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Posts: 306Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2013
2013 - 1st IELTS L 7.5 R 7.5 W 5.5 S 7.5
April 2014 - 2nd IELTS L 7.5 R 7.0 W 6.0 S 7.0
14 May 2014 - CDR sent via DHL Singapore
16 May 2014 - Delivered at EA
19 May 2014 - 870 AUD charged to my credit card. Waiting game starts now
7 August 2014 - EOR for my IELTS L 7.5 R 7 W 7 S 6
26 August 2014 - EA Positive results Civil Engineer
11 October 2014 EOR Speaking 6 to 6.5
28 Feb IELTS success! 10 pts! L 7.5 R 8 W 7 S 7.5
13 March 2015 EOI submitted visa 189 65 pts.
27 March Invited
27 March Lodged! At long last. In His perfect timing. Scan documents and obtain clearances and medical
11 May VISA GRANT! Direct grant. Did not upload form 80
Posts: 179Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2014
ANZSCO 233211 (Civil Engineer)
July - Aug 2014 Completed all docs
Sept. 4, 2014 IELTS Speaking Test - IDP Makati
Sept. 6, 2014 Sat IELTS Test GT (L, R, W) - Dusit Thani Hotel
Sept. 15, 2014 Sent CDR to EA via LBC
Sept. 18, 2014 EA received CDR confirmed thru LBC Tracking
Sept. 19, 2014 EA charged my Prepaid Card Php35,705 (CDR + Skilled Employment)
Sept. 19, 2014 Got IELTS Results (L 8.0 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0) ok for EA Assessment, need to re-take though
Jan. 9 & 10, 2015 IELTS 2nd Take
Jan. 22, 2015 Asked EA CO for a scanned copy of my outcome letter, Professional Engineer + 3 yrs work experience
Jan. 23, 2015 IELTS Take 2 Result: L 7.5 R 8.0 S 8.0 W 6.5 (Failed, need to sit IELTS for the 3rd time, will also try remarking)
Feb. 7, 2015 IELTS Take 3 @ IDP Tagaytay
Feb. 10, 2015 Submitted IELTS take 2 remarking
Feb. 13, 2015 Received positive EA result via mail
Feb. 20, 2015 IELTS Take 3 Result: L 8.5 R 8.5 S 6.5 W 7.0 (Failed Again, will just wait for remarking result)
March 24, 2015 Got IELTS take 2 remarking result, W 6.5 changed to 7.0 (Glory be to God!)
March 25, 2015 Submitted EOI (Visa 189)
May 8, 2015 Received Invitation to Apply
June 3, 2015 Lodged Visa 189 Application, paid P126,255 thru EON Card
June 20, 2015 My Medical at Nationwide Health Makati
June 25, 2015 My Medicals finalized
July 23, 2015 CO Allocated, requesting medical and docs of hubby and kids (non-migrating dependents)
Aug 5, 2015 Submitted requested docs thru immiaccount and CO's email
Aug 15, 2015 Kids' medical at Nationwide
Aug 18, 2015 Kids' medical finalized
Aug 19, 2015 Hubby medical at Nationwide
Aug 25, 2015 Hubby medical finalized
Aug 31, 2015 Visa Grant
Oct 29, 2015 Touched down Sydney :-)
Nov 17, 2015 Day 1 at Casual Job - still on permanent job hunting mode
Nov 24, 2015 Got a full time job as Learning and Development Officer Thank you Lord
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 64Member
Joined: Jan 20, 2014
Posts: 306Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2013
2013 - 1st IELTS L 7.5 R 7.5 W 5.5 S 7.5
April 2014 - 2nd IELTS L 7.5 R 7.0 W 6.0 S 7.0
14 May 2014 - CDR sent via DHL Singapore
16 May 2014 - Delivered at EA
19 May 2014 - 870 AUD charged to my credit card. Waiting game starts now
7 August 2014 - EOR for my IELTS L 7.5 R 7 W 7 S 6
26 August 2014 - EA Positive results Civil Engineer
11 October 2014 EOR Speaking 6 to 6.5
28 Feb IELTS success! 10 pts! L 7.5 R 8 W 7 S 7.5
13 March 2015 EOI submitted visa 189 65 pts.
27 March Invited
27 March Lodged! At long last. In His perfect timing. Scan documents and obtain clearances and medical
11 May VISA GRANT! Direct grant. Did not upload form 80
Posts: 8Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2014
Posts: 306Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2013
2013 - 1st IELTS L 7.5 R 7.5 W 5.5 S 7.5
April 2014 - 2nd IELTS L 7.5 R 7.0 W 6.0 S 7.0
14 May 2014 - CDR sent via DHL Singapore
16 May 2014 - Delivered at EA
19 May 2014 - 870 AUD charged to my credit card. Waiting game starts now
7 August 2014 - EOR for my IELTS L 7.5 R 7 W 7 S 6
26 August 2014 - EA Positive results Civil Engineer
11 October 2014 EOR Speaking 6 to 6.5
28 Feb IELTS success! 10 pts! L 7.5 R 8 W 7 S 7.5
13 March 2015 EOI submitted visa 189 65 pts.
27 March Invited
27 March Lodged! At long last. In His perfect timing. Scan documents and obtain clearances and medical
11 May VISA GRANT! Direct grant. Did not upload form 80
Posts: 8Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2014
Writing 6
Speaking 6.5
Listening 7.5
Reading 8.0
No chance to apply sa UK. Since next month may licensure na.
