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farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
hi everyone, bago lng po ako d2..my husband applied for 457 visa.and 1 of his requirements is to take an IELTS exam..is it really difficult? give me some tips nman and reviewers. thanks guys..
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farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
thanks aolee.. mahirap ba talaga ung test,my husband is an OFW and do not have enough time to review..he will be coming this july13 and his IELTS exam is on july21..do you think he needs to enroll in a review centers??
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farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
Thanks sa advice aolee..kung my reviewer materials na wala dun sa IELTS reviewers sa taas kindly send to my email nman po for our additional materials...likewise po dun sa iba na nakapagtake na ng ielts exam,please help us po by giving other materials whether its new or old na po makakatulong pa din po un samin. heres my email ([email protected])bait nga ng mga tao d2 kasi ngtutulungan...salamat po in advance..more tips din po ha...
hotshotSydney Posts: 1,643Member Joined: Nov 10, 2011
@farahalexa : aside from the reviewers, try nyo din po basahin ang thread na ito mula page 1 (kung di nyo pa nababasa) kasi madami din kayong mapupulot na tips.
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farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
Thanks po dun kla @ aolee,glaiza210,and hotshot na ngoffer ng help bout sa mga reviewers and tips....
if my mga gusto pa pong mgbigay ng reviewers you can send it to: [email protected]
thank you in advance...God Bless us all
angel4everAdelaide Posts: 160Member Joined: Jan 19, 2012
Reply to @farahalexa: kung maruno po kayo mag-torrent search nyo lang po sa torrent sites mga IELTS reviewer, madami po lalabas.. sobrang dami baka maoverwhelm si hubby. hahaha..
pero suggestion ko po practice test lang po nung Cambridge 1-7 nasa link na nipost ni @glaiza1210.. sobrang ok mga reviewers dyan.. then read nyo nga po yung thread na ito from page 1.. marami mga tips..
LokiJrQuezon City Posts: 2,616Member, Moderator Joined: Jan 13, 2011
As much as it's tempting to read as many reviewers as you can. I would suggest mastering one before moving on to other materials.
Iba ibang style kasi bawat libro at baka sa dami ng inaaral niyo pag exam na, hindi niyo na alam ano yung gagamitin. Mabuti na yung kahit isa lang ang aralin niyo pero kabisadong-kabisado niyo na yung method
farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
what is the difference between academic and general training?? will idp allow my husband to change his type of IELTS exam from academic to general training????
LokiJrQuezon City Posts: 2,616Member, Moderator Joined: Jan 13, 2011
edited July 2012
Academic is slightly harder than the General Training Tests in terms of the Reading and Writing Exams.
Usually para sa mga mag-aapply ng student visa or mga nasa field ng pagtuturo, nursing, accounting ang Academic...The rest should fall under General Training.
Kung nakapag-apply na kayo ng exam date, mabuti po sigurong tawagan niyo ang IDP kaagad para masolusyonan yan. Naaalala ko kasi may disclaimer sila sa form na responsibilidad ng applicant yung pagkuha ng tamang exam. Good luck!
stolich18Sydney Posts: 993Member Joined: Feb 15, 2012
Reply to @LokiJr: Agree rin ako dito. Siguro stick to 2-3 reviewers lang. heheh Yung ginamit ko ay yung kay Simone Braveman (Target Band 7 ata) tska yung 101 tips to IELTS lang. Tapos practice lang ng practice sa British Council for half a day. :-) For writing, ung ielts-blog.com is highly recommended. Pero I think before you move on to practicing, daanan muna kahit mabilis ang basics (which is yung 2 reviewers na namention ko sa taas). Unfortunately for me, derecho na ako agad sa mga blogs etc bago ko naaaral ung 101 tips. hehehhe
Tska makinig tayo kay @LokiJr, alam ko mataas score nya sa IELTS hehe
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bachuchayBacchus Marsh Posts: 324Member Joined: Jun 20, 2012
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bachuchayBacchus Marsh Posts: 324Member Joined: Jun 20, 2012
sino po dto ang taga SG? San po maganda magtake ng IELTS exam? nag review center po kayo? mga gano katagal po kayo ngareview bgo nag take ng exam? thanx po:)...
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hotshotSydney Posts: 1,643Member Joined: Nov 10, 2011
Reply to @bachuchay: taga SG din po ako. sa BC ako kumuha ng IELTS. hindi po ako nag-review center...sariling sikap lang po hehehe. nag-review ako mga 2 weeks before the exam date.
