BIG MOVE

lmsg06

Exactly 1 month after kami dumating.

These are the things that we did after we've arrived:

Getting a Sim Card
Initially bought Optus $2 sim and $30 promo
We moved to Coles Optus just yesterday for $2 sim and $20 promo mas mura kasi hehe
Opening a bank account
Commbank - registered offshore days before our arrival
Requirements are Passport and Visa
They will issue a paper regarding your account details (use this for getting a photoID)
We were able to deposit over the counter even if wala pa card.
Our cards arrived after 2 weeks.
Tax File Number
registered online (https://www.ato.gov.au/iar/#beforeStart) saw this link here in pinoyau.
Received our TFN 1 week after, via post/mail.
Updated the TFN in the commbank app after receiving the TFN
Medicare
registered online (1 month na pero wala parin balita haha)
PhotoID - went to NSW Service
Requirements are Bank Acct Details, Passport, and Visa
I got the 10year validity ID which is $102 kasi di ako marunong magdrive at wala pa balak magdrive haha
The 5 year validity is cheaper, not sure on how much this is
Gala gala muna, we were able to buy coats/puffer at Costco (yun yung mejo afford na nakita namin pero mahal parin omaygad)
Apply apply na, interview interview.
Ito yung hardest part. My first interview alam ko na agad na hindi ako kuha kasi first job tapos di marunong magdrive. Mejo maiiyak ka sa stage na to pero wag kang panghihinaan ng loob, bawal sumuko, di ka pwede umuwi ng pinas ng luhaan okay. Sa una lang yan.
Advise ko lang try nyo applyan is secretary/admin staff ng gusto nyo na job. I applied as secretary/admin staff sa mga construction firms. You can still apply sa want nyo na job naman.
Got a job
Maiiyak ka sa tuwa kasi tapos na ang paghihirap kahit paano
Pero looking for a job parin si spouse but atleast may pang gastos na kami
The company hr online form recommended the Super company/bank
The only requirement they asked from me was my bank account details and TFN
No police check required (unlike pinas na need ang NBI), good thing we didn't get one.
Two weeks in the job and ayun may sahod na, nakapag padala na rin sa pamilya sa pinas
Oks yung sahod malaki sa peso pero sakto lang for expenses dito
Work environment very mabait naman sila, I got lucky may mga food/snacks pa na libre sa office.

Tips:

• Bumili na ng black shoes at formal clothes sa pinas. Ang mahal dito. Tapos hindi fit yung mga shoes nila sa atin? napaltos yung paa ko sa black shoes haha

• Sagarin nyo na yung limit ng pwede dalin na cosmetic products hehe paubos na yung mga watson products ko huhu

• Bring lotion, lip balm, and petroleum jelly. Our skin dried and had rashes in the first 2 weeks.

• The temperature went down to -2 during our 1st week HAHA BRING ALL YOUR THICK CLOTHES.

Things na di pa namin nagagawa:

Centrelink

Makakita ng snow

Here are some photos of our gala-gala,

Bondi Beach

Blue Mountains

Mount Annan Botanical Park

Vivid Sydney - Opera House

Barangaroo at the Ferry

(This last photo had my eyes teary, Tears of Joy and Sarap ng Pinaghirapan)

See you guys in Oz ♥

Pandabelle0405

@lmsg06 wow kaka excite naman ❤️ganda jan sobra ❤️

era222

@lmsg06 said:
Exactly 1 month after kami dumating.
These are the things that we did after we've arrived:

Getting a Sim Card

Initially bought Optus $2 sim and $30 promo

We moved to Coles Optus just yesterday for $2 sim and $20 promo mas mura kasi hehe

Opening a bank account

Commbank - registered offshore days before our arrival

Requirements are Passport and Visa

They will issue a paper regarding your account details (use this for getting a photoID)

We were able to deposit over the counter even if wala pa card.

Our cards arrived after 2 weeks.

Tax File Number

registered online (https://www.ato.gov.au/iar/#beforeStart) saw this link here in pinoyau.

Received our TFN 1 week after, via post/mail.

