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Posts: 159Member
Joined: Dec 06, 2013
Thanks sa share. Buti nga ikaw kht papano nkpgseminar kht walang sticker. I went to CFO office last March 17 lang and pagpasok pa lang sa information, cnb n skn n ung dependant type n visa n hawak ko daw ay hnd n kailangang umattend ng seminar nila to get the sticker. Same lng dn cnb na alam n daw ng immigration sa naia. So i went out of the office nanghihinayang sa pagod sa byahe, from bulacan pa kasi ako. Hehehe. Pero i went back again to clarify from information desk ulit, baka kasi naguluhan lang sya. And ganun pa din sinabi nya. I also ask him if may kailangan pa din aqng gwin sa POEA and he told me wala na din daw. Basta dumerecho na lang daw aq sa airport. Actually, paranoid lng cgro aq. Mhrap n kc pgdting mo sa airport may dapat p plang gwin, eh mhrap umatras ang mahal ng ticket. And not sure kung maresched ang flight if that would happen. So, up until now, umaasa tlga aq d2 sa forum to gather informations.
Btw, kelan ang alis mo? April 3 ako.
Posts: 159Member
Joined: Dec 06, 2013
hi sir. Sir, I've been reading a lot on this site regarding my concern on whether oks na ba na ung printed copy ng visa grant notice from email ng CO at passport ang hawak ko pagdaan ko sa immigration sa naia? dependent lang kasi ako ng partner ko na nagwowork na jan sa australia at pareho ng visa ng partner ko, 457 visa din bngay sakin - dependent type.
nagwoworry tlga ako pagdaan ng immigration at hnd ako payagan makaalis.
naiinis lang ako, ring lang ng ring ang hotline ng immigration sa naia. they never answer my call.
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Joined: Feb 09, 2013
17 Aug 2013 457 visa approved
02 Sep 2013 first day of work
04 May 2016 lodged 186 visa
17 Nov 2016 PR granted
27 Nov 2017 lodged application for citizenship
30 April 2018 citizenship application approved
28 August 2018 citizenship ceremony
Posts: 159Member
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salamat sa info sir. if ever maghanap sila ng owwa cert from my partner wala ako maibibigay. kasi ung 457 visa ng partner ko dun nya na inapply sa aussie. from student visa to 457 visa. kaya actually undocumented sya d2 sa pinas. pero lumakas loob ko sir sa sinabi mo. maraming salamat ne. almost everyday inoopen ko tong forum nato, hehehe. thank you.
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Joined: Jul 17, 2013
@TasBurrfoot, hehe if pwede lang ipakain sa kanila (just in case). Duda lang talaga kasi ako baka case of he said-she said ng magkaibang agencies eh. Yun ang worry but since may mga provisional visa na nakaalis na without CFO sticker, it should be ok for us as well.
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Joined: Jan 13, 2013
ung samin, dinelete namin lahat ng downloaded movies namin dito na lang ulit kami nag download. mabilis naman mag download dito
nakakatakot kasi, baka ma random check hehe
9 January 2013 Received Favorable Response from EA
18 January 2013 Lodged EOI Application via SkillSelect
21 January 2013 Received Invitation to Apply for Visa Subclass 189
26 January 2013 Lodged Visa Application
18 March 2013 CO Allocated, Team 34 Brisbane
14 May 2013 Submitted Form 815
23 May 2013 Submitted updated Form 815 with new passport details
03 June 2013 VISA Grant! Thank you Jesus
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1-26-2013 Submitted ACS Assesment
4-2-2013 ACS assesment received suitable/Bachelor's Degree
9-7-2013 IELTS 2nd retake w/EOR ( L-8.5,R-9,W-7,S-7) thank u Lord
11-4-2013 got invite for 189VISA..
11-11-2013 lodged visa application
11-21-2013 medicals uploaded, no further exams required
11-28-2013 CO allocated, Team 6 Adelaide
12-18-2013 Completed all documents required
12-19-2013 Visa Grant; IED Nov.18,2014 God Loves Us!!
