175 or 176?

stolich18

Hi everyone!
Ano bang better in terms of processing time and visa approval guarantee? 175 or 176? In my case, hinahabol ko kase makpaglodge before July 2012. And right now, kakapasa ko pa lang ng requirements sa ACS and nagrreview pa lang ako sa IELTS. Extra step ba ung State Sponsorship? ano pala ang link ng requirements ng NSW State Sponsorship? thanks! :-)

lock_code2004

@stolich18 - higher processing priority ang 176 kesa sa 175.. and applying for SS is an extra step. This should be done after getting your positive assessment and your ielts results..
click the link to show different states...and then click your desired state...

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/176/nom-state-terr.htm

your concerns now would be;
1) points - do you need the additional points for SS
2) time - will time allow you to apply for SS given the due date of July 2012

stolich18

Hi lock_code2004! Thanks for replying. I have drafted the timelines with regards to these 2 options (provided I have positive ACS and IELTS results).. If by end of May I don't have the SS letter yet, I will lodge my application for the 175 visa.
Right now I'm still waiting for my ACS certification. I'll be taking the IELTS exam on March 31. I'm praying hard for favorable results, especially with IELTS so I can already focus with submitting the requirements to NSW for State Sponsorship, and of course DIAC.

Thanks a lot! ;-)

KTP

@stolich18 - yan den ang plano ko... I have already submitted my docs to ACS. March 10 naman ang IELTS ko.. If ok naman ang ielts at acs ko, magtry ako apply sponsorship sa WA. if by 2nd week of May wala pa results, pass na ako ng 175.

unanimous21

within 7 days, me result na ang application sa WA SS.

stolich18

hi KTP! Wow we're on the same boat! ;-) Good luck on your March 10th exam. I have only started reviewing last week, which is why I chose March 31st. Also, I was busy with work and ACS requirements in the past 2 weeks. Have I known Skill Select earlier, I would have started preparing the requirements last year. howell. :-)
By the way, I just saw an e-mail from ACS! I didn't expect it since Fedex told me that the expected date of arrival of the documents is tomorrow... My application is now in Stage 4.

@unanimous21 whooaaah that's great. Will try to consider that, especially with my current company willing to transfer me to their office in WA once I have the visa already. Thing is my husband and I prefer NSW... ;-) Thanks anyway! I appreciate getting that new information from you.

tootzkie

for the first 2 years, 175 is far better than 176 as you have no moral obligation to your sponsoring state and you can move from one state to another.

Processing of visa 175 is faster these days especially that July 2012 is near approaching.

stolich18

Hi @tootzkie! I told my husband about your comment, and sabi nya, mag-175 na nga lang din daw kami for the following reasons:
1. Wag daw namin masyado i-rush since magiipon pa kami pamasahe. hahaha
2. Enjoy daw muna namin current work namin dito. Sayang yung mga bonuses and benefits etc. hehehhe
3. As you've said, better if mas flexible. Tska di rin daw naman kami tlga nagmamadali...

Kaya malamang 175 na ang ipapasa ko, un nga lang additional points kase pag may SS. Yung self-assessment ko kase, saktong 65 or 70 points lang ata ako sa points system. 70 points kapag counted yung sa professional year (eto ba ung working on the nominated occupation within the last 2 years ba un? hehe)

Ang galing mo naman! ang bilis na-grant ng visa mo! :-) After 1.5 months, may Case officer ka na agad! Naghanap ka ba ng work before you went there? Or jan ka na lang naghanap? thanks!

cinnamon20

@KTP: Sana sa open pa ang WA hanggang May or until June..Panay ang dasal ko.. Yan na lang ang pag asa ko.. Ayoko naman mag isip d maka 7 lahat sa IELTS eh pero syempre Plan B ang 475.. Naku baka by mid April may results na ang ACS na yan.. Buti pa nga WA 6 ang asking IELTS score pwede na..God Bless

KTP

@stolich18 - ako den nasa stage 4 na ng assessment ko. it says 'with assessor'.. ung officemate ko naman who submitted his ACS a week before me, his status now is still in stage though the text says 'In Progress'.

