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Posts: 231Member
Joined: Jul 14, 2016
@MissusG kala ko nasa AU kana. Grabe almost 2 yrs na nawala satin and till now wala pa din balita....
Joined: Oct 07, 2019
tapos wala pa idea or news kung kelan mag oopen. paano na ung requirements natin for PR? saklap!!!!
Posts: 12Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2019
I just saw this video from the FB page ni Senator Nick Mckim.
Nag-ask sya sa Home Affairs anong plans for temp visa holders and they said they are looking into it naman daw. Maybe next month session ulit, may update na.
https://fb.watch/73quBd5l-p/
Posts: 231Member
Joined: Jul 14, 2016
yup, just saw his video as well and I receive an email from him.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dear ----
Thank you again for emailing me about how Australia’s travel ban and border closure has impacted you and your family.
Earlier today I was able to Question the Secretary of Home Affairs – Michael Pezzullo AO – and the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force – Michael Outram APM – during the Covid-19 Senate Select Committee hearing.
You can see my questions on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/NickMcKim/posts/380727886749663
It is clear from their testimony today that your perseverance, campaigning and ongoing advocacy has paid off and that the Government, Department of Home Affairs and Australian Border Force are starting to take your concerns seriously.
Today I was advised the following:
In relation to the 21 families where children on temporary visas were living in Australia before the borders closed and are stranded overseas and separated from 1 or both of their parents, the Commissioner has agreed to review these cases once again.
In relation to Prospective Marriage (Subclass 300) visa holders, the Department of Home Affairs has advised us today that they are currently developing options for the Minister on this issue which is a very positive, and welcome development.
In relation to Subclass 485 visa holders, international students as well as other visa holders impacted by the border closure (such as Subclass 489/491/482/476/BVBs) – the Department advised us today that they are working through all visa subclasses methodically, and are actively looking at what can be done to assist people.
In addition, overnight I received answers from the Department of Home Affairs to almost all of the Questions on Notice I submitted in May following the many issues that you have raised with me since the borders closed. You can see these answers on the following link:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_estimates/legcon/2021-22_Budget_estimates
Finally, I understand that earlier this week Pharmacists were added to the PMSOL list – you can view the updated list here.
The Senate recommences next week and will be sitting throughout August, so please be assured that the Australian Greens will continue to keep the pressure on the Government and I will be back in touch with more updates as soon as they are available.
In the meantime, stay safe and take care.
Warm regards
Nick
Senator Nick McKim
Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania
This is my story.
149b Macquarie Street, Hobart TAS 7000 | T: 03 6224 8899
SG-55 Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600 | T: 02 6277 3601
Joined: Dec 10, 2019
@odwight , @MrAdobo update update tayo. 491 naman sa akin granted November 2020.interested ako sa concession na ibibigay sa inyo. hindi natin kasalanan ang pandemic, kaya need nila pag-isipan maigi kung paano ung gagawin sa nadisadvantaged ng covid.
04 Jul 2019 | VETASSESS skills assessment submitted (249311, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages [TESOL])
01 Aug 2019 | IELTS L/S/W/R (9/9/7.5/8.5/) Overall: 8.5, Proficient
24 Sep 2019 | 249311 TESOL positive skills assessment
28 Sep 2019 | PTE Academic L/S/W/R (81/90/83/90) Overall: 89, Superior
04 Oct 2019 | AITSL suitable skills assessment for 241411 (Secondary School Teacher)
05 Dec 2019 | EOI for 491 lodged, 249311 (NT, 85 points)
09 Dec 2019 | MigrationNT application lodged
24 Dec 2019 | Turned 40, minus 10 points (75 points)
20 Jan 2020 | Status changed from 'Waiting for Admin Review' to 'Case Officer Assessment'
19 May 2020 | Received declaration form from the NT; printed, signed, and uploaded it on the same day
28 May 2020 | Received invite from Skillselect
03 June 2020 | Lodged visa
19 June 2020 | Health clearance provided - No action required
24 Sep 2020 | CO contact asking for additional information: (1) Biometrics, (2) United Kingdom Police Clearance. I was given
70 days to provide those documents.
24 Sep 2020 | Uploaded a letter on immi explaining my inability to provide (1) as VFS Global has not reopened in SG yet since
their closure on 3rd April 2020; (2) the requirement must have been a mistake as I have never been to the UK.
06 Nov 2020 | Done with biometrics
09 Nov 2020 | Visa grant!:-) To God be the Glory!
1 Corinthians 1:5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
Posts: 231Member
Joined: Jul 14, 2016
sure, will post here if meron akong important update na matanggap. hopefully soon.
Posts: 66Member
Joined: Feb 14, 2019
salamat @odwight hopefully meron update sa mga 489 soon.
