Hi @peterpan07, medyo pareho ang situation natin. I received a positive assessment letter from EA last June. Then I realized na I need to have my skills assessed to claim points from DIAC. What I did was I submitted an application for my relevant work experience last Sept. 4 and had a positive result naman last Sept. 16. Medyo mabilis sya kasi I asked EA to send the result letter to my friend in AU. During my CDR application kasi, EA sent to me directly (sa Cebu) the outcome letter, ang problema hindi nakarating ang letter. Hinintay ko until June bago ako nag email sa EA, yun pala they send to me the CDR outcome letter April pa and for whatever reason hindi ko narecieve (<i>I asked philpost about and wala daw sila idea</i>). I have been busy during July and August so sa September na ako nakapag submit ng requirements for the assesment of my Work Experience.
So going back to your questions:
Q1: Two weeks and turn around time yung sa akin (take note, I had the outcome letter delivered in AU para madali kong malaman ang result, that way I can submit my EOI agad).
Q2: I have not applied for visa yet (EOI pa), but I believe kailangan yun (so i need to have my friend send the letter to me by post, DHL siguro para hassle free).
Q3: In my case, I only received a skills assessment letter. Its basically the same as that of the CDR outcome letter, ang difference lang was on the last paragraph it was stated that you have a qualified work experience (nakalagay ang dates of your relevant work experience). It goes like this:
<i>Your claims of skilled work experience have been assessed by Engineers Australia in support of the assessment outcome provided as: Total number of work experience: Date to Date</i>
Hope this helps.