Hi! Ask lang ako ng recommendations niyo sa migration agency. Ang mga nakita ko is yung Respall, ACN, Down Under. May suggestions po ba kayo? And how's your experience with your agency po? Thank you so much ๐
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Let us know if we can help. Visa Consort offers one of the lowest if not the lowest fees - from ยฃ1,600 approx P100K. Feel free to complete our free eligibility test on our website www.visaconsort.com (click yellow bar)
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Visaconsort!
2010-06 : Lurker at philippines.com.au (previously the #1 Pinoy Australian Forum)
2010-06 : Started researching on Visa 175 - Target 120pts
2011-08 : Started prev employer document gathering for ACS skill assessment (0/4)
2010-12 : Philippines.com.au went offline and created www.pinoyau.info
2011-03 : 1st child born - AU dream halted
2014-03 : ACS document - 1/5 emp ref completed
2015-01: Promoted at work - AU dream halted
2015-11: ACS document - 1/6 emp ref completed
2016-09: 2nd child born - AU dream halted
2018-09: ACS document - 6/8 emp ref completed
2018-09: Revised all employment references and affidavit from scratch
2019-03: Completed Revised 8/8 emp ref
2019-03: PTE Exam - L59,R75,S62,W64 (no preparation)
2019-07: Favorable Skills Assessment result for Software Eng
2019-11: PTE Exam - L70,R68,S79,W68 (competent only)
2020-02: PTE Exam - L79,R79,S86,W76 (grr lack 3pts on Writing)
2020-03: PTE Exam - L85,R75,S87,W86 (Mar 4 - grr nag increase L, S and W but bumaba 4pts si R!!!!!)
2020-03 PTE Exam - L81 R79 S90 W81 (Mar 9 - Salamat Lord!!!!)
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Reach out Migration. Okay kay Ms. Gigi.
312111 - Architectural Draftsperson
TAS 489
489 Visa Grant:October 2019
NSW 190
190 Visa Grant: August 2022
Big Move: January 1, 2022
Joined: Aug 04, 2020
Thank you po. Will check them out ๐
Any experience po with the services of Respall?
Joined: Nov 06, 2016
Friend ko sa respall- mahal!
Try mo si mam @RheaMARN1171933 !
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"
Age: 25 Language: 20 Experience: 15 Education: 15
08/09/2017 - passed Australian Medical Scientist exam
27/10/2017 - PTE LRSW- 77/80/75/85
2018- got promoted, new job responsibilities,stop muna ang AUSSIE DREAM
25/09/2018- PTE LRSW- 70/82/90/70 ( technical, ayaw magmove ng mouse ko sa listening, 2 WFD diko nasagot, submitted report\complain pero wala din)
17/10/2018- PTE LRSW- 84/77/90/84
09/02/2019- PTE LRSW- 83/82/90/85
10/02/2019 -EOI lodge 75 (189) 80 (190)
11/02/2019 - ITA received 189 ( 75 points)
12/02/2019 - NSW ITA received 190 ( 80 points)
19/02/2019 - SG PCC released
20/02/2019 - Medical at SATA Ang Mo Kio @6-9 pm night clinic
23/02/2019 - Visa lodged 189
06/03/2019 - NBI provided ( umuwi ako Pinas kasi sa online Last name ni husband nag aapear, di pa ako nagchange ng married name ko kaya gusto ko kapareho nun passport at iba pang docs ko. Pag sa Pinas, pinakita ko lang passport ko at yun nirelease nila.
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Tried to reach them long time pero deadma Hindi pa kilala kasi siguro ang Pinoy AU 8-10yrs back. Pero mahal nga.
2010-06 : Lurker at philippines.com.au (previously the #1 Pinoy Australian Forum)
2010-06 : Started researching on Visa 175 - Target 120pts
2011-08 : Started prev employer document gathering for ACS skill assessment (0/4)
2010-12 : Philippines.com.au went offline and created www.pinoyau.info
2011-03 : 1st child born - AU dream halted
2014-03 : ACS document - 1/5 emp ref completed
2015-01: Promoted at work - AU dream halted
2015-11: ACS document - 1/6 emp ref completed
2016-09: 2nd child born - AU dream halted
2018-09: ACS document - 6/8 emp ref completed
2018-09: Revised all employment references and affidavit from scratch
2019-03: Completed Revised 8/8 emp ref
2019-03: PTE Exam - L59,R75,S62,W64 (no preparation)
2019-07: Favorable Skills Assessment result for Software Eng
2019-11: PTE Exam - L70,R68,S79,W68 (competent only)
2020-02: PTE Exam - L79,R79,S86,W76 (grr lack 3pts on Writing)
2020-03: PTE Exam - L85,R75,S87,W86 (Mar 4 - grr nag increase L, S and W but bumaba 4pts si R!!!!!)