Updated the TFN in the commbank app after receiving the TFN

Medicare

registered online (1 month na pero wala parin balita haha)

PhotoID - went to NSW Service

Requirements are Bank Acct Details, Passport, and Visa

I got the 10year validity ID which is $102 kasi di ako marunong magdrive at wala pa balak magdrive haha

The 5 year validity is cheaper, not sure on how much this is

Gala gala muna, we were able to buy coats/puffer at Costco (yun yung mejo afford na nakita namin pero mahal parin omaygad)

Apply apply na, interview interview.

Ito yung hardest part. My first interview alam ko na agad na hindi ako kuha kasi first job tapos di marunong magdrive. Mejo maiiyak ka sa stage na to pero wag kang panghihinaan ng loob, bawal sumuko, di ka pwede umuwi ng pinas ng luhaan okay. Sa una lang yan.

Advise ko lang try nyo applyan is secretary/admin staff ng gusto nyo na job. I applied as secretary/admin staff sa mga construction firms. You can still apply sa want nyo na job naman.

Got a job

Maiiyak ka sa tuwa kasi tapos na ang paghihirap kahit paano

Pero looking for a job parin si spouse but atleast may pang gastos na kami

The company hr online form recommended the Super company/bank

The only requirement they asked from me was my bank account details and TFN

No police check required (unlike pinas na need ang NBI), good thing we didn't get one.

Two weeks in the job and ayun may sahod na, nakapag padala na rin sa pamilya sa pinas

Oks yung sahod malaki sa peso pero sakto lang for expenses dito

Work environment very mabait naman sila, I got lucky may mga food/snacks pa na libre sa office.
Tips:
• Bumili na ng black shoes at formal clothes sa pinas. Ang mahal dito. Tapos hindi fit yung mga shoes nila sa atin? napaltos yung paa ko sa black shoes haha
• Sagarin nyo na yung limit ng pwede dalin na cosmetic products hehe paubos na yung mga watson products ko huhu
• Bring lotion, lip balm, and petroleum jelly. Our skin dried and had rashes in the first 2 weeks.
• The temperature went down to -2 during our 1st week HAHA BRING ALL YOUR THICK CLOTHES.
Things na di pa namin nagagawa:
Centrelink
Makakita ng snow
Here are some photos of our gala-gala,

Bondi Beach

Blue Mountains

Mount Annan Botanical Park

Vivid Sydney - Opera House

Barangaroo at the Ferry
(This last photo had my eyes teary, Tears of Joy and Sarap ng Pinaghirapan)
See you guys in Oz ♥

Must feel incredible ❤️

In person ba ang job hunt/interview mo, and what's the timeline (from applying to your first day on the job), weeks lang?

And anong pinagstayan nyo sa unang pasok? 🙂

Congrats! Can't imagine the joy and relief.

lmsg06

@era222 online lang po ako nagapply apply

got 3 interviews sa call then 2 interviews na physical. umabot ng 100+ na job posts yung nasendan ko.

mahirap maghanap ng work guys. mapapaisip ka kung tama yung move mo umalis. minsan gusto mo na umuwi. pero wag susuko, kapit lang 💪

jennyC

Hello po. May nakatravel na po ba dito toddler(5 y.o) child with an adult sa Singapore Airlines? From Cebu to Perth. Ilan po ba luggage allowance for the child sa economy? Thanks po!

athelene

@renzkimwell said:
Hello mga ka-AU BM, ask ko lang. Nagrant ang PR visa ko April 2023. Tapos plan ko magipon muna para sa BM. Tho nagbook na ko ng flight sa August 2023, yun flight ko is round trip babalik pa sana ako sa Pinas. 2 weeks lang balak ko muna stay sa Sydney kaya bakasyon lang muna. Is it possible? Considered na po ba sya as first entry kahit babalik pa ko ng Pinas?
Also, question,indi po ba yun makakaaffect sa pagbilang ng citizenship application ko?

Thank you po sa sasagot.

Staying in Australia for a short time to activate the PR visa is not a problem.

