Hello! Chiming in here as an MNAL client. I hired them in September 2021 so hindi ako masyadong na-affect ng pandemic. Since there’s a lot of skepticism (which I also had in the first months) about MNAL, I want to share my experience so far para rin may iba namang perspective.
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PTE Webinars
I think this is nice if you’re not confident with your English language proficiency because they provide a structure for you to follow so you can 1) improve your grammar, vocabulary, etc. and 2) improve your test-taking skills. Ok din yung mock tests nila because you get a realistic sense of how the PTE test would go tapos may 1-on-1 coaching session after each mock test para isa-isahin yung mga wrong answers and maturo kung ano yung tamang sagot at bakit.
In my experience though, this part took longer than it should have. The coach that was assigned to me was a bit discouraging rin. For example, he asked us in the first webinar kung ano yung goal namin na score so shempre sabi ko 90. His response to that was, “That’s your desire, not your goal. Your goal should be 70.” Sana may diagnostic test sila sa start para makita nila if ano yung level ng bawat client. Marami namang Pinoy na magaling mag-English eh. Pero ayun, dinaanan ko lahat pati yung mga basics na elementary and high school level webinars. My advice here is if you feel that your English language proficiency can already meet competent or superior scores, try to negotiate if pwedeng straight ka na to mock test and coaching. I don’t know if they will allow you, pero it’s worth asking. In my case kasi it took four months bago ako nakapagtest. I could’ve already made more progress in that amount of time.
Vetassess
Smooth naman yung part na to on the part of MNAL. Medyo complicated yung application ko kasi may mix ako of freelance, employment, and business income. Carmine himself was helpful and gave sound advice on how to go about things. There was another person involved na Indian yata na virtual assistant, medyo mabagal magreply at magulo siya kausap pero whenever di niya nagegets yung situation Carmine jumps in naman to give the final advice. At some point I asked Carmine if may chance na maging negative yung outcome and he was very straight to the point at sabi niya he didn’t see any reason for me to get a negative outcome based on my documents. True enough, I got a positive outcome naman.
Sana nga lang pina-collect na nila sa akin yung mga requirements habang nagrereview ako for the PTE para nung nakuha ko yung PTE score ko, rekta na agad sa pag-apply sa Vetassess. Could have saved me two months. Minalas nga lang din ako sa part na to kasi sobrang tagal bago naglabas ng result yung Vetassess. They had a huge backlog then so five months inabot bago ako nakatanggap ng result.
EOI+ROI
Sa part na ‘to ng process, biglang bumilis na sila kumilos. After ko nakuha yung positive skills assessment result, nasubmit na agad nila yung EOI. Pero they waited for my next payment bago masubmit yung ROI ko which was fair naman.
Pre-invite
I got my pre-invite last Thursday and nasubmit nila agad yung application for nomination the next day. I’m now waiting and hoping that I get the approval/nomination.
I started this process thinking na medyo malaking risk yung tine-take ko kasi baka wala silang pake masyado at pinagkakakitaan lang ang mga kliyente niya but so far I think they’ve proven to me naman na ok sila.
Here are some leftover thoughts that I have about them:
Medyo impersonal yung service. After I signed the contract and made the first payment, na-feel ko talaga na I’m just one of the many clients they’re handling. It takes them time to respond via email (siguro average of 2-3 days) pero sa Skype within the day naman sumasagot si Carmine as long as magmessage ka before end of business hours. They’re very professional pero malas mo na lang talaga if something untoward happens and it’s out of their hands (e.g. five-month release ng Vetassess outcome). I think the entire process is really risky naman talaga since ang daming factors na kailangan i-consider.
Sometimes I felt like they were too chill sa service nila because they weren’t asking me a lot of questions or giving updates without me following up. But I’ve come to appreciate na as an agent yun din yung purpose nila, na gawin nila yung trabaho nila para di ko na masyado isipin yung process. As long as nabigay ko yung mga kailangan nilang requirements and information, sila na bahala kumbaga. Medyo tricky nga yung 100% money back guarantee if di ka sanay magbasa ng contract. Pero I understand na nagpapasweldo siya ng mga tao at negosyo ito at the end of the day so they deserve to be compensated for the services that they perform prior to the actual lodging of the visa application. Yung mga Australian government agencies talaga ang may hawak ng kapalaran natin eh. 😅
I guess I’ll end this with a disclaimer na di pa ko tapos sa process so may parts pa ng service nila na di ko nae-experience, namely yung lodging ng visa application, accomodation assistance, post-arrival services, and job recruitment. Yung naging motivation ko para i-avail yung Migration Plus kahit mahal is because gusto ko talaga bawasan yung uncertainty lalo na yung time that I would spend learning how to do things, doing them, and possibly making mistakes that would send me back to square one.
I’m really hoping na tuloy-tuloy na to lalo na pagdating sa job recruitment since I’ve heard from a lot of people na mahirap kung maghahanap ka lang ng work pagdating mo na doon. Pero I think it’s safe to say at this point that they deliver naman. This is just my experience though so I hope maresolve yung negative experience ng ibang clients with them. 🙂