2020-03 PTE Exam - L81 R79 S90 W81 (Mar 9 - Salamat Lord!!!!)
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okay po ba services ni Respall? Planning to have their services. Thank you.
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Hi @hanah in my opinion, if you have lots of money you can go ahead , in terms of service naman you can also find a more affordable option with the same quality of service. lalo na ngayon covid, means of communication is also via email or phone. If you were to source for others, make sure they are Mara registered and na review na rin dito sa site natin check our migration agent review page https://pinoyau.info/plugin/page/agent
2010-06 : Lurker at philippines.com.au (previously the #1 Pinoy Australian Forum)
2010-06 : Started researching on Visa 175 - Target 120pts
2011-08 : Started prev employer document gathering for ACS skill assessment (0/4)
2010-12 : Philippines.com.au went offline and created www.pinoyau.info
2011-03 : 1st child born - AU dream halted
2014-03 : ACS document - 1/5 emp ref completed
2015-01: Promoted at work - AU dream halted
2015-11: ACS document - 1/6 emp ref completed
2016-09: 2nd child born - AU dream halted
2018-09: ACS document - 6/8 emp ref completed
2018-09: Revised all employment references and affidavit from scratch
2019-03: Completed Revised 8/8 emp ref
2019-03: PTE Exam - L59,R75,S62,W64 (no preparation)
2019-07: Favorable Skills Assessment result for Software Eng
2019-11: PTE Exam - L70,R68,S79,W68 (competent only)
2020-02: PTE Exam - L79,R79,S86,W76 (grr lack 3pts on Writing)
2020-03: PTE Exam - L85,R75,S87,W86 (Mar 4 - grr nag increase L, S and W but bumaba 4pts si R!!!!!)
2020-03 PTE Exam - L81 R79 S90 W81 (Mar 9 - Salamat Lord!!!!)
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Given po na ang kelangan ng mga offshore candidates are job offer to be even invited for a 491 visa at sobrang taas ng kelangan na points for 189 dahil sa limited number of slots, may migration agency ba na nagpoprovide ng job placement? May nakita akong AD from an agency called my new Australian life na may offer na job and accommodation pa. I don't know if legit na agency sya.
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Sila agent namin sa 489. Okay sila.
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Dodgy.
Joined: Sep 08, 2020
Looking for Agency din sana na okay thanks
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Joined: Aug 13, 2016
Ako Respall, lusot naman. And personally, I can say, hindi ako nahirapan. You can check my signature for my timeline. Matagal lang kasi bago ako nag PTE. May dalawa ako kaibigan na sila din kinuha, parehong lusot naman. Parehong mga ganyan din yung timeline after PTE
Computer Network and Systems Engineer - 263111
Age 33-39- 25points
English superior- 20points
Bachelor's Degree- 15points
Work Experience- 10pts
Total- 70pts
July 25, 2016- Lodged ACS
August 2, 2016- Favorable letter from ACS
January 10, 2017- Took PTE
January 12, 2017- PTE exam results (L90 R86 S90 W79)
January 12, 2017- EOI
January 18, 2017- ITA received
January 19, 2017- NBI (hit)
January 23, 2017- Visa Lodge 189
January 24, 2017- Medical bgc
January 27, 2017- NBI clearance received
February 2, 2017- Medical cleared (no action required)
February 15, 2017- Grant
October 26, 2017- Flight to Melbourne
October 27, 2017- Landed in Melbourne
July 14, 2018- Moved to Sydney
October 11, 2019- Wife gave birth to a baby boy
October 20, 2019- Applied for baby's birth certificate online
October 23, 2019- Baby boy's birth certificate received
October 25, 2019- Applied for baby's medicare
October 31, 2019- Baby's medicare activated
October 31, 2019- Applied for baby's citizenship certificate
November 7, 2019- Received baby's citizenship certificate
November 13, 2019- Applied for baby's passport
November 20, 2019- Baby's AU passport received
November 2, 2021- Submitted AU citizenship application for myself and my wife
April 14, 2022- Received Interview with Standard Test letter. May 25 schedule.
May 25, 2022- Passed the Australian Citizenship Test
May 25, 2022- Citizenship Approval Received
September 15, 2022- Invitation to Citizenship Ceremony Received
October 6, 2022- Citizenship Ceremony
October 18, 2022- AU passport application lodged
November 7, 2022- Passport received
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Joined: Aug 13, 2016
Ako Respall . Sobrang ok sila, you can check my timeline. Matagal bago ako nag PTE.
