Are You An Engineer? (Visa 476)

mmlazarte

@hannahf I lodged mine ng April 1. Though di naman ako nagmamadali talaga na makaalis, kaso minsan kasi napapaisip ako bakit yung ibang friends ko ang bilis lang, hehe, nwei you're right. let's just keep ourselves busy and hope for the best.

mmlazarte

hi, April 1 din ako nag lodge ng application ko and wala pa din ako CO. I guess marami talaga sila applicant ngayon kaya tumatagal yung processing compared sa nga nauna nang nag apply.. pero sana wala problem sa application natin..

iammaxwell1989

Mas matagal nga ngayon compared sa previous batches i know of. Took me about 4 months.

shiobeh

Hi @mmlazarte and @hannahf! Magkakalapit lang pala ng date of lodgement. I lodged mine April 1. Hintay hintay lang, malapit na rin siguro tayo.

erik

@lock_code2004 I GRADUATED LAST 2010...i am now a license civil engineer...am i qualified for this.?

lock_code2004

@lock_code2004 I GRADUATED LAST 2010...i am now a license civil engineer...am i qualified for this.?

Visa 476 is for UP Engineering graduates..
but you should lodge your application within 2 years from your graduation date..

mmlazarte

@shiobeh hi.. Oo nga eh..balitaan na lang natin isa't isa kung may progress na..

mmlazarte

Nga pala, yung 2 years naman is from date of grad di ba? So if for example graduation mo is april 17, 2011, pwede ka pa mag lodge ng app until april 16, 2013? Hehe.. Yung kakilala ko kasi kinakabahan

lock_code2004

@mmlazarte - yes that is correct.. dpat ma-received nila ang application by that time..

sam_neville

Hi guys. Does anyone know kung saan na 'yung allocation dates for 476? Bigla siyang nawala doon sa dati niyang page...

nelson

I am new on this site.

I am a licensed civil engineer and worked in Saudi Arabia in a consulting office for 14 years as structural designer. I am here in the Phils and working in a Korean Contractor as structural engineer and our current project is the Philippine Area, biggest covered dome with 55,000 seating capacity.

Gusto kong mag try sa Australia. In demand po ba ang civil engr as far as my experience is concern? May nag suggest to look for sponsors with 457 visa.

Pwede ba akong mag apply as draftsman since well versed ako sa autocadd?

Advantage po ba if may mga relatives ako sa australia?

Hoping that anyone can shed some light regarding my inquiries.

Thank you and God bless everyone.

sam_neville

@nelson You can try the other visas on this page if you want your relatives to sponsor you: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/visa-options-outside.htm

sam_neville

@nelson I will attempt to answer your queries:

1. Am not sure of the current status of civil engineering in Australia, but with work experience like that I'm sure you will have no problem finding employment.

2. On the basis of the 457 visa, it won't matter whether you have relatives in Australia or not as they are not going to be the ones to sponsor you.

3. I suggest you try online job hunting for the position that you want, then send these companies your expression of interest (usually in the form of a cover letter) and CV. You should indicate that you wish to be sponsored via the 457 visa. Without sponsorship, you will not be eligible for 457.

lock_code2004

@nelson -
you have several options:
a) apply directly as PR (visa 190/189/489) -(ikaw magbayad ng application fee, pero sure na kung papasa ka assessment/ielts/medicals/police clearance at total EOI 60pts atleast)
b) look for employer sponsorship visa 457 -(tsambahan/swerte swerte lang)

for PR application, marami na rin png mga members dito na CE ang succesfull nagka PR visa grant..
read this thread from page 1..

http://www.pinoyau.info/discussion/1073/important-information-how-do-i-start-my-application/p1

j_yiz

Hello guys,

I'm new here sa forum! I have already lodged my application (visa 476) last March 11. My CO just emailed me last June 14 requesting for Medical and Form 80. I just completed the requirements last July 4 (uploaded the e-medical). Until now, my CO i not yet replying.

Normally, kaano ang tinatagal para magrant na yun visa after completing all the requirements?

sam_neville

@j_yiz May friend ako na two months pa ulit naghintay after being contacted by her CO. I think sa two months na 'yun nag-complete pa siya ng requirements, just like you.

Inupload mo 'yung Medicals mo? Hindi ba dapat 'yung panel physician 'yung gagawa non?

j_yiz

@sam_neville : hindi ako yung nag-upload. Tinawagan ko lang yung clinic (Nationwide) asking if they have already uploaded the medical exam results. Sumagot naman na naupliad na raw nila. Nakita ko rin dun sa check progress na Health exams finalised pero yung sa document checklist ko ay REQUESTED pa rin ang nakalagay.
Kung 2 months nga including completing the reqts, more or less sa august pa magrereply ang CO ko at hopefully, magrant na ang visa..

j_yiz

Yahoo!!! At last, nagreply na rin kahapon yung CO ko.. At na-grant na rin yung visa.. )

lock_code2004

@j_yiz wow ang bilis.. Congrats!!

j_yiz

@lock_code2004 : di mabilis yun unlike s mga friends ko na 2-3 months lang inabot yung processing ng visa nila. Pero, at least, okay na. Plan kong umalis next year, Mga Feb 2014 ang target ko. IED ko naman ay until March. Question: okay ba maghanap ng trabaho sa mgs ganyang panahon?? If not, anong month ang okay?? Thanks

lock_code2004

@j_yiz -wala pa ako sa AU.. hehe
pero based sa mga feedback nila, kasi nga mostly naka vacation tao from dec to first few weeks of Jan.. so mag-pick up ang hiring after that...

of course depende rin yan sa skill mo, kung very much in demand talga... walang pipiliing oras yan.. goodluck..

mmlazarte

@sam_neville hi, nakita mo na ulit yung page nila ng allocation ng 476? Hinahanap ko rin, tsaka nung time na naoopen ko p sya, parang di naman na update lagi.

sam_neville

@mmlazarte Hahaha onga. Potek sila. As of now July 1 pa rin 'yung "last update" na nandoon, nag-email ako sa temporary visa processing centre ekek para tanungin kung saan na natin makikita 'yung dates. 'Di ako umaasa sa reply though hahaha

sam_neville

@j_yiz Congrats! Pre, sumagot ka ba nung Form 80?

j_yiz

@sam_neville oo,dre! Sumagot ako nun kasi kasama sa hiningi ng CO ko.matagal nga magallocate ng CO ngayon. Yung mga kaibigan ko nung april pa naglodge pero hanggang ngayon, wala pa rin silang CO. Bakit kaya ganun sila ngayon?

dglsp

Finally, may CO na rin. This morning lang. Magkakaiba rin pala ng mga hinihingi na documents ang mga CO? Magkaiba kasi kami nung isang kakilala ko. 3 docus: nbi, form 80, at medicals lang yung hinihingi sa akin.

hannahf

@dglsp When did you lodge your application?

sam_neville

@j_yiz Sinagutan ko na rin at inupload kahit wala pang CO, ok lang ba 'yun? Nakakastress 'tong visa na 'to, 'di tuloy ako makapag-concentrate para sa board exam namin sa August hahahaha

dglsp

@hannahf Mine was March 17. My friend and I both lodged on same dates pero he got his CO July 16. Sunod ka na nyan. problem ko na lang is how to fix my DOST scholarship.

dglsp

@dglsp *same date