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Itong sub class ba natin makaka free education ang mga kids?
may nabasa kasi ako sa website na contribution lng pero nung nag inquire naman sister in law ko is nasa 9, 000 ang fees.
Kinakabahan nako kung ganyan. Pls kung sino makaka confirm dyan sa aussie. May mga kids din ba kayo n studying na dyan?
Thanks,
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may nahagilap dinnkami s website kahapon. Free nga din mga bata. Yup basta govt. May mga contributions and others charges na payable as local students. Same din sa mga PR. Medyo nabunutan nako ng tinik hehhe.
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Yup. Anong age ng kids mo? And diba end of march alis mo? Kami naka booked ng 3rd wk of mar :-)
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Hi All!
Mukhang ok nga if ganon sa govt/state school. Ang difference lang din kasi na sabi ng cousin ko is walang "religion" subject kaya sa private Catholic school ang mga anak nya kahit a bit pricey than state schools. So we're thinking maybe during the first year i-enrol narin naming sa private ang anak namin (5yo) para kasama nya mga pinsan nya and help him cope with the new environment knowing cousins are with him.
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Has any of you checked our visa and if tama ang na-realize ko that we only have 1year after we meet the 2-year residence requirement for the 887 Permanent Visa to be granted or else we need to be out of Australia when our 496 visa expires?
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So after complying with the 2 years residence in the designated area that means saka ka palang makakapag apply for PR. Yun ay kung na-comply mo din ang 1yr full-time work. So lumalabas 1yr lang ang window para mag-apply and para ma-approve ang new visa (after the 2nd year residence up to the 3rd year validity of visa upon arrival).
What do you think po?
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Re CFO sticker, we went there kanina. Paid our fees and attended the seminar. By the time the conductor was about to give our passports back, we were told that we should not have attended the seminar because ours is a provisional visa. We should attend daw once we're on a Permanent visa na. They returned our payment naman BUT kinda weird lang kasi we will stay in Australia for at least 2 years, live and work there tapos kung kelan alam na naman kahit pano buhay don (having actually lived there), saka ka palang a-attend ng "pre-departure seminar" for the sticker.
So ayun, FYI lang to the rest of the 496 hehe. No need na daw.
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good day mate!
We're here at Melbourne since Friday. Medyi busy at groge pa nung weekend. Grabe sa lamig kaya nag a adjust padin.
Same case nangyari samin dyan s PDOS. Mga ojt daw ung nasa front desk na nag che checkng docs kaya na ooverlooked ang mga temp visa. Pero good thing may mga napulot naman kami na infos.
496ers,
Whose bound dito s Melbourne, derrimut kami ng family ko. I hope may malapit sainyo.
BTW, do I need to inform may CO na dumating nako? Ung TFN naka apply nako on line. Sa bank OK na activated na sa Commonwealth.
Pls share po if may kelangan pa ako I inform upon arrival.
Thanks,
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So no problem na sa immigration re CFO sticker? Di na talaga hinanap?
Alam ko no need na to inform anyone of our arrival in Australia, unlike mga state-sponsored. Just keep all evidence re residence and work para when we apply naman for PR (887).
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1. Nag-punta ba kayo sa Centrelink?
2. Did you apply for private health insurance? Wala tayong Medicare benefits db.
3. TFN can only be applied AFTER arrival since they will be needing our original passports db?
Thank you.
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re CFO sticker wala namang questions ang IO natin, medyo may edad ung natapatan naming babae at parang kwentuhan pa nga to the point na sabi nya dito satin walang pag unlad hehhe. pagdating naman dito sa aussie ung IO na babae medyo matapang, pinapagalitan ung mga naka queue pero hindi naman din naghanap nung visa letter ng immig, nag tanong lang kung ano ung visa.
ung questions mo na 1 and 2, bukas namin plan i visit. di naman masama mag inquire kahit tayo'y provisional visa lang. ung no3, nag online application lng kami pero within 28days ang feedback.
i'm busy with jobhunting and looking for school sa 3 anakis namin. hopefully maging postive lahat :-)
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end of March flight nyo diba? where in Melbourne ang location nyo? Derrimut kami now sana may chance mag meet tayo to share more :-)
thanks,
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Thank you sa answers. So tama, afterarrival pa pwede mag-online application for TFN, not before.
Sa Caroline Springs kami temporarily magstay, sa house ng pinsan ni misis. Mga 14mins away sa Derrimut, 11kms. 18mins/15kms naman from Caroline Springs to Maribyrnong. April 6 ang dating naman namin.
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Good to hear... malamig na dito ngayon.
Yup ginawa namin yang TFN after arrival. On line naman kaya madali lang.
Regarding sa schooling, ung youngest daughter namin she's 8y/o pero nung nalaman ung birth year nya dapat daw sa primary3 sya. Na accelerate pa nga, sa singapore kasi nasa primary 2plang sya. Tapos walang kahirap hirap sa pag accept, nag fill up lng kami enrollment form then submit lng BC, passport, immunisation rec. End na nga din ng term1 sa apr4 pero she can still join the class this coming Friday :-)
May mga kids ba kayo kasama?
Keep in touch :-)
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3kids ang samin kaya sa govt namin nai enroll. Walang tuition fee its free pero may books ang ipad rental na nag total s $200 un lng ung babayaran. Nag request din kami na I staggered ang payment and they agree. Bukod dun ung uniform na napaka mahal so we ended na maghanap ng second hand w/c is $5/ea. Kasi if you buy nasa $35 din each.
Term2 will resume on 22April kaya mga kids ko vacay mode pa uli.
Rgds,
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Did you attend an interview at an Australian post? Also where did you apply for TFN? straight at ATO site of iar.ato.gov.au
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Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay
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Wife is the primary visa applicant.
Primary School Teacher : 241211
Dec 2007 - IELTS (Academic Module)
May 2008 - Positive Skills Assessment
22 June 2008 - Lodged Visa 175
04 Jan 2013 - CO allocated (Team 6), CO requested for PCC,
Medicals, copies of new passport
16 Jan 2013 - Medicals done at St. Luke's
22 Jan 2013 - Medical referred to MOC
19 Feb 2013 - Assigned to new CO (Team 7)
13 Apr 2013 - Medical finalised
15 Apr 2013 - Visa Grant!!!
07 Dec 2013 - IELTS Academic L=8.5 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5 OBS=8.5
28 Dec 2013 - Flight to Melbourne
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”
― Harvey MacKay