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Sa IDP yan?
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 8Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2014
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Listening 8.5
Reading 7.0
Writing 6.5
Speaking 8.0
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 8Member
Joined: Sep 11, 2014
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 179Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2014
Listening 8.0
Reading 8.5
Writing 6.5
Speaking 7.0
Sayang... Pero ok na din, keri na for EA skills assessment. Will re-take by October, magri-review na talaga ako ng mas maayos.
Positive outlook lang mga kapatid... Tntest lang ang patience threshold natin... Never say die. Aja!
ANZSCO 233211 (Civil Engineer)
July - Aug 2014 Completed all docs
Sept. 4, 2014 IELTS Speaking Test - IDP Makati
Sept. 6, 2014 Sat IELTS Test GT (L, R, W) - Dusit Thani Hotel
Sept. 15, 2014 Sent CDR to EA via LBC
Sept. 18, 2014 EA received CDR confirmed thru LBC Tracking
Sept. 19, 2014 EA charged my Prepaid Card Php35,705 (CDR + Skilled Employment)
Sept. 19, 2014 Got IELTS Results (L 8.0 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0) ok for EA Assessment, need to re-take though
Jan. 9 & 10, 2015 IELTS 2nd Take
Jan. 22, 2015 Asked EA CO for a scanned copy of my outcome letter, Professional Engineer + 3 yrs work experience
Jan. 23, 2015 IELTS Take 2 Result: L 7.5 R 8.0 S 8.0 W 6.5 (Failed, need to sit IELTS for the 3rd time, will also try remarking)
Feb. 7, 2015 IELTS Take 3 @ IDP Tagaytay
Feb. 10, 2015 Submitted IELTS take 2 remarking
Feb. 13, 2015 Received positive EA result via mail
Feb. 20, 2015 IELTS Take 3 Result: L 8.5 R 8.5 S 6.5 W 7.0 (Failed Again, will just wait for remarking result)
March 24, 2015 Got IELTS take 2 remarking result, W 6.5 changed to 7.0 (Glory be to God!)
March 25, 2015 Submitted EOI (Visa 189)
May 8, 2015 Received Invitation to Apply
June 3, 2015 Lodged Visa 189 Application, paid P126,255 thru EON Card
June 20, 2015 My Medical at Nationwide Health Makati
June 25, 2015 My Medicals finalized
July 23, 2015 CO Allocated, requesting medical and docs of hubby and kids (non-migrating dependents)
Aug 5, 2015 Submitted requested docs thru immiaccount and CO's email
Aug 15, 2015 Kids' medical at Nationwide
Aug 18, 2015 Kids' medical finalized
Aug 19, 2015 Hubby medical at Nationwide
Aug 25, 2015 Hubby medical finalized
Aug 31, 2015 Visa Grant
Oct 29, 2015 Touched down Sydney :-)
Nov 17, 2015 Day 1 at Casual Job - still on permanent job hunting mode
Nov 24, 2015 Got a full time job as Learning and Development Officer Thank you Lord
Posts: 90Member
Joined: Sep 06, 2014
Now I know where I should focus (sa lahat) hahaha!
I will definitely try my luck again some time soon.
Posts: 179Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2014
ANZSCO 233211 (Civil Engineer)
July - Aug 2014 Completed all docs
Sept. 4, 2014 IELTS Speaking Test - IDP Makati
Sept. 6, 2014 Sat IELTS Test GT (L, R, W) - Dusit Thani Hotel
Sept. 15, 2014 Sent CDR to EA via LBC
Sept. 18, 2014 EA received CDR confirmed thru LBC Tracking
Sept. 19, 2014 EA charged my Prepaid Card Php35,705 (CDR + Skilled Employment)
Sept. 19, 2014 Got IELTS Results (L 8.0 R 8.5 W 6.5 S 7.0) ok for EA Assessment, need to re-take though
Jan. 9 & 10, 2015 IELTS 2nd Take
Jan. 22, 2015 Asked EA CO for a scanned copy of my outcome letter, Professional Engineer + 3 yrs work experience
Jan. 23, 2015 IELTS Take 2 Result: L 7.5 R 8.0 S 8.0 W 6.5 (Failed, need to sit IELTS for the 3rd time, will also try remarking)
Feb. 7, 2015 IELTS Take 3 @ IDP Tagaytay
Feb. 10, 2015 Submitted IELTS take 2 remarking
Feb. 13, 2015 Received positive EA result via mail
Feb. 20, 2015 IELTS Take 3 Result: L 8.5 R 8.5 S 6.5 W 7.0 (Failed Again, will just wait for remarking result)
March 24, 2015 Got IELTS take 2 remarking result, W 6.5 changed to 7.0 (Glory be to God!)
