3.5 YEARS IN THE MAKING
FINALLY RECEIVED OUR 189 VISA!
Primary applicant: Developer Programmer, 85pts-189, Offshore
Dependents : Spouse (me), 1 child
Processing time from lodge : 385 days
2021-Apr : EOI (chose QLD)
2022-Dec-08 : ITA received
2023-Jan-24 : Lodged (chose VIC)
2023-Apr-24 : Med clearance
2023-Sep-26 : Initial Assessment (s56-update NBI clearance)
2023-Oct-18 : Further Assessment (no more CO contact)
2024-Feb-13: VISA GRANT, 189!
No Form 80. S56 request - update NBI clearance.
DIY all the way! All based on this forum and AU Immi website which is very straightforward.
Thank you so much for building this helpful community! Will be eternally grateful sa honest and detailed na info dito 🙌🏻
3.5 years in the making kasi my husband and I started doing our research in August 2020, months after our wedding, right when we got our PSA wedding certificate. So you can say that this is our first project as a married couple. Our plan was to start a family, a new life abroad, but God plans otherwise. We received our ITA just when we got home from the hospital after giving birth to our first child last December 2022 😭
So we had to wait for our newborn's PSA birth certificate to be released para maasikaso na rin Passport nya which is a requirement sa medical clearance, kaya April 2023 na namin natapos lahat ng requirements.
To be honest, okay din na we had to wait for 2 years bago maka-receive ng ITA. We were able to transfer to good jobs during the waiting period, with good bosses I might add. My husband's employer has Melbourne office so praying may opening by 2025. While my boss assures me na mag-oopen sya ng role sa AU office namin once ready na daw ako magwork (bcos I plan to be a full-time homemaker for a few years as we're settling).
Nakakaiyak 'no? We're not expecting everything to be smooth sailing but it shows na nasa plano talaga ng Diyos pag-migrate namin sa Oz! 😭🙌🏻
Praise God our long-time prayer is already answered (and more)! See you dyan, mga kabayan! Planning on moving by Feb-2025 ~
