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Posts: 86Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2011
Nakapag-enroll na din kami sa medicare, waiting nalang to send ung card sa house address namin. Centerlink also is done, pero waiting pa kami ng Tax Reference Number para sa claim ng Family Tax Benefit. Nakapagsubmit na kami ng request for TRN.
Sa Job hunting.. start na din ako, cyempre... Umpisahan ko muna sa nominated occupation ko. Marami pa naman baon.. Although marami naman jobs na pwedeng patusin kung gipit talaga sa budget.
Experience ko sa NAB migrant banking... Grabe ang laki ng bawas sa forex.. nalungkot talaga ako. nabawasan ng halos 300AUD. Advise ko.. kung kaya nyo hand carry better.. tapos dito nalang kau mag-open. Another thing.. kokonti ang atm ng NAB dito (Melbourne).. advise sa akin ng mga tropa ko na noypi dito is commonwealth bank, kasi madami ATM.
Another thing.. Mga tropang SG peeps dyan.. Make sure to convert ung drivers license nyo to SG.. para direct na. Late kong nalaman ito kaya hnd ako nakapagconvert.. Well.. kung may PH driver license ka naman., pwede gamitin ng 6 months tapos need na to convert to AU license.
Hope to see you soon.. hanggang dito nalang muna. Godbless.
Nominated Occupation: Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Apr-06 2013: IELTS Results L:8 R:6 W:6 S:7
Jun-03 2013: Send Documents to Engineers Australia
Sep-11 2013: Received EA Results; POSITIVE
Oct-26 2013: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.0 R:7.5 W: 6.5 S: 7.0
Feb-15 2014: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.5 R:7.0 W: 7.5 S: 7.5
Mar-02 2014: Submit EOI (65 points)
Mar-24 2014: Invitation received
Mar-29 2014: Visa Skilled Independent189 Lodged
Mar-30 2014: Uploaded documents (except SG COC/NBI/Medical)
Mar-31 2014: Applied SG COC (21-April releasing)
Apr-21 2014: Uploaded SG COC
Apr-28 2014: Medical Uploaded SATA AMK
Apr-30 2014: CO allocated Team23 GSM Adelaide
May-06 2014: Dependents medical done (NHS Baguio City)
May-08 2014: NBI Clearance uploaded
May-11 2014: Form80 sent
May-13 2014: Visa Grant!!! Thank you Lord....
Aug-02 2014: Arrived in Melbourne
Aug-28 2014: Hired!!! Thank you once again Lord...
For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord" plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11 (Thank you Lord!!!)
Posts: 58Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2013
all the best sa job hunting!
feb 2014 IELTS results
feb 2014 ACS results
mar 2014 lodged visa 189
may 2014 visa granted
dec 2020 citizenship application
jul 2021 citizenship test and approval
nov 2021 citizenship oath taking
Thank You, Lord!
Posts: 195Member
Joined: Jul 01, 2013
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
~ Psalm 23:6
Posts: 195Member
Joined: Jul 01, 2013
are you renting your place? yun mga rental house ba dyan wala kasama heater?
yun sa NAB, single transfer transaction lang nag charged na ng 300aud? tsaka di ba pag nihand-carry may limit lang and need ideclare?
sa DL conversion, iaallow ba nila maconvert kung bago lang license? like if i recently converted to SG license. Or need ko rin pakita Ph license along with SG license para mapaconvert to AU?
Thanks!
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
~ Psalm 23:6
Posts: 58Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2013
feb 2014 IELTS results
feb 2014 ACS results
mar 2014 lodged visa 189
may 2014 visa granted
dec 2020 citizenship application
jul 2021 citizenship test and approval
nov 2021 citizenship oath taking
Thank You, Lord!
Posts: 588Member
Joined: Nov 27, 2013
Ako, will try ANZ bank. Meron dito e. Gusto ko lang ganyan para mas safe kasi di ko dala dala lahat at one time. Konti lang dadalhin kong pera, pang 1 buwan lang. Kasi pag marami na dalang gamit, tsaka documents, ang hirap pa isipin at mag alala sa dala dalang pera. Tsaka alam mo naman sa pinas, nakakatakot matiktikan sa airport. Baka kung ano pa mangyari.
