Things to do first Before going to Australia

icebreaker1928

<blockquote rel="mhej">Guys, ask ko lang po. probably a stupid question, but did you guys cancel all your local credit cards (ie. BPI, Metrobank) before leaving PH? Or may silbi ba in terms of livelihood checks ang makitang may active credit card ang migrant sa home country nila? I'd like to know before I formally cancel my credit card. sayang din if may use pa siya if ever.</blockquote>

nagtira ako ng isa, isa lang rin CC ko e hahaha...

pero for emergency purposes kaya nde ko pinacut... nde rin ako kumuha ng CC dito e... nde pako familiar e 😃

staycool

diba pwede namang gamiting ang Phil. credit card sa Au?...magkakano kaya ang charge?...sa pagkakaalam ko malaki laki daw eh...so kung may cc na ng Au, saka na pwedeng pa-cut ang sa Phil.Au??...

solidjeff

@staycool yes, pwd gamitin yung phil CC as long as visa/mastercard sya. kso talo ka nga lng sa exchange rate ng bank.

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="staycool">diba pwede namang gamiting ang Phil. credit card sa Au?...magkakano kaya ang charge?...sa pagkakaalam ko malaki laki daw eh...so kung may cc na ng Au, saka na pwedeng pa-cut ang sa Phil.Au??...</blockquote>

roughly 3% built in when they fx your AUD purchase into PHP

tartakobsky

Good day! Hingi lang sana ng advise kung end of April 2014 ang dating namin ay pwede kaya ako makipagtransact sa mga nagpapa-rent sa gumtree? Lets say mga 2 weeks before? I-entertain kaya nila kami kung first-time migrant kami? May mga naka-experience na po ba ng ganitong situation sa mga nakalipat na diyan? Thanks in advance po.

hard2handle

Thanks again. Para lang hindi ako confused, "dito" means AU and "there" means Manila?

great advice!</blockquote>

Yes

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Ganon po ba? Ang advise naman kasi samin ng friends naming (already in Melbourne) and relative (already in Sydney), to bring our Peso and USD and have it exchanged to AUD in Aus na. Wag na daw dito sa Pinas kasi mas ok ang rate sa Aus.

JCsantos

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Im sure mas better sa pinas, after mo kasi mag papalit ng pera dito sa AU meron silang FEE or Comission na tinatawag ... siguro nga mas mataas pero yung extra na bayad yung nag papabigat .... kung decided ka na why dont you change half of your money in PH then half here in AU then let the forum know kung saan ba talaga mas mataas .... F

kulotski

Update lng regarding the first time migrants baggage allowance for SQ. I tried calling Singapore Air today and they don't allow this anymore. Nag revise kasi sila, ginawa na nilang 30kilos (from 20kilos) ung sa usual passenger nga bookings.

Cg nlng, we have total 60kilos for hubby and myself, we'll try to fit our entire lives in it haha

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kulotski

aabangan ko din kung sino mkapgsagot kai @tartakobsky

Kami end of March soon, few posts here and there but so far no luck. Hindi pa kami ng resort to gumtree dahil sa mga feedbacks na nabasa, hindi din nmn ng close ng doors but plan Z nlng to hehe

hard2handle

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I guess depende sa timing magkano na ang exchange rate by then. We'll see and update all. I am checking with our friends and relative who advised us.

mhej

We just finished getting our CFO stickers yesterday. I must say, CFO so far is the best government office I've had to deal with. I'm always apprehensive about dealing with government offices because of all the red tape and fixing. Pero sa CFO, wala. It was orderly. Walang makukulit na fixers sa harap ng office. The staff was polite. The seminar trainer was funny and engaging. Kahit marami na akong experience dealing with Aussies, may mga natutunan pa rin ako sa kanya. They gave out free materials. Free din daw yung seminar. For 400 pesos, you get a sticker, free seminar, and loads of free materials. That's a lot, considering the government office ang CFO. I wonder now where they get their other income kung umaasa lang sila sa 400 pesos? tapos one time big time pa to. Unlike Driver's License, you don't have to renew every few years. Magrerenew ka lang kapag napalitan na yung visa mo to another type of visa or if you're migrating to a different country.

