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Posts: 92Member
Joined: May 23, 2014
08.05.2017 - Started compiling requirements for ACS
13.04.2018 - Received ACS skills assessment results
07.06.2018 - PTE exam
08.06.2018 - Received PTE exam results
19.10.2018 - Partner updated EOI
11.11.2018 - Partner received ITA
13.11.2018 - Medical exams
19.11.2018 - Requested to go to a doctor for further medical assessment
12.12.2018 - Partner lodged visa
21.03.2019 - CO contact requesting for PCC Malaysia for me and PCC Australia for my partner
11.04.2019 - Completed submission of PCC
28.05.2019 - Visa Granted! Thank you, Lord!
26.07.2019 - BIG MOVE!
Posts: 1,550Member, Moderator
Joined: Oct 31, 2012
ANZSCO 221214 - Internal Auditor
19 Jan 13 - Academic IELTS Results - passed
12 July 13 - Vetassess Assessment + Point Test Advice: Positive
03 Nov 13 - Invitation Accepted 70 points
19 Dec 13 - Lodged Visa 189
07 Feb 14 - Visa Granted
04 Aug 14 - Initial Entry Date requirement
26 July 14 - Actual IED to Melbourne
May 2015 - Big Move
June 2015 - Got a permanent role in Melbourne
Apr 2016 - Got a contract consultancy role in Melbourne
May 2016 - Got permanent role and moved to Toowooba, Queensland
And now...... living the life that i have imagined
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Joined: Jun 27, 2013
Posts: 135Member
Joined: May 24, 2014
>•whilst 'full-time' work constitutes 20 hours per week or more, this must be regular employment and not include long periods of unpaid leave
1. What if ang work exp ng applicant ay exact 5yrs lahat galing sa isang company at nasa 5-8yrs bracket, that implies 10points claimable. However, part ng employment nato is a probationary period, say 3-6mos. May COE ka at nakastate na full time regular employee. Pero sa contract if irerequire magsubmit, posible na nakastate ung proby period which will contradict the COE. Ano dapat ang iclaim na points? 5 or 10?
2. Ive read sa iabng thread na sa EA assessment nghihingi ng contract (i assume para sa additional service yun). If na rule-out na natin na ung additional assessment ay for multiple employment and may not be applicable for single employment, saang part pa ng overall application possible na manghingi ng contract? Sa submission ng EOI or lodging of VIsa reqs, and/or upon assignment ng CO ba? may mga known cases po ba na dun nanghingi ng employment contract?
3. Followup re: item 2, if assuming ito ang iclaimed kong points:
Age = 30
Education = 15
Work (5yrs) = 10
Ielts (7.0 all band)= 10
TOTAL: 65
then hindi irecognize yung proby period ng employment ng apllicant, his/her claimable points will fall to 5points (3yrs-5yrs) BUTwill still give him/her 60points from initially 65points. Maaapprove pa rin ba yung visa (assuming wla ng ibang issue) kahit na bumaba ang points pero reached parin yung 60, or refused na kasi mali ang claim sa work exp?
Sana po may makatulong. better if may statement from DIAC website na maisshare supporting the necessity of regular employment in claiming points for work exp. tulong tayo mga sir sa paghanap
May 2014 -- Ielts 1st Take (Philippines)
-- L-8, R-7.5, W=6, S=7.5
July 2014 -- IELTS Remarking result W>6.5 (short paren aw)
Sept 2014 -- Submitted CDR to EA
Jan 2014 -- Rcv Positive Skill Assessment )Telecom Network Engineer
Apr 2016 -- Pursue OZ Dream! IELTS 2nd Take (Bangkok)
-- L=8.5, R=7.5, W=6.5, S=8
Jun 2016 -- IELTS Remarking W>7.0 (Thank God!)
Aug 17, 2016 -- Resubmitted CDR (65pts)
Aug 22, 2016 -- Rcv ITA
Oct 03, 2016 -- Lodged Visa 189 (frontloaded all except Medical Results)
Oct 06, 2016 -- Medical at BNH Bangkok ]
Oct 10, 2016 -- Wife Medical at St Lukes
Oct 26, 2016 -- Direct Grant!!!! Umaapaw na luha mula sa buong pamilya!
-- IED Sept 17, 2017
Apr 2017 -- BIG MOVE MELBOURNE
"NEVER GIVE UP… TRUST YOURSELF AND THE LORD, AND HIS PROPER TIMING!"
Posts: 135Member
Joined: May 24, 2014
Skilled employment: evidence of working full-time in skilled employment in the 10 years before you were invited to apply, such as:
•employment references
•contracts, pay slips, tax returns, group certificates
•evidence that you have been self-employed
•any other documents that you provided to the relevant assessing authority to obtain your skills assessment, including any documents relating to your employment history.
