@intdesigner_arki said:
Hello po! Thankful for this forum ang dami ko na po na learn kahit bago pa po kami nag start sa aming BM plans to AU. Ask lang po sana kami ng advice.. arki grad po ako sa pinas with license as architect & RMP. I have 5 years experience working in Singapore po (3 years as arch’l designer, 2 years as interior designer). Thinking mag apply po kami ni hubby as Visa 190.. but hindi po ako confident na ma grant based sa work experience ko. May malaki ba chance na ma grant? Nasa late 20s pa po kami.. or may other visa’s or pathway po na mas better? Yung other option ko po is mag Masters degree student in project management.. magandang pathway po ba yung course na yun to AU PR? Salamat po sa maka ka advise and stay safe always 🙂 Godbless!
Considering you are in your late 20s, you have to pay attention to the age points for migration, and just make sure you can get as many points as you can early on. I still don't know the average points of profiles getting invited under visa 190, but I've heard/read that it really depends on the needs of the state/territory. Is your husband's occupation the same as yours or do they have more work experience? If not the same occupation and mas in-demand ang occupation nya, baka pwede yung husband mo ang primary applicant.
Studying in regional area usually helps with gaining more points, but it really depends on what you will study and the available job opportunities in the occupation you will nominate. If you will study Project Management and nominate an occupation closely related to that, your architecture/ID work experience may not count for the skills assessment.
@xiaoxue said:
May tinanungan akong agent before about study pathway to PR he suggested me to consider taking Master in Architecture in Tasmania or Northern Territory. Why those 2 states? Because they do not have post-study experience requirements to be eligible for visa 190. Pero kelangan ata magexam sa AACA.
Registration as an architect is optional in Australia, similar to the PH. If you are looking to register down the line, then yes, you will need to do skills assessment with AACA (with overseas qualifications) or verification of AAQ (if you have Australian architecture qualification) to be eligible to do APE (the board exam equivalent in AU). The APE involves apprenticeship of 3300 hours (logbook), exam, and interview.
If for migration purposes lang, you can nominate another occupation if that occupation can get you an invitation to migrate. In my opinion, parang mas madali tlga na mag-aral nalang ng MArch (if affordable sa inyo ang tuition) if you want to migrate as an architect, and be eligible for APE. 😃