Citizenship eligibility is based on 4 years of continous and physical residence in the country, and you must be a PR for at least 12 months prior to your citizenship application. Your 2 week stay in Australia will count towards residence requirement as long as the total time you spent overseas is not more than 12 months (in total within that 4 years). If you stay for 2 weeks for your first entry then live overseas for over a year before returning to Australia, your initial 2 weeks here will not count for the residence requirement (you will start counting from the time you return to Australia).

parkuuu

@_sebodemacho said:

@era222 said:

@parkuuu said:

@era222 said:

Ang layo ng inabot mo sa thread, haha! I really loved the coastal walk. We don't have enough spaces to take long, leisurely walks (safely and without a long commute/drive) in the Philippines, so the fact na easy access sa napakagandang nature si Sydney is a big win for me.

I personally like the Melbourne lifestyle—fit for me yung vibe, weather, walkability, arts scene, transpo, and parks. I think ibang level yung infrastructure ni Melb, hehe, isang kembot lang pa library to study or work. But I also like Sydney's outdoors and my connections are NSW-based 😄

I think it really depends on your personality and priorities kung saan mo mas prefer.

Sa google ko po ata nakita tong post hahaha namiss ko lang bigla kahit I just went there last March.

I am planning to migrate din for the same reason in the first paragraph,and I wanna live on my own din. Never been to VIC kaya mas biased ako ngayon sa NSW, pero saan mas maganda ang nature between the two?

Around the city lang ako naglibot and 'di ako expert so based lang sa first impressions ko, mas nagandahan ako sa nature ng NSW kasi andyan yung coastal walks, beaches, and harbour 🙂 Mas marami akong nakitang mga puno within the city sa Melboune, pero kung great outdoors ang tukoy mo, wala ako masyadong natanaw dun except sa gardens/parks and Kilda beach.
Yeah, kahit ako nang minsan mapadpad ng Sydney, grabe yung luwa ng mata ko sa ganda nung lugar. Every turn, picturesque tipong gusto ko kunan ng litrato (that's when I knew and claimed that I will live in Australia someday). Kahit nasa sentro ka na, as in CBD area ang ganda ganda. Nakadagdag kasi talaga yung weather rin e.
Havent been to Melb (first time in the coming big move which we have not exactly set when), but based on Googling (lol), you need to drive to reach the great outdoors. Lang coastal walks dyan within or near the CBD. We chose Melb for the long term. We felt sobrang crowded na ng Syd kase (of course, relative to other cities in Oz). Like unquestionably, lahat ng tao gusto dyan tumira. 😃

I am not much of a wilderness guy, as long as I am near the trees/open air, I am happy. My favorite experience was walking from Coogee to Bondi, I felt really calm 🥰

Kamusta naman po ang buhay Melb? No regrets? Hahaha I heard the weather is messed up

margotrobbins

sa mga nakapag big move na, ano po ang mga tips niyo na need na bilhin sa PH kasi either expensive or mahirap hanapin sa AU (maliban sa pinoy food brands), e.g. make up ba, office wear ba? thanks po in advance sa mga sasagot. 🙂

wenwerwu

@era222 said:

@lmsg06 said:
Exactly 1 month after kami dumating.
These are the things that we did after we've arrived:

Getting a Sim Card

Initially bought Optus $2 sim and $30 promo

We moved to Coles Optus just yesterday for $2 sim and $20 promo mas mura kasi hehe

Opening a bank account

Commbank - registered offshore days before our arrival

Requirements are Passport and Visa

They will issue a paper regarding your account details (use this for getting a photoID)

We were able to deposit over the counter even if wala pa card.

Our cards arrived after 2 weeks.

Tax File Number

registered online (https://www.ato.gov.au/iar/#beforeStart) saw this link here in pinoyau.

Received our TFN 1 week after, via post/mail.

Updated the TFN in the commbank app after receiving the TFN

Medicare

registered online (1 month na pero wala parin balita haha)

PhotoID - went to NSW Service

Requirements are Bank Acct Details, Passport, and Visa

I got the 10year validity ID which is $102 kasi di ako marunong magdrive at wala pa balak magdrive haha

The 5 year validity is cheaper, not sure on how much this is

Gala gala muna, we were able to buy coats/puffer at Costco (yun yung mejo afford na nakita namin pero mahal parin omaygad)

Apply apply na, interview interview.