(:| hindi naman malinaw kung regular hehe. parang case analysis na ang ginagawa ko hehe pero i know one time or another may mga makakarelate sa tanong na ito. and worth to ponder.
May 2014 -- Ielts 1st Take (Philippines)
-- L-8, R-7.5, W=6, S=7.5
July 2014 -- IELTS Remarking result W>6.5 (short paren aw)
Sept 2014 -- Submitted CDR to EA
Jan 2014 -- Rcv Positive Skill Assessment )Telecom Network Engineer
Apr 2016 -- Pursue OZ Dream! IELTS 2nd Take (Bangkok)
-- L=8.5, R=7.5, W=6.5, S=8
Jun 2016 -- IELTS Remarking W>7.0 (Thank God!)
Aug 17, 2016 -- Resubmitted CDR (65pts)
Aug 22, 2016 -- Rcv ITA
Oct 03, 2016 -- Lodged Visa 189 (frontloaded all except Medical Results)
Oct 06, 2016 -- Medical at BNH Bangkok ]
Oct 10, 2016 -- Wife Medical at St Lukes
Oct 26, 2016 -- Direct Grant!!!! Umaapaw na luha mula sa buong pamilya!
-- IED Sept 17, 2017
Apr 2017 -- BIG MOVE MELBOURNE
"NEVER GIVE UP… TRUST YOURSELF AND THE LORD, AND HIS PROPER TIMING!"
Posts: 686Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2013
Nominated Occupation : Production or Plant Engineer 233513
12/15/13 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :8.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 6.5 ]
01/17/14 - Submit CDR to Engineers Australia.
02/15/14 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :9.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 7.0 ]
05/29/14 - EA positive assessment as Production or Plant Engineer 233513
06/02/14 - EA Letter Received. Lodge EOI 65points.
06/09/14 - Received invitation to lodge Visa 189.
06/12/14 - Lodge Visa 189. Upload Docs/Form 80.
07/14/14 - Medicals @ SLEC Global.
07/15/14 - Upload NBI. (NBI Valid until July 4, 2015).
07/17/14 - CO Allocated. Team 7 GSM Adelaide ( CO : LM )
07/21/14 - VISA GRANT! Thank You Lord! IED : 07/04/15
02/06/15 - Hubby in Melbourne (Jobhunting)
03/27/15 - Me and my son in Melbourne
04/07/15 - Hubby 1st day of job
08/24/15 - My 1st day in BP, Thank you Lord God Jesus!
Enjoying the wonderful life in Oz, abundant blessings indeed :-)
Posts: 135Member
Joined: May 24, 2014
May 2014 -- Ielts 1st Take (Philippines)
-- L-8, R-7.5, W=6, S=7.5
July 2014 -- IELTS Remarking result W>6.5 (short paren aw)
Sept 2014 -- Submitted CDR to EA
Jan 2014 -- Rcv Positive Skill Assessment )Telecom Network Engineer
Apr 2016 -- Pursue OZ Dream! IELTS 2nd Take (Bangkok)
-- L=8.5, R=7.5, W=6.5, S=8
Jun 2016 -- IELTS Remarking W>7.0 (Thank God!)
Aug 17, 2016 -- Resubmitted CDR (65pts)
Aug 22, 2016 -- Rcv ITA
Oct 03, 2016 -- Lodged Visa 189 (frontloaded all except Medical Results)
Oct 06, 2016 -- Medical at BNH Bangkok ]
Oct 10, 2016 -- Wife Medical at St Lukes
Oct 26, 2016 -- Direct Grant!!!! Umaapaw na luha mula sa buong pamilya!
-- IED Sept 17, 2017
Apr 2017 -- BIG MOVE MELBOURNE
"NEVER GIVE UP… TRUST YOURSELF AND THE LORD, AND HIS PROPER TIMING!"
Posts: 5Member
Joined: Jun 22, 2014
i deeply seek for guidance on how to apply in au, just want to start a new career and lifestyle (likely to stay in au as permanent). with my husband ( no kids yet).
im currently working in dammam for almost 6 years. im a RN but not working in a hospital or dispensary. im working in a dermatological clinic.
can you guys, help me out, figure how and what to do??? do i have to hunt jobs first? do i have to take ielts first? i want to go to australia after my contract here in KSA, still have 16 months here coz i have to wait for my husband to finish his contract.
info: zero activities in any processing. no assessment had been done. just browsing and reading forums.
kindly guide and enlighten us on how to do the process and which is first step, step by step.
thank you.
