2016 Applicants from Subclass 489 to Subclass 887

gracee

@ajet02 Ano po ang binigay nyo as proof ng 35 hrs a week for 1 year? Just so I will have an idea of what i need to do thanks

Lex55

@ajet02 congratulations! ang saya PR na. God is good!

chelle

@ajet02 una sa lahat congrats. Ask ko lang how many months left sa 489 visa mo bago ka nkapagapply ng PR? Nafulfill mo ba agad ung 1 year full time work?

filsgoz

ajet02 said:

Hi to all, we just got our 887 visa (from 489) today took 4months 1week bago naibigay yung grant. Goodluck sa mga 489ers na magaapply ng 887.

Congratulations @ajet02 yey! Excited ako for others, and for me and my partner as well. Anu ano ang mga requirements na submitted mo? And may hiningi pa ba ang CO? Share for everyone's info please, thanks

ajet02

Direct grant yung samin wala na hiningi si CO i guess kasi kumpleto naman yung binigay ko sa kanila. I submitted the following docs (both me and my wife):
- Birth cert
- Marriage cert
- Lahat ng National IDs from Phil and Aus (i just scanned them in 2 pages altogether)
- Passport
- NBI Clearance
- AFP Police check
- credit and debit card statements
- Form 80 and 1221
- Curriculum vitae

For main applicant (thats me)
- Rental agreement (including my wifes name)
- telstra bill (May 2014-May2016)
- Electricity bill
- All my payslip issued fortnightly around 100 sheets (i got only 1 employer ever since I arrived here, on a casual basis only. Some of my working hours were below 35/wk but since i worked for almost 2 years then i must have satisfied the required number of hours)
- Employer certificate of service (they dont issue employment reference)
- PAYG (group cert)

For secondary applicant (my wife)
- English as medium of instruction certificate from her college school (we just used what we submitted when we apply for 489 visa)
- TOR and diploma (they are imporant since they will establish your english med of instruction cert)

Note: i arrived last april 2014 but since nakishare lang kami ng unit sa kapwa Pinoy at wala kami proof of address, i decided to apply for a telstra phone contract in May 2014. So bale May 2014 ang naging basis ko for start of my residential evidence (di nila kinoconsider yung payslip and debit card statements as residential evidence). Yung CV bago lang yan requirement before wala pa yun.

Goodluck sa mga mag aapply for 887. It'll be worth it, di na tayo matatali sa reg'l areas no more visa conditions

ajet02

Pahabol: ipapa certify lang sa JP yung docs if they are not the original doc, lalo na ung birth cert issued by NSO. The rest pde na isubmit kahit wala JP as long as original and colored scanned ok na yun

Lex55

Hi @ajet02 thanks for sharing. Ano po yung JP?

gracee

@ajet02 Thank you so much for sharing and Congratulations! You gave us all 489 holders hope. I thought they are strict with the 35 hours a week. Pwede naman pala hehe. Tanong lang po. Yung 2 years nyo straight po yun na walang uwian sa Pinas? Dapat po ba ganon? Thank you and God bless you and your family.

fgs

gracee said:

@ajet02 Thank you so much for sharing and Congratulations! You gave us all 489 holders hope. I thought they are strict with the 35 hours a week. Pwede naman pala hehe. Tanong lang po. Yung 2 years nyo straight po yun na walang uwian sa Pinas? Dapat po ba ganon? Thank you and God bless you and your family.

Nakabalik ka na ba @gracee? May allowable number of days sila na pwede ka umuwi pero di yon nakapublish...parang 3 mos yata in 2 years, kung sumobra, kailangan mo punuan before ka makaapply. May mga cases na sumobra sila sa allowable days pero nagapply pa din, ayon pinawithdraw ng CO at pinareapply. Ako umuwi once for 10 days and a day after ako nag 2 years, nalodge na ako ng application

batman

@StarJhan JP is justice of the peace. Isa sa mga pede mag ctc ng docs.

I am considering this path of visa too since nagdecrease ng 5 pts score ko.

Lex55

@batman thanks! Kaya yan go lng sa visa na perfect for you. God bless!

batman

@StarJhan thanks, I will wait kunti for 190 if no ITA might proceed with 489. Downside of 489 is the requirement to be in australia after visa issued, I think in 3 months after. No time to save before big move.

gracee

@fgs Nakabalik na po ako last July. Naku lagpas po ako kasi I stayed in the Phils for 4 months. So that means 2 years and 4 months required sakin? Masasama pa rin po ba sa count yung period that I worked here before I went back to Phils? Pwede po ba yun may gap yung 2 years work? How is your application pala? I hope next time kayo naman icongrats ko dito Goodluck!

