Things to do first "After" arriving in Australia

viannej08

@pjecuacion - OMG! summer pa naman, how much more kaya pagdating namin June nxt yr start of winter

TasBurrfoot

@viannej08 - mas mauna mi ninyo!

april 3 mi mularga... melbourne!!

pjecuacion

@viannej08 haha uu nga medyo malamig para sken, pero lamigin naman talaga ako

LokiJr

kung initial entry ko ay sa winter season sa Australia, mas mura ba kung sa Pinas ako bibili? Or puwede na bumili sa Australia? Mabigat din kasi mga jacket hehe

kenkoy

@LokiJr u bring some & just buy a vacuum plastic storage bags sa handyman or SM. malaking space ang madadagdag sa 'yo.

kenkoy

i'm done with the following:

medicare (needed ang bank acct number)
tax file number (applied online)
NAB bank acct (need to go back to medicare to furnish them my bank acct number)
RTA photo capture card (needs another ID other than the passport. my credit card did it)

all of these need the passport & visa (stamped or DIAC letter). isa pa, akala ko tapos na lahat ang mga gastusin...RTA photo capture card costs $48.

better in order to avoid going back,
TFN
bank acct (at the same day with the next)
medicare
RTA photo card (can be done later once bank has sent u a letter of confirmation)

did i miss anything?

hotshot

i'm done with the following:

medicare (needed ang bank acct number)
tax file number (applied online)
NAB bank acct (need to go back to medicare to furnish them my bank acct number)
RTA photo capture card (needs another ID other than the passport. my credit card did it)

all of these need the passport & visa (stamped or DIAC letter). isa pa, akala ko tapos na lahat ang mga gastusin...RTA photo capture card costs $48.

better in order to avoid going back,
TFN
bank acct (at the same day with the next)
medicare
RTA photo card (can be done later once bank has sent u a letter of confirmation)

did i miss anything?

how about centrelink? kelangan pa po ba yun?

saka yung sa RTA...tapos na kayo mag-exam?

kenkoy

@hotshot no need for the centrelink for me & my son. ang alam ko ang perm res will only be eligible after 2 years pa yata. i just don't know pag meron children involved. my son is an adult & employed.

re RTA, it's not a license yet. it's only a photo capture card for ur identification in case u chance upon an immigration officer asking for ur identity. kumbaga, no need to bring ur passport all the time. mahirap na rin baka mawala pa ang passport. pero once na maka undergo ako ng driving lessons, kahit for 2 hours lang, & have read the handbook on the rules of the street, by then madali na for me to take the written & practical test. ewan ko, di ko pa alam how to unlearn my driving habits. pero madalas pinanonood ko ang flow ng traffic esp sa major thoroughfares & roundabout. after kong maipasa lahat yan, hahanap ako ng mga aussies na nagdi-drifting. sasali ako.

LokiJr

@LokiJr u bring some & just buy a vacuum plastic storage bags sa handyman or SM. malaking space ang madadagdag sa 'yo.

hehe noted! Mamamakyaw na lang ako ng jacket sa Baguio pag on sale dun! hehe

gerrymontano

wow. this thread is really informative. salamat. sana nga lang the "newstart allowance" would be useful given its name.

TasBurrfoot

wow. this thread is really informative. salamat. sana nga lang the "newstart allowance" would be useful given its name.

off topic pero @gerrymontano - kelan plano ninyo mag Oz? And where in Oz?

Sorry, you may have answered this already though, ehehehe!!

gerrymontano

wow. this thread is really informative. salamat. sana nga lang the "newstart allowance" would be useful given its name.

off topic pero @gerrymontano - kelan plano ninyo mag Oz? And where in Oz?

Sorry, you may have answered this already though, ehehehe!!

April 15 plano namin. Sa South Australia po punta namin ng wife ko. Lapit na alis nyo dito sa SG, hehe

TasBurrfoot

wow. this thread is really informative. salamat. sana nga lang the "newstart allowance" would be useful given its name.

off topic pero @gerrymontano - kelan plano ninyo mag Oz? And where in Oz?

Sorry, you may have answered this already though, ehehehe!!

April 15 plano namin. Sa South Australia po punta namin ng wife ko. Lapit na alis nyo dito sa SG, hehe

Lapit na indeed! Ahahaha... less than 3 more wks!!

Halos magkasabay pala tayo to Oz... April 3 kami but sa Melbourne!

LokiJr

wow. this thread is really informative. salamat. sana nga lang the "newstart allowance" would be useful given its name.

