Australian Capital Territory - Canberra

kisses1417

@bookworm: Sales Representative (Pharmaceuticals) po. Last year yata sya nag close. All this time ba open yung occupation na to? Huhu i am now waiting for my vetassess outcome. Baka kasi mag open uli kaya nag pa skills assessment ako.

match_prop

hello everyone!.. sa mga arch'l draftsperson SS applicants at Canberrans dito, just wondering po baka meron kayong alam na job opening dyan or nahanap na job ads for Arch'l Draftsperson sa ACT?...-- wala pa kasi akong nakikita na post for arch'l draftsperson.. puro pang civil at mechanical lang kaya di pwede sa application.. -- naka ready na nga mga papers ko for submission kaso medu itong job ads ang mahirap... -- thanks in advance!..

nin

Hi sa mga nakabased na sa ACT...hingi lang sana ako ng advise or idea about cost of living diyan on a monthly basis for a couple (no kids) like housing, transportation (public & private), utilities (water/elec/internet) ,food/groceries, health insurance & entertainment. Please feel free to add if I missed out anything. Thanks in advance guys.

Albermen

Based on our expenses - Couple with no kids - I study in UC and work also
Living - 1500/monthly (makakamura ka kung share a flat)
Transportation - 240/gasoline per month (Bili ka used car, may 1500$ maayos, sa Mitchell, I'm using my car from Watson to Bruce20km 3x/week, Watson to Narrabundah34km 2x/week, Watson to City12km 4x/week)
Transportation - 68/week (same routine; however, I still have spare gas for lakwatsa; no need to wait bust schedule)
Utilities - Water (400) Electricity is included with house rent; Internet (30)
Food/groceries - 25-30/daily
Health Insurance - OSHC will be paid before you come (900each)
Entertainment - 30-40 (movie and dinner for two in MANUKA)

Albermen

Advise ko lang sa lahat
Kung naghahanap po kayo ng work, wag po kayo maghanap ng desired position ninyo.
Just grab the available ones kung kaya..
I just got my job after my first try, last Thursday (Just arrived January 18)
I applied for a cook position kahit wala classification basta marunong lang me magluto.
I got the job and signed the contract today after my orientation/trial
Fortunately, I also sent an application to another place at the same day and I got a call yesterday to start working on Monday.

Hindi po ako mamamarunong, suggestion lang po kasi marami ako nakitang post na naghahanap ng work, alam ko po mahal ang bilihin.

nin

Based on our expenses - Couple with no kids - I study in UC and work also
Living - 1500/monthly (makakamura ka kung share a flat)
Transportation - 240/gasoline per month (Bili ka used car, may 1500$ maayos, sa Mitchell, I'm using my car from Watson to Bruce20km 3x/week, Watson to Narrabundah34km 2x/week, Watson to City12km 4x/week)
Transportation - 68/week (same routine; however, I still have spare gas for lakwatsa; no need to wait bust schedule)
Utilities - Water (400) Electricity is included with house rent; Internet (30)
Food/groceries - 25-30/daily
Health Insurance - OSHC will be paid before you come (900each)
Entertainment - 30-40 (movie and dinner for two in MANUKA)

Thanks sa detailed & very useful na advice.

nin

Hi guys me again....if anyone can please share a sample format letter for "commitment to canberra statement? Is there a standard application form from the gov website or I'll just have to make my own letter? Any advice would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.

thegreatiam15

mga bossing may question ako regarding sa act financial declaration form

nagsesend kasi ako nang rough draft sa agent ko nang act declaration asset form

bale sa parents ko kung magkano na landvalues nang property na meron kami, ang nagiging publema ko ngayon is kung hahanapin ba nang CO yung proof regarding dito and kung pwede magsend lang nang stat dec form to prove it kasi hindi nakapangalan saken yung property at ilagay nalang sana sa form na co owner ako

eto po kasi yung dilemma ko today wala po kasi akong nahinging tulong regarding financial bank savings na pwede heramin.

sana may makatulong T_T

thegreatiam15

Hello question especially sa mga nagapply nang nomination sa canberra or ACT magkano ang dineclare nyo in total sa financial declaration form ninyo for a family of three or more?

