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Godbless us all!
2013-Jan : Decided to pursue my OZ dream
2013-Nov : 1st Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-6.5;W-7.5;S-7.5
2014-Mar : 2nd Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-8.5;W-6.5;S-7.5
Pahinga muna. Sakit sa puso at bulsa!
2015-May : 1st PTE-A @ Bright Center: L-85;R-70;S-45;W-90
2015-May : 2nd PTE-A @Bright Center; L-90;R-70;S-47; W-90
2015-July : 3rd PTE-A @Pearson: L-90;R-77;S-83; W-90
2015-July 20 - Lodged docs to Vetassess
2015-Oct 1: VET Positive outcome
2015-Oct 1: Submitted EOI 190 visa to NSW (55+5)
2015-Oct 4: Submitted EOI 190 visa to QLD (55+5)
2015-Oct 5: QLD responded, rejected 190 due to change in occupation list but offered ITA for 489 visa instead
2015-Nov 2: DIBP points adjusted to 60+5 (due to additional 1 year working experience)
2015-Nov 26: ITA for SS NSW
2015-Nov 28: Submitted SS application
2015-Dec 17: SS Approved + Received 190 ITA
2015-Dec 23: Lodged 190
2016-Jan 5: Medical @ Nationwide (Php5,600 na ang fee!!)
2016-Jan 8: Medical Clearance Provided - no action required (Thank you Lord!)
2016-Jan 18: Applied for Driving SP and Direct Visa Grant!!! (Thank You Lord!)
2016-Jan 26: PDOS @ CFO Manila + Enrolled at A1 Driving
2016-Mar 14: BIG MOVE!:)
PRAY HARD, WORK HARDER!
Compilation of tips/resources/stories for PTE Academic Preparation: pteacademicreview.wordpress.com
Template or "cheat sheet" as called by many: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1OZBrQj0i5LWU1EYVZTaDF4VzA/view?usp=sharing
sana po makatulong.. God bless!
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o ito para mainspire ka pumunta dito
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Kidding aside, ganda naman ng support system dito. I know only a few here actually know each other but ang galing, how encouraging yung mga words of wisdom and tips
Katakot yung move, any move nakatakot. Yung move lang from PH to SG scary na. I was in the same situation, only dito I had my sister with me, so not much pressure sa job hunting more of "internal pressure" if there is such a thing. You start to doubt yourself, and if the move was right and if it would be better just to go home, but in God's time I found a job here -- in SG not in AU.
In any situation I guess parate may lesson, AU, SG. The waiting time was perhaps the time I realized I couldn't rely on my skills, my school but on God alone. So best ang mga ganian situation when God wants you to learn something. Aja! :b
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07Dec2012: ACS Assessment Submission
01Feb2013: ACS Result Suitable - AQF Bachelor Degree
23Mar2013: IELTS BC Singapore
05Apr2013: IELTS Results (L: 9.0 R: 7.5 W: 8.0 S: 8.5 OBS: 8.5)
09Apr2013: Submitted EOI
21Apr2013: Invited to lodge 189
22Apr2013: Lodged Visa
03May2013: CO Assigned GSM Brisbane
28May2013: Completed CO Required Documents
31May2013: Visa Grant - Initial Entry Deadline May 11, 2014
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Ang hindrance ko lang naman sa pag tuloy ngayong taon ay dahil sa family ko. Kung ako lang, grab ko na agad ang pag alis.
Salamat sa mga inputs nyo po. Nakapag decide na ako na mag ipon ipon pa, i-settle ang mga dapat i-settle, i update ang mga skills at experiences at portfolios. I-enhance ko na din ang resume' ko.
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hopefully, the market improves in the coming weeks.
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261313 (Software Engineer)
Feb.15.2012 - started working on ACS requirements
Mar.02.2012 - submitted online ACS application and sent documents to ACS via Fedex
Mar.05.2012 - ACS acknowledged actual documents
Mar.21.2012 - ACS finalised assessment: Suitable
Mar.31.2012 - IELTS exam with BC
Apr.13.2012 - IELTS Results (L:8.5 R:7 W: 7 S: 8 OB: 7.5) Thank you LORD!
Apr.14.2012 - Lodged 175 Online Application
Apr.20.2012 - Completed Online Attachments
May.24.2012 - "Application being processed further"
May.29.2012 - CO Assigned :-)
Jun.07.2012 - Uploaded NBI Clearance
Jun.13.2012 - Medical/Health Requirements Finalised
Jun.14.2012 - VISA GRANT! Thank you, LORD! :-)
Jun.07.2013 - Initial Entry Date Deadline
Apr.28.2013 - Initial Entry (Sydney)
Jun.28.2013 - Verbal Job Offer (Melbourne)
Jul.08.2013 - First day of Work and first day of child care for my son (Melbourne)
Aug.21.2013 - First day of Work in Sydney
"Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." Psalm 145:3
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ANZSCO code 261311 Analyst Programmer
07Dec2012: ACS Assessment Submission
01Feb2013: ACS Result Suitable - AQF Bachelor Degree
23Mar2013: IELTS BC Singapore
05Apr2013: IELTS Results (L: 9.0 R: 7.5 W: 8.0 S: 8.5 OBS: 8.5)
09Apr2013: Submitted EOI
21Apr2013: Invited to lodge 189
22Apr2013: Lodged Visa
03May2013: CO Assigned GSM Brisbane
28May2013: Completed CO Required Documents
31May2013: Visa Grant - Initial Entry Deadline May 11, 2014
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Thanks!
