<blockquote rel="rolly04">Recently, i was granted a provisional resident visa (valid for four years) - visa 496. The visa will allow me to apply permanent resident visa subject to conditions: live in Melbourne for 2 years and work for at least 1 year (full time work).
PR ako dito sa Singapore. I'm planning to move to Australia in April 2014. Should i give up my Singapore PR bago ako pumunta sa Oz?
Madali sanang magdecide pag PR ang visa na binigay ng Australia sa akin.
37 years old na kasi ako, nandun yung kaba na baka mahirapan ako maghanap ng work sa Australia. Baka mas prefer nila mga batang applicants.
Kasi naman ang tagal bago na-approve visa ko, it took 6 years and 41 days.
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To give you hope in your journey, migration is not an age issue it is just depends on timing and opportunities available. I have an uncle who migrated at age 38 and ok naman sya ngayon. Regarding giving up your SG PR it depends on your mindset and preference. Things to think about: Am I willing to go back to SG if my australia attempt is unsuccessful? Am I willing not to touch my CPF while I am trying my luck in Australia? If I am not so successful, how much more money am I willing to throw at my investment in living a good life in australia?
Kahit sa SG po do you know that locals upon reaching age 40 most of them become taxi drivers? So para sa akin, once you embark on your australia journey malabo na may babalikan ka pa sa SG. Atsaka if you keep your CPF with SG, there is a risk of you not getting it after reaching a certain age because in australia you cannot get your "cpf" or super until retirement if in the event you renounce your Australia PR. There are suggestions about implementing that in SG as well. Para sa akin it is too late to turn back at risk of closing of your australian dream. The younger we are mas maraming oras pa tayo mag dilly dally but in your situation malas/swerte na it took 6 years to get your australian visa (for me it took 2 years for others 6 months). We cannot say na malas because you never know that now is the correct time for you. 6 years ago maybe you were not ready for the challenges that you are about to face when entering australia. For some it took 1 day to get a job, others 2-3 months, and others 8 months. Hindi mo po alam kapalaran mo at this point in time but if you are unable to get a job, no choice ka at makipag sapalaran sa australia as most other people did. You are just in a better position because you have 6 years or more worth of cpf 🙂