Migrating to Australia with high hopes

st_ben83 · October 2018

@jennyfv thanks. Kumuha din ako ng quote from Shuttlemate. I will compare.

@ceinau15 IE kami mag asawa for 2 weeks sa Sydney this Nov then kami buong family Jan din. God bless to all.

agd · October 2018

@JLF Nice! November 11-17 kami Sydney. Stay kami sa North Manly. Lapit sa friend namin na andun. Kayo saan?

JLF · October 2018

@agd ryde naman kami temporary accomodation. Wala kami gano kakilala sa Sydney. Yung sis ko nasa SA saka friends namin Melbourne. Godbless sa IE at BM

agd · October 2018

@JLF Godbless din mam sa BM nyo.

Balitaan nyo kami, magpapang-abot tayo nila @st_ben83 sa Sydney pala!

st_ben83 · October 2018

Let's meet up! @agd @JLF @ceinau15 and mga ka batch para naman hindi masyadong nakakamiss.

JLF · October 2018

@st_ben83 sure. Magkakalapit lang din location naten.

st_ben83 · October 2018

Ang saya. @agd pareho pa kami ng flight sa Nov 10.

agd · October 2018

@st_ben83 @JLF @ceinau15 Game kami jan!

NoelRubio · October 2018

Salamat sa tag @ceinau15

NoelRubio · October 2018

Guys need help, anyone can answer. Simple question lang naman.

Ako kasi mag-iinitial entry muna sa Sydney (5 days), then saka na mag big move.
Initial Entry: March 2019
Big Move: December 2019 (or earlier)

Ang tanong ko is (lalo na sa mga same case ko na nag/mag initial entry at nag/mag big move later on):
Given lahat ng mga pre-requirements (e.g. opening an account (NAB), TFN, Centrelink, Medicare, at iba pa)
Ano dapat kong gawin sa Initial Entry at saka yung iba na pwede ko naman pala gawin sa Big Move instead.
(Paki take note na 5 days lang ako sa Initial Entry, and this is for me to prioritize well given that few number of days lang at initial entry, and for me to lessen yung stress saka workload na pwede naman pala gawin sa Big Move)

For example, pagdating mo sa AU activating your account pala sa NAB sa branch for some they waited pa for the atm card to be delivered sa AU home address nila nung nagpa activate sila sa branch (nabasa ko A WEEK or so after IE nila ba yun kasi delayed si NAB. That would require more days pa to stay). Another example is yung TFN, for some naghintay sila for 2-3 weeks para ma delivered yung TFN nila sa AU home address nila. Pero sabi ng iba: "Pag initial entry mo apply ka na kagad ng TFN".

I hope you guys are getting my point.

NoelRubio · October 2018

You can help by replying:
E.g.

For (quick) Initial Entry:
-Task 1
-Task 2

Big Move:
-Task 3
-Task 4

wanderer · October 2018

@NoelRubio kung may kakilala ka sa australia na may home address, pwede mo gawin yung mga medicare, tfn, etc. kasi it will take weeks for those to be delivered in an australian address. Otherwise, just do it during your BM.

Regarding bank acct, you can do it during IE mabilis lang yun if you opened your bank account overseas weeks prior to your IE.

Tip:

If you opened account in NAB bank, ang makukuha mo during bank appointment is eftpos debit card which is usable only in Australia, need mo magrequest ng VISA/mastercard debit card but that will take 3+ days to be delivered to your address. You can do that during your BM anyway.

However, if you go for commonwealth bank, they will issue you Mastercard, no need to request new card.

NoelRubio · October 2018

@wanderer

wanderer said:
@NoelRubio kung may kakilala ka sa australia na may home address, pwede mo gawin yung mga medicare, tfn, etc. kasi it will take weeks for those to be delivered in an australian address. Otherwise, just do it during your BM.

Regarding bank acct, you can do it during IE mabilis lang yun if you opened your bank account overseas weeks prior to your IE.

Tip:

If you opened account in NAB bank, ang makukuha mo during bank appointment is eftpos debit card which is usable only in Australia, need mo magrequest ng VISA/mastercard debit card but that will take 3+ days to be delivered to your address. You can do that during your BM anyway.

However, if you go for commonwealth bank, they will issue you Mastercard, no need to request new card.

@wanderer salamat ng marami. Learning what you said do really help a lot for me.
It appears sa signature mo na 3 days ka nag initial entry from Dec. 17 to Dec.20.
By Dec. 20, you went back home sa Pinas. Wala kasi ako kilala sa AU na may home address that I can use as an address for post mail. Bali tama ba, what you did is you did all the pre-requirements (TFN, Medicare, etc) during your BM? or you know someone sa AU and you managed to deliver those sa address nila?

Thank you again

>-

wanderer · October 2018

@NoelRubio Did everything during BM :-) Nag chill lang ako nung IED

wanderer · October 2018

ceinau15 said:
Hi I have a question. Anyone can answer.

I just received my NAB welcome letter and inside it stated that,

Don’t forget to attend your meeting.The Australian Government requires you to provide us with proof of your identity after arriving in Australia – so we need you to get in touch with us at least two weeks before you leave to organise a meeting with your named banker.

-Does this mean I have to e-mail/contact them before I fly to Oz? I haven't read anything like this here in forum.

Thank you!