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farahalexaQuezon City Posts: 14Member Joined: Jul 05, 2012
reply to @LokiJr : thanks for the advice..I've called IDP this morning and they asked my husband to send them a letter of request to change the type of module from academic to General Training...
bachuchayBacchus Marsh Posts: 324Member Joined: Jun 20, 2012
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June 7, 2013- IELTS @ BC L-6.5/ R-8/ W-6 / S-6
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hotshotSydney Posts: 1,643Member Joined: Nov 10, 2011
Reply to @bachuchay: L-8, R-7, W-7.5, S-7.5, OBS-7.5 medyo busy kasi kaya wala din time magreview. i was aiming for 7.0 for each band. buti nakachamba. hehe
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LokiJrQuezon City Posts: 2,616Member, Moderator Joined: Jan 13, 2011
edited July 2012
@stolich18, in fairness lahat ng matatagal na sa forum, matataas ang mga nakuha nilang IELTS
@farahalexa, it's good to hear po na puwede pang ma-appeal yung change of exam...Buti naging maagap kayo
bachuchayBacchus Marsh Posts: 324Member Joined: Jun 20, 2012
April 1, 2012- Submitted TRA Skills Assessment Requirements
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June 7, 2013- IELTS @ BC L-6.5/ R-8/ W-6 / S-6
August 17, 2013- IELTS @IDP L-7,/R/W-6 S-6.5
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Reply to @bachuchay: makikita nyo po sa signature ko....FBI clearance na lang ni wifey ang kulang. ang tagal dumating. haaaay.
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bachuchayBacchus Marsh Posts: 324Member Joined: Jun 20, 2012
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June 7, 2013- IELTS @ BC L-6.5/ R-8/ W-6 / S-6
August 17, 2013- IELTS @IDP L-7,/R/W-6 S-6.5
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hotshotSydney Posts: 1,643Member Joined: Nov 10, 2011
Reply to @bachuchay: sa SMU po ako nag-exam. dun din po ang Speaking test ko. actually....wala ngang pahinga e. 12:30pm natapos ang written exams tapos jackpot 1pm ang binigay na schedule ng speaking exam ko. pagod, gutom at kaba ang nararamdaman ko bago ang speaking test. hahaha
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HaideeNMakati Posts: 46Member Joined: Jun 02, 2012
Hello po sa lahat. I just want to tell po na nakuha ko na results ng ielts ko today and i got the band score that i needed, much more pa po.
I only neede po 5.5 OBS and it far exceeded my scores.
To God be the Glory!!
I hope lahat po ng mag take ng ielts makuha ang score na tinatarget nila, just believe in GoD's presence. He is always with us.
Salamat po sa lahatvng advices.
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hotshotSydney Posts: 1,643Member Joined: Nov 10, 2011
Reply to @HaideeN: congrats! anung visa po ba inaapply nyo?
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May 30 2012 - CO allocation
Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
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stolich18Sydney Posts: 993Member Joined: Feb 15, 2012
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Mar.31.2012 - IELTS exam with BC
Apr.13.2012 - IELTS Results (L:8.5 R:7 W: 7 S: 8 OB: 7.5) Thank you LORD!
Apr.14.2012 - Lodged 175 Online Application
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May.24.2012 - "Application being processed further"
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HaideeNMakati Posts: 46Member Joined: Jun 02, 2012
@hotshot at stolich: Maraming sakamat po. Student visa lang po inaaplyan ko, 5.5 lang po hinihingi ng university sa sydney. Nag self study lang po ako, nag enrol ngapo ako sa 9.0niners kaso isa lang po napuntahan ko na review sa kanila, unlimited pa nman po kinuha ko. hehehehe.
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pero suggestion ko po practice test lang po nung Cambridge 1-7 nasa link na nipost ni @glaiza1210.. sobrang ok mga reviewers dyan.. then read nyo nga po yung thread na ito from page 1.. marami mga tips..
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Iba ibang style kasi bawat libro at baka sa dami ng inaaral niyo pag exam na, hindi niyo na alam ano yung gagamitin. Mabuti na yung kahit isa lang ang aralin niyo pero kabisadong-kabisado niyo na yung method
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Usually para sa mga mag-aapply ng student visa or mga nasa field ng pagtuturo, nursing, accounting ang Academic...The rest should fall under General Training.
Kung nakapag-apply na kayo ng exam date, mabuti po sigurong tawagan niyo ang IDP kaagad para masolusyonan yan. Naaalala ko kasi may disclaimer sila sa form na responsibilidad ng applicant yung pagkuha ng tamang exam. Good luck!