I'm really praying na pumasa kame ni hubby sa ielts.. He'll have his skills assessed by ACS too, para mei dagdag na 5 points for partner skills

Actually, my husband and I were in a dilemma over whether to apply for 175 or 176, but then we decided na lang na to try and apply for WA SS and if by 2nd week of May wala pang result, apply na lang kame 175. Good Luck saten

@cinnamon20- oo nga at sana mabilis lang ang pagprocess nila. Exam na namen ni hubby sa March 10... I need prayers hahahaha sana talaga makapasa kame...

stolich18

@ktp will pray for you and your hubby. :-) im claiming na we will all get at least 7 in all modules of ielts. :-)

KTP

@stolich18 - thanks. sana nga maka 7 sa lahat. Good Luck den sa exams mo

LokiJr

Base sa kasalukuyang processing times, nasa June 13 na ang tinitingnan ng DIAC para sa mga visa 175.

June 13 rin ang mga nasa visa 176 pero kung classified under Priority 3 kayo, within 4 weeks lodgement, processed na ang visa.

So depende rin sa State na aapplyan niyo ang bilis...kung mas kailangan ng tao ng state na iyon, 4 weeks lang ang itatagal ng visa 176...pero kung populated o maraming applicants ang nasabing state...may lead time na 8 - 9 months

k_mavs

within 7 days, me result na ang application sa WA SS.

Baka nga po within 5 days meron na po agad results sa WA SS application. Ang bilis din kasi nila mag approve dun.

k_mavs

@stolich18 @KTP One step at a time lang po. After you have seen your IELTS results dun pa lang kayo mag decide if what visa subclass ang balak nyo applyan.

itchan

@stolich18 @KTP One step at a time lang po. After you have seen your IELTS results dun pa lang kayo mag decide if what visa subclass ang balak nyo applyan.

agree... pwede ka rin magdrowing sa papel ng timeline mo to properly and realistically assess kung kaya pa ba ng oras ang 176 (due to the extra step) - madaming forums ang nagkalat sa net about processing times ng various steps sa australian visa application, you can leverage that para lang may idea... but then again circumstances change and pwedeng may maurong sa mga estimated mo na timeline so cross the bridge when you finish ACS and IELTS...

For me advantage and disadvantage ng 176 are as follows (disadvantage nito is in contrast to 175, so advantage ng 175 naman yun)

advantage:
- higher priority / quicker processing time
- additional 5 pts para sa sponsorship (kung kulang ka ng pts sa 175

disadvantage
- kelangan mo magstay sa sponsoring state (may discussion around going around this restriction akong nakita sa forum na to couple of days back)... but then again, ang importante lang e, makapasok ka sa au, tiis tiis na lang muna sa first few years if ever
- additional step which could take significant amount of time to cmplete

stolich18

@k_mavs hehhee sorry masyado akong excited. hahaha Tska masyado ring assuming, wala pa yung ACS results ko at ni hindi pa nga ako kumukuha ng IELTS. hahaha :P Pero yup tama, one step at a time dapat

@itchan thanks for enumerating the advantages and disadvantages. Kelangan tlga pag-isipan din namin ni hubby ano ba tlga priority namin. heehehe

Thanks sa mga nagreply sa discussion thread na ito. At least ngayon mas marami na information regarding 175 and 176 so we can make a sound decision. Thanks! :-)

cinnamon20

@KTP: Yep i will pray for you too.. Sa April 21 pa ako mag eexam ng IELTS eh.. Ipon mode muna..Good Luck sa atin.. Sana mailodge natin ang papers before July..

Bryann

Ang sabi ni @JClem before moral obligation lang naman yun mag-stay ka sa sponsoring state. Not really mandatory. Pero as for me sa NSW talaga ang gusto ko so no problem with that.

@stolich18
I suggest kuha na po kayo asap ng IELTS. Ako nga po nataranta eh, kasi nga hindi natin alam if mapapasa agad natin yun the 1st take. If you will notice the exam schedules, and if General test ang take mo, twice a month lang siya. Tapos 13 days makukuha result.. if remark, 10 weeks.. do the math. If hindi mo makuha ng 1st or 2nd take magagahol sa oras.

Although I understand your side, ako din naman hinintay ko muna yun ACS results ko para sure na meron patutunguhan yun gastos at pagod ko. Kasi aanhin mo nga naman yun IELTS if hindi ka naman successful sa ACS right? Hehe. Then again, it's your call to make.

skyline

Hi all,if you're under 176 visa then it happens na nakahanap ka ng work sa ibang state na wala dun yung nominated SOL mo,would it be legal to work?Thanks

k_mavs

@k_mavs hehhee sorry masyado akong excited. hahaha Tska masyado ring assuming, wala pa yung ACS results ko at ni hindi pa nga ako kumukuha ng IELTS. hahaha :P Pero yup tama, one step at a time dapat