You can call the banker you were assigned to to book an appointment once arrived in Oz, it can be next day or same day depending what time you phoned and how busy the branch is. But in reality you can just walk in to the branch without appointment (based on experience).

batman · October 2018

nag open ako sa NAB online din. tpos meron pala ako open dati. kaso di ko ma alala alin ang ginamit kong e mail. hindi daw nila ma cancel yung isa kasi not 100% correct info binigay ko. visit na lang daw ako sa branch pag dumating ako for identification.

JLF · October 2018

@ceinau15 for NAB they advised to set appointment sa person in charge na binigay nila sayo sa welcome letter at least 2 weeks prior to your arrival or collection sa branch. I assumed para ready na yung card mo pag dating mo sa branch. Kami thru email lang then nag bigay sila confirmation.

lethologically · October 2018

@ceinau15 I emailed the contact person na nakalagay doon sa NAB welcome email. Nagreply naman sila sa email, so naiset namin na the next banking day after namin dumating at 10am may appointment kami. Pagdating namin sa branch hinihintay na kami nung contact person. Just present passport, visa, and boarding pass. Got our eftpos card na pwede na kaagad gamitin, then requested for Visa card to be sent via mail (arrived 2 days later).

Grifter · October 2018

Hello. Pasensya na po sa tanong ko, pero kung stop over lang sa pinas hindi na need mag pdos db? Hehe. Kase po if ever baka ang flight namen ay dubai - manila - au. Nakakapraning lang kase baka bigla na lang kame hindi pasakayin sa eroplano

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alfonso31 · October 2018

Hello guys! tanong ko lng, if naka initial entry na ba tapos mag big move na eh di na need mag pa medical ulet at wala na rin ba any payment that need to be settle? I opened my immi account kc at may naka post dun na need for medical also some payment na need bayaran though may naka note nman dun na idisregard yung note if tapos na. Gusto ko sana maconfirm kung ano ba mga yun? hehe
Saka need pa ba ng police clearance sa mga bansa na pinagworkan pag mag aapply ng work sa OZ?
salamat sa sasagot

alfonso31 · October 2018

Eto pla yung screenshot ng naka flag sa immiaccount ko

agentKams · October 2018

@alfonso31 re: police clearance outside AU, hindi na need. may mga company nagrequire ng AU police clearance.

fruitys · October 2018

@alfonso31 If you're inside Australia, your visa in ImmiAccount is "Finalised" and your CO didn't tell you to do a "health undertaking" then you don't need to do anything else.

Companies handle the police clearance and background checks for you. You're not in PH anymore

@Grifter If you went inside PH then you may need a PDOS sticker to get out with a permanent visa.

@batman I opened a Reward Saver once I got identified. 2.5% interest is :O
I'm pondering if I want to move to ING for dat 2.8% interest.

alfonso31 · October 2018

@agentKams salamat ☺️

alfonso31 · October 2018

@fruitys salamat☺️. Nung nag log in kc ako b4 wla nman naka flag na ganyan sa immiacoount ko kya gulat ako hehe. Finalised nman nakalagay though wla pa ko sa au still in the middle east

jennyfv · October 2018

@fruitys just curious, what are your considerations for staying in NAB? I also opened a Reward Saver but didn’t know ING gives 2.8%

fruitys · October 2018

@jennyfv My first account after moving to AU is NAB and I have everything in there (everyday, savings, credit card) so I'm just too lazy to switch. And I like their coin/change machines :P

ING is very very good if you don't ever need a branch. Their savings account (Savings Maximiser) has the benefit that you can withdraw your money out without impacting the bonus interest (unlike NAB). There's just a bunch of conditions to meet that bonus interest (5 purchases in a month from an Orange Everyday, linked Orange Everyday and Savings Maximiser, at least one deposit a month from another source like payroll, etc)

lethologically · October 2018

aside from ING other banks that have HISA (high interest savings account) are RAMS, Ubank, and ME Bank. Usually nirerecommend siya sa FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Australia forums.

Comparison of SA here including conditions: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/145iM6uuFS9m-Rul65--eFJQq_Au7Z_BA4_CwkYwu2DI/edit?usp=drivesdk

Davidx23 · October 2018

"what are your considerations for staying in NAB?"

Given the scandal that came out of the royal commission, the only reason will be your super. One way or the other, your super is tied to one or more of the big banks. So kung i-boycott ang nab or any of the big4 ng tao, bagksak ang retirement fund mu.

carlo77 · December 2018

Hello guys.. may mga tanong sana ako sa inyo.. nag BM kami dito sa Sydney 4 months ago at PR ang status namin. Unfortunately, may emergency na nangyari sa pinas at kailangan kong umuwi

while checking sa passport ko 4 months nalang pala ang natitira bago mag expire. Pumunta ako kanina sa DFA pero holiday pala sila ngayon dahil bonifacio day sa pinas. Kaya dito muna ako mag tatanong at babalik ako sa DFA sa Monday..

1. Possible paba ngayon ang passport extension? kasi nakapag extend ako sa expiry ng passport ko last 2014 sa SG.

2. Diba pag PR mayroon tayong 365 days or 1 year na pwede nating gamitin para hindi tayo magkaka problema sa citizenship application in the future? Kaka BM ko lang at ang plano ko is mga 2-3 weeks ako sa pinas. Ok lang kaya ito?

Maraming salamat sa sasagot