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Electricity, Gas and Water Bill - pls share how much you are paying per month...
Our bill for 2mos is $260. We are renting a 3BR townhouse. 4 adults and 1kid. Centralized aircon, mga 7times nagamit for 2mos. Everyday heater sa pagligo. Once a week ang plantsa, 4times a week ang laba (kanya kanyang laba). Almost everyday ang oven at twice a day ang stove. With usage of microwave pag nagdedefrost. Once a week din ang vacuum. Then the normal appliances and gadgets like fridge, TV, fan, 2 rice cooker, laptop, iphones and lights. Kaming mag-ina whole day sa house so whole day nakabukas ang TV.
Yes, magastos kami sa kuryente. Hehehe.
is this for electricity lang?
Yes. Wala kaming gas. Lahat electric. Free naman ang water namin.
considering 3BR townhouse kayo and 5 pax in the household kayo (plus whole day TV), okey na iyang $130...
Around $130 din kami monthly but we live in a 2-bed villa and kami dalawa lang ni misis. This $130 comprises of electricity, gas and water.
@TasBurrfoot sabi nga din ng mga friends ko here, sakto lang yun. Mas mahal nga cguro kung may separate pa na gas and water noh?
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jengrataSydney Posts: 527Member Joined: May 15, 2013
edited March 2014
Ooops double posting...
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stolich18Sydney Posts: 993Member Joined: Feb 15, 2012
^ mura na yan. I'm paying around 130aud a month (~350 per quarter) for electricity lang. No gas since electric stove and landlord is paying for the water. we are living in a 2BR apartment unit and everyday ako nagluluto. hehehe
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jengrataSydney Posts: 527Member Joined: May 15, 2013
^ mura na yan. I'm paying around 130aud a month (~350 per quarter) for electricity lang. No gas since electric stove and landlord is paying for the water. we are living in a 2BR apartment unit and everyday ako nagluluto. hehehe
Ah mura na nga noh. Tpos magisa ka lang sa house?
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stolich18Sydney Posts: 993Member Joined: Feb 15, 2012
nope, 3 kami.. hehehe hubby, ako and our 2-year old son.
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Hi to all. share ko lang po expenses ko sa utility bills and internet (Melbourne). From my last bills (1 person in a 3BR house):
Electricity (3-month-bill): Usage - $63.76 Service Charge - $105.04* Water (3-month-bill): Usage - $38.27 Service Charge - $117.10* Gas (2-month-bill): Usage - $42.79 Service Charge - $37.95* Ave utility /month / person = $55.4 for usage only or $148.4 including service charges.
Internet / NBN (monthly) - $50 (eto ang nagpapamahal pero d pwdeng wala
2x a day shower, 2-3 loads washing per week using 40degreesC water, ducted heater on 3-4hrs sa gabi kapag super lamig, I always cook using gas stove, and i always use the oven too.
*You only pay service charges if you own the property, kapag nagrerent, u will be billed with ur usage only.
When I was in a shared accommodation, ang bill po namin nung last winter: about $276 (gas, electricity, water) + $60 unli ADSL2 internet per month for 4 adults and 1 baby. Mom and baby stay at home kaya mas mataas bills namin and portable electric heaters gamit nmin so mas mahal sa kuryente. So ave/month/person = $69 + $15.70 internet
i hope this will be helpful sa mga papunta pa lang dito para ma-estimate nila ang expenses nila.
TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Hi to all. share ko lang po expenses ko sa utility bills and internet (Melbourne). From my last bills (1 person in a 3BR house):
Electricity (3-month-bill): Usage - $63.76 Service Charge - $105.04* Water (3-month-bill): Usage - $38.27 Service Charge - $117.10* Gas (2-month-bill): Usage - $42.79 Service Charge - $37.95* Ave utility /month / person = $55.4 for usage only or $148.4 including service charges.