Main Applicant > Wife
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
**Date format is MM/DD/YYYY
02/27/2019 : IELTS
03/06/2019 : Received IELTS results | Proficient Plus
04/10/2019 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
07/08/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/10/2019 : Submitted EOI
07/22/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (190/489)
08/27/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
09/09/2019 : Visa lodge
12/13/2019 : CO Contact | Medical & NBI Clearance Requested
01/02/2020 : Medical at St. Luke's
01/10/2020 : Medical results uploaded
01/29/2020 : Additional medical test required | 704 Serum Creatinine
02/13/2020 : Serum Creatinine results submitted
02/17/2020 : Emedical Status - Completed
03/05/2020 : Visa grant
XX/XX/XXXX : Big Move
*** For Sydney, NSW cake needs, please follow my sister-in-law via #lecsircbakes on IG
Joined: May 17, 2018
Got our travel exemptions already. Will do a BM by September!
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Joined: Sep 28, 2016
uy congrats! anong mga docs po ang pnrovide nyo?
Posts: 66Member
Joined: Feb 14, 2019
wow congrats. on what grounds? critical skill?
Main Applicant > Wife
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
**Date format is MM/DD/YYYY
02/27/2019 : IELTS
03/06/2019 : Received IELTS results | Proficient Plus
04/10/2019 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
07/08/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/10/2019 : Submitted EOI
07/22/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (190/489)
08/27/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
09/09/2019 : Visa lodge
12/13/2019 : CO Contact | Medical & NBI Clearance Requested
01/02/2020 : Medical at St. Luke's
01/10/2020 : Medical results uploaded
01/29/2020 : Additional medical test required | 704 Serum Creatinine
02/13/2020 : Serum Creatinine results submitted
02/17/2020 : Emedical Status - Completed
03/05/2020 : Visa grant
XX/XX/XXXX : Big Move
*** For Sydney, NSW cake needs, please follow my sister-in-law via #lecsircbakes on IG
Joined: Oct 07, 2019
Congrats po!!!!
what grounds po and pa share naman ng type of documents na prinesent nyo.
Joined: May 17, 2018
Critical skills - sorry hindi ko sure kung anu-anong documents ang mga sinubmit ... yung employer kasi yung nagasikaso nung travel exemption.
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Posts: 152Member
Joined: Dec 15, 2020
hello po, hope all is well, makibalita sana ako, any update po kaya SA state invitation? last month sabi sa news SA will open sa offshore invitations but after that wala na balita. hoping po na sana soon they will start to invite. 🙁
Posts: 71Member
Joined: May 29, 2019
wow! congrats! may i know po kng ano po skills or anzco code nyo? how did you find an employer?
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
01/09/2018 : PTE
02/09/2018 : Received PTE results | Proficient Plus
15/11/2018 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
14/02/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/03/2019 : Submitted EOI
21/03/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (489)
29/06/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
07/08/2019 : Visa lodge
15/11/2019 : Visa grant
Joined: May 17, 2018
261313 Software Engr kaya pumasok sa critical skills... Got the job thru seek
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Posts: 22Member
Joined: Sep 14, 2018
Congrats po sa BM nyo.
Joined: May 17, 2018
Thank you
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Posts: 12Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2019
Hi mga ka-489 and 491. I Just received an email from Senator McKim’s office kanina:
Dear ——-
Thank you again for emailing me and for sharing your story about how Australia’s international border closure has affected you.
As you may know, for the past eighteen months the Australian Greens have been advocating very strongly for temporary visa holders that are overseas and watching their visas rapidly run down (or expire) through no fault of their own.
The Government has had plenty of time to extend and reinstate people’s visas, and work to end the heartache for the tens of thousands of people that have been affected by the international border closure.
Today, the Greens are releasing legislation to fix some of the issues you have raised with me.
Specifically, the Greens Legislation will:
Extend visas by the amount of time people have been stranded overseas until the day they receive a travel exemption or the international borders are re-opened;
Reinstate visas that have expired while a person was stranded overseas and unable to return due to the border closure;
Apply to all temporary visa classes that have been affected by the international border closure, including:
People with a Bridging Visa B;
People on Skilled Visas - Subclass 482; 457; 489 and 491;
International Students (Subclass 500); Temporary Graduate Visa Holders (Subclass 485s); and Skilled Recognised Graduate Visas (Subclass 476); and
Tourist Visas.
Sign up to our campaign, spread the word with your friends and family, and help us get this much needed legislation passed.
You can also read the SBS story on our legislation as well as my Facebook Post that was published a few hours ago.
In the meantime, please stay safe and I will be back in touch with updates soon.
Warm regards
Nick
Senator Nick McKim
Ito yung link sa campaign:
https://greensactive.org/campaigns/extend-visas/
Joined: May 17, 2018
Finally nasa AUS na!! Currently naka quarantine sa Brisbane after this fly na ulit pa Adelaide.
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Posts: 135Member
Joined: Aug 16, 2021
Tapos quarantine uli?
234411 Geologist
18 Nov 2021 : PTE A Results - S90/R72/L80/W73
25 Nov 2021 : VETASSESS - Lodged
30 Apr 2022: VETASSESS - Positive Outcome
6 May 2022: EOI Submitted - WA, SA, NT, VIC, QLD; 190 (75pts) / 491 (85pts)
16 Nov 2022: VETASSESS Reassessment
03 Jan 2023: PTE Retake
May 2023: Big Move to New Zealand, slowly giving up my Australian dreams....
