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Posts: 65Member
Joined: Oct 05, 2011
December 2011 - Took IELTS (7.0W, 7.0R, 6.5L, 6.0S, OBS-6.0)
July 2013 - Submitted VETASSESS (ANZSCO 234111)
Nov 14, 2013 - Positive Outcome (VETASSESS)
Nov 17, 2013 - EOI Submitted
Nov 28, 2013 - SS Invitation from Qld
Dec 18, 2013 - Lodge 489 Visa
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Posts: 1,719Member, Moderator
Joined: Jun 09, 2011
29May2015: Submitted Online Application to VETASSESS (312112 Building Associate)
02Jun2015: Lodged Date at VETASSESS
28Aug2015: VETASSESS Assessment Completed (312112 Building Associate) - POSITIVE
17Oct2015: PTE-A taken at SG
19Oct2015: PTE-A Result: L-83, R-90, S-76, W-90 OAS-87
19Oct2015: Submitted EOI Visa 190 (65 points plus SS 5 points if granted)
19Oct2015: Submitted VIC SS Online Application Visa 190
20Oct2015: VIC acknowledged SS application and gave Reference Number
02Nov2015: VIC SS Application Rejected
05Nov2015: Submitted Online Reassessment to VETASSESS (312212 Civil Engineering Technician) 08Feb2016: VETASSESS Outcome POSITIVE
07Nov2015: Updated EOI to select NSW (312112)
18Dec2015: Received NSW SS Invitation Stream 2
21Dec2015: Lodged NSW SS Application
12Jan2016: NSW SS Approved / Visa 190 ITA Received
29Jan2016: SG PCC (Me) / Medical (Me, Wife and Kid)
01Feb2016: Medicals Cleared
05Feb2016: Lodged Visa 190
18Feb2016: NBI Clearance Applied (Me and Wife) - HIT
29Feb2016: SG PCC (Wife)
03Mar2016: Collected and Uploaded NBI Clearance
04Mar2016: Direct Grant
07May2016: Initial Entry (Sydney)
16Jul2017: Big Move
Oct2020: Lodged Citizenship Application
May2021: Citizenship Interview and Test
TBA: Citizenship Ceremony
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Godbless on your EOI sis po pala ako
Posts: 26Member
Joined: Apr 11, 2016
sana ma invite aq..thank you very much
Posts: 1,022Member
Joined: Feb 26, 2016
Timeline
01-Apr-16 - PTE-A Exam Result
08-Jul-16 - ACS Result + EOI submission (65 @ 189, 70 @ 190)
29-July-16 - Received invitation to apply for NSW SS
10-Aug-16 - ITA received
25-Aug-16 - Lodged Visa 190 (all applicable documents uploaded)
20-Sep-16 - Visa Grant (Thank you Lord...)
IED: March 2017
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Timeline
01-Apr-16 - PTE-A Exam Result
08-Jul-16 - ACS Result + EOI submission (65 @ 189, 70 @ 190)
29-July-16 - Received invitation to apply for NSW SS
10-Aug-16 - ITA received
25-Aug-16 - Lodged Visa 190 (all applicable documents uploaded)
20-Sep-16 - Visa Grant (Thank you Lord...)
IED: March 2017
Posts: 215Member
Joined: May 17, 2015
PA: Husband (Production/Plant Engineer -ANZSCO 233513)
2015 April : Contacted an Agent (Resp)
2015 June 21: 1st IELTS Result (L-6/ S-6/ W-6 R-5.5 OBS: 6)
2015 Oct 18 : 2nd IELTS Result (L-6.5/ S-7/ W-6/ R-6 OBS 6.5)
2015 Nov 09 : Preparing COE and CDR for EA Assessment
2016 Jan 11 : Submitted CDR to Agent
2016 Jan 13 : Agent lodged CDR to EA via fast track
2016 Jan 19 : EA requested from Agent additional supporting docs -Husband's current Work Permit
2016 Jan 20 : Agent submitted additional supporting docs -Husband's current Work Permit to EA - Received EA positive result - Lodge EOI to NSW visa 190 (55+5) -Salamat Jehovah
