Victoria State Sponsorship

l0ki

@kymme will you try to send them an email anytime soon? If you don't mind me asking, ano pala breakdown nang points sa friend mo?

Au_Vic

@kymme don't get me wrong, I am not saying its not true or she made it all up. what i'm saying was she's very lucky coz Vic considered her situation and not all state will do that. If that thing worked for her then maybe someone else is in the same position as her can do the same or try that path to get an invite quicker.

Btw, its not just students who spends a lot of money, every aspiring migrant spends a ton of cash, time and effort to be in Australia and get their visas - which I am fully aware of.

No one forced us to study or move here in Australia, it's our choice right? I believe that all the monies we spent in this whole migration process will form part of our investment in exchange for a better life in australia.

I spend time sharing my knowledge and experience about australian immigration to our fellow kababayans on this forum, coz I want to help others achieve their dreams in living down under and every ITA or visa grant I see here makes me happy.

All the best to you and your friend. Hope you'll get the golden email very soon.

Cheers!

bettyboop

Ok lng po ba na mag email din kami direct sa victoria para mag enquire sa status ng eoi kahit agent namin nag submit sa EOI?

kymme

@Au_Vic that's okay po. probably next time, instead of LOLing her, lets be happy nalang. im on the same situation as her. pa expire nko next week and wala p din invite ko. but praying p din. that 'tactic' didnt work for me kasi 55+5 lng ako and xa 60+5. although ng present ako ng permanent job saknila but kulang points ko.

i know you have helped heaps of aspiring migrants dito sa forum coz ive seen your comments. mej nainis lng ako dun sa tactic and lol comment mo but all good now.

kymme

@l0ki i did try sending them
an email na pa expire n din ako next week but the reply was 'we do not offer priority processing. wait for 12 weeks' bla bla. so un, wnrol nlng ulit ako png student visa.

Au_Vic

@kymme no worries! i am not sure exactly about your situation, are you on student visa? temporary graduate visa or 457? 457 coz you mentioned that you've presented permanent job offer to Vic state govt?

if your visa is expiring soon, pick up the phone and call the Victorian state sponsorship office and tell them your situation, it may work, sometimes phone conversation helps.

I have called them few times before on behalf of my client and so far the people I have spoken to were nice and helpful.

Au_Vic

@bettyboop you can try but some agencies are strict and they will not tell you any information even though it's your own application 'coz your agent lodged it on your behalf

kymme

@Au_Vic i tried before but yun yung response, antay 12 weeks. my other friend got invited this morning as well. saktong 12 weeks kanya.

yung current hospital ko not sponsoring sila. perm part time 0.5fte lng ako. cant do grad visa kasi 1 yr bachelor ako then bumaba ng diploma in leadership. although i am claiming points for 2 years australian study. super kulang ako sa points from my age and overseas exp. sa january p ksi ako mg 25

jen.farne

Meron na din ba dito nag apply ng Victoria EOI under ICT? Ang alam ko kasi need ng Offer of Employment kapag ICT. Yung company ko may office dito sa Sydney at Melbourne, nagpapalipat ako ngayon sa melbourne para makapag apply ako ng Visa 190. Nagbigay naman yung company ko ng documents to support my application and today, I think tinawagan na yung HR namin to confirm the offer of employment. It's been 2 weeks na since nagpasa ako ng EOI, mas mabilis kaya ang processing nila kung may offer of employment na? Gaano kaya katagal dun sa naka experience na ng same scenario?

bettyboop

@Au_Vic salamat. May mga reference numbers ba kailangan ibigay pag mag enquire directly sa victoria?
..correct me.if im wrong. Husband ko primary applicant at chef po profession. Pag mag lodge ng EOI directly sa victoria website tama po ba?
..kasi sabi ng agent nag submit na sila last july/aug yata. Tapos last month nag ask daw more details ang victoria.. related sa work ng hubby ko.
This month..sabi naman nila baka by nov or dec.. may resulta na if ma invite...
Ganun po ba katagal?

