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Joined: Aug 24, 2013
If you have a 6.5, it means that you are already getting band 7 in 50% of the scoring criteria. For example, you might be getting 7 for task response and 7 for organisation, but 6 for vocabulary and 6 for grammar (examiners can't give half marks in these criteria). Just a small improvement in one area will take you to band 7 overall (e.g. 7,7,7,6 = band 7).
If you are getting band 6.5, your method is fine. Don't change what you're doing; just try to find a small improvement in one area.
-saw this in ielts-simone.
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: 45Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2014
06-Jan-14 to 10-Jan-14 Gather Documents for Submission
13-Jan-14 to 02-May-14 ACS assesment for ANZSCO 261313
17-Jul-14 to 31-Jul-14 VETASSESS - Bachelor equivalent
01-Nov-14 to14-Nov-14 IELTS L-8.0 RW-7.5 S-6.5
22-Nov-14... Submit for Remarking
(and the wait begins) Failed sa remarking
Mar 2015 IELTS Retake ( L-9.0 RW-8.0 S-6.5)
(nawawalan na ng pag asa)
16 Feb 2016 Try PTE-A
19 Feb 2016 PTE scores ( L-79 RW-90 S-76)
19 Feb 2016 SUBMIT EOI (finger crossed)
Posts: 45Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2014
06-Jan-14 to 10-Jan-14 Gather Documents for Submission
13-Jan-14 to 02-May-14 ACS assesment for ANZSCO 261313
17-Jul-14 to 31-Jul-14 VETASSESS - Bachelor equivalent
01-Nov-14 to14-Nov-14 IELTS L-8.0 RW-7.5 S-6.5
22-Nov-14... Submit for Remarking
(and the wait begins) Failed sa remarking
Mar 2015 IELTS Retake ( L-9.0 RW-8.0 S-6.5)
(nawawalan na ng pag asa)
16 Feb 2016 Try PTE-A
19 Feb 2016 PTE scores ( L-79 RW-90 S-76)
19 Feb 2016 SUBMIT EOI (finger crossed)
Posts: 189Member
Joined: May 01, 2014
ANZSCO Code 261311
31.07.2014 - ACS Skills Assessment Result (favorable)
14.11.2014 - IELTS Result R=7.5; L=7.5; S=7.0; W=7.5
16.11.2014 - EOI submitted
28.11.2014 - Received invitation to lodge visa subclass 189
04.12.2014 - Lodged visa subclass 189
08.12.2014 - Uploaded documents
22.12.2014 - Medicals done
28.01.2015 - job offer in Sydney (Salamat po, Panginoon!)
10.02.2015 - received Golden Email. DIRECT GRANT. Salamat po, Lord!
Luke 1:37 For nothing is impossible with GOD.
Posts: 189Member
Joined: May 01, 2014
ANZSCO Code 261311
31.07.2014 - ACS Skills Assessment Result (favorable)
14.11.2014 - IELTS Result R=7.5; L=7.5; S=7.0; W=7.5
16.11.2014 - EOI submitted
28.11.2014 - Received invitation to lodge visa subclass 189
04.12.2014 - Lodged visa subclass 189
08.12.2014 - Uploaded documents
22.12.2014 - Medicals done
28.01.2015 - job offer in Sydney (Salamat po, Panginoon!)
10.02.2015 - received Golden Email. DIRECT GRANT. Salamat po, Lord!
Luke 1:37 For nothing is impossible with GOD.
Posts: 331Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2014
Nominated Occupation: ANZSCO 233513 (Plant or Production Engineer)
Feb 02 2013: IELTS
Feb 2013 to Aug 2014: Wife having second thought....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Sept 2014: Finally decided to pursue Au dream!
Sept 2014: Completed CDR
Sept 25 2014: Completed documentations
Sept 30 2014: Paper application submitted to EA thru DHL
Oct 07 2014: AUD890 deducted from CC
Nov 22 2014: IELTS (L8.5 R8.0 W7.5 S8.0 OBS8.0) (God is good!)
Jan 06 2015: EA assessment ETC (13 weeks)
Feb 05 2015: Positive EA result (Thank you Lord!!!)
Feb 13 2015: Air Mail received
Feb 16 2015: Lodged EOI (65 pts)
Feb 27 2015: Received invitation to lodge visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Lodged visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Visa payment charged in Credit Card
Mar 06 2015: Submitted NBI, Mal & Id Police Clearance to agent
Mar 11 2015: Submitted Form-80 to agent
Mar 20 2015: Medical with family done in SG (Point Medical Paragon)
Mar 25 2015: Medical result uploaded
Mar 26 2015: SSS and PAG-IBIG uploaded
May 07 2015: Visa Granted!!! (IED 24Mar2016)
Jan 2016: BIG Move!!!
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Aug 11, 2014
08-04-2014 - Started gathering requirements for ACS
09-15-2014 - Submit docs for ACS Assessment
09-30-2014 - Received Positive Result from ACS.
11-01-2014 - IELTS exam
Posts: 45Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2014
tapos facing the window pa kaya na distract ako sa pag sagot. Actually, madali lang tanong eh. Yun ata dapat aralin ko. yung hindi masyadong ma distract kapag nag sasalita.
06-Jan-14 to 10-Jan-14 Gather Documents for Submission
13-Jan-14 to 02-May-14 ACS assesment for ANZSCO 261313
17-Jul-14 to 31-Jul-14 VETASSESS - Bachelor equivalent
01-Nov-14 to14-Nov-14 IELTS L-8.0 RW-7.5 S-6.5
22-Nov-14... Submit for Remarking
(and the wait begins) Failed sa remarking
Mar 2015 IELTS Retake ( L-9.0 RW-8.0 S-6.5)
(nawawalan na ng pag asa)
16 Feb 2016 Try PTE-A
19 Feb 2016 PTE scores ( L-79 RW-90 S-76)
19 Feb 2016 SUBMIT EOI (finger crossed)
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Aug 11, 2014
08-04-2014 - Started gathering requirements for ACS
09-15-2014 - Submit docs for ACS Assessment
09-30-2014 - Received Positive Result from ACS.
