Accountant

bernaabad

mas mahirap yata mag assess ang CPAA kesa sa ibang assessing body?

CPAofOz

Hi Fellow Accountants. How's your application going?

bernaabad

Hi Fellow Accountants. How's your application going?

@CPAofOz hi there, nasa 1st step pa din ako which is preparing for the IELTS exam. I haven't tried taking the exam yet and planning to take it either in Nov'14 or Dec'14 goodluck sa atin!

JoyMaximo

Hello po... ask ko lng po sana kung anong mga docs needed to start d process.. i have 8yrs exp po sa accounts.. andto po ako ngayon sa doha n im planing to move from here if posible.. kung cno man po my time to answer me.. thanks in advance po..

ImB

@JoyMaximo, prepare for IELTS first. Sa documents, cert of employment, syllabus, diploma, tor...

The rest back read ka na lang po.

bernaabad

@ImB hi, ask ko lang, how do you find the acad IELTS exam in terms of level of difficulty? meron ka bang reading materials na ginamit for reading exam? may passages, topics or questions ba na naulit sa actual exam? thanks!

vhoythoy

@ImB hi, ask ko lang, how do you find the acad IELTS exam in terms of level of difficulty? meron ka bang reading materials na ginamit for reading exam? may passages, topics or questions ba na naulit sa actual exam? thanks!

Cambridge lang you will be ok. madaming free reviewers sa internet. punta ka sa IELTS thread dito.

ImB

@ImB hi, ask ko lang, how do you find the acad IELTS exam in terms of level of difficulty? meron ka bang reading materials na ginamit for reading exam? may passages, topics or questions ba na naulit sa actual exam? thanks!

Cambridge lang you will be ok. madaming free reviewers sa internet. punta ka sa IELTS thread dito.

@bernaabad hello, agree with this. You should be ok with Cambridge. Cambridge 1-9 yung ginamit ko apart from youtube videos and some reading and research from the internet.

As far as difficulty is concerned, mahirap sya (failed ako nung una) particularly writing and speaking for me so I spent lots of time practising. Yup me naulit sa actual exam yung question sa writing.

Tama si @vhoythoy, punta ka sa ielts thread, daming tips dun at materials.

toeberries123

do grades matter in the CPAA assessment?

ImB

@toeberries123 Hi. Probably, but only to a certain extent perhaps.

Wala naman kasing requirement ang CPAA na kailangan ganto yung grades mo or you need to have this academic awards.

Ako nga kahit pasang awa sa board at mga accounting subjects nung college pumasa sa assessment nila hihihi.

I think what matters most eh whether you can satisfy them that the subjects you have taken in College are comparable dun sa Australian degree nila and that is why your syllabus, mapping, etc. are absolutely essential.

shye428

hi ask ko lang po. regarding itr,
i requested my prev employer for my itrs but then they said they could not retrieve it. instead they gave me a softcopy of my bank account records used for my payroll for 3-4 yrs. will that be enough supporting docs for employment claims? i also have my coe that includes all necessary info about my prev positions.

thanks in advance.

vhoythoy

hi ask ko lang po. regarding itr,
i requested my prev employer for my itrs but then they said they could not retrieve it. instead they gave me a softcopy of my bank account records used for my payroll for 3-4 yrs. will that be enough supporting docs for employment claims? i also have my coe that includes all necessary info about my prev positions.

thanks in advance.

We can't say but you can include that support but personally i don't think its sufficient enough.

Best evidence of paid employment are:
1) payslips (indicating the date/ amount/ your name/ position/ signed by authorised representatives/ with company name/ or computer generated
2) BIR 2316/ income summary/ signed by your company representatives (you can request from BIR)
3) Signed employment contract/ letter of promotion/ salary increase (not best but can help)

Your COE must have but not limited to;
1) Printed in Company letter head/ with company logo/ contact number
2) signed by authorised personnel
3) includes your name, position, work hours, salary
4) jobs tenure
5) detailed job scope/ descriptions

shye428

hi @vhoythoy thanks for answering,.

regarding the contents of coe, fortunately, they include all that you wrote.
i called my previous employer and they gave copies of my previous payroll account printed as a bank statement.

vhoythoy

hi @vhoythoy thanks for answering,.

regarding the contents of coe, fortunately, they include all that you wrote.
i called my previous employer and they gave copies of my previous payroll account printed as a bank statement.

If thats the case you have a good chance. depends kung ano nasa bank statement. If they can clearly shows that you received salary on consistent basis and shows your company and your name. baka pwede na. besides assesor can verify it with your employer. No one actually know the answer coz it depends on CO's/assesor. san stage ka naba? tapos ka naba sa CPAA? ngaun lang kasi ako naka encounter na bank statement ang isusubmit in lieu of usual payslips/summary of income from tax agencies

shye428

@whoythoy

haha gathering documents palang hahaha
i will be taking my ielts on jan2015,
excited lang hahaha plan ko sa cpaa din ako magpapa-assess.

thanks. )

vhoythoy

@whoythoy

haha gathering documents palang hahaha
i will be taking my ielts on jan2015,
excited lang hahaha plan ko sa cpaa din ako magpapa-assess.

thanks. )

Ah ok. Depends sa CPAA muna kung ok sa kanila. pero ultimately si CO magdedecide after mo ng CPAA at naglodge ka ng visa. ako kasi naitabi ko ung mga lumang 2316 ko sa pinas na sinasubmit sa BIR at mga salary increase/ promotions letter. alam ko pwede din makarequest nyan sa BIR may gumawa nyan dito basta alam mo san RDO ka.

