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Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 14, 2012
primary applicant- wife
arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010
Posts: 2Member
Joined: Sep 02, 2014
Posts: 23Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2014
14 Feb 2013 - IELTS Speaking
16 Feb 2013 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
11 Mar 2013 - Renewed Skills Assessment (ACS) ANZSCO Code: 261312
23 Mar 2013 - IELTS Results (L=7.5, R=7.0, W=7.0, S=6.5, OBS=6.5)
01 Jun 2013 - Lodged SkillSelect EOI
22 Jun 2013 - Received Invitation to Apply for a Visa
30 Aug 2013 - Lodged online application for Visa Subclass 489
09 Sep 2013 - CO Allocated : Adelaide Team 6
30 Sep 2013 - Uploaded Additional Documents
05 Oct 2013 - Medical Exam conducted for me and my family
14 Oct 2013 - Visa Granted (IED: Oct. 2014)
14 Mar 2014 - Arrived in Melbourne!
21 Mar 2014 - Started Job Hunting
Posts: 134Member
Joined: Jul 16, 2013
RIA, Iremit at YES. minsan magkakaiba ang exchange rate nila.
Their email address can be found on google. Pwede mo din sila tawagan sa numbers nila para ma compare mo ang mga exchange rates at fee nila.
On the upper right hand corner of this webpage naka post ang Iremit.
Posts: 10Member
Joined: Jan 15, 2012
Try to visit www.philexpress.com.au or email [email protected], exchange rate is very competitive and if your bank is BDO in the Phil it will just take 3 hours to credit to your bank or to pick up from SM or BDO branch. If other major bank before noon then same day.
Posts: 202Member
Joined: May 29, 2013
ICT Business Analyst - 261111
Visa Subclass 189
24 June 2013 - Skills Assessment submitted to ACS
15 Aug 2013 - IELTs General Speaking Test
17 Aug 2013 - IELTs General Test (Listening, Reading, Writing)
30 Aug 2013 - IELTs Results (L - 9.0, R - 8.0, W - 8.0, S - 8.0, Overall - 8.5)
24 Sept 2013 - Favorable letter received from ACS (ICT Business Analyst)
26 Sept 2013 - Submitted EOI (70 points)
7 Oct 2013 - Received Invitation to Apply (Visa Subclass 189)
11 Oct 2013 - Submitted Visa Application
21 Oct 2013 - Medical Exam (I completed mine, partner had to wait for a few days to complete hers)
- applied for NBI Clearance
24 Oct 2013 - Primary Applicant (me) Medicals uploaded by NHSI.
4 Nov 2013 - Partner completed Medical Exam
5 Nov 2013 - Claim NBI Clearance
- Secondary Applicant (partner) Medicals uploaded by NHSI.
6 Nov 2013 - 20 Nov 2013 waiting for CO.
21 Nov 2013 - CO Allocated
26 Nov 2013 - Visa Grant (yehey!!)
21 March 2014 - Flight to Sydney (Qantas 7PM HKT)
6 May 2014 - Received 12 month contract from company (same company I worked for in Manila)
12 May 2014 - Started work
15 Dec 2014 - Hired permanently by current company (IT Service Manager).
17 Apr 2018 - Applied for Citizenship (online)
11 Mar 2019 - Citizenship Exam Schedule
08 Oct 2019 - Australian Citizenship Ceremony
==Slowly, but surely..Things will fall into place..==
Posts: 2,536Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 14, 2012
primary applicant- wife
arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010
Posts: 92Member
Joined: Oct 15, 2013
Is it normal na pag nagremit through iremit pag nagtransfer ka ng money is under a personal name ng iremit staff?
Nominated Skill 263111 Computer Network and Systems
Engineer
Main Applicant: Husband
Dec. 19, 2013- Visa Grant (IED-Dec. 2, 2014)
Dec. 17, 2013-Additonal Requirements Submitted (Form 80, Form 1221, Police Clearance, Proof of Functional English)
Nov. 28, 2013- Medical done
Nov. 26, 2013- CO allocated (GSM Adelaide Team 7)
Nov. 22, 2013-Applied NBI Clearance
Oct. 22, 2013- Lodge 189 Visa Application
Oct. 7, 2013 - Received Invitation for 189 Visa
Sept. 19, 2013 - EOI Submitted
Sept. 10, 2013 - ICT Skills Assesment Result
June 11, 2013 - ICT Skills Assesment Application
April 19, 2013 - IELTS result (L-8,R-9,W-7,S-7) Bond Score-8.0
April 6, 2013 - IELTS exam
Posts: 1,770Administrator
Joined: Dec 29, 2010
2010-06 : Lurker at philippines.com.au (previously the #1 Pinoy Australian Forum)
2010-06 : Started researching on Visa 175 - Target 120pts
2011-08 : Started prev employer document gathering for ACS skill assessment (0/4)
2010-12 : Philippines.com.au went offline and created www.pinoyau.info
2011-03 : 1st child born - AU dream halted
2014-03 : ACS document - 1/5 emp ref completed
2015-01: Promoted at work - AU dream halted
2015-11: ACS document - 1/6 emp ref completed
2016-09: 2nd child born - AU dream halted
2018-09: ACS document - 6/8 emp ref completed
2018-09: Revised all employment references and affidavit from scratch
2019-03: Completed Revised 8/8 emp ref
2019-03: PTE Exam - L59,R75,S62,W64 (no preparation)
2019-07: Favorable Skills Assessment result for Software Eng
2019-11: PTE Exam - L70,R68,S79,W68 (competent only)
2020-02: PTE Exam - L79,R79,S86,W76 (grr lack 3pts on Writing)
2020-03: PTE Exam - L85,R75,S87,W86 (Mar 4 - grr nag increase L, S and W but bumaba 4pts si R!!!!!)
2020-03 PTE Exam - L81 R79 S90 W81 (Mar 9 - Salamat Lord!!!!)
Posts: 2,179Member, Moderator
Joined: Jul 04, 2012
if mag trasfer kayo money to ph, you can use this link & sign up.. eto ang gamit ko, fixed fee and good rate.
https://orbitremit.com/r/x70t47
(FREE transfer fee on your first transaction)
18 Mar '16 IELTS Results
06 Apr '16 EA CDR Skills Assessment submitted
26 Apr '16 EA Skills Assessment Positive Outcome
06 May '16 PTE-A Exam
07 May '16 PTE- A Results & Submitted EOI
11 May '16 Got ITA
02 Jun '16 Lodge Visa
04 Jul '16 Direct Grant
Believe you can... and you're halfway there.... - Roosevelt
Posts: 23Member
Joined: Sep 10, 2019
Na try po namin ung remitly ok naman po ..dun na agad pera free po ung 1st transaction
Posts: 64Member
Joined: Sep 24, 2016
I've used both OrbitRemit (https://orbitremit.com/r/U9VQIK) and Transferwise (transferwise.com/u/83e3f2). I usually compare the rates from both and then whichever is higher wins. If you use the link I included, you get to enjoy a free transfer for your first transaction.