Internet / NBN (monthly) - $50 (eto ang nagpapamahal pero d pwdeng wala
2x a day shower, 2-3 loads washing per week using 40degreesC water, ducted heater on 3-4hrs sa gabi kapag super lamig, I always cook using gas stove, and i always use the oven too.
*You only pay service charges if you own the property, kapag nagrerent, u will be billed with ur usage only.
When I was in a shared accommodation, ang bill po namin nung last winter: about $276 (gas, electricity, water) + $60 unli ADSL2 internet per month for 4 adults and 1 baby. Mom and baby stay at home kaya mas mataas bills namin and portable electric heaters gamit nmin so mas mahal sa kuryente. So ave/month/person = $69 + $15.70 internet
i hope this will be helpful sa mga papunta pa lang dito para ma-estimate nila ang expenses nila.
@NoName - I find it unusual that you mentioned that *You only pay service charges if you own the property, kapag nagrerent, u will be billed with ur usage only.; kasi ako I still don't own the property that we are staying in now but I pay what you call a fixed daily connection charge sa electricity ko.
I am still renting but the house contract of lease is under my name and the electricity connection is under my name.
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Hi TasBurfood thanks for pointing that out... sorry my bad... water lang pala un and not applicable sa electricity and gas... pag rental property dalawa ang bills na i-issue ng supplier, one goes to the tennant for the usage and one goes to the owner for the other charges.. sensya na po sa wrong info..
pero kung bibili ka ng property, once ma-settle nyo ung land, magbabayad ka na din ng service charge sa water supplier kasi ako nuon kahit wala pang nakatayo na bahay nagbabayad na ako ng sewerage charges.
@TasBurrfoot oh sorry uli mali ung name mo sa previous post ko
TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Hi TasBurfood thanks for pointing that out... sorry my bad... water lang pala un and not applicable sa electricity and gas... pag rental property dalawa ang bills na i-issue ng supplier, one goes to the tennant for the usage and one goes to the owner for the other charges.. sensya na po sa wrong info..
pero kung bibili ka ng property, once ma-settle nyo ung land, magbabayad ka na din ng service charge sa water supplier kasi ako nuon kahit wala pang nakatayo na bahay nagbabayad na ako ng sewerage charges.
No dramas mate... Nagulat din ako eh, napaisip tuloy ako na baka mas mataas ang binabayaran ko.
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Here are our cost for electricity, gas and water for the past 6 months; what I did was to get the daily rate from previous bills and annualise it then divide monthly.
Gas: $35.67 per month (Origin Energy) Electricity: $56.47 per month (Origin Energy) Water: $33.47 per month (Yarra Valley Water)
All in $125.61/month sya...
2 bedroom uses TV uses stove 10 min hot shower per pax daily does not use heater and aircon 2 loads of washing machine use per week
Verdict? Mejo mahal sya compared to Singapore - doon kasi, we are paying the same amount more or less BUT we use the aircon everynight at least from 10PM until 7AM in the morning... we don't cook though but magkaano lang naman ang bawas noon diba?
Question po, same lang po ba ang bill if renting at owning a house? And malaki po ba ang difference if nasa ibang province? Just weighing the expenses po, planning to pursue Australia and give up CA (if given a chance at eligible pa).
At sorry po if wala sa topic yung iask ko: how much po yung iba pang utilities like internet, phone, cable, groceries (kalabisan na to, hehe!, search ko na lang po sa ibang thread kung medyo mabusisi), etc.
Salamat po!
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moonwitchbleuSydney Posts: 459Member Joined: Jan 25, 2013
edited September 2014
Hi share ko lang din since we received our first electric bill a few weeks ago. our bill for july 29- aug 25 is $103. sobrang taas yata for a 2BR, 2 adults and a toddler lang kami. hindi din kami gumagamit ng heater and we moved in aug 2. pero electric cooking kami and walang water bill since apartment unit nakatira. mga appliances na ginagamit namin eh tv (nasa bahay lng kami ni baby whole day), microwave, ref, rice cooker, washing machine 3x a week, 1-2 times a week, food processor for baby food, bottle sterilizer, and parati kami gumagamit ng oven like once or twice a week siguro. parati din kami gumagamit ng water heater. kinakabahan ako sa next bill kasi i remember sa first few weeks of stay namin less pa ang usage namin sa mga appliances.
i'll keep everyone posted once we receive our next bill which will be on nov. end
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TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Here are our cost for electricity, gas and water for the past 6 months; what I did was to get the daily rate from previous bills and annualise it then divide monthly.