20110812 - Submitted Vetassess docs
20120403 - Received positive assessment
20130622 - Took the IELTS exam (L:8, R:7, W:8.5, S:8.5, OBS:8)
20131008 - Created and submitted EOI account
20131216 - Started gathering documents for ACT SS
20140113 - Submitted ACT SS nomination
20140227 - assigned a case officer
20140317 - Finally got my ACT sponsorship!
20140319 - Invited to apply (visa 190)
20140325 - Lodged visa 190
20140718 - Direct visa grant. IED: July 17, 2015
20150203 - Landed in ACT Job hunt begins
201510 - Started working at Woolies
20161031 - landed a job in my field as a junior
20180508 - landed a job in my field
Thank you God! You are truly amazing!
Posts: 334Member
Joined: Sep 09, 2012
Occupation: Civil Engineer (ANZSCO 233211)
Main Applicant: Moi
February 02, 2013 - IELTS - passed
August 27, 2013 - Sent CDR to EA for Assessment
January 15, 2014 - Received Positive Assessment
February 24, 2014 - Submitted EOI
March 10, 2014 - Received Invitation to Apply for Visa
March 31, 2014 - Lodged Visa 189 (but system reflected application lodged on April 1, 2014 due to time diff)
April 19, 2014 - Medicals done and all documents uploaded
May 2014 - CO Allocated
June 2014 - SSS and Pagibig documents for 2009-2010 requested
July 2014 - Visa Grant! God is Great!
September 2014 - IED
August 2015 - Big move
----countdown mode ----
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: 1,084Member
Joined: Feb 14, 2013
09-07-14 - Visa Grant! Thank you so much, Lord! IED 03-03-15
15-09-14 - Landed in Radelaide! South Australia
29-09-14 - Started working in Adelaide South Australia
28-09-15 - Left the first job
06-10-15 - Started the second job
18-09-16 - Moved to Sydney
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it." Arnold H. Glasow
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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: 86Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2011
Ang ginawa ko is punta ako sa BDO.. peso kasi account ko. Kinonvert nila sa USD.. tapos tsaka telegraphic transfer. NAB na ang nagvonvert ng pera from USD to AUD hindi BDO. Inabangan ko nlng sa internet banking kung magkano ang papasok na pera. Roughly 10k USD ung pinadala ko. ONE transaction lang.
USD daw kasi ang ginagamit sa telegraphic transfer. Hnd ko alam kung pwede ung bibili ng AUD sa money changer tapos papatelegraphic transfer sa bank.
Sa driver license naman.. from PH license to SG license take lng ng BTT basic theory test. 11 sgd yata un. Tapos kapag may sg license ka na.. direct conversion na ung sg license mo to oz license dito. Kapag pinas license naman hawak mo.. pwede mo gamitin within 6 months lng tapos need to take eye test.. hazard test.. practical driving test at isa pang test. 4 yata un na test eh. Right hand drive din dito.
Hirap kami ngaun at nakikisakay lng.. ang lalayo ng sakayan at hnd namin kabisado ang lugar.
Pasencya na kung hnd ko nasagot iba.. PM nyo nlng ako pra sa specific questions nyo.
Have a nice day March batchmates...
Nominated Occupation: Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Apr-06 2013: IELTS Results L:8 R:6 W:6 S:7
Jun-03 2013: Send Documents to Engineers Australia
Sep-11 2013: Received EA Results; POSITIVE
Oct-26 2013: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.0 R:7.5 W: 6.5 S: 7.0
Feb-15 2014: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.5 R:7.0 W: 7.5 S: 7.5
Mar-02 2014: Submit EOI (65 points)
Mar-24 2014: Invitation received
Mar-29 2014: Visa Skilled Independent189 Lodged
Mar-30 2014: Uploaded documents (except SG COC/NBI/Medical)
Mar-31 2014: Applied SG COC (21-April releasing)
Apr-21 2014: Uploaded SG COC
Apr-28 2014: Medical Uploaded SATA AMK
Apr-30 2014: CO allocated Team23 GSM Adelaide
May-06 2014: Dependents medical done (NHS Baguio City)
May-08 2014: NBI Clearance uploaded
May-11 2014: Form80 sent
May-13 2014: Visa Grant!!! Thank you Lord....
