Migrating to Australia with high hopes

Lexi

Question din po, pwede bang mag-open ng bank account online habang nandito pa sa Pinas, kahit hindi ko pa specify kung saan branch ko kukunin ang atm?

Thanks 🙂

agentKams

@Lexi pwede po magopen ng bank account kahit offshore.

vincechaos

<blockquote class="Quote" rel="agentKams">@Lexi pwede po magopen ng bank account kahit offshore.</blockquote>

Yes, you can open a savings account kahit offshore.

Open a bank account of your choice through online.

my preferred bank is NAB due to zero monthly account fees

Website:

https://www.nab.com.au/common/forms/nab-migrant-banking#?products=nab-classic-banking-account

Well Known Banks in Aussie

• Commonwealth Bank (CommBank)

• National Australian Bank (NAB)

• Westpac Banking Corporation

• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)

ssendood

Thank you @OZingwithOZomeness 🙂

ssendood

@mdnelle hi yes based on experience nung iba, within the day kaya na iapply ang mga bagay-bagay

Lexi

@agentKams @vincechaos Thanks! 🙂

Pero oks lang ba na di ko muna specify sa online form kung saan branch ko kukunin? Di ko pa kasi sure kung saan ako mag-initial entry. Either Sydney or Melbourne.

NSW ang sponsoring state ko pero baka dadaan muna ko ng Melbourne. Gusto ko sana makuha yung atm kung saan city man ako unang pupunta.

Lexi

@OZingwithOZomeness thanks! Mag-schedule na din ako ng PDOS. Plan ko BM sa october 🙂

agentKams

@Lexi better open one when you decided na kung san city ka magland. napakadali lang naman magopen online. 🙂 iyong first visit kasi important, kasi ichecheck nila iyong 100 points for identification mo. after that, kahit san ka nang branch magpunta. 🙂

Lexi

@agentKams Thanks. Will do 🙂

mdnelle

@ssendood thank you po, just to update - I filed through an agent po so I also had a meeting with my agent last weekend.

She mentioned that the Medicate needs to be applied <b class="Bold">7 days after arrival to AU</b>.

Not sure why there's a specific 7 day period that needs to lapse

What interested me though is that the card will be posted to your address in AU so its better to apply for it in the state you're planning a BM on. 🙂

Also, I applied my 189 visa as a "single" individual, so I'm not supposed to get married until after I activate my visa (make my entry to AU).

chococrinkle

Id like to ask regarding opening of bank account like NAB, meron portion dun that you need to indicate which branch you will activate your account. Mabilis lang ba mag activate ng account, and makukuha agad yung card on the same day? Example, if you arrive in Sydney and stay there for a week for a short vacation then fly to adelaide (sponsoring state), if sa sydney ka mag activate ng bank account, okay lang? Thanks.

mdnelle

@chococrinkle following your query and interested sa response.

Sa Philippines/outside AU po ba kayo magopen bank account? 🙂

chococrinkle

@mdnelle Yup dito kami pinas mag open. For BM kasi daan muna sydney ng 1 week before pumunta ng SA so if pwede naman makuha agad sa sydney yung debit card after verification, then dun nalang namin kunin. :-)

agentKams

@chococrinkle iyong debit card isesend po sa address niyo sa AU.

chococrinkle

@agentKams Thanks for your reply. So possible ba that we indicate Adelaide address on the account application but we do the 100 pts verification in Sydney?

agentKams

@chococrinkle that I am not sure. you can email the bank officer assigned to you once they have opened your account. goodluck sa BM!

chococrinkle

@agentKams Noted on that. Thank you. :-)

Lrac

@chococrinkle sa mga nabasa namin dito sa forum, some said you can verify it sa ibang branch pero based on observation, kaya nilalagay mo yung preferred branch because the bank's main office will send your ATM dun. Once andun ka na, the officer will just check your 100 points of identification and give you your ATM on that day. If you will activate it in other branches, I think there will be a waiting period like 3-5 days.

chococrinkle

@Lrac Thanks for your feedback. Hmm.. maybe its best to ask nalang the bank officer on our best option. Thanks a lot. :-)

dyanisabelle

@Lrac @chococrinkle this is true. Yung branch na inindicate ko nung nag apply ako offshore, hindi ko pinuntahan nung nag activate ako haha. Sinubukan lang kasi namin sa random NAB branch sa mall. Pwede naman, naactivate naman pero yung cards daw namin nandun sa inindicate kong branch. So inorderan nalang kami nung officer ng bagong cards tapos pinadala thru mail sa address namin.

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