Computer Network and Systems Engineer - 263111
Age 33-39- 25points
English superior- 20points
Bachelor's Degree- 15points
Work Experience- 10pts
Total- 70pts
July 25, 2016- Lodged ACS
August 2, 2016- Favorable letter from ACS
January 10, 2017- Took PTE
January 12, 2017- PTE exam results (L90 R86 S90 W79)
January 12, 2017- EOI
January 18, 2017- ITA received
January 19, 2017- NBI (hit)
January 23, 2017- Visa Lodge 189
January 24, 2017- Medical bgc
January 27, 2017- NBI clearance received
February 2, 2017- Medical cleared (no action required)
February 15, 2017- Grant
October 26, 2017- Flight to Melbourne
October 27, 2017- Landed in Melbourne
July 14, 2018- Moved to Sydney
October 11, 2019- Wife gave birth to a baby boy
October 20, 2019- Applied for baby's birth certificate online
October 23, 2019- Baby boy's birth certificate received
October 25, 2019- Applied for baby's medicare
October 31, 2019- Baby's medicare activated
October 31, 2019- Applied for baby's citizenship certificate
November 7, 2019- Received baby's citizenship certificate
November 13, 2019- Applied for baby's passport
November 20, 2019- Baby's AU passport received
November 2, 2021- Submitted AU citizenship application for myself and my wife
April 14, 2022- Received Interview with Standard Test letter. May 25 schedule.
May 25, 2022- Passed the Australian Citizenship Test
May 25, 2022- Citizenship Approval Received
September 15, 2022- Invitation to Citizenship Ceremony Received
October 6, 2022- Citizenship Ceremony
October 18, 2022- AU passport application lodged
November 7, 2022- Passport received
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
Ethical Registered migration agents would likely not get involved in arrangements like that. Be cautious about such companies.
Joined: Jun 02, 2020
If employment based agency, better to just check on POEA job listing to be safe. But you have to shell out huge money on them too, usually more expensive than immigration agents. Sometimes you also have to agree that they will get a salary percentage, or whole salary upfront payment.
You should not trust an agent offering or promising a job placement because there is no system endorsed by DHA that enables them to do that.
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
Thatโs very true. Hence, ethical registered agents shy away from incorporating employment assistance as clearly they do not run employment agencies.
Joined: Aug 04, 2020
Sila po ang agent namin ngayon. May nakausap ako before from this group din na sila ang agent, okay naman daw po, approved na ang visa, dapat aalis na sila however, naabutan gn COVID dito sa pinas. And legit naman po sila based sa MARA. si carmine is a lawyer sa Australia and i think expert na talaga sya in terms of migration. For the program nila na may job offer, they will look into companies kasi na hiring that would fit sa qualification mo once approved na ung visa. And for the accommodation, they will help you lang po na maghanap ng matitirhan based sa budget mo. Take note sila lang po ang maghahanap, pero ikaw pa din po ang magbabayad sa rent
Joined: Jun 02, 2020
So this just means that you have to have the visa first. This needs to be emphasized. They will not look for an employer who will sponsor you. That should be clear because a lot of people are expecting these kind of agencies will be looking for a sponsor for you which is misleading.
Visa first, then they will look for companies for you? Parang tinulangan ka lang maghanap ng work once na magka visa ka. You can easily do it yourself once you have the visa and competent CV.
Joined: Aug 04, 2020
Ang convenient kasi once you land na sa AU, you have guaranteed job na. And they clearly explain it to us naman before we availed their service. And they never mention naman na they will look for an employer who will sponsor us. It is clear naman sa website nila yun if you check it. Anyway, other than that naman, they have services din naman na walang guaranteed job offer. Just merely process your visa. It's your choice pa din naman what will you avail, if you want convenience, then their migration plus program suits you, but if not and you are confident naman, then ung migration program ka lang. Sguro they have advantage lang na makaoffer ng ganyang program since they are based in australia and they can easily look for a job na suit sa qualification mo.
Joined: Sep 13, 2020
Hi. newbiw lang po with this thread. I chose ACN. Di ko pa masabi if OK, dahil nasa 2nd stage pa lang kami. Meron silang 5 stages y the way. Sana maayos naman tong napili ko agency.
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Joined: Mar 14, 2014
May clarification lang po ako, if they said they will assist you to find a job... Gaano po katagal ang assistance? Time based po ba? Or assistance lang to set up a certain number of job interviews?