Anyway, I'm just raving about CFO and how satisfied I am with their service. 🙂

hard2handle

@mhej

That's great news! Did you register in the AM and attend the seminar in the afternoon? Yun po kasi ang plano namin. Doable ba yun or mahaba ang pila in the afternoon from previous registrants?

Salamat.

kulotski

@mhej

Oi plus points ang gobyerno natin kai mhej hehe nice!

Sana ganito din pag magkuha na kami soon next month sa Cebu.

mhej

@hard2handle - ganyan ginawa namin. Register sa umaga at seminar sa hapon. Swerte namin kasi malapit lang bahay sa CFO. So nakauwi pa kami para mag siesta. hehe. Pero honestly, Kahit ata mga lunch time ka na mag register makakakuha ka pa rin ng slot. Kasi hindi naman siya napuno. In fact, kami ng partner ko ang first registrants for 2pm seminar for Australia. Dumating kami sa CFO past 10am. We registered and paid for everythin in less than 15 mins. I think ang advantage of coming in the morning is wala pang pila. Pagdating kasi ng hapon, kalaban mo na rin sa pila and pagkuha ng number for processing yung mga papuntang Canada, US, etc.

@kulotski - oo. super happy kami sa experience namin with CFO yesterday. As if nakikipagdeal kami sa private company. May sistema. At dinidisplay nila ang mga achievements and initiatives nila. Pati upcoming projects. So kahit papano, nakikita mo na may ginagawa sila. Experience ko kasi sa ibang government agency, hindi masyadong ok. Lalo sa NBI, DFA, and LTO. Masusungit ang staff. At may red tape.

iammaxwell1989

Hi guys.

Is it better to bring your smart phone from the Philippines and then just buy sim in Australia, or just get a new phone when I get there?

Ano ang recommended mobile network operator nyo?

Thanks a lot.

appledeuce

Ako po may tanong din. Anong toiletries po ang advisable na bilhin ko na dito sa Manila before flying to OZ? Like deodorant sticks, shampoo etc. O diyan na lang po ako bumili para less bulk sa bagahe? Thank you!

hard2handle

<blockquote rel="mhej">@hard2handle - ganyan ginawa namin. Register sa umaga at seminar sa hapon. </blockquote>

So once registered, secured na po ang slot mo para sa afternoon seminar? Kahit pa umalis ka and balik nlng by 2pm?

JCsantos

<blockquote rel="iammaxwell1989">Hi guys.

Is it better to bring your smart phone from the Philippines and then just buy sim in Australia, or just get a new phone when I get there?

Ano ang recommended mobile network operator nyo?

Thanks a lot.</blockquote>

Better to bring your phone, if you could bring a 4G phone it is better

if you want the faster network go on for Telstra

if speed is not issue with you either amaysim, virgin, optus or tpg ... dont ever go for vodafail I mean vodaphone

JCsantos

<blockquote rel="appledeuce">Ako po may tanong din. Anong toiletries po ang advisable na bilhin ko na dito sa Manila before flying to OZ? Like deodorant sticks, shampoo etc. O diyan na lang po ako bumili para less bulk sa bagahe? Thank you!</blockquote>

deodorant for me, for everything else you can buy it here

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="iammaxwell1989">Hi guys.

Is it better to bring your smart phone from the Philippines and then just buy sim in Australia, or just get a new phone when I get there?

Ano ang recommended mobile network operator nyo?

Thanks a lot.</blockquote>

i brought my iphone4 with me as di ko afford bumili ng bagong smart phone...

i used optus before and i switched to vodafone last month... much better and faster!! 🙂

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