Hiatus >>>
Joined: May 17, 2018
As of now, no need na magquarantine ulit sa Adelaide.
PTE Nov 13, 2018
ACS Assessment Application Nov 27, 2018
ACS + assessment results Feb 12, 2019
EOI Lodge Application SA July 9, 2019
ITA Received SA Aug 25, 2019
Visa Lodge SA Sept 11, 2019
CO Contact (Medical and Police Clearance) Dec 12, 2019
Medical Dec 18, 2019
Police/NBI Clearance Jan 13, 2020
Visa Grant Feb 13, 2020
Posts: 71Member
Joined: May 29, 2019
Just saw the news today. Mag open na International borders this coming November.
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
01/09/2018 : PTE
02/09/2018 : Received PTE results | Proficient Plus
15/11/2018 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
14/02/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/03/2019 : Submitted EOI
21/03/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (489)
29/06/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
07/08/2019 : Visa lodge
15/11/2019 : Visa grant
Posts: 71Member
Joined: May 29, 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-01/australia-brings-forward-international-travel-to-november?sref=Yg3sQEZ2&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=business
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
01/09/2018 : PTE
02/09/2018 : Received PTE results | Proficient Plus
15/11/2018 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
14/02/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/03/2019 : Submitted EOI
21/03/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (489)
29/06/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
07/08/2019 : Visa lodge
15/11/2019 : Visa grant
Posts: 12Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2019
For Australians and PR’s pa lang. next pa ang skilled migrants.
Sana may extension or concession pa.
Less than 2 yrs na lang natitira sa Visa namin.
Posts: 71Member
Joined: May 29, 2019
Still its a good news. Im sure meron yan concession. Di nman natin ksalanan na di tayo nkpasok. Got my visa also Nov2019. Kaya less than 2yrs na din natitira sa amin.
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
01/09/2018 : PTE
02/09/2018 : Received PTE results | Proficient Plus
15/11/2018 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
14/02/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/03/2019 : Submitted EOI
21/03/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (489)
29/06/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
07/08/2019 : Visa lodge
15/11/2019 : Visa grant
Joined: Dec 10, 2019
@brodpete77 @cd16 malamang meron naman like ung 887 sa 489. got my 491 visa in November 2020, so abang abang talaga kung kailan tuluyang mag-open ang borders even for temporary residents.
04 Jul 2019 | VETASSESS skills assessment submitted (249311, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages [TESOL])
01 Aug 2019 | IELTS L/S/W/R (9/9/7.5/8.5/) Overall: 8.5, Proficient
24 Sep 2019 | 249311 TESOL positive skills assessment
28 Sep 2019 | PTE Academic L/S/W/R (81/90/83/90) Overall: 89, Superior
04 Oct 2019 | AITSL suitable skills assessment for 241411 (Secondary School Teacher)
05 Dec 2019 | EOI for 491 lodged, 249311 (NT, 85 points)
09 Dec 2019 | MigrationNT application lodged
24 Dec 2019 | Turned 40, minus 10 points (75 points)
20 Jan 2020 | Status changed from 'Waiting for Admin Review' to 'Case Officer Assessment'
19 May 2020 | Received declaration form from the NT; printed, signed, and uploaded it on the same day
28 May 2020 | Received invite from Skillselect
03 June 2020 | Lodged visa
19 June 2020 | Health clearance provided - No action required
24 Sep 2020 | CO contact asking for additional information: (1) Biometrics, (2) United Kingdom Police Clearance. I was given
70 days to provide those documents.
24 Sep 2020 | Uploaded a letter on immi explaining my inability to provide (1) as VFS Global has not reopened in SG yet since
their closure on 3rd April 2020; (2) the requirement must have been a mistake as I have never been to the UK.
06 Nov 2020 | Done with biometrics
09 Nov 2020 | Visa grant!:-) To God be the Glory!
1 Corinthians 1:5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
Joined: Oct 07, 2019
Sana nga meron kasi if wala pano natin ma sasatisfy ung requirements for 887. Got our visa last Oct2019. Konti n lang makakalipad n din tayo.
Posts: 40Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2019
Samin din Nov 2019 yung grant. Mag 2 years na this November.
Hopefully maging ok na soon
Joined: Oct 07, 2019
mainit init pa. kasama n kaya tayo sa pede pumasok?
Posts: 71Member
Joined: May 29, 2019
Galaw galaw. Musta mga ka 489! Wala pa po ba tayo update kng kelan tayo papasukin? Mag 2yrs na visa namin. Sana nman payagan na tayong papasukin. Pfizer vaccinated kmi ng misis ko. Kinu-consider nyo din ba ung brand ng vaccine na pinapaturok nyo prior to coming to Oz?
313112 | ICT Customer Support Officer
01/09/2018 : PTE
02/09/2018 : Received PTE results | Proficient Plus
15/11/2018 : Submitted documents for TRA assessment
14/02/2019 : Received TRA positive assessment result
07/03/2019 : Submitted EOI
21/03/2019 : Submitted South Australia state nomination application (489)
29/06/2019 : ITA received | South Australia Visa 489
07/08/2019 : Visa lodge
15/11/2019 : Visa grant