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Posts: 155Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2013
18Dec14: submitted EA assessment (online)
04Mar15: positive results
05Mar15: submitted EOI (189)
13Mar15: invite received (00:16 GMT+10)
18Apr15: lodged visa
02Jul15: visa grant
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015
tapos next topic natin "moving to AU" na haha
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 88Member
Joined: Mar 11, 2015
03.06.2015: ACS Skills Assessment
03.09.2015: ACS Stage 4 - with assessor
03.12.2015: ACS Skills Assessment Result
-261313 suitable
-2 years deduction from work experience
-BSCOE from BatSU = AQF Bachelor Degree with a major in
computing
03.28.2015: IELTS Listening, Reading, and Writing Test
03.29.2015: IELTS Speaking Test
03.30.2015: PTE Academic Test
03.31.2015: PTE Academic Result( L-65,R-73,S-65,W-68). (Equivalent to 7,7. 5,7,7 in IELTS)
04.01.2015: Submitted EOI ( 65 points)
04.10.2015: Invitation received.
-IELTS online result was out. (L-6.R-6.5,W-7,S-7.)
04.28.2015: Lodged Application
04.30.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance
05.15.2015: Uploaded SG COC
05.16.2015: My Medical at SATA Bedok
05.20.2015: My Medical Finalized (health clearance provided – no action required)
06.09.2015: Wife's NBI Clearance received.
06.10.2015: my wife and baby's medical @ St. Luke's BGC
06.15.2015: Baby's medical finalized.
06.16.2015: CO allocated (Requested additional docs/correction). Wife's medical finalized.
06.19.2015: Uploaded corrected copy of 'English as medium of instruction Certificate'
06.20.2015: Uploaded baby's passport, wife's NBI clearance.
06.22.2015 Uploaded form 1022
06.23.2015 Uploaded Credit Card Proforma, Form 1436
06.24.2015 Received payment acknowledgement for baby
07.02.2015 Grant! Thank you Lord
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015
Posts: 112Member
Joined: May 08, 2015
Posts: 155Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2013
18Dec14: submitted EA assessment (online)
04Mar15: positive results
05Mar15: submitted EOI (189)
13Mar15: invite received (00:16 GMT+10)
18Apr15: lodged visa
02Jul15: visa grant
Posts: 46Member
Joined: May 22, 2015
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 69Member
Joined: May 22, 2015
Posts: 155Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2013
wag masyado magworry at... patience hehehe.
18Dec14: submitted EA assessment (online)
04Mar15: positive results
05Mar15: submitted EOI (189)
13Mar15: invite received (00:16 GMT+10)
18Apr15: lodged visa
02Jul15: visa grant
Posts: 69Member
Joined: May 22, 2015
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2015
ANZSCO code: 263311 (Telecommunication Engineer)
02.14.2013 - IELTS
Feb 2013 - Dec 2014 - Prioritizing others, realizing I need to pursue it again.
Jan 25, 2015 - Completed all documents
Jan 26, 2015 - Submitted to EA for Assessment (13 weeks to wait)
Apr 27, 2015 - Received EA Assessment (Praise GOD)
Apr 28, 2015 - Submission of EOI (60 points)
May 22, 2015 - Received Invitation (thanks GOD, another milestone)
May 26, 2015 - Lodged Visa
July 8, 2015 - Medicals at SLMC BGC (praying that it will be alright)
..... since my secondary sponsor has an on-going medication (PTB), we need to wait to complete all the series of Sputum and X-Ray.
Oct 27, 2015 - My secondary sponsor all cleared from PTB (all results are negative).
Nov 12, 2015 - CO requested form 815 (Health Undertaking)
Waiting for the visa grant.
Dec 23, 2015 - And our journey begins here, VISA granted. GOD gave us a very special gift!
Feb 28, 2016 - Flight to Sydney alone
Mar 1 - May 1, 2016 - Apply for Engineering job and attended Skillmax to gain more knowledge in finding job, creating CV and CL and correct way of answering interviews. The most difficult and frustrating months. Many rejections..
Apr 10, 2016 - My wife and my son arrived!
May 2 - 6, 2016 - Phone interview, face to face interview and job offer! Got Engineering job. Worth the wait.
May 9, 2016 - Start my first day of Work in Australia as an RF Engineer.
Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 112Member
Joined: May 08, 2015
Posts: 147Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2014
God is Good wherever He brings us!
27 Apr 2013 - IELTS
15 Nov 2014 - Started EA CDR
22 Dec 2014 - Submitted EA CDR
12 Mar 2015 - Received EA Assessment
12 Mar 2015 - Submitted EOI (60 points)
10 Apr 2015 - Received Invitation to apply Visa Class 189
10 Apr 2015 - Lodged Visa Application (wife included)
30 Apr 2015 - Uploaded NBI, SG COC and Medical. (No Form 80)
25 May 2015 - CO Contact, Received Delay Email
02 July 2015 - Visa Granted
Changed career to IT
4 years have passed...
29 June 2019 - Big Move to AU
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 147Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2014
God is Good wherever He brings us!
27 Apr 2013 - IELTS
15 Nov 2014 - Started EA CDR
22 Dec 2014 - Submitted EA CDR
12 Mar 2015 - Received EA Assessment
12 Mar 2015 - Submitted EOI (60 points)
10 Apr 2015 - Received Invitation to apply Visa Class 189
10 Apr 2015 - Lodged Visa Application (wife included)
30 Apr 2015 - Uploaded NBI, SG COC and Medical. (No Form 80)
25 May 2015 - CO Contact, Received Delay Email
02 July 2015 - Visa Granted
Changed career to IT
4 years have passed...
29 June 2019 - Big Move to AU
Posts: 112Member
Joined: May 08, 2015
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 42Member
Joined: Nov 17, 2014
12/6/14 - IELTS exam
12/19/14 - IELTS results + EA CDR submission
02/05/15 - NBI clearance
03/05/15 - Medicals at St. Lukes Ermita
03/06/15 - EA positive assessment results
04/10/15 - Lodged visa 189 (233511 - Industrial Engineer)
06/15/15 - Direct Grant! Thank you Papa Jesus!!
06/28/15 - Off to Sydney!
Carpe Diem!
Posts: 155Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2013
18Dec14: submitted EA assessment (online)
04Mar15: positive results
05Mar15: submitted EOI (189)
13Mar15: invite received (00:16 GMT+10)
18Apr15: lodged visa
02Jul15: visa grant
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015
Posts: 155Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2013
18Dec14: submitted EA assessment (online)
04Mar15: positive results
05Mar15: submitted EOI (189)
13Mar15: invite received (00:16 GMT+10)
18Apr15: lodged visa
02Jul15: visa grant
Posts: 230Member
Joined: Feb 25, 2015