any ideas or inputs are highly appreciated mga bossing

sana may makatulong lalo na sa mga bago lang naglodge nang SS nomination nila for ACT

nagdeclare kasi ako nang 67K AUD pero hindi saktong solid numbers may decimals kasi cinonvert ko lang yung local currency to AUD

maraming salamat

jeorems

Hello question especially sa mga nagapply nang nomination sa canberra or ACT magkano ang dineclare nyo in total sa financial declaration form ninyo for a family of three or more?

any ideas or inputs are highly appreciated mga bossing

sana may makatulong lalo na sa mga bago lang naglodge nang SS nomination nila for ACT

nagdeclare kasi ako nang 67K AUD pero hindi saktong solid numbers may decimals kasi cinonvert ko lang yung local currency to AUD

maraming salamat

sir sorry but i think i wont be able to post ung amount. we are a family of 7. my wife and me and my kids plus my mother in law.

sa case ko, assess lang ng value ng propertry (estimated lang less na lahat ng kailangan ibawas which hindi rin naman ganun kalaki) and some sources of funds like cpf (similar ng sss ng pinas). ung cash on hand ko is hindi ganun kalaki, less than 8k aud lang ata and meron kasi dahil sa loan. but it is enough to support the family for about a year.

i think di makukuha ung exact amount because of the exchange rate. i declare mine depende sa exchange rate ng araw na un but i also inserted kung saan galing ung exchange rate na nakuha ko (www.xe.com).

actually naiisip ko lang na min of 6 mos or probably more than a year of funds for our family to survive just in case na hindi agad makahanap ng work. meron research na part ng monthly expenses na sinubmit right?

just my 2 cents of opiniion sir.

thegreatiam15

@jeorems

HELLO sir maraming salamat sa insights, cinompute ko kasi yung total number of years vs. salary ko multiplied by inestimate ko nalang na 10% nang salary ko nasasave ko hehe

so ayun yung current na cash in hand ko

tapos isinama ko yung property ko na kaisa isa na hindi naman kalakihan yung halaga kasi probinsya siya.

saka isang life savings. sana maging enough na yun for a family of three.

gaano kabilis lately ang pagkuha nang nomination?

jeorems

no idea sa latest ng issuance ng 190 kasi ung sa akin medyo matagal Feb 2014 ako nag submit a few days after mag closed ung skills ko but they gave a week to submit then after that mga Jun na ata lumabas ung result though nag send naman ng email informing ng delay sa dami ng apps na need nila i-process. roughly mga 4 mos bago ko narcv ung positive response nila

easy lang sa paghintay...darating din yan. basta nagawa mo ung research mo about sa expenses sa canberra then may ipon ka to last for 6 or to be safe 12 mos then by God's grace all is well.

thegreatiam15

no idea sa latest ng issuance ng 190 kasi ung sa akin medyo matagal Feb 2014 ako nag submit a few days after mag closed ung skills ko but they gave a week to submit then after that mga Jun na ata lumabas ung result though nag send naman ng email informing ng delay sa dami ng apps na need nila i-process. roughly mga 4 mos bago ko narcv ung positive response nila

easy lang sa paghintay...darating din yan. basta nagawa mo ung research mo about sa expenses sa canberra then may ipon ka to last for 6 or to be safe 12 mos then by God's grace all is well.

medyo maganda ipon ko papi at the same time nanghiram ako sa bayaw ko just in case hanapan ako : )

thegreatiam15

question especially sa mga nasa AU na effective paba ang google maps when driving around the cities or state crossing para sa mga road trips? : )

bookworm

effective ang google maps. Includes bus arrival, even walkways to get to bus stops.

thegreatiam15

effective ang google maps. Includes bus arrival, even walkways to get to bus stops.

ayos! maraming salamat hehe paano pala pamasahe diyan? possible ba magcommute from canberra to sydney?

Envy

@thegreatiam15 yes possible, 3 hour bus ride.

cheapest is $15 (specials, book early and book online). Average fare around $30 - $50.

Trips everyday , every 2 hours. Earliest 4am , Last trip about 9pm.