Posts: 18Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2013
upload sa immiaccount then email CO na naupload mo na para sure lang na malalaman.
Nominated Occupation - Software Engineer (261313)
Feb 25, 2013 - Submitted ACS Application
Apr 18, 2013 - Received positive skills assessment
Apr 27, 2013 - IELTS exam (Result: L-9, R-8, W-6.5, S-7)
Jun 08, 2013 - IELTS exam Take 2 (Result: L-8, R-8, W-7, S-7)
Jun 24, 2013 - Submitted EOI (60 pts)
Nov 04, 2013 - Received invitation to apply for Visa Subclass 189
Dec 04, 2013 - Lodged Visa application
Jan 23, 2014 - CO allocated (GSM Adelaide Team 7)
Jan 25, 2014 - Requested NBI Clearance
Jan 27, 2014 - Medicals at SLEC
Jan 29, 2014 - Submitted Form 80
Jan 30, 2014 - Medical result was forwarded by SLEC to DIBP
Feb 04, 2014 - Submitted NBI Clearance
Feb 05, 2014 - Visa Grant! Thank you Lord! (IED: Jan 25, 2015)
Posts: 4,336Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2011
The basic information should be there!!
Primary Applicant: Wife
Accountant (General): 221111
04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
Posts: 1,877Member
Joined: Mar 08, 2014
Posts: 108Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2012
Posts: 202Member
Joined: Aug 28, 2013
261112 - Systems Analyst ( Age: 25 | Educ: 15 | Work: 15 | PTE - 20| Partner: 10 | NAATI: 5) Total: 90 pts.
08/2013 | Got interested in Australia Migration
09/2013 - 01/2019 | Our plan somehow stagnated
01/2019 | ACS Assessment: Submitted
02/2019 | ACS Assessment: Positive Result
09/2020 | PTE: Superior Score
09/2020 | EOI Submitted (75)
10/2020 | Partner PTE: Proficient (+5)
10/2020 | EOI Updated (80)
11/2020 | NAATI CCL Exam
12/2020 | NAATI CCL Exam: Positive Result! (+5)
12/2020 | EOI Updated (85)
12/2020 | Partner's ACS Assessment: Submitted
02/2021 | Partner's ACS Assessment: Positive Result (+5)
?? / ???? | ITA
?? / ???? | Visa Grant
Posts: 108Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2012
Posts: 1,877Member
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Joined: Nov 11, 2013
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Joined: Apr 02, 2014
Primary applicant: Spouse
Under 261212
May 21, 2014: ACS application submitted
May 22, 2014: ACS Stage 4
June 20, 2014: (4 weeks) ACS Suitable
Preparing for IELTS
Awaiting new program opening
Posts: 170Member
Joined: Nov 13, 2013
Waiting for God's perfect timing....
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Apr 02, 2014
Primary applicant: Spouse
Under 261212
May 21, 2014: ACS application submitted
May 22, 2014: ACS Stage 4
June 20, 2014: (4 weeks) ACS Suitable
Preparing for IELTS
Awaiting new program opening
Posts: 78Member
Joined: Dec 09, 2013
12/09/13 - Started collecting documents
01/18/14 - Submitted ACS (Analyst programmer 261311)
01/19/14 - Procrastination (iELTS review)
- Wasted time in Dota 2
03/31/14 - Received positive result: ACS assessment suitable
04/01/14 - Procrastination (iELTS)
- Petiks in reviewing iELTS
- Wasted time in Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls
04/22/14 - Start iELTS review no more excuses
06/21/14 - ielts IDP: L = 7, S = 7, W = 6, R = 6 (boom sablay >,<)
08/16/14 - ielts IDP: L = 8, S = 7, W = 6, R = 7.5 (Writing again omg)
Posts: 1,877Member
Joined: Mar 08, 2014
Posts: 686Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2013
Nominated Occupation : Production or Plant Engineer 233513
12/15/13 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :8.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 6.5 ]
01/17/14 - Submit CDR to Engineers Australia.
02/15/14 - IELTS IDP [ L : 9.0 I R :9.0 I S : 7.5 I W : 7.0 ]
05/29/14 - EA positive assessment as Production or Plant Engineer 233513
06/02/14 - EA Letter Received. Lodge EOI 65points.
06/09/14 - Received invitation to lodge Visa 189.
06/12/14 - Lodge Visa 189. Upload Docs/Form 80.
07/14/14 - Medicals @ SLEC Global.
07/15/14 - Upload NBI. (NBI Valid until July 4, 2015).