Aug-02 2014: Arrived in Melbourne
Aug-28 2014: Hired!!! Thank you once again Lord...
For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord" plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11 (Thank you Lord!!!)
Posts: 86Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2011
Nominated Occupation: Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Apr-06 2013: IELTS Results L:8 R:6 W:6 S:7
Jun-03 2013: Send Documents to Engineers Australia
Sep-11 2013: Received EA Results; POSITIVE
Oct-26 2013: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.0 R:7.5 W: 6.5 S: 7.0
Feb-15 2014: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.5 R:7.0 W: 7.5 S: 7.5
Mar-02 2014: Submit EOI (65 points)
Mar-24 2014: Invitation received
Mar-29 2014: Visa Skilled Independent189 Lodged
Mar-30 2014: Uploaded documents (except SG COC/NBI/Medical)
Mar-31 2014: Applied SG COC (21-April releasing)
Apr-21 2014: Uploaded SG COC
Apr-28 2014: Medical Uploaded SATA AMK
Apr-30 2014: CO allocated Team23 GSM Adelaide
May-06 2014: Dependents medical done (NHS Baguio City)
May-08 2014: NBI Clearance uploaded
May-11 2014: Form80 sent
May-13 2014: Visa Grant!!! Thank you Lord....
Aug-02 2014: Arrived in Melbourne
Aug-28 2014: Hired!!! Thank you once again Lord...
For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord" plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11 (Thank you Lord!!!)
Posts: 588Member
Joined: Nov 27, 2013
20110812 - Submitted Vetassess docs
20120403 - Received positive assessment
20130622 - Took the IELTS exam (L:8, R:7, W:8.5, S:8.5, OBS:8)
20131008 - Created and submitted EOI account
20131216 - Started gathering documents for ACT SS
20140113 - Submitted ACT SS nomination
20140227 - assigned a case officer
20140317 - Finally got my ACT sponsorship!
20140319 - Invited to apply (visa 190)
20140325 - Lodged visa 190
20140718 - Direct visa grant. IED: July 17, 2015
20150203 - Landed in ACT Job hunt begins
201510 - Started working at Woolies
20161031 - landed a job in my field as a junior
20180508 - landed a job in my field
Thank you God! You are truly amazing!
Posts: 86Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2011
Nominated Occupation: Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Apr-06 2013: IELTS Results L:8 R:6 W:6 S:7
Jun-03 2013: Send Documents to Engineers Australia
Sep-11 2013: Received EA Results; POSITIVE
Oct-26 2013: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.0 R:7.5 W: 6.5 S: 7.0
Feb-15 2014: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.5 R:7.0 W: 7.5 S: 7.5
Mar-02 2014: Submit EOI (65 points)
Mar-24 2014: Invitation received
Mar-29 2014: Visa Skilled Independent189 Lodged
Mar-30 2014: Uploaded documents (except SG COC/NBI/Medical)
Mar-31 2014: Applied SG COC (21-April releasing)
Apr-21 2014: Uploaded SG COC
Apr-28 2014: Medical Uploaded SATA AMK
Apr-30 2014: CO allocated Team23 GSM Adelaide
May-06 2014: Dependents medical done (NHS Baguio City)
May-08 2014: NBI Clearance uploaded
May-11 2014: Form80 sent
May-13 2014: Visa Grant!!! Thank you Lord....
Aug-02 2014: Arrived in Melbourne
Aug-28 2014: Hired!!! Thank you once again Lord...
For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord" plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11 (Thank you Lord!!!)