Bayad daw muna tayo tax saka raw natin mapapakinabanan ang Newstart allowance hehehe

li_i_ren

anyone syndey bound?;)

hotshot

anyone syndey bound?;)

present!

mallows

Hi question, kung sino po may alam... if state sponsored po ba dapat pumasok kna agad sa state na nagsponsor syo bago magexpire initial entry or pwede ka muna mag entry anywhere in australia? basta po ba makapasok ng australia pwede or dapat sa state ka talaga pumasok. thanks

icebreaker1928

@mallows kahit saang state ka mag entry marsh ok lang... ang IED is kahit saan sa AU...

mallows

Hi icebreaker1928, thanks. clarify ko lang.. for example IED ko for my visa is Dec 1. pwede ako pumasok ng sydney tapos mga dec 26 na ako papasok sa queensland which is dun ako nasponsoran at mag stay talaga? thanks po

icebreaker1928

@mallows yes marsh... pwede po...

gerrymontano

@mallows as far as I know, yup pwede ka magentry anywhere in OZ. state sponsored din ako. pero kailangan mong pumasok sa state na nagsponsor sayo before ur IED and magstay dun for 2 yrs.

cind3r3lla

During initial entry, pwede po mag enter and stay anywhere basta nasa Oz, state-sponsored or not.

Yun lang, dapat before mag expire ang visa nating mga state-sponsored, dun na tayo sa state natin pumunta.

icebreaker1928

@mallows as far as I know, yup pwede ka magentry anywhere in OZ. state sponsored din ako. pero kailangan mong pumasok sa state na nagsponsor sayo before ur IED and magstay dun for 2 yrs.

hi sir, as far as I know, IED is anywhere in AU... ang reqts ng state sponsored is you need to work and live there for 2 yrs before ur visa expires just like cinderella said...

not unless may nasusulat po na kelangan ang IED is kung sinong state ang nagsponsor..
if meron, I stand corrected. may link po ba kayo?

rbolante

i agree IED is anywhere in AUS.

eto mejo OT nang konti..

may batchmate ako na SS at SA ang nag-sponsor sa kanya. nung di sya makahanap ng work sa SA lumipat sya sa NSW. di ko na nga natanong kung ano mangyayari nun kasi SA ang nag-sponsor sa kanya tapos lumipat sya ng NSW. ang alam ko din kasi talaga she is required to stay in sponsoring state for at least 2 years.

TasBurrfoot

i agree IED is anywhere in AUS.

eto mejo OT nang konti..

may batchmate ako na SS at SA ang nag-sponsor sa kanya. nung di sya makahanap ng work sa SA lumipat sya sa NSW. di ko na nga natanong kung ano mangyayari nun kasi SA ang nag-sponsor sa kanya tapos lumipat sya ng NSW. ang alam ko din kasi talaga she is required to stay in sponsoring state for at least 2 years.

May isang forumer din dito who was sponsored by SA but she decided from the start to live in NSW, specifically in Sydney. She got a job already and mukhang wala naman problema as this is just a so-called moral obligation (term used by the other forum).

But still, we won't know until say 5 yrs down the road when it will be time for you to renew your re-entry permit or say apply for citizenship. Upon knowing na you did not fulfill your obligation to your sponsoring state, I would not know what will be the repercussion to this.

LokiJr

Kailangan mo lang ata ay makausap mo yung state (anong position nga ba uli?) to inform them that you would like to seek employment in a different state...then gawa ka rin written notice.

Pag state sponsorship lenient naman sila alam ko...medyo mahigpit nga lang sila pag regional visa mo

mallows

thanks sa reply nyo po... pero yun nga po based sa reply nyo is pwede magstay kahit after ng IED pero pupunta naman talaga sa state na nagsponsor pero late nga lang sa IED.

icebreaker, based sa visa wala na naman nakasulat general lang must be in Australia lang nakasulat sa visa at dun sa letter na nakaattach.. kaya clarify din ako thanks

rbolante

@psychoboy yun din iniisip ko. unless nagpaalam nang maayos sa state na lilipat sya sa iba. in that way mas graceful ang exit. hehe.

LokiJr

I think wala naman masamang lumipat, basta maayos yung paalam niyo at in writing hehe. Pangit din tingnan na baka isipin ng mga Aussies nag-aapply tayong mga Pinoy ng mga regional visas para lang madaling makapasok sa bansa nila hehe

faa317

hi po tanong ko lang, kasi plan namin pumunta muna ng adelaide sa autie ko before going to canberra, statesponsor po kami ng canberra does that mean that we can only apply our medicare sa canberra? kasi we are thinking na dun muna kami mag stay while mag jobhunting online pra free bahay then once makakuha ng work fly agad. thanks po