07/17/14 - CO Allocated. Team 7 GSM Adelaide ( CO : LM )
07/21/14 - VISA GRANT! Thank You Lord! IED : 07/04/15
02/06/15 - Hubby in Melbourne (Jobhunting)
03/27/15 - Me and my son in Melbourne
04/07/15 - Hubby 1st day of job
08/24/15 - My 1st day in BP, Thank you Lord God Jesus!
Enjoying the wonderful life in Oz, abundant blessings indeed :-)
Posts: 327Member
Joined: Jun 09, 2014
20.08.16 | IELTS Exam
02.09.16 | IELTS Results (L7.5 R7.0 W5.5 S6.5 | OBS6.5)
15.11.16 | Start of Sydney Trip
20.11.16 | End of Sydney Trip
11.02.17 | IELTS Exam
24.02.17 | IELTS Results (L7.5 R6.5 W6.0 S7.0 | OBS7.0)
15.05.17 | Started Composing Career Episodes
22.08.17 | Created EA Account
27.08.17 | Lodged MSA + RSEA
01.09.17 | Applied for Fast Track
04.09.17 | Booked PTE-A Exam Using AECC Voucher
08.09.17 | EA replied requesting for additional docs
18.09.17 | PTE-A Exam
19.09.17 | PTE-A Exam (L70 R75 W69 S87 | OBS73)
22.09.17 | Submitted additional docs to EA
26.09.17 | EA positive outcome with 5 years relevant work experience! God is good!
27.09.17 | Lodged 189 EOI via Skillselect with total of 65 points
04.10.17 | Lodged 190 EOI via Skillselect with total of 70 points
CY.2018 | Waiting game
20.01.19 | Attended CEVAS review sessions
25.03.19 | PTE-A Exam (L86 R78 W88 S88 | OBS83)
08.04.19 | PTE-A Exam (L81 R75 W80 S90 | OBS81)
06.05.19 | PTE-A Exam (L79 R87 W82 S90 | OBS86) - TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
06.05.19 | Updated 189 and 190 EOI via SkillSelect with total of 75 and 80 points, respectively
16.11.19 | EOI 189 and 190 auto-updated to 85 and 90 points, respectively
Posts: 78Member
Joined: Dec 09, 2013
12/09/13 - Started collecting documents
01/18/14 - Submitted ACS (Analyst programmer 261311)
01/19/14 - Procrastination (iELTS review)
- Wasted time in Dota 2
03/31/14 - Received positive result: ACS assessment suitable
04/01/14 - Procrastination (iELTS)
- Petiks in reviewing iELTS
- Wasted time in Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls
04/22/14 - Start iELTS review no more excuses
06/21/14 - ielts IDP: L = 7, S = 7, W = 6, R = 6 (boom sablay >,<)
08/16/14 - ielts IDP: L = 8, S = 7, W = 6, R = 7.5 (Writing again omg)
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Posts: 34Member
Joined: Nov 11, 2013
1. When I checked the points breakdown, I didn't see any points given to my IELTS, and my ACS assessment did not appear in the list. Normal po ba ito? I assume that they will be checking these two manually, hence the lapse.
To-follow po ba ang points for IELTS and ACS, or dapat meron na agad?
2. I recently had a passport renewal. I tried updating my passport number sa EOI, pero wala silang nilagay na facility to do that. Nag search ako sa immi.gov.au, and found out that you need to fill up form 929 in case your passport number changed during the EOI process. Ang problema, the form doesn't say if it can be sent online, via email or to a local office… ang instruction lang is to send it to offices in Australia. I think I'm looking at the wrong solution.
Does anyone know how I can change/update my passport number on my EOI?
Maraming salamat po in advance saka God bless.
Posts: 2,274Member, Moderator
Joined: Mar 30, 2013
Assessed Occupation: Industrial Engineer (IE 233511)
Achieved Goal: Australia PR (Permanent Resident). Thanks God!
...sharpening my core gifts now...
...working on new, better goals...
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ~Luke 6:28~
Posts: 2,274Member, Moderator
Joined: Mar 30, 2013
Assessed Occupation: Industrial Engineer (IE 233511)
Achieved Goal: Australia PR (Permanent Resident). Thanks God!
...sharpening my core gifts now...
...working on new, better goals...
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ~Luke 6:28~
Posts: 34Member
Joined: Nov 11, 2013
Bali ito lang po ang nabigay sa akin na points:
Age 30 points
English Language Ability (IELTS) 0
Education Attained (Degree) 15
Yrs of XP in nominated occupation outside australia 15 (could this be ACS?)
Bump ko lang din po yung isa kong question how can I change my passport number on EOI? May new passport kasi ako, and walang ibang instructions online on what to do except to fill up the form 929 to be mailed to AU offices. Is there any other way?
Thank you @IslanderndCity