Gas: $35.67 per month (Origin Energy) Electricity: $56.47 per month (Origin Energy) Water: $33.47 per month (Yarra Valley Water)
All in $125.61/month sya...
2 bedroom uses TV uses stove 10 min hot shower per pax daily does not use heater and aircon 2 loads of washing machine use per week
Verdict? Mejo mahal sya compared to Singapore - doon kasi, we are paying the same amount more or less BUT we use the aircon everynight at least from 10PM until 7AM in the morning... we don't cook though but magkaano lang naman ang bawas noon diba?
Question po, same lang po ba ang bill if renting at owning a house? And malaki po ba ang difference if nasa ibang province? Just weighing the expenses po, planning to pursue Australia and give up CA (if given a chance at eligible pa).
At sorry po if wala sa topic yung iask ko: how much po yung iba pang utilities like internet, phone, cable, groceries (kalabisan na to, hehe!, search ko na lang po sa ibang thread kung medyo mabusisi), etc.
utilities bill are more or less the same whether you rent or own the house. meron lang ata water charges na the home owner needs to pay, roughly $50/month - this is in Victoria.
Melbourne versus Sydney, I can say mas mahal ang Sydney - I have a mate living 35km West of Sydney and they are paying rent of $450/wk for a 2-1-1; ako naman I am a rent of $350/wk for a 2-1-1 din at a suburb 10km north of the CBD in Melbourne.
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TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Hi share ko lang din since we received our first electric bill a few weeks ago. our bill for july 29- aug 25 is $103. sobrang taas yata for a 2BR, 2 adults and a toddler lang kami. hindi din kami gumagamit ng heater and we moved in aug 2. pero electric cooking kami and walang water bill since apartment unit nakatira. mga appliances na ginagamit namin eh tv (nasa bahay lng kami ni baby whole day), microwave, ref, rice cooker, washing machine 3x a week, 1-2 times a week, food processor for baby food, bottle sterilizer, and parati kami gumagamit ng oven like once or twice a week siguro. parati din kami gumagamit ng water heater. kinakabahan ako sa next bill kasi i remember sa first few weeks of stay namin less pa ang usage namin sa mga appliances.
i'll keep everyone posted once we receive our next bill which will be on nov. end
Mahal yan ang electricity mo; you may want to call them and check to have it readjusted... In your bill makikita mo yung total energy usage mo.
And compute mo your daily usage (look at your meter reading/# of days in the bill cycle) and tell them that something is not right. This happened to me before sa gas usage ko when we were still starting. Ayun I disputed it on the advise of some people in the forum - they sent a revised bill and it was more than 50% below the original bill.
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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
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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!!
Here are our cost for electricity, gas and water for the past 6 months; what I did was to get the daily rate from previous bills and annualise it then divide monthly.
Gas: $35.67 per month (Origin Energy) Electricity: $56.47 per month (Origin Energy) Water: $33.47 per month (Yarra Valley Water)
All in $125.61/month sya...
2 bedroom uses TV uses stove 10 min hot shower per pax daily does not use heater and aircon 2 loads of washing machine use per week
Verdict? Mejo mahal sya compared to Singapore - doon kasi, we are paying the same amount more or less BUT we use the aircon everynight at least from 10PM until 7AM in the morning... we don't cook though but magkaano lang naman ang bawas noon diba?
Question po, same lang po ba ang bill if renting at owning a house? And malaki po ba ang difference if nasa ibang province? Just weighing the expenses po, planning to pursue Australia and give up CA (if given a chance at eligible pa).