Joined: Oct 14, 2020
Looking into getting onboard with them for my migration plan. From what I understand sa consultation, it's just recruitment assistance but a job offer is guaranteed. You will still need to attend interviews with prospective employers but they'll help you prep so you can present yourself from an Australian perspective. So, basically you WILL get an offer, not sure lang sa timeframe. Up to you pa rin kung ia-accept mo yung offer or not. Of course pwede rin namang you hunt on your own but if you're in a specialised field and competition is tough, this could be a good service.
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
My professional take on this, sign up with caution. I could imagine that the recruitment assistance is no different to other recruitment agencies out there. All candidates any recruiters would endorse are briefed before the interview. Itโs their best interest to prepare their candidates since they get paid by the hiring employer a percentage of the candidateโs salary. Hence, if you will sign up with them, have a realistic expectation regarding job opportunities as I donโt think your chances of getting hired is any higher. Itโs maybe similar to a placebo effect in medical term. Also, with the current climate, itโs very misleading for an agency to include its recruitment assistance as their selling point. In reality, it is very difficult to find employment when most businesses are struggling or at least on the edge waiting for how this pandemic will pan out. All the best.
Joined: Feb 07, 2021
Hi, just wondering howโs your application, so far? Iโm planning to avail their migration plus services rin po kasi. Just trying to find somebody na mahihingan ko po ng feedback for MNAL. Thanks!
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
You have to bear in mind that itโs you who will attend the job interview and not them so itโs you who will have to make or break the hiring process. Iโm just finding it difficult to understand why they promote such service as guaranteed employment. Nothing in life is guaranteed. We agents are bound by the code of conduct and we will be breaching the code if we guarantee visa grant because itโs misleading the clients. Though technically nothing is being breached under our code by guaranteeing employment. I just question if this is correct to guarantee such as it may be a breach of ethics. I think it sounds more correct and not misleading if they promote their service as helping clients to find a job by placing them in contact with employers/headhunters rather than saying they guarantee employment.
My thoughts on this, no one can guarantee anything and if one believes such claim, he/she will only be fooling himself/herself. Even headhunters are not in the position to guarantee such claim.
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
You can easily find a headhunter on LinkedIn or other job search websites and you wonโt have to pay anything. Headhunters get paid a percentage of the applicantโs salary if hiring was successful. Thatโs how they earn money. Just to give you an idea. Iโm not sure if thatโs the same set up for them but perhaps better to spend your money as baon once youโre in Australia?
Joined: Jan 01, 2021
hello po. pwede po matanong kung sino po yung agent nyo?
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Joined: Aug 13, 2016
Anong balita dito? lumusot ba? may friend ako nag hahanap ng migration agent din. may trabaho nga na kasama?
Computer Network and Systems Engineer - 263111
Age 33-39- 25points
English superior- 20points
Bachelor's Degree- 15points
Work Experience- 10pts
Total- 70pts
July 25, 2016- Lodged ACS
August 2, 2016- Favorable letter from ACS
January 10, 2017- Took PTE
January 12, 2017- PTE exam results (L90 R86 S90 W79)
January 12, 2017- EOI
January 18, 2017- ITA received
January 19, 2017- NBI (hit)
January 23, 2017- Visa Lodge 189
January 24, 2017- Medical bgc
January 27, 2017- NBI clearance received
February 2, 2017- Medical cleared (no action required)
February 15, 2017- Grant
October 26, 2017- Flight to Melbourne
October 27, 2017- Landed in Melbourne
July 14, 2018- Moved to Sydney
October 11, 2019- Wife gave birth to a baby boy
October 20, 2019- Applied for baby's birth certificate online
October 23, 2019- Baby boy's birth certificate received
October 25, 2019- Applied for baby's medicare
October 31, 2019- Baby's medicare activated
October 31, 2019- Applied for baby's citizenship certificate
November 7, 2019- Received baby's citizenship certificate
November 13, 2019- Applied for baby's passport
November 20, 2019- Baby's AU passport received
November 2, 2021- Submitted AU citizenship application for myself and my wife
April 14, 2022- Received Interview with Standard Test letter. May 25 schedule.
May 25, 2022- Passed the Australian Citizenship Test
May 25, 2022- Citizenship Approval Received
September 15, 2022- Invitation to Citizenship Ceremony Received
October 6, 2022- Citizenship Ceremony
October 18, 2022- AU passport application lodged
November 7, 2022- Passport received
Joined: Sep 13, 2020
Hi @Mau766. Si Jasmine Magsalin po agent namin dito. May partner RMA sya sa AUS, si Willie Natividad.
So far OK pa naman.