2016 April : after 2 months of waiting - decided to review PTE-A aiming for 189
2016 May 28: PTE-A exam (FAILED)
2016 Aug 29 : EOI submitted for visa subclass 489 in NSW.
Long hiatus
2017 Feb- Resumed in reviewing PTE -A
Posts: 1,719Member, Moderator
Joined: Jun 09, 2011
29May2015: Submitted Online Application to VETASSESS (312112 Building Associate)
02Jun2015: Lodged Date at VETASSESS
28Aug2015: VETASSESS Assessment Completed (312112 Building Associate) - POSITIVE
17Oct2015: PTE-A taken at SG
19Oct2015: PTE-A Result: L-83, R-90, S-76, W-90 OAS-87
19Oct2015: Submitted EOI Visa 190 (65 points plus SS 5 points if granted)
19Oct2015: Submitted VIC SS Online Application Visa 190
20Oct2015: VIC acknowledged SS application and gave Reference Number
02Nov2015: VIC SS Application Rejected
05Nov2015: Submitted Online Reassessment to VETASSESS (312212 Civil Engineering Technician) 08Feb2016: VETASSESS Outcome POSITIVE
07Nov2015: Updated EOI to select NSW (312112)
18Dec2015: Received NSW SS Invitation Stream 2
21Dec2015: Lodged NSW SS Application
12Jan2016: NSW SS Approved / Visa 190 ITA Received
29Jan2016: SG PCC (Me) / Medical (Me, Wife and Kid)
01Feb2016: Medicals Cleared
05Feb2016: Lodged Visa 190
18Feb2016: NBI Clearance Applied (Me and Wife) - HIT
29Feb2016: SG PCC (Wife)
03Mar2016: Collected and Uploaded NBI Clearance
04Mar2016: Direct Grant
07May2016: Initial Entry (Sydney)
16Jul2017: Big Move
Oct2020: Lodged Citizenship Application
May2021: Citizenship Interview and Test
TBA: Citizenship Ceremony
Posts: 215Member
Joined: May 17, 2015
PA: Husband (Production/Plant Engineer -ANZSCO 233513)
2015 April : Contacted an Agent (Resp)
2015 June 21: 1st IELTS Result (L-6/ S-6/ W-6 R-5.5 OBS: 6)
2015 Oct 18 : 2nd IELTS Result (L-6.5/ S-7/ W-6/ R-6 OBS 6.5)
2015 Nov 09 : Preparing COE and CDR for EA Assessment
2016 Jan 11 : Submitted CDR to Agent
2016 Jan 13 : Agent lodged CDR to EA via fast track
2016 Jan 19 : EA requested from Agent additional supporting docs -Husband's current Work Permit
2016 Jan 20 : Agent submitted additional supporting docs -Husband's current Work Permit to EA - Received EA positive result - Lodge EOI to NSW visa 190 (55+5) -Salamat Jehovah
2016 April : after 2 months of waiting - decided to review PTE-A aiming for 189
2016 May 28: PTE-A exam (FAILED)
2016 Aug 29 : EOI submitted for visa subclass 489 in NSW.
Long hiatus
2017 Feb- Resumed in reviewing PTE -A
Posts: 70Member
Joined: Apr 30, 2013
Occupation: Architectural Draftsperson (ANZCO 312111)
Oct 02, 2014 Visa Grant (489)
Dec 09, 2014 Landed in Australia
Jan 09, 2015 First day of work
Dec 11, 2016 Lodge Visa 887
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Posts: 70Member
Joined: Apr 30, 2013
Occupation: Architectural Draftsperson (ANZCO 312111)
Oct 02, 2014 Visa Grant (489)
Dec 09, 2014 Landed in Australia
Jan 09, 2015 First day of work
Dec 11, 2016 Lodge Visa 887
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Posts: 36Member
Joined: Oct 29, 2012
Occupation: Analyst Programmer
11 March 2013 - Submitted ACS Skills Assessment
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Posts: 36Member
Joined: Oct 29, 2012
Occupation: Analyst Programmer
11 March 2013 - Submitted ACS Skills Assessment
Posts: 125Member
Joined: Jul 05, 2013
Update ko lang kayo. May allocated CO na ako for my 887 Application. Ito yung timeline ko. For others please share your timelines too para sa mga 887 applicants.
Lodged 887 Application: 30 Jul 2016
Allocated CO: 03 Nov 2016
Requested additional documents (PCC, English for Partner)
Submitted ko na yung PCC's. IELTS after two weeks.
Keeping fingers crossed!
887 Applicants, update your timelines too for other's reference.
Gday!
Posts: 501Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2013
Just like all of you, 489 visa holder din kami and went here in regional WA. been here since june 2014 and lodge fir our 887 visa application last july 30. it was not an easy experience for us though kasi i am the main applicant for the 489 visa and then for the 887 visa, it was my husband who applied as main applicant since say young unang nakafullfill ng visa condition. finally tapes na young 2 yeas requirement kasi it was the longest 2 years of our lives. ang damming struggles, hirap ng work at kung ano ano pa. may times na ayaw ko na at pagoda na ko. but fight lang. nandito na kami eh and we have sacrificed a lot na.