Ito yung hardest part. My first interview alam ko na agad na hindi ako kuha kasi first job tapos di marunong magdrive. Mejo maiiyak ka sa stage na to pero wag kang panghihinaan ng loob, bawal sumuko, di ka pwede umuwi ng pinas ng luhaan okay. Sa una lang yan.

Advise ko lang try nyo applyan is secretary/admin staff ng gusto nyo na job. I applied as secretary/admin staff sa mga construction firms. You can still apply sa want nyo na job naman.

Got a job

Maiiyak ka sa tuwa kasi tapos na ang paghihirap kahit paano

Pero looking for a job parin si spouse but atleast may pang gastos na kami

The company hr online form recommended the Super company/bank

The only requirement they asked from me was my bank account details and TFN

No police check required (unlike pinas na need ang NBI), good thing we didn't get one.

Two weeks in the job and ayun may sahod na, nakapag padala na rin sa pamilya sa pinas

Oks yung sahod malaki sa peso pero sakto lang for expenses dito

Work environment very mabait naman sila, I got lucky may mga food/snacks pa na libre sa office.

Tips:
• Bumili na ng black shoes at formal clothes sa pinas. Ang mahal dito. Tapos hindi fit yung mga shoes nila sa atin? napaltos yung paa ko sa black shoes haha
• Sagarin nyo na yung limit ng pwede dalin na cosmetic products hehe paubos na yung mga watson products ko huhu
• Bring lotion, lip balm, and petroleum jelly. Our skin dried and had rashes in the first 2 weeks.
• The temperature went down to -2 during our 1st week HAHA BRING ALL YOUR THICK CLOTHES.

Things na di pa namin nagagawa:
Centrelink
Makakita ng snow

Here are some photos of our gala-gala,

Bondi Beach

Blue Mountains

Mount Annan Botanical Park

Vivid Sydney - Opera House

Barangaroo at the Ferry
(This last photo had my eyes teary, Tears of Joy and Sarap ng Pinaghirapan)

See you guys in Oz ♥
Must feel incredible ❤️
In person ba ang job hunt/interview mo, and what's the timeline (from applying to your first day on the job), weeks lang?
And anong pinagstayan nyo sa unang pasok? 🙂
Congrats! Can't imagine the joy and relief.

congrats! Civil Engineer nahanap mong work or admin staff?

lydelmp

Hi, meron po ba dito may flight din MNL-SYD via PAL on June 27? Magtatanong lang sana po ako if may same situation gaya ng saamin. May email kasi kami natanggap kanina po for seat re-assignment, and first time flyers po kami so nagulat din kami and first time namin maka encounter ng ganto sa big move pa namin. Nagttry naman ako as of now magcontact sa helplines ni PAL. But gusto ko lang magtanong po if Valid/allowed po ba na bigla kaming i re-assign ng seat? Worst part is magkahiwalay pa yung seat re-assignment 🙁 Nagbook kami ng flight po March 2023 pa. Thank you po.

wenwerwu

@lydelmp said:
Hi, meron po ba dito may flight din MNL-SYD via PAL on June 27? Magtatanong lang sana po ako if may same situation gaya ng saamin. May email kasi kami natanggap kanina po for seat re-assignment, and first time flyers po kami so nagulat din kami and first time namin maka encounter ng ganto sa big move pa namin. Nagttry naman ako as of now magcontact sa helplines ni PAL. But gusto ko lang magtanong po if Valid/allowed po ba na bigla kaming i re-assign ng seat? Worst part is magkahiwalay pa yung seat re-assignment 🙁 Nagbook kami ng flight po March 2023 pa. Thank you po.