At sorry po if wala sa topic yung iask ko: how much po yung iba pang utilities like internet, phone, cable, groceries (kalabisan na to, hehe!, search ko na lang po sa ibang thread kung medyo mabusisi), etc.
utilities bill are more or less the same whether you rent or own the house. meron lang ata water charges na the home owner needs to pay, roughly $50/month - this is in Victoria.
Melbourne versus Sydney, I can say mas mahal ang Sydney - I have a mate living 35km West of Sydney and they are paying rent of $450/wk for a 2-1-1; ako naman I am a rent of $350/wk for a 2-1-1 din at a suburb 10km north of the CBD in Melbourne.
Thank you po sa link, we'll definitely read this one. Maganda nga daw po sa Melbourne, most liveable city.
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moonwitchbleuSydney Posts: 459Member Joined: Jan 25, 2013
Mahal yan ang electricity mo; you may want to call them and check to have it readjusted... In your bill makikita mo yung total energy usage mo.
And compute mo your daily usage (look at your meter reading/# of days in the bill cycle) and tell them that something is not right. This happened to me before sa gas usage ko when we were still starting. Ayun I disputed it on the advise of some people in the forum - they sent a revised bill and it was more than 50% below the original bill.
@TasBurrfoot i'll check our bill again. sobrang taas nga ng binayaran namin. thanks for the advice sir
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TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Mas mahal pala tubig when you own your own property na! From $100/quarter it shoot up to $250/quarter sa amin with roughly the same usage...
This was due to several other charge not required when you are just renting!
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gmad06Melbourne Posts: 490Member Joined: Aug 21, 2012
@TasBurrfoot. Sir may tanong ako tungkol sa utilities. Pagkatapos ma approve yung application mo to rent a property. pre-arranged ba ng house owner yung gas, water, and electricity application/transfer of name. Nasa stage plang kami ng application waiting for response.
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TasBurrfootOsaka Posts: 4,336Member Joined: Feb 24, 2011
@TasBurrfoot. Sir may tanong ako tungkol sa utilities. Pagkatapos ma approve yung application mo to rent a property. pre-arranged ba ng house owner yung gas, water, and electricity application/transfer of name. Nasa stage plang kami ng application waiting for response.
No, you have to take care of the connections by yourself. The agent can probably help on this (as they will get commission on the back of a successful utilities referral).
No dramas here mate, it should be done within an hour.
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gmad06Melbourne Posts: 490Member Joined: Aug 21, 2012
@TasBurrfoot. Sir may tanong ako tungkol sa utilities. Pagkatapos ma approve yung application mo to rent a property. pre-arranged ba ng house owner yung gas, water, and electricity application/transfer of name. Nasa stage plang kami ng application waiting for response.
No, you have to take care of the connections by yourself. The agent can probably help on this (as they will get commission on the back of a successful utilities referral).
No dramas here mate, it should be done within an hour.
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Hi @TasBurrfoot, Origin pa rin ba ang electricity and gas provider nyo?
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Hello po, medyo matagal na po last update ng thread na to baka nagtaas na ang rate ng electricity, gas and water. We are new here in Sydney. 2 mos pa lang kami ni hubby dito and we are moving next week to our own place. Para may idea kami how much babayaran namin. Please share naman po how much you are paying for electricity, gas and water. TIA
Share ko lng po 2 mos palang po kami sa Sydney and we are currently staying at our relatives. 4 adults kami. Sabi samin our share sa electricity is 500+. We did not ask to see the bill kasi nahihiya kami. Ganun na po ba kamahal bill ngayon? para po kasi mabudget nanamin kasi si hubby lang ang working at ako stay at home atm.
Share ko lng po 2 mos palang po kami sa Sydney and we are currently staying at our relatives. 4 adults kami. Sabi samin our share sa electricity is 500+. We did not ask to see the bill kasi nahihiya kami. Ganun na po ba kamahal bill ngayon? para po kasi mabudget nanamin kasi si hubby lang ang working at ako stay at home atm.
