@gzabala said:
@lunarcat @hikari @athelene
thank you so much sa info ninyo medyo na enlighten na ako. another question, nagtatanong ng first day sa health insurance. wala akong maibigay na definite dates kasi bibili lang sana ako ng plane tickets for me & my daughter pag my visa na.. so i-mention ko lang yan sa insurance agent?
Yup, alam ko pwede nang month-to-month ang health insurance pag non-student, but I think the policy will have to show the start and end date of the coverage. You can provide the insurance provider a target date of entry, and if your travel plans get pushed back after getting the visa, you can contact the insurance provider about your actual flight date so the policy will be adjusted to the date that you will get covered (upon arrival).
Some general and extra advice (not related to visa), if you need to get any dental work done (pasta/filling, root canal, wisdom tooth extraction, etc.), I highly recommend to get them done in pinas because those procedures are very expensive here and they're not covered under the normal health insurance or OVHC kasi optional procedures sila. I just had a root canal done a few months ago and it cost me AUD$2000 (di ako makauwi sa pinas kasi sarado pa yung border) 😢
If you have eyeglasses, magpagawa kayo ng second pair sa pinas, 'coz it'll cost you at least AUD$40 for a cheap pair (plastic frame), even up to AUD$250-400. The day after I arrived in Australia, my eyeglasses got broken and I didn't have a backup pair. I spent AUD$ 80 for a cheap plastic pair, and it takes at least a week to get them made here (unlike 2-3 hours lang sa Manila, especially at Quiapo). If you are based in Dubai, check mo kung mas mura ang mga eyeglasses dyan compared to Australia (I buy mine from Specsavers).
These are some things that most temporary migrants don't think about, and magugulat nalang kayo na super mahal ang mga ganito dito 🙁
