@jcrdream said:
May nakasubok na po bang mag-visit sa Australia, open ng bank account dun (mukhang pwede mo sa CommBank even as a tourist), go back to the PH and then deposit regularly into the AU bank account para slowly building up savings while nagpo-process ng visa application? Di ko lang sure kung advisable, baka nakakain lang ang fees sa conversion... Hehe.
I'm not sure if pwede ang tourist, but generally if you're moving here (permanently na or as student), pwede naman. Although hahanapan ka ng Australian address, kasi dun nila ipapadala ang bank statements and debit card mo (I think bank statements are accepted as proof of address because of this).
Depending on the transfer fees, baka mas sulit kung iilang transfer lang (1-3 big transfers) instead of monthly deposits, especially kung fixed rate sya. Kung big move ka na, pwede ka rin magdala ng more than $10k through the airport per person, just need to declare that you're moving permanently kaya malaki ang dala.