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
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Wooooh.. long reply. Bottomline pa din, dapat maraming alternatives or plans in case mag-fail ang isa.
Goodluck to all of us.
OT: It's nice to be back sa forum. haha.
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And welcome back!
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
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ANZSCO code 261311 Analyst Programmer
07Dec2012: ACS Assessment Submission
01Feb2013: ACS Result Suitable - AQF Bachelor Degree
23Mar2013: IELTS BC Singapore
05Apr2013: IELTS Results (L: 9.0 R: 7.5 W: 8.0 S: 8.5 OBS: 8.5)
09Apr2013: Submitted EOI
21Apr2013: Invited to lodge 189
22Apr2013: Lodged Visa
03May2013: CO Assigned GSM Brisbane
28May2013: Completed CO Required Documents
31May2013: Visa Grant - Initial Entry Deadline May 11, 2014
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@LokiJr Sana nga po maging successful na ang Plan C ko.. ^_^
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Posts: 4,336Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Thanks!
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
Posts: 506Member
Joined: Jul 15, 2011
In other news, waiting pa rin ako ng response sa ibang mga pinasahan ko and sooooobrang sloooow ngayon (maybe it's the weather - kundi malamig ay umuulan sa gitna ng summer). Minsan sinasabi ko sa sarili kong "Baka hindi ako fit sa bansang ito", pero bigla naman akong sasagot nang "Porke ba unemployed may mali na sa sarili? Hindi ba pwedeng palpak lang ang resume?"
So yes, darating sa lahat ang self-doubt, pero laban lang.
CO and Visa Grant: 9 Oct 2012
The beginning of the rest of our lives: January 4, 2013
Posts: 4,336Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
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Joined: Oct 21, 2012
Never na pumasok sa isip ko na titira ako dito sa ibang bansa.Makabayan po kasi ako.lol
In fact after my three months here in abroad, umuwi ako ng Pinas.Hindi ko matanggap na hindi ko napapractice ang pagiging engineer ko dito. But someone reminded me, na magkavisa ka lang e napakalaking blessing na.Hayun bumalik uli ako...But with different attitude. Mag aaral ako kung kinakailangan or papasok ako ng libre sa engineering company para lang mapatunayan sa kanila na may kakayahan ako....Naka adjust din naman po ako. :-)...
Kaya huwag po kayong panghihinaan ng loob,,kaya nyo yan.Minsan pa nga yata hindi maganda nakakarinig ng negative stories..nakakadiscourage minsan he he he...What I can advice is close your eyes..listen to the desire of your heart. then think what is the worst thing that might happen to you when you follow your heart...can you handle it or not? If yes, GO Go Go na and dont listen to anyone. Just pray! If you are not ready, wait na lang kayo until you become ready.
God Bless po sa ating lahat..
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After the call, di nila naibaba yung phone. Parang customary na kasi sa akin na antayin ko muna ibaba ng kabilang line yung phone bago ko ibaba lalo na sa mga interviews or pag kausap ko boss ko. Nadinig ko yung isang kausap ko na "I can't understand what that bloke is blabbing about... the accent man, the accent".... tapos binaba ko na yung Skype call.
Feeling ko nadiscriminate ako... Imagine, nagwo-work na ako dito sa States ng 4-5 years. ALam ko iba ang accent ng American English sa British English pero it does not mean na hindi nagmi-make sense ang sinasabi ko. Mataas ang grade ko sa IELTS (pwera lang writing hehehehe!)
Nalungkot ako sa nangyari but I just shrug it off. Affected pa din ako ngayon pero iniisip ko it's their lost, not mine.
Saka ang plan ko pa naman ay next year na lang pupunta doon so parang OK lang.
Pero grabe ang discrimination eh noh.
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Apr 26, 2013 ACS Result- Suitable
Feb 21,2013 Submitted ACS online assessment - Software Tester
May 9, 2016 PTE Exam Result L/R/S/W- 71/69/83/72 Passed Thank you Papa Jesus
Aug 18,2016 ACS Result- Suitable -Software Engineer
Aug 19, 2016 Lodged EOI for subclass 190
July 13, 2017 Lodged EOI and Submitted Application for subclass 489
Aug 12, 2017 ITA Received
Aug 25,2017 Scheduled Medical Test
Aug 28, 2017 Medical Cleared(No Action Required)
Aug 30, 2017 NBI Clearance PH
Sept 15, 2017 SG COC Fingerprint and Collection
Sept 20, 2017 Visa Lodge
Nov 1, 2017 CO Contact (Requesting to Send PTE Score Report to DIBP which I already did before)
Mar 6, 2018 Visa Grant
Visa 887 Timeline
July 25, 2020 Visa Lodge
Oct 12, 2020 Visa Grant
Citizenship Timeline
July 4, 2022 Submitted Citizenship Application
Dec 21, 2022 Invitation for Exam(Need to reschedule the exam)
Feb 21, 2023 Citizenship Exam
April 3, 2023 Received Approval Letter
June 22, 2023 Citizenship Ceremony
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