so magaapply na kami. ego na, we cannot lodge online and always nageerror, so i had called the immigration and was queued for more than an hour sa line... never give up ika nga. after so many attempts, i had an immig officer who assisted me. so after number of phone calls and emails, they have advised na kaya nag error is dahil secondary applicant si hubby now applying to be primary. system glitch na natapat samin kasi meron naman band applicants na secondary na nag primary ok naman. so to cut short, they advised us to lodge manually instead and gave us an email ad where we can send all our documents.
we submitted our scanned docs with all the application papers via email and got a message na "due to the volume of email they are receiving, they can only respond to our email after the 28 days due". so we know na matatagalan talaga. we submitted july 30, 2016 then after exactly 1 month, august 30 nakareceive kami email from the immiv stating na nalodge na nils application naming with the confirmation email and the bridging visa.
although alam naming na magstart pa lang young count naming ng 6 months that day, at lama naming na matatagalan pa masaya na din kami kasi may bridging visa na kami and we can now apply for medicare. so hinayaan na naming. ayaw na mina naming isipin kasi matagal pa naman.
but to our surprise, after 6 days, last sept 6, i received an email stating na granted na visa namin. PR na kami. it was the happiest day for us kasi finally makakamove na kami sa city. then we learned na ibat iba talaga cases. kahit na sabihin na 6 months processing pa yan, it can either be longer or shorter. and applying for visa 887 are all different cases. like our case, we go manual lodging unlike young mga kakilala naming ditto na online lodging.
there are situations that are easy and some are harder. but the most important thing is never give up. always remember that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Occupation: Architectural Drafstperson (ANZSCO Code 312111)
Feb 2013 - Started collecting Vetassess requirements; March 29, 2013 - Lodged for Vetassess skills assessment; June 8, 2013 - took IELTS (BC, UAE); June 14, 2013 - received VETASSESS positive skills assessment; June 21, 2013 - got ielts results OBS 7.0 (l-7.5, r-7, w-7, s-7); June 24, 2013 - submitted EOI; June 27, 2013 - submitted WA state sponsorship application; July 03, 2013 - WA state sponsorship application approved; July 05, 2013 - received from DIAC invitation to lodge; July 14, 2013 - lodge visa application; August 13, 2013 - CO allocated, Team 7 GSM Adelaide; August 20, 2013 - submitted Form 80, NBI, PCC, bank statements for me, hubby and daughter and additional docs for hubby in lieu of Saudi PCC (statutory declaration, exit visa and end of service contract); August 22, 2013 - Medical check done; August 26, 2013 - uploaded hubby's Saudi PCC.... finally!; Sept 27, 2013 - visa grant daw but unofficial, hindi namin alam granted na pala.... long story…; Oct 10, 2013 - when we learned that our case was granted but no official confirmation.; Oct 11, 2013 - Official VISA Grant! Finally!!!! Thank God. End of the 1st journey, start of the new beginning; July 10, 2014 - IED
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Congratulations!
And ano po pala yung bridging visa? Meaning po ba once they acknowledge your 887 application mag iiba yung visa from 489?
Salamat
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Joined: Jul 05, 2013
Hi @StarJhan. A bridging visa is automatically granted when you apply for 887 from 489. You can use that to apply for an interim medicare card. You still hold a 489 visa and the bridging visa will only take effect when your 489 expires. Hope this helps!
@StarJhan
Gday!
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Joined: Nov 04, 2016
441212 Firefighter
August 2016-- Lodged Vetassess
Sept 2016-- positive result from Vetassess
October 2016-- IELTS result: L:7.5 R:6.5 W:6.5 S:6.5 Overall- 7
I got 55pts (w/o state nomination) but not yet lodge any EOI
Sa iba po na may idea baka pede po makahingi ng tulong din. Salamat po ulit. Godbless
ANZSCO 441212
ANZSCO 251312
15 August 2016-- Lodged VETASSESS
6 Sept 2016-- Positive result from VETASSESS
8 October 2016-- IELTS result: L:7.5 R:6.5 W:6.5 S:6.5 Overall- 7
6 November 2016--EOI lodged WA (60 pts including SS)
7 November 2016--EOI lodged in Any state (60 pts including SS)
4 January 2017-- Received ITA from WA
1 February 2017-- Invitation expired due to unable to comply job offer letter.
2 February 2017-- Created separate EOI for WA and NSW
3 February 2017-- EOI 190 (WA) withdrawn due to skill not available
4 February 2017-- Separate EOI lodge in NSW
3 March 2017-- Preparing documents for change occupation and planning to submit again for VETASSESS
4 November 2017-- Waiting for ANZSCO 441212 to open
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Joined: Jul 05, 2013
Some options (don't know b and c are still current):
a. get an offer of employment
b. a strong interest to hire you, from a company
c. study a year-long qualification in the Uni level (basically sa UTAS)
Hope these help.
Gday!