng 1 month para makahanap ng bahay at work tska ko sila kinuha.

@Noodles12.

On the case of PDOS/OEC, need ko pa po kumuha because its a different country. Hindi po kami qualified for Medicare so kukuha talaga ng Private Insurance, still checking kung ano ang suitable and cost effective because there is too many options to choose from.

Sa suburbs po ba eh meron kayo marecommend? And rental price is a big consideration pero mas ok siguro ung accessible din sa market and groceries para hindi mahirap sila misis. Meron pong car na provided for me and I dont mind driving a bit.

Salamat po sa suggestion, its good to know that somehow you were able to settle and have them with you in a month. Un kasi worry ko, If I am to go by October target namin makasunod sila by December.

Thanks again.

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