07-27-2014 Arrived Melbourne
09-11-2014 Received job offer
09-29-2014 First day at work
11-15-2014 Bought our first car
Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there
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Joined: Jul 26, 2013
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27-07-13 IELTS/24-10-13 TRA +/25-10-13 EOI for 190/25-10-13 SS Application to SA/19-11-13 Invited for 190/21-11-13 Lodged 190/28-11-13 Medical/16-12-13 Upload SG CoC/17-12-13 Medical cleared/13-01-14 Upload NBI/22-01-14 CO allocated, uploaded additional docs/24-01-14 Thank you Lord! Visa grant/30-04-14 Landed in Adelaide
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Air Asia lang sila though...
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
Posts: 490Member
Joined: Aug 21, 2012
Nominated Skill 263111 Computer Network and Systems
Engineer
1-26-2013 Submitted ACS Assesment
4-2-2013 ACS assesment received suitable/Bachelor's Degree
9-7-2013 IELTS 2nd retake w/EOR ( L-8.5,R-9,W-7,S-7) thank u Lord
11-4-2013 got invite for 189VISA..
11-11-2013 lodged visa application
11-21-2013 medicals uploaded, no further exams required
11-28-2013 CO allocated, Team 6 Adelaide
12-18-2013 Completed all documents required
12-19-2013 Visa Grant; IED Nov.18,2014 God Loves Us!!
07-27-2014 Arrived Melbourne
09-11-2014 Received job offer
09-29-2014 First day at work
11-15-2014 Bought our first car
Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there
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Joined: Jul 17, 2013
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Joined: Jul 26, 2013
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27-07-13 IELTS/24-10-13 TRA +/25-10-13 EOI for 190/25-10-13 SS Application to SA/19-11-13 Invited for 190/21-11-13 Lodged 190/28-11-13 Medical/16-12-13 Upload SG CoC/17-12-13 Medical cleared/13-01-14 Upload NBI/22-01-14 CO allocated, uploaded additional docs/24-01-14 Thank you Lord! Visa grant/30-04-14 Landed in Adelaide
Posts: 490Member
Joined: Aug 21, 2012
Nominated Skill 263111 Computer Network and Systems
Engineer
1-26-2013 Submitted ACS Assesment
4-2-2013 ACS assesment received suitable/Bachelor's Degree
9-7-2013 IELTS 2nd retake w/EOR ( L-8.5,R-9,W-7,S-7) thank u Lord
11-4-2013 got invite for 189VISA..
11-11-2013 lodged visa application
11-21-2013 medicals uploaded, no further exams required
11-28-2013 CO allocated, Team 6 Adelaide
12-18-2013 Completed all documents required
12-19-2013 Visa Grant; IED Nov.18,2014 God Loves Us!!
07-27-2014 Arrived Melbourne
09-11-2014 Received job offer
09-29-2014 First day at work
11-15-2014 Bought our first car
Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there
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Posts: 276Member
Joined: Jul 26, 2013
312512
27-07-13 IELTS/24-10-13 TRA +/25-10-13 EOI for 190/25-10-13 SS Application to SA/19-11-13 Invited for 190/21-11-13 Lodged 190/28-11-13 Medical/16-12-13 Upload SG CoC/17-12-13 Medical cleared/13-01-14 Upload NBI/22-01-14 CO allocated, uploaded additional docs/24-01-14 Thank you Lord! Visa grant/30-04-14 Landed in Adelaide
Posts: 2,274Member, Moderator
Joined: Mar 30, 2013
Assessed Occupation: Industrial Engineer (IE 233511)
Achieved Goal: Australia PR (Permanent Resident). Thanks God!
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...working on new, better goals...
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Joined: Apr 17, 2013
Occupation: Software Engineer (ANZSCO Code 261313)
Main applicant : Husband
April 29, 2013 : ACS Skills assessment
July 22, 2013 : ACS assessment result
January 3, 2014: IELTS Result (Take 1 L-8,W,R,S-7)
January 12, 2013: Lodged EOI (65points)
January 13, 2013: Invited to apply for visa 189
February 9, 2014: Lodged visa
March 1, 2014: Medicals at NHSI
March 6: email from CO requesting form 80 and hubby's NBI Clearance
March 25, 2014: visa grant. Thank you lord
June 8,2014: Hubby arrived in Sydney
Sept 11,2014: Hubby's first day of work. Thank you Lord!