Hello! That happened to me a number of times. usually kapag magchange sila ng plane ay ganyan or depende sa number of passengers. What I would do is abang ako when online check-in opens then magselect ng seats since usually free na yung seats kapag open na yung online check-in (usually 48hrs before flight nagoopen pero depende sa airline). if hindi kaya, you can try to ask the check-in counter sa mismong flight nyo 🙂

but if you paid for the seat, you should be able to select seats kahit di pa open online check-in. I would try to reach out customer service kung nagbayad ka sa seat tapos iniba nila tapos hindi mo mabago without paying.

lydelmp

@wenwerwu said:

@lydelmp said:
Hi, meron po ba dito may flight din MNL-SYD via PAL on June 27? Magtatanong lang sana po ako if may same situation gaya ng saamin. May email kasi kami natanggap kanina po for seat re-assignment, and first time flyers po kami so nagulat din kami and first time namin maka encounter ng ganto sa big move pa namin. Nagttry naman ako as of now magcontact sa helplines ni PAL. But gusto ko lang magtanong po if Valid/allowed po ba na bigla kaming i re-assign ng seat? Worst part is magkahiwalay pa yung seat re-assignment 🙁 Nagbook kami ng flight po March 2023 pa. Thank you po.
Hello! That happened to me a number of times. usually kapag magchange sila ng plane ay ganyan or depende sa number of passengers. What I would do is abang ako when online check-in opens then magselect ng seats since usually free na yung seats kapag open na yung online check-in (usually 48hrs before flight nagoopen pero depende sa airline). if hindi kaya, you can try to ask the check-in counter sa mismong flight nyo 🙂
but if you paid for the seat, you should be able to select seats kahit di pa open online check-in. I would try to reach out customer service kung nagbayad ka sa seat tapos iniba nila tapos hindi mo mabago without paying.

Thank you po! Probably nagpalit sila ng airplane po kasi nung manage booking kami iba na yung arrangements ng seats. Dalwa yung seats po namin isa lang yung may extre fee kasi aisle seat pero thank you very much po 🙂 Yes po, magabang kami agad sa online check in once mag open. Salamat po <3

bettina022

Hello po if hindi naka attend ng PDOS sa schedule na binigay pwede pa din po ba magregister ng bago? Thank you

era222

@bettina022 said:
Hello po if hindi naka attend ng PDOS sa schedule na binigay pwede pa din po ba magregister ng bago? Thank you

Based sa PDOS-related posts I've read here, you can either try to contact the CFO officer to reschedule (not sure if they allow this if nag-lapse na schedule mo) or register again. Based on https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/396023/#Comment_396023 they don't allow you to use the same email twice. Hope this helps!

bettina022

@era222 said:

@bettina022 said:
Hello po if hindi naka attend ng PDOS sa schedule na binigay pwede pa din po ba magregister ng bago? Thank you
Based sa PDOS-related posts I've read here, you can either try to contact the CFO officer to reschedule (not sure if they allow this if nag-lapse na schedule mo) or register again. Based on https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/396023/#Comment_396023 they don't allow you to use the same email twice. Hope this helps!

Thank you po.

naer_leunam

I already lodged my nsw 190 visa application and already waiting for advise for medical and etc. I know this might sound too early but I was wondering if hopefully my visa will be granted, is it okay that my first point of entry will be in Melbourne? My cousins that are already living there offered if I could stay for a month in Melbourne before finally settling in NSW so that I could have an adjustment period as I am the only one to migrate in NSW? Would this be possible? Thank you very much sa makakapagsagot. <3

ispidprik

@naer_leunam said:
I already lodged my nsw 190 visa application and already waiting for advise for medical and etc. I know this might sound too early but I was wondering if hopefully my visa will be granted, is it okay that my first point of entry will be in Melbourne? My cousins that are already living there offered if I could stay for a month in Melbourne before finally settling in NSW so that I could have an adjustment period as I am the only one to migrate in NSW? Would this be possible? Thank you very much sa makakapagsagot. <3

I think pde nman since you’re still going NSW at the end.

Scofield

Hello! Meron ba dito na nagtransit muna sa ibang bansa bago mag-BM?

Yun kasing flight pa- Perth, mas mura yun magttransit muna sa SG, tapos meron 2 hrs and mga 10-16hrs na layover na available flights. Pag direct kasi via PAL, napakamahal.

In addition, mas magiging cheap kapag magbbook ako separate flight MNL-SG then SG- Perth. Iniisip ko magbakasyon muna kahit 3 days sa SG at bisitahin ang friends bago pumunta ng Perth. Wala bang magiging issues sa Immig naten to? Or sa Aus? Di kaya magrraise ng issues to?

jinigirl

@Scofield said:
Hello! Meron ba dito na nagtransit muna sa ibang bansa bago mag-BM?