Lex55

@batman ok pero parang hindi nmn ganun ang 489 i have a friend under 489 6mos after pa sila nag punta Oz pag ka receive ng grant.

fgs

gracee said:

@fgs Nakabalik na po ako last July. Naku lagpas po ako kasi I stayed in the Phils for 4 months. So that means 2 years and 4 months required sakin? Masasama pa rin po ba sa count yung period that I worked here before I went back to Phils? Pwede po ba yun may gap yung 2 years work? How is your application pala? I hope next time kayo naman icongrats ko dito Goodluck!

3 weeks per calendar year lang pala allowed...total of 6 weeks...to be safe icover mo na lang 4 mos na wala ka. Ang titignan naman is total of 1 year fulltime kahit putol putol. Got our PR visa last July..(4 mos 3 weeks) inabot ng application ko

chelle

Congrats sa mga 489 visa holders na PR na ngayon.

gracee

@fgs PR na po pala kayo. Congrats! Thank you for all the info. Sana palarin din po kami gaya nyo hehe

batman

StarJhan said:

@batman ok pero parang hindi nmn ganun ang 489 i have a friend under 489 6mos after pa sila nag punta Oz pag ka receive ng grant.

@StarJhan talga, double check ko sa website. kasi yun na recall ko na info.

or anyone can shed light about this, whats the timeline to enter Australia once granted of 489 and timeline for big move. thanks

chelle

@batman 489 visa holder ako. Granted visa august 30 and deadline ng initial entry ko august 17, 2017. Pero pag 489, mas maganda na mag-big move ng maaga para masatisfy agad ang 2 years residence.

batman

@chelle thanks sa info. with dependents ka? ano pa dapat I provide ng applicant other than insurance coverage?

chelle

@batman wala ako dependent. Wala rin requirement na dapat may insurance coverage bago ka bago ka mag-apply ng visa (hindi ako sure sa regional-state sponsored, basta family sponsored wala). Since family sponsored ako, ang additional dox ko lang na sinubmit ay mga proof na may relative ako sa designated area.

fgs

batman said:

@chelle thanks sa info. with dependents ka? ano pa dapat I provide ng applicant other than insurance coverage?

Initial entry is based on the expiry of submitted NBI clearance or Medicals whichever comes first. The 4 years visa validity starts on the date the visa was granted and the earlier you come, the earlier you satisfy the residency requirement for 887 visa application. No insurance coverage is required for all applicants prior to visa application. Since 489 visa holders are not covered by medicare, its up to you to get private insurance while in Australia.

batman

same price pala ang 489 sa 189 & 190 visa. pero less ang benefits na binibigay. tpos dipa PR.

Lex55

@batman pero 10 points ang binibigay ni 489 compare to 190 na 5 points lang. Malaking help pa din si 489 sa mga applicants na need ng additional points to reach minimum required points. And ang 489 once ma fulfill mo ang 2 years then mag apply ng PR then after another 2 years of being a PR meron ka na total 4 years of stay sa Oz qualified na din mag apply ng citizenship dahil they are also counting the first 2 years stay as 489 visa holder so hindi pa din nasayang time. Ang downfall lng is walang medical benefits sa 1st 2 years. Pero still a blessing ang 489 option.

batman

@StarJhan I couldn't agree more. I will try to weigh all my options at kong san better path to enter AU.

garfield

Hi everyone, mag aaply pa lang kmi ng 489. ask ko lng sana aside sa medicare ineligibility for the 1st 2 years, yon bang school nga mga bata hindi din po ba free sa public schools? kasi ung pr holder dba donation lang ata ung babayaran nila.

Lex55

@garfield free ang public school

garfield

@StarJhan thanks sa info, sana nga ma invite din kami ng NSW

Lex55

@garfield welcome! Basta pasok sa SA ang nominated occupation at available pa at na meet ninyo minimum points required, ma-iinvite kayo. Pray lang. God is good O:-)

garfield

@StarJhan sana kc ung job ni husband nasa updated csol list naman kaso wala ngang tick mark for eligibility but sabi naman ng agent na oks lng daw kc nasa csol list naman daw.