Feb 7, 2015 : Baby and I arrived in Sydney
April 13, 2015: My first day of work
Posts: 1,416Member, Moderator
Joined: Jan 11, 2011
pag-ibig pinang baon namin
Google for Everything !!!
Posts: 1,074Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2013
Occupation: Software Engineer (ANZSCO Code 261313)
Main applicant : Husband
April 29, 2013 : ACS Skills assessment
July 22, 2013 : ACS assessment result
January 3, 2014: IELTS Result (Take 1 L-8,W,R,S-7)
January 12, 2013: Lodged EOI (65points)
January 13, 2013: Invited to apply for visa 189
February 9, 2014: Lodged visa
March 1, 2014: Medicals at NHSI
March 6: email from CO requesting form 80 and hubby's NBI Clearance
March 25, 2014: visa grant. Thank you lord
June 8,2014: Hubby arrived in Sydney
Sept 11,2014: Hubby's first day of work. Thank you Lord!
Feb 7, 2015 : Baby and I arrived in Sydney
April 13, 2015: My first day of work
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Joined: Dec 16, 2012
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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Joined: Oct 14, 2013
Nominated Occupation : Production or Plant Engineer 233513
12/15/13 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :8.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 6.5 ]
01/17/14 - Submit CDR to Engineers Australia.
02/15/14 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :9.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 7.0 ]
05/29/14 - EA positive assessment as Production or Plant Engineer 233513
06/02/14 - EA Letter Received. Lodge EOI 65points.
06/09/14 - Received invitation to lodge Visa 189.
06/12/14 - Lodge Visa 189. Upload Docs/Form 80.
07/14/14 - Medicals @ SLEC Global.
07/15/14 - Upload NBI. (NBI Valid until July 4, 2015).
07/17/14 - CO Allocated. Team 7 GSM Adelaide ( CO : LM )
07/21/14 - VISA GRANT! Thank You Lord! IED : 07/04/15
02/06/15 - Hubby in Melbourne (Jobhunting)
03/27/15 - Me and my son in Melbourne
04/07/15 - Hubby 1st day of job
08/24/15 - My 1st day in BP, Thank you Lord God Jesus!
Enjoying the wonderful life in Oz, abundant blessings indeed :-)
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Joined: Apr 19, 2014
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Posts: 159Member
Joined: Dec 06, 2013
I think meron tlgang culture differences kada lahi, we need to accept na hnd ntn mkkta ang ugaling pinoy s mga aussie. And that is 1 thing true. Hanggang ngaun nhhrpan pdn aq mksalamuha s knla lalo na mgsalita ng english, pero alam ko na lahat ng nameet ko sy naging mababait skn. Hnhnap q ung cnsb nilang racial discrimination, pero wla tlga. Tingin ko isang standard ng 1 mataas na pamumuhay eh ung hnd gaano pagiisip sa mga nangyayari s paligid. Gnyan nkkta q s mga australiano d2,
Posts: 159Member
Joined: Dec 06, 2013
Pagdating naman sa cost of living, pag aralan mo mabuti ssbhin ko.
Sa manila, ang minimum wage ngaun i think is 462php per day, tama?
D2 sa melbourne, may kakilala akong nurse earning 25aud per hour. At ang sabi nya minimum na sahod na un ng nurse d2. So humigit kumulang 200aud per day ang sahod d2.
200aud = 8000php ata more or less depende sa palitan.
Malaki kung tutuusin kapag kinonvert sa php.
Pero sbi nila mataas din nmn ang expenses d2. BUT I STRONGLY DISAGREE!
1st example,
Ung malaking vaseline lotion d2 i think 600ml ata un. 12aud lng d2. Kalahating oras mo lang ttrabahuin d2 para mkbli ka nun d2. Pero i think ung 600ml jan humigit kumulang 500php na, almost 1day sahod mo na! See the difference?