At the same time.. naghanap din sila ng employer sponsorship..

victorious

@kymme hindi pa po ako ng try mag email or tumawag. Probably tom i’ll give it a try. Yong friend mo po na nainvite ano anzsco nya?

kymme

@victorious registered nurse nec kaming 3

Au_Vic

@bettyboop hi, EOI is lodged sa immigration website then application for state sponsorship in Victoria is lodged sa victorian state migration website.

if you have an application number from victorian state migration you can include that in you enquiry or perhaps try using your husband's passport number and/or birth date for identfication purposes.

looking at the other posts here, it may take 12 weeks to process Vic state sponsorship maybe count 12 weeks from aug. Yes, they may ask further documents.

who is looking for employer sponsorship? yung victorian state migration or yung agent mo?

bettyboop

@Au_Vic thanks sa advise... I guess we just have to wait sa outcome ng EOI. Wala din kasi kami application number. At im thinking..if ever mag enquire ako at mag reply sila. E CC sa email ang agent namin.. hehe.
Yung agent(MARA) po namin sa AU sila naka based at they do job placement also mostly for chefs.

kymme

@Au_Vic i received my invite na po today, just in time before mag expire visa ko sa wednesday i also emailed them about the expiry. and 8 weeks antay ko

l0ki

@kymme yaaay! Congrats po

Au_Vic

@kymme congrats! next would the visa grant

kymme

@Au_Vic ask ko lng po. pg bridging visa, allowed b mg work full time and meron na din medicare?

victorious

Congrats @kymme! Good thing that they considered your case. Nkailang emails ka po sa kanila?

kymme

@victorious nakarami na. haha. siguro 4x emails sa 8 weeks ko na antay. and nka 2x call ako s knila. tas sinabi na 'we have talked before and we do notnoffer priority processing. however we will endeavor to process on whatever deadline you may have'. tas tinanong ako kelan mg expire. sinend ko pati current visa ko

victorious

@kymme good all your hard work paid off. Level up kana..

victorious

Your student visa is expiring this weds right? Does it mean that you have to lodge your sc190 visa before your current visa expires? What’s your next move? All the best to you.

kymme

@victorious yeap. i have to lodge it today pra by the time ma expire nko, nka bridging visa nko. instead of stydent visa n super mahal. so the invite was just on time. God's perfect timing

Au_Vic

@kymme it depends on the type of bridging visa. usually, immigration will tell you whether you can work or not. No medicare benefit whilst on bridging visa.

jacjacjac

Hi!
Anyone of you has been requested Japan police clearance?
Binuksan nyo po ba ang envelope? Sabi kasi ng consulate it it will be invalid if I opened it instead of Australian Immigration.
I emailed the CO for permission though, and still waiting for the reply.

kymme

@Au_Vic kkbasa ko lng nung bridging visa, full work rights. regarding dun sa medicare, di po ako sinabihan ng RPS na kumuha ng private health insurance. matatapos na sa december. so need ko i extend yun gang ma grant ang PR?

Au_Vic

@kymme yes coz you need to be a PR or oz citizen to get medicare benefits. in terms of full work rights whilst on a bridging visa, you need to wait for the bridging visa grant letter from immigration to ensure that you have full work rights since you are currently on a student visa. If you will apply for BVA...

Bridging Visa A allows the holder to reside in Australia and gives the holder work and study permissions based upon the substantive visa they previously held. For example, if you held a Student Visa at the time you applied for a different substantive visa while in Australia, you will be granted a Bridging Visa A with the same work and study conditions as your Student Visa.

If for example you are on a temporary graduate visa then you applied for BVA, your work rights will be the same as your temporary graduate visa.

kymme

@Au_Vic ganun po ba. effective 1 hour ago na yung bridging visa A ko. previous visa was student visa and applied for 190. nsa bridging visa ko, no work limitation na ako so pwede nko ng full work rights.

Au_Vic

@kymme yep, immigration will tell you any conditions or work rights for your bridging visa.

lack14

@jen.farne ICT po ako and got an ITA for 190 sa VIC. But I went for the 189 option so I withdrew the 190 ITA. Wala naman ako offer for employment and I got the ITA around 1 month after.