Perhaps you should ask to see the bill. Sa amin, we are billed quarterly at roughly $600 pero that's only because todo kami mag-heater in Winter. Otherwise, the average is around $400 per quarter, which is just under $200 per month. So kung 4 kayo, divided by 4 pa dapat ang $500 na yan.
My suggestion is, ask to see the bill. Para lang kamo may idea rin kayo kapag nagsarili kayo in the future.
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Hi, baka pede po makatingin ng sample origin natural gas bill? para magka idea lang. ang tagal kasi ng bill namin sa gas hnd pa dumadating. worried lang baka mataas bill namin. Yung reading sa meter namin nasa 40k cubic meter na e. FYI Yung origin electricity pala namin is 80 lng for 1 1/2 months (26oct-7dec)
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@dj17 Mas mura ang gas bill kesa electricity. We are a family of 3 usually yung 2mos cycle na bill namin nasa $132. Have you called Origin yet?
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@Cassey hnd pa natransfer kasi yung sa gas under my husband yung ownership kaya d namin ma monitor yung bill. sabi ng owner hnd pa rin dumadating yung bill. thanks try ko kontakin ang origin.
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@TasBurrfoot sabi nga din ng mga friends ko here, sakto lang yun. Mas mahal nga cguro kung may separate pa na gas and water noh?
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From my last bills (1 person in a 3BR house):
Electricity (3-month-bill): Usage - $63.76 Service Charge - $105.04*
Water (3-month-bill): Usage - $38.27 Service Charge - $117.10*
Gas (2-month-bill): Usage - $42.79 Service Charge - $37.95*
Ave utility /month / person = $55.4 for usage only or $148.4 including service charges.
Internet / NBN (monthly) - $50 (eto ang nagpapamahal pero d pwdeng wala
2x a day shower, 2-3 loads washing per week using 40degreesC water, ducted heater on 3-4hrs sa gabi kapag super lamig, I always cook using gas stove, and i always use the oven too.
*You only pay service charges if you own the property, kapag nagrerent, u will be billed with ur usage only.
When I was in a shared accommodation, ang bill po namin nung last winter: about $276 (gas, electricity, water) + $60 unli ADSL2 internet per month for 4 adults and 1 baby. Mom and baby stay at home kaya mas mataas bills namin and portable electric heaters gamit nmin so mas mahal sa kuryente. So ave/month/person = $69 + $15.70 internet
i hope this will be helpful sa mga papunta pa lang dito para ma-estimate nila ang expenses nila.
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I am still renting but the house contract of lease is under my name and the electricity connection is under my name.
What is your electricity, water and gas provider?
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pero kung bibili ka ng property, once ma-settle nyo ung land, magbabayad ka na din ng service charge sa water supplier kasi ako nuon kahit wala pang nakatayo na bahay nagbabayad na ako ng sewerage charges.
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At sorry po if wala sa topic yung iask ko: how much po yung iba pang utilities like internet, phone, cable, groceries (kalabisan na to, hehe!, search ko na lang po sa ibang thread kung medyo mabusisi), etc.
Salamat po!
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i'll keep everyone posted once we receive our next bill which will be on nov. end
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http://pinoyau.info/discussion/1052/au-migrants-pls-share-your-weekly-budget#latest
utilities bill are more or less the same whether you rent or own the house. meron lang ata water charges na the home owner needs to pay, roughly $50/month - this is in Victoria.
Melbourne versus Sydney, I can say mas mahal ang Sydney - I have a mate living 35km West of Sydney and they are paying rent of $450/wk for a 2-1-1; ako naman I am a rent of $350/wk for a 2-1-1 din at a suburb 10km north of the CBD in Melbourne.
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Mahal yan ang electricity mo; you may want to call them and check to have it readjusted... In your bill makikita mo yung total energy usage mo.