Yun kasing flight pa- Perth, mas mura yun magttransit muna sa SG, tapos meron 2 hrs and mga 10-16hrs na layover na available flights. Pag direct kasi via PAL, napakamahal.
In addition, mas magiging cheap kapag magbbook ako separate flight MNL-SG then SG- Perth. Iniisip ko magbakasyon muna kahit 3 days sa SG at bisitahin ang friends bago pumunta ng Perth. Wala bang magiging issues sa Immig naten to? Or sa Aus? Di kaya magrraise ng issues to?

wala naman, okay lang yan kasi visa free naman tayo sa SG.

jinigirl

@lmsg06 said:
Exactly 1 month after kami dumating.
These are the things that we did after we've arrived:

Getting a Sim Card

Initially bought Optus $2 sim and $30 promo

We moved to Coles Optus just yesterday for $2 sim and $20 promo mas mura kasi hehe

Opening a bank account

Commbank - registered offshore days before our arrival

Requirements are Passport and Visa

They will issue a paper regarding your account details (use this for getting a photoID)

We were able to deposit over the counter even if wala pa card.

Our cards arrived after 2 weeks.

Tax File Number

registered online (https://www.ato.gov.au/iar/#beforeStart) saw this link here in pinoyau.

Received our TFN 1 week after, via post/mail.

Updated the TFN in the commbank app after receiving the TFN

Medicare

registered online (1 month na pero wala parin balita haha)

PhotoID - went to NSW Service

Requirements are Bank Acct Details, Passport, and Visa

I got the 10year validity ID which is $102 kasi di ako marunong magdrive at wala pa balak magdrive haha

The 5 year validity is cheaper, not sure on how much this is

Gala gala muna, we were able to buy coats/puffer at Costco (yun yung mejo afford na nakita namin pero mahal parin omaygad)

Apply apply na, interview interview.

Ito yung hardest part. My first interview alam ko na agad na hindi ako kuha kasi first job tapos di marunong magdrive. Mejo maiiyak ka sa stage na to pero wag kang panghihinaan ng loob, bawal sumuko, di ka pwede umuwi ng pinas ng luhaan okay. Sa una lang yan.

Advise ko lang try nyo applyan is secretary/admin staff ng gusto nyo na job. I applied as secretary/admin staff sa mga construction firms. You can still apply sa want nyo na job naman.

Got a job

Maiiyak ka sa tuwa kasi tapos na ang paghihirap kahit paano

Pero looking for a job parin si spouse but atleast may pang gastos na kami

The company hr online form recommended the Super company/bank

The only requirement they asked from me was my bank account details and TFN

No police check required (unlike pinas na need ang NBI), good thing we didn't get one.

Two weeks in the job and ayun may sahod na, nakapag padala na rin sa pamilya sa pinas

Oks yung sahod malaki sa peso pero sakto lang for expenses dito

Work environment very mabait naman sila, I got lucky may mga food/snacks pa na libre sa office.
Tips:
• Bumili na ng black shoes at formal clothes sa pinas. Ang mahal dito. Tapos hindi fit yung mga shoes nila sa atin? napaltos yung paa ko sa black shoes haha
• Sagarin nyo na yung limit ng pwede dalin na cosmetic products hehe paubos na yung mga watson products ko huhu
• Bring lotion, lip balm, and petroleum jelly. Our skin dried and had rashes in the first 2 weeks.
• The temperature went down to -2 during our 1st week HAHA BRING ALL YOUR THICK CLOTHES.
Things na di pa namin nagagawa:
Centrelink
Makakita ng snow
Here are some photos of our gala-gala,

Bondi Beach

Blue Mountains

Mount Annan Botanical Park

Vivid Sydney - Opera House

Barangaroo at the Ferry
(This last photo had my eyes teary, Tears of Joy and Sarap ng Pinaghirapan)
See you guys in Oz ♥

Nakakaexcite and at the same time nakakakaba pag dumating na yung visa grant. Kinokondisyon ko na yung sarili ko na magtake ng kahit anong work muna kung di agad ako matanggap sa totoong profession ko. Kailangan agad may maipadala sa Pinas :dizzy: :smiley:

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