@rara_avis - nice to see your inputs...
Earlier this year, me and my wife tried applying for NZ PR - nagbayad na kami ng EOI and we had our IELTS already as well. We were hopefully na mabigyan ng invitation, however they informed as that the work experience of my wife cannot claim for points hence we were placed on the waiting list. It went on for 2 months until the school of my wife was dislodged from the list of qualified schools... Ayun that was the nail in the coffin.
Short to say, last July our EOI in NZ has already expired. Buti nalang we got the chance to visit Australia for a quick vacation (sometime last June), we quickly fell in love with the place but we did not think of applying yet as we were still "traumatized" with our NZ experience.
Sa pagikot-ikot namin, we met 2 Filipinos who were based in Melbourne. They gave us the courage and inspiration to research and apply about getting a skilled migrant visa. Ayun, when we arrived back here in Singapore, I researched thoroughly about the whole process and became more active in this forum...
And the rest they say is history! π
And yeah, I have repeated this again and again in previous post but I am proud to say that Singapore has rejected me and my wife's PR application TWICE...
THings happen for a reason; in our case, we were denied SG and NZ PR because probably AU is meant for us. As and when that is really the case, we shall see when we arrive next April. For now, I can only hope that sana ito na nga...