@itchan thanks for enumerating the advantages and disadvantages. Kelangan tlga pag-isipan din namin ni hubby ano ba tlga priority namin. heehehe

Thanks sa mga nagreply sa discussion thread na ito. At least ngayon mas marami na information regarding 175 and 176 so we can make a sound decision. Thanks! :-)

Ganyan po talaga minsan nakakaexcite. hehe. Pero yung mga plans talaga natin all depends on the Skills assessment and especially the IELTS exam.These 2 could make or break your plans in entering Oz. Kaya focus lang po muna dito sa IELTS and ACS.

lock_code2004

@stolich18... yes we are all on the same dilemna.. to apply 175 or 176.. i have finalized all my SS application.. and will just process them.. just thinking that by May 15 is my deadline...

gusto ko rin sana sa WA, kaso IE ang na-assessed ko.. wala na sya sa SOL nila.. pero mostly manf/prod engr ako.. at willing din ako itransfer ng company namin sa either perth, adelaide or melbourne...

pero hindi nmn ako nagmamadali din pumunta dun.. so i guess im leaning towards 175...
goodluck to all of us buzzer beaters ng june 30 2012... heheh

KTP

thanks po sa mga feedback nyo. Yep... one step at a time for now IELTS muna ako.. March 10 na ako, at sana makapasa

faa317

hi po, im new in this forum. We are applying for the 176 Visa. Our Agent is AIMS here in Singapore. Ask ko lang po kun sino from here na under same agent. Coz the first agent we approach was a pinoy in australia but he refuse kasi wla daw kaming chance coz may husband's profession is different from his experience, but when we approach AIMS sabi
nla may chance naman daw and right now were are waiting for the result of our assessment from vetasses. Nag worry lang po., may case po ba na ganito na kahit hindi inline yung course sa experience na approve pa rin? pls enlighten.. thank you

stolich18

@bryann actually im not waiting for my ACS results, it's just that I was not yet confident to take the IELTS exam last March 10. Nasa Chapter 6 pa lang ako ng Cambridge reviewer. hahah kaya plan ko is March 31 na.. Too late na rin kase mga 2-3 weeks ago, naging busy ako sa pag-asikaso ng ACS. Imagine, lahat ng requirements ng ACS tinapos ko in 2 weeks kase lagi ko naiisip yung Skill Select sa July. hahha sobrang toxic nga kase ang critical ng project ko ngayon sa work, tapos ipplan ko pa first bday party ng baby namin ni hubby. hehe

@k_mavs I definitely agree. Sabi ng friend ko, madali lang daw IELTS eh. heheheh Pero you'll never know. heheh

@lock_code2004 same here. Di rin kami tlga nagmamadali. Plan namin next year pa umalis. May mga sayang kase.... hehehe Kung di kami aalis, wala rin akong plan talaga umalis sa current company ko. hehe Pero syempre better ang opportunities sa AU. Mas madaling makkaipon. yes buzzer beater din kami. hahhaha kaya natin to!

@KTP this saturday na yun. Kaya mo yan! ;-)

Bryann

@skyline
Yup I guess so. Since moral obligation lang naman siya, meaning kunsensya mo na lang daw if umalis ka ng sponsoring state mo within the 2 year period. Haha.

@stolich18
Haha pareho pala tayo, kapagod ang preparation ng bday party. Kakatapos lang nun amin, last weekend. 1st baby din namin. Hehe. 1st birthday.

skyline

@skyline
Yup I guess so. Since moral obligation lang naman siya, meaning kunsensya mo na lang daw if umalis ka ng sponsoring state mo within the 2 year period. Haha.

Thanks Bryann,I was thinking kasi na baka need na yung occupation mo eh dapat nasa SOL nung state na yun.Like mine sa WA or SA lang meron, at wala sa Vic.Thanks for your reply=p

KTP

@stolich18 - salamat sana talaga makapasa

LokiJr

Dapat ata gumawa rin tayo ng thread ng visa 176 timeline para ganahan mga tao hehe...

But more importantly, let's not panic and rush things

Magkakaroon lang naman ng 'ticketing system' silang iimplement pero parehong application process pa rin naman...so kung hindi talaga aabot, puwede pa rin kayo magpasa ng visa application after July 2012...malay niyo mas mapabilis pa lalo ang processing by then

stolich18

@lokiJR parang di ko na irrisk na palampasin after July 2012. Uunahin kase nila ung matataas ang points sa Skills Select. :S

tootzkie

stolich, korek. kaya kong may 65 pts. na kau sa bulsa, paliparin nyo na ang 175 hehehe.