Posts: 195Member
Joined: Jul 01, 2013
Yun sa driver's license I already have Sg DL but this year lang naacquire. Not sure if AU will allow me to have this converted since less than a yr pa lang sakin. Thanks again.
"Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
~ Psalm 23:6
Posts: 80Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2014
06/01/2013 - started preparing documents
07/06/2013 - IELTS Exam
07/20/2013 - IELTS Result
10/29/2013 - ACS Application - 262113
01/27/2014 - ACS Result +
02/03/2014 - Lodged EOI & SA SS Application
02/25/2014 - SA SS Approved
03/15/2014 - Lodged visa 190 application
03/21/2014 - Uploaded docs
03/28/2014 - Medicals done
07/07/2014 - Visa Grant -- Adelaide Team 2 !!! Thank You Lord!!!
Posts: 86Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2011
Nominated Occupation: Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Apr-06 2013: IELTS Results L:8 R:6 W:6 S:7
Jun-03 2013: Send Documents to Engineers Australia
Sep-11 2013: Received EA Results; POSITIVE
Oct-26 2013: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.0 R:7.5 W: 6.5 S: 7.0
Feb-15 2014: IELTS (re-take) L: 7.5 R:7.0 W: 7.5 S: 7.5
Mar-02 2014: Submit EOI (65 points)
Mar-24 2014: Invitation received
Mar-29 2014: Visa Skilled Independent189 Lodged
Mar-30 2014: Uploaded documents (except SG COC/NBI/Medical)
Mar-31 2014: Applied SG COC (21-April releasing)
Apr-21 2014: Uploaded SG COC
Apr-28 2014: Medical Uploaded SATA AMK
Apr-30 2014: CO allocated Team23 GSM Adelaide
May-06 2014: Dependents medical done (NHS Baguio City)
May-08 2014: NBI Clearance uploaded
May-11 2014: Form80 sent
May-13 2014: Visa Grant!!! Thank you Lord....
Aug-02 2014: Arrived in Melbourne
Aug-28 2014: Hired!!! Thank you once again Lord...
For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the Lord" plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29:11 (Thank you Lord!!!)
Posts: 7Member
Joined: Jan 24, 2014
A summary of my application
Computer Network and Systems Engineer - ANZSCO 263111
VISA 190 (invitation from the State of Victoria) 60 pts
January 2014 IELTS and ACS already done.
Got the invitation from the State of Victoria
Applied VISA on 28 March 2014
May 2014 frontloaded everything(Form 80,documents,NBI,SGCOC....)
15 July 2014 Medical with my family at Drs. Horne (very accommodating clinic, I recommend them, the staff were very kind and helpful)
17 July 2014 Drs. Horne Clinic submitted the result ( I called them just to check they said they have submitted on 17 July)
July to October waiting for CO
2 October I called DIBP, the guy said it is still being processed no decision has been made.
15 October the Golden Email arrived! Direct Grant. Praise you Lord! Answered prayer. Our wait may be long but it is all worth it. God answers prayers at the appropriate time.
IED 1 April
We will be going to Melbourne this January.
All Glory unto you Lord.
Posts: 588Member
Joined: Nov 27, 2013
20110812 - Submitted Vetassess docs
20120403 - Received positive assessment
20130622 - Took the IELTS exam (L:8, R:7, W:8.5, S:8.5, OBS:8)
20131008 - Created and submitted EOI account
20131216 - Started gathering documents for ACT SS
20140113 - Submitted ACT SS nomination
20140227 - assigned a case officer
20140317 - Finally got my ACT sponsorship!
20140319 - Invited to apply (visa 190)
20140325 - Lodged visa 190
20140718 - Direct visa grant. IED: July 17, 2015
20150203 - Landed in ACT Job hunt begins
201510 - Started working at Woolies
20161031 - landed a job in my field as a junior
20180508 - landed a job in my field
Thank you God! You are truly amazing!
Posts: 7Member
Joined: Jan 24, 2014
All Glory unto you Lord.