March 25, 2015 Submitted EOI (Visa 189)
May 8, 2015 Received Invitation to Apply
June 3, 2015 Lodged Visa 189 Application, paid P126,255 thru EON Card
June 20, 2015 My Medical at Nationwide Health Makati
June 25, 2015 My Medicals finalized
July 23, 2015 CO Allocated, requesting medical and docs of hubby and kids (non-migrating dependents)
Aug 5, 2015 Submitted requested docs thru immiaccount and CO's email
Aug 15, 2015 Kids' medical at Nationwide
Aug 18, 2015 Kids' medical finalized
Aug 19, 2015 Hubby medical at Nationwide
Aug 25, 2015 Hubby medical finalized
Aug 31, 2015 Visa Grant
Oct 29, 2015 Touched down Sydney :-)
Nov 17, 2015 Day 1 at Casual Job - still on permanent job hunting mode
Nov 24, 2015 Got a full time job as Learning and Development Officer Thank you Lord
Posts: 14Member
Joined: Jun 19, 2014
BC or IDP?
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 14Member
Joined: Jun 19, 2014
Posts: 10Member
Joined: Apr 28, 2014
Developer Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261312)
12 May 2014 - Started gathering ACS documents
15 Jul 2014 - Lodged ACS Skills Assessment
22 Jul 2014 - Suitable assessment
06 Sep 2014 - IELTS Exam
19 Sep 2014 - IELTS Result (L: 9, R: 8, W: 7, S: 7, OBS: 8)
02 Oct 2014 - Submitted EOI online - 70 points
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 10Member
Joined: Apr 28, 2014
Developer Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261312)
12 May 2014 - Started gathering ACS documents
15 Jul 2014 - Lodged ACS Skills Assessment
22 Jul 2014 - Suitable assessment
06 Sep 2014 - IELTS Exam
19 Sep 2014 - IELTS Result (L: 9, R: 8, W: 7, S: 7, OBS: 8)
02 Oct 2014 - Submitted EOI online - 70 points
Posts: 306Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2013
2013 - 1st IELTS L 7.5 R 7.5 W 5.5 S 7.5
April 2014 - 2nd IELTS L 7.5 R 7.0 W 6.0 S 7.0
14 May 2014 - CDR sent via DHL Singapore
16 May 2014 - Delivered at EA
19 May 2014 - 870 AUD charged to my credit card. Waiting game starts now
7 August 2014 - EOR for my IELTS L 7.5 R 7 W 7 S 6
26 August 2014 - EA Positive results Civil Engineer
11 October 2014 EOR Speaking 6 to 6.5
28 Feb IELTS success! 10 pts! L 7.5 R 8 W 7 S 7.5
13 March 2015 EOI submitted visa 189 65 pts.
27 March Invited
27 March Lodged! At long last. In His perfect timing. Scan documents and obtain clearances and medical
11 May VISA GRANT! Direct grant. Did not upload form 80
Posts: 138Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2014
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 13, 2014 - Submitted ACS Skill Application
May 14, 2014 - ACS (Stage 3) - Required CTC COE
May 15, 2014 - ACS Submitted CTC COE
May 16, 2014 - ACS (Stage 4)
June 20, 2014 - ACS Results AQF Associate Degree
Sept 4, 2014 - IELTS Speaking
Sept 6, 2014 - IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing
Sept 19, 2014 - Results (S:8, L:8.5, R:7, W:6.5) sigh
Oct 18, 2014 - IELTS Retake!
Posts: 306Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2013
2013 - 1st IELTS L 7.5 R 7.5 W 5.5 S 7.5
April 2014 - 2nd IELTS L 7.5 R 7.0 W 6.0 S 7.0
14 May 2014 - CDR sent via DHL Singapore
16 May 2014 - Delivered at EA
19 May 2014 - 870 AUD charged to my credit card. Waiting game starts now
7 August 2014 - EOR for my IELTS L 7.5 R 7 W 7 S 6
26 August 2014 - EA Positive results Civil Engineer
11 October 2014 EOR Speaking 6 to 6.5
28 Feb IELTS success! 10 pts! L 7.5 R 8 W 7 S 7.5
13 March 2015 EOI submitted visa 189 65 pts.
27 March Invited
27 March Lodged! At long last. In His perfect timing. Scan documents and obtain clearances and medical
11 May VISA GRANT! Direct grant. Did not upload form 80
Posts: 64Member
Joined: Jan 20, 2014
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
...At sa wakas naging sisiw na nga ang itlog!
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Joined: Mar 28, 2014