2nd example,
Nung last time nagmall kami, i saw big tv. Malaki tlga! As in malaking malaki. LED na, smart tv pa. Sony ang brand. Ang price nya almost 1700aud. Thats almost 70,000php satin. Pero alam ko ung price ng ganung tv jan sa pilipinas worth almost 100,000 to 110,000 php, i know kc nagwork aq sa 1 dept store.
Here's my point, hindi mo maiipon ang 70,000 jan sa pilipinas within 1 yr ng pgwowork, pero d2 mabibili mo ung tv na un sa loob lamang ng 1 kinsenas na sahod mo, isang lunok lang makukuha mo sya. Gets mo ba? Take note kinsenas hindi 1 month!
Nakuha mo ba ung point ko?
Ang point ko eh, sa pagcompare ng spending d2 at jan sa pilipinas, one should not convert aud to php. Ang dapat tgnan mo eh ung kakayahan ng hawak mong pera na bumili. Maybe mataas tlga cost of living d2 pero ung earnings ng mga tao d2 eh sumasabay dn. And to think of it, hnd nmn tlga gnun kataas ang bilihin d2 kung iisipin mo lang.
Last example,
Sushi. Hehehe. Favorite ko na to ngaun. 2aud lang to d2. Kung makakakita ako ng trbho at ang sahod ay 30aud per hour, madaming sushi na un sa isang araw!
Un eh kung makakakita ako ng trbho hehehe, as of the moment 3weeks nako bukas d2 pero ni 1 wala pang 2mtwag n employer n inapplayan ko thru internet. Hehehe.
Pero tyaga lang. Swerte ako may taong nsgssbi skn palagi na magtyaga lang ako, mapapansin din daw ako. D2, maganda ang buhay, pero dapat paghirapan mo tlga. At hnd dpat tau makuntento s kung ano lang ang nararapat satin. Dhl naniniwala ako n lahat ng tao pantay pantay, kaya pwde din tau umasenso.
Posts: 490Member
Joined: Aug 21, 2012
Nominated Skill 263111 Computer Network and Systems
Engineer
1-26-2013 Submitted ACS Assesment
4-2-2013 ACS assesment received suitable/Bachelor's Degree
9-7-2013 IELTS 2nd retake w/EOR ( L-8.5,R-9,W-7,S-7) thank u Lord
11-4-2013 got invite for 189VISA..
11-11-2013 lodged visa application
11-21-2013 medicals uploaded, no further exams required
11-28-2013 CO allocated, Team 6 Adelaide
12-18-2013 Completed all documents required
12-19-2013 Visa Grant; IED Nov.18,2014 God Loves Us!!
07-27-2014 Arrived Melbourne
09-11-2014 Received job offer
09-29-2014 First day at work
11-15-2014 Bought our first car
Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there
Posts: 159Member
Joined: Dec 06, 2013
Malamig. Kagabi nag 17-6 degrees pero feeling ko hanggang 8 degrees C lang sya. On the average 21-11 deg C ang temp d2 ngaun.Not yet winter. And hnd q p dn alm kung gnu tlga kalamig ang winter. All I knw is never pa ata aq pinagpawisan. Hehe. Basta vit. C lang palagi.
Posts: 4,336Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2011
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
Posts: 490Member
Joined: Aug 21, 2012
Nominated Skill 263111 Computer Network and Systems
Engineer
1-26-2013 Submitted ACS Assesment
4-2-2013 ACS assesment received suitable/Bachelor's Degree
9-7-2013 IELTS 2nd retake w/EOR ( L-8.5,R-9,W-7,S-7) thank u Lord
11-4-2013 got invite for 189VISA..
11-11-2013 lodged visa application
11-21-2013 medicals uploaded, no further exams required
11-28-2013 CO allocated, Team 6 Adelaide
12-18-2013 Completed all documents required
12-19-2013 Visa Grant; IED Nov.18,2014 God Loves Us!!
07-27-2014 Arrived Melbourne
09-11-2014 Received job offer
09-29-2014 First day at work
11-15-2014 Bought our first car
Even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there