shye428

big thank you po! @vhoythoy
i'll try to retrieve it from bir nlng po. hihi

thanks po ulit.

lmrccjlg

hi po.to those who have succesfully got permanent visa after studying acctg in oz without acctg background sa pinas, mas preferred po ba ang bachelors degree in acctg kaysa masters in prof acctg?btw,bus mgt grad ako dito sa pinas and masters sana plan ko kunin then after that graduate visa then skilled na.possible kaya itong pathway ko?i am really confused..course pa lang nahihirapan na ako.does school matter din po ba?like an institute vs uni..ms my advantage ba pag uni when it comes to getting a job?tia

Froy

@dapogi hello! Nakita ko before yung mapping for cpaa subjects...pwede pahingi ng link?

ainmon

hello po, our visa has been granted just last week. Praise God!
We applied for Accountant (General). We were one of those who had an issue with the accounting theory subject as per CPAA assessment. We submitted mapping with supporting documents of pages from the book but still they didn't give positive assessment. The only thing that changed their decision is the IFRS certification that we also submitted. But the IFRS was completed only Dec 2013 which means the 8years work experience was not recognized. We were short of points based on CPAA assessment not recognizing the 8yrs.

There's a similar case here, I think CPAgirl and she took the risk and got her visa. We also consulted migration agent and he told us that it was really a big risk and the case officer might request the work experience assessment from CPAA. Big amount of money also involved since we are family.

We took the risk and the case officer just requested to submit additional pay slips, one for each year from 2009-2013. Thank God and Praise God!

Thanks for this website and for the people sharing the information.

rolly04

congrats @ainmon

bernaabad

hello po, our visa has been granted just last week. Praise God!
We applied for Accountant (General). We were one of those who had an issue with the accounting theory subject as per CPAA assessment. We submitted mapping with supporting documents of pages from the book but still they didn't give positive assessment. The only thing that changed their decision is the IFRS certification that we also submitted. But the IFRS was completed only Dec 2013 which means the 8years work experience was not recognized. We were short of points based on CPAA assessment not recognizing the 8yrs.

There's a similar case here, I think CPAgirl and she took the risk and got her visa. We also consulted migration agent and he told us that it was really a big risk and the case officer might request the work experience assessment from CPAA. Big amount of money also involved since we are family.

We took the risk and the case officer just requested to submit additional pay slips, one for each year from 2009-2013. Thank God and Praise God!

Thanks for this website and for the people sharing the information.

@ainmon congrats syo and to your family! after all the hardwork, you are finally rewarded. all is well that ends well sana visa grant din kami.. keep in touch though..

TasBurrfoot

hello po, our visa has been granted just last week. Praise God!
We applied for Accountant (General). We were one of those who had an issue with the accounting theory subject as per CPAA assessment. We submitted mapping with supporting documents of pages from the book but still they didn't give positive assessment. The only thing that changed their decision is the IFRS certification that we also submitted. But the IFRS was completed only Dec 2013 which means the 8years work experience was not recognized. We were short of points based on CPAA assessment not recognizing the 8yrs.

There's a similar case here, I think CPAgirl and she took the risk and got her visa. We also consulted migration agent and he told us that it was really a big risk and the case officer might request the work experience assessment from CPAA. Big amount of money also involved since we are family.

We took the risk and the case officer just requested to submit additional pay slips, one for each year from 2009-2013. Thank God and Praise God!

Thanks for this website and for the people sharing the information.

@ainmon congrats syo and to your family! after all the hardwork, you are finally rewarded. all is well that ends well sana visa grant din kami.. keep in touch though..

congratulations...

cocoytoro143

Hi po sa lahat! I'm new to this forum since I'm planning on migrating to Australia. My only concern po is sa mga supporting documents to be submitted sa CPAA. Clarify ko lang po:
1. Diploma
2. Transcript of Records
3. Syllabus
4. Certificates of Employment

And to send certified true copies, kahit scanned copy lang sila and na-notarize pwede na po ba?

Thanks in advance!

TasBurrfoot

Hi po sa lahat! I'm new to this forum since I'm planning on migrating to Australia. My only concern po is sa mga supporting documents to be submitted sa CPAA. Clarify ko lang po:
1. Diploma
2. Transcript of Records
3. Syllabus
4. Certificates of Employment

And to send certified true copies, kahit scanned copy lang sila and na-notarize pwede na po ba?

Thanks in advance!

As far as I know you need to send hard copy of your documents to CPA Australia - info as per experience 2 yrs ago.

cocoytoro143

As far as I know you need to send hard copy of your documents to CPA Australia - info as per experience 2 yrs ago.

Ah sorry, hard copy po ibig ko sabihin. Salamat po sa response. Will be collecting documents this month para po mkapagpa-assess na.

girlie

hi to all! I'm new here. Currently, im holding a student visa taking up MPA. Somebody told me to apply for PR visa. is that possible even if I am still studying? ny help and suggestion please. It will be highly appreciated. thanks.

ten2six

Welcome girlie. You are on the right thread. I suggest you backread this thread. You will learn a lot about the process. And read the general skilled migration thread too.

Oh and btw, I think I am that "somebody".

girlie

@ten2six
tnx so much... i will surely do your advise...

vamdcpa

@vhoythoy Hi! I'm new in this thread and I find it very useful

For the employment supporting docs, do we need to submit the original or certified true copies as well?

Thanks a lot!