And compute mo your daily usage (look at your meter reading/# of days in the bill cycle) and tell them that something is not right. This happened to me before sa gas usage ko when we were still starting. Ayun I disputed it on the advise of some people in the forum - they sent a revised bill and it was more than 50% below the original bill.
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Thank you po sa link, we'll definitely read this one. Maganda nga daw po sa Melbourne, most liveable city.
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This was due to several other charge not required when you are just renting!
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No dramas here mate, it should be done within an hour.
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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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My suggestion is, ask to see the bill. Para lang kamo may idea rin kayo kapag nagsarili kayo in the future.
ICT Business Analyst - 261111
Visa Subclass 189
24 June 2013 - Skills Assessment submitted to ACS
15 Aug 2013 - IELTs General Speaking Test
17 Aug 2013 - IELTs General Test (Listening, Reading, Writing)
30 Aug 2013 - IELTs Results (L - 9.0, R - 8.0, W - 8.0, S - 8.0, Overall - 8.5)
24 Sept 2013 - Favorable letter received from ACS (ICT Business Analyst)
26 Sept 2013 - Submitted EOI (70 points)
7 Oct 2013 - Received Invitation to Apply (Visa Subclass 189)
11 Oct 2013 - Submitted Visa Application
21 Oct 2013 - Medical Exam (I completed mine, partner had to wait for a few days to complete hers)
- applied for NBI Clearance
24 Oct 2013 - Primary Applicant (me) Medicals uploaded by NHSI.
4 Nov 2013 - Partner completed Medical Exam
5 Nov 2013 - Claim NBI Clearance
- Secondary Applicant (partner) Medicals uploaded by NHSI.
6 Nov 2013 - 20 Nov 2013 waiting for CO.
21 Nov 2013 - CO Allocated
26 Nov 2013 - Visa Grant (yehey!!)
21 March 2014 - Flight to Sydney (Qantas 7PM HKT)
6 May 2014 - Received 12 month contract from company (same company I worked for in Manila)
12 May 2014 - Started work
15 Dec 2014 - Hired permanently by current company (IT Service Manager).
17 Apr 2018 - Applied for Citizenship (online)
11 Mar 2019 - Citizenship Exam Schedule
08 Oct 2019 - Australian Citizenship Ceremony
==Slowly, but surely..Things will fall into place..==
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June 16, 2013 Arrival in Melbourne (AGED CARE)
Nov 12, 2014 Changed Visa Subclass (572->573) and Course
Nov 13, 2014 573 Visa Approved
Mar 2015 Nursing Conversion Course (Deakin Uni) started
April 13, 2016 Lodged EOI thru Skill Select
April 27, 2016 Received invitation to apply for Visa 189 (Nurse)
May 2, 2016 Lodged application for 189 Visa (Onshore)
May 11, 2016 CO contacted for Form 80/Medicals of daughter
June 17, 2016 189 VISA GRANTED Thank you my amazing God
Dec14, 2017 Citizenship application
March 21, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony
"Happy is the person who learns to wait as he prays and never loses his patience, for God's time is the best time."
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electricity 200 every 3 months
18 Mar '16 IELTS Results
06 Apr '16 EA CDR Skills Assessment submitted
26 Apr '16 EA Skills Assessment Positive Outcome
06 May '16 PTE-A Exam
07 May '16 PTE- A Results & Submitted EOI
11 May '16 Got ITA
02 Jun '16 Lodge Visa
04 Jul '16 Direct Grant
Believe you can... and you're halfway there.... - Roosevelt
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Joined: Jul 04, 2012
18 Mar '16 IELTS Results
06 Apr '16 EA CDR Skills Assessment submitted
26 Apr '16 EA Skills Assessment Positive Outcome
06 May '16 PTE-A Exam
07 May '16 PTE- A Results & Submitted EOI
11 May '16 Got ITA
02 Jun '16 Lodge Visa
04 Jul '16 Direct Grant
Believe you can... and you're halfway there.... - Roosevelt