Envy

@thegreatiam15 67k aud cash on hand? wowowin !!!!!!
average salary sa ACT is between 5k to 7k (after tax).. so definitely more than enough yan
to show proof of financial capacity.

in my case, hiningi lang saken 3 month equivalent (around 6k for family of 4)

thegreatiam15

@thegreatiam15 67k aud cash on hand? wowowin !!!!!!
average salary sa ACT is between 5k to 7k (after tax).. so definitely more than enough yan
to show proof of financial capacity.

in my case, hiningi lang saken 3 month equivalent (around 6k for family of 4)

lol not on hand bossing declared total po yan on hand malabo umabot ganyan pera ko haha

thegreatiam15

@thegreatiam15 67k aud cash on hand? wowowin !!!!!!
average salary sa ACT is between 5k to 7k (after tax).. so definitely more than enough yan
to show proof of financial capacity.

in my case, hiningi lang saken 3 month equivalent (around 6k for family of 4)

question about dun sa 3 months equivalent

pwede paelaborate please? thank you

Envy

@thegreatiam15

nung nag reply yung ACT regarding sa request ko for SS. nagbigay sila ng sample expense computation (rent, bills, food, transpo)..di ko alam paano sila nagkapag conclude na atleast $2k ang minimum expenditures ko, tapos ayun humingi sila ng bank statement to prove that I can survive for a 3 month period.

sa case ko, siguro naging factor din dyan is im already working and im just transferring from a temporary visa to permanent visa. kaya di na siguro naghanap ng malaking amount.

thegreatiam15

@thegreatiam15

nung nag reply yung ACT regarding sa request ko for SS. nagbigay sila ng sample expense computation (rent, bills, food, transpo)..di ko alam paano sila nagkapag conclude na atleast $2k ang minimum expenditures ko, tapos ayun humingi sila ng bank statement to prove that I can survive for a 3 month period.

sa case ko, siguro naging factor din dyan is im already working and im just transferring from a temporary visa to permanent visa. kaya di na siguro naghanap ng malaking amount.

astig : )

maraming saalamat bossing

nin

Hi recently nainform ako na may case officer na daw na na-assign sa application ko for state nimination. Does that mean na may chance ang application kor for state nomination or it means na mag-start pa lang sila na i-assess application ko? thanks in advance sa mga advice

Envy

Hi recently nainform ako na may case officer na daw na na-assign sa application ko for state nimination. Does that mean na may chance ang application kor for state nomination or it means na mag-start pa lang sila na i-assess application ko? thanks in advance sa mga advice

nag lodge ka na ba ng visa application? or EOI palang? at sino ang nag inform sayo about having a case officer.

nin

Oo State nomination application pa lang. Agent ko and sinend nya email saken ng immigration act email.

Envy

Yes, you are one step closer to getting your visa.

Once ma update ng ACT state govt yung nomination sayo sa skillselect, DIBP will send you an invite to lodge a visa application.

Dahil may agent ka , yung agent mo pwede mag lodge in your behalf. Kulitin mo ng kulitin ang agent mo, at dapat may specific time ng updates sa yo.

Suggest ko lang na you set the frequency when he/she send you an update (weekly, fortnightly) , kahit walang progress a simple email should be sent out to you.

nin

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nin

Yes, you are one step closer to getting your visa.

Once ma update ng ACT state govt yung nomination sayo sa skillselect, DIBP will send you an invite to lodge a visa application.

Dahil may agent ka , yung agent mo pwede mag lodge in your behalf. Kulitin mo ng kulitin ang agent mo, at dapat may specific time ng updates sa yo.

Suggest ko lang na you set the frequency when he/she send you an update (weekly, fortnightly) , kahit walang progress a simple email should be sent out to you.

Thanks sa advice.

nin

Yes, you are one step closer to getting your visa.

Once ma update ng ACT state govt yung nomination sayo sa skillselect, DIBP will send you an invite to lodge a visa application.

Dahil may agent ka , yung agent mo pwede mag lodge in your behalf. Kulitin mo ng kulitin ang agent mo, at dapat may specific time ng updates sa yo.

Suggest ko lang na you set the frequency when he/she send you an update (weekly, fortnightly) , kahit walang progress a simple email should be sent out to you.

Ask ko pala if mga ilang months usually bago mag ka result after ako bigyan ng CO?

Envy

@nin

check mo yung immi website. look for visa timetable.

Nasa Category 3 ang Philippines sa risk table.