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Agree rin ako dito. Siguro stick to 2-3 reviewers lang. heheh Yung ginamit ko ay yung kay Simone Braveman (Target Band 7 ata) tska yung 101 tips to IELTS lang. Tapos practice lang ng practice sa British Council for half a day. :-) For writing, ung ielts-blog.com is highly recommended. Pero I think before you move on to practicing, daanan muna kahit mabilis ang basics (which is yung 2 reviewers na namention ko sa taas). Unfortunately for me, derecho na ako agad sa mga blogs etc bago ko naaaral ung 101 tips. hehehhe
Tska makinig tayo kay @LokiJr, alam ko mataas score nya sa IELTS hehe
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Feb.15.2012 - started working on ACS requirements
Mar.02.2012 - submitted online ACS application and sent documents to ACS via Fedex
Mar.05.2012 - ACS acknowledged actual documents
Mar.21.2012 - ACS finalised assessment: Suitable
Mar.31.2012 - IELTS exam with BC
Apr.13.2012 - IELTS Results (L:8.5 R:7 W: 7 S: 8 OB: 7.5) Thank you LORD!
Apr.14.2012 - Lodged 175 Online Application
Apr.20.2012 - Completed Online Attachments
May.24.2012 - "Application being processed further"
May.29.2012 - CO Assigned :-)
Jun.07.2012 - Uploaded NBI Clearance
Jun.13.2012 - Medical/Health Requirements Finalised
Jun.14.2012 - VISA GRANT! Thank you, LORD! :-)
Jun.07.2013 - Initial Entry Date Deadline
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Jun.28.2013 - Verbal Job Offer (Melbourne)
Jul.08.2013 - First day of Work and first day of child care for my son (Melbourne)
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wow!! 2wks k lng nagreview? musta po score nyo?
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medyo busy kasi kaya wala din time magreview. i was aiming for 7.0 for each band. buti nakachamba. hehe
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@farahalexa, it's good to hear po na puwede pang ma-appeal yung change of exam...Buti naging maagap kayo
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galing tlg:)))..taga sg pala u..musta po pala visa application nyo?
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san po yung signature? hehe...sensya n po..d ko makita..
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san po school po kyo nag take ng exam? May 4 choices of school po ang BC d2 Sg..
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April 5, 2012- TRA Acknowledgment
May 26, 2012- TRA Skills Assessment "POSITIVE"
June 7, 2013- IELTS @ BC L-6.5/ R-8/ W-6 / S-6
August 17, 2013- IELTS @IDP L-7,/R/W-6 S-6.5
July 30, 2014- Applied SA SS/ EOI 60pts
September 1, 2014- SA SS Apprroved
September 2, 2014- Lodged Visa 190/ Upload Requirements
October 30, 2014 - Visa Grant
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Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)

May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
May 30 2012 - CO allocation
Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND"
Apr 22 2013 - End of my "HOUSE-BAND" career
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Speaking 7.5
Listening 8.5
Reading 7.5
Writing 6.5
I only neede po 5.5 OBS and it far exceeded my scores.
To God be the Glory!!
I hope lahat po ng mag take ng ielts makuha ang score na tinatarget nila, just believe in GoD's presence. He is always with us.
Salamat po sa lahatvng advices.
Subclass 572
Jan 23- VISA GRANT!!
To God Be All the Glory!!
Posts: 1,643Member
Joined: Nov 10, 2011
Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)

May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
May 30 2012 - CO allocation
Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND"
Apr 22 2013 - End of my "HOUSE-BAND" career
Posts: 993Member
Joined: Feb 15, 2012
Congrats @HaideeN!
261313 (Software Engineer)
Feb.15.2012 - started working on ACS requirements
Mar.02.2012 - submitted online ACS application and sent documents to ACS via Fedex
Mar.05.2012 - ACS acknowledged actual documents
Mar.21.2012 - ACS finalised assessment: Suitable
Mar.31.2012 - IELTS exam with BC
Apr.13.2012 - IELTS Results (L:8.5 R:7 W: 7 S: 8 OB: 7.5) Thank you LORD!
Apr.14.2012 - Lodged 175 Online Application
Apr.20.2012 - Completed Online Attachments
May.24.2012 - "Application being processed further"
May.29.2012 - CO Assigned :-)
Jun.07.2012 - Uploaded NBI Clearance
Jun.13.2012 - Medical/Health Requirements Finalised
Jun.14.2012 - VISA GRANT! Thank you, LORD! :-)
Jun.07.2013 - Initial Entry Date Deadline
Apr.28.2013 - Initial Entry (Sydney)
Jun.28.2013 - Verbal Job Offer (Melbourne)
Jul.08.2013 - First day of Work and first day of child care for my son (Melbourne)
Aug.21.2013 - First day of Work in Sydney
"Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." Psalm 145:3
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Subclass 572
Jan 23- VISA GRANT!!
To God Be All the Glory!!