11-01-2014 - IELTS exam
Posts: 45Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2014
Feeling ko, sa speaking ako tagilid.
Pero, dami palang pinoy sa IDP. hehehe.
06-Jan-14 to 10-Jan-14 Gather Documents for Submission
13-Jan-14 to 02-May-14 ACS assesment for ANZSCO 261313
17-Jul-14 to 31-Jul-14 VETASSESS - Bachelor equivalent
01-Nov-14 to14-Nov-14 IELTS L-8.0 RW-7.5 S-6.5
22-Nov-14... Submit for Remarking
(and the wait begins) Failed sa remarking
Mar 2015 IELTS Retake ( L-9.0 RW-8.0 S-6.5)
(nawawalan na ng pag asa)
16 Feb 2016 Try PTE-A
19 Feb 2016 PTE scores ( L-79 RW-90 S-76)
19 Feb 2016 SUBMIT EOI (finger crossed)
Posts: 20Member
Joined: Oct 19, 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!
Visa lodged members please share your timelines here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18d1OUvt_9wyGxVrUu-12aoo8evhMKwGFHrf2smAaoU4/edit#gid=424981924
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490118541216428/
Posts: 331Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2014
Nominated Occupation: ANZSCO 233513 (Plant or Production Engineer)
Feb 02 2013: IELTS
Feb 2013 to Aug 2014: Wife having second thought....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Sept 2014: Finally decided to pursue Au dream!
Sept 2014: Completed CDR
Sept 25 2014: Completed documentations
Sept 30 2014: Paper application submitted to EA thru DHL
Oct 07 2014: AUD890 deducted from CC
Nov 22 2014: IELTS (L8.5 R8.0 W7.5 S8.0 OBS8.0) (God is good!)
Jan 06 2015: EA assessment ETC (13 weeks)
Feb 05 2015: Positive EA result (Thank you Lord!!!)
Feb 13 2015: Air Mail received
Feb 16 2015: Lodged EOI (65 pts)
Feb 27 2015: Received invitation to lodge visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Lodged visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Visa payment charged in Credit Card
Mar 06 2015: Submitted NBI, Mal & Id Police Clearance to agent
Mar 11 2015: Submitted Form-80 to agent
Mar 20 2015: Medical with family done in SG (Point Medical Paragon)
Mar 25 2015: Medical result uploaded
Mar 26 2015: SSS and PAG-IBIG uploaded
May 07 2015: Visa Granted!!! (IED 24Mar2016)
Jan 2016: BIG Move!!!
Posts: 93Member
Joined: Feb 11, 2014
Posts: 45Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2014
oh well, antay na lang result next week. kung wala talaga, baka di ako pang OZ. Mahirap pa naman mag apply na ng 190 ngayon for ICT. mas maganda pa ring yung 189. hoping and praying na lang.
06-Jan-14 to 10-Jan-14 Gather Documents for Submission
13-Jan-14 to 02-May-14 ACS assesment for ANZSCO 261313
17-Jul-14 to 31-Jul-14 VETASSESS - Bachelor equivalent
01-Nov-14 to14-Nov-14 IELTS L-8.0 RW-7.5 S-6.5
22-Nov-14... Submit for Remarking
(and the wait begins) Failed sa remarking
Mar 2015 IELTS Retake ( L-9.0 RW-8.0 S-6.5)
(nawawalan na ng pag asa)
16 Feb 2016 Try PTE-A
19 Feb 2016 PTE scores ( L-79 RW-90 S-76)
19 Feb 2016 SUBMIT EOI (finger crossed)
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!
Visa lodged members please share your timelines here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18d1OUvt_9wyGxVrUu-12aoo8evhMKwGFHrf2smAaoU4/edit#gid=424981924
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490118541216428/
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Also, ang ginawa ko nagtry ako mag sulat sulat both task 1 and 2 gamit yong cambridge. Tapos ipapabasa ko sa partner ko kasi mas marunong siya sa kin sa pagsulat haha. Tas lalagyan niya comment tas tuturuan niya ako ano pa pwedeng mga mailagay sa mga sulat.
Sa exam day mismo, inuna ko yong task 1. Nung una nitry ko gumawa ng list para may susundan ako pero habang tinitignan ko yong oras e nakikita ko na kukulangin ako. So I decided na isulat ko na tuloy tuloy. Tapos di ko na siya binilang. Nitantya ko na lang based din sa mga practise test ko.
for part 2, sakto 40mins remaining nagsimula na ako. Tapos inisip ko lang ano mga isusulat tas consistent lang din. Although di ako talaga confident kasi nga parang paulit ulit sinasabi ko, Di ko narin na check kung may mga errors pati ung number of words. Kasi nakita ko 5 mins na lang nagcoconclude pa lang ako hahaha.
Ayon sa awa ng Diyos pumasa naman.
Ang payo ko lang e basahin lang yong mga samples sa internet o sa cambridge na reviewer, tas sulat sulat lang. Sa task 1, di na ako nagfocus ng practise writing. Sa task 2 ako nagpractise, mga 3 iba ibang topic ginawa ko tas yon.
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 331Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2014
Nominated Occupation: ANZSCO 233513 (Plant or Production Engineer)
Feb 02 2013: IELTS
Feb 2013 to Aug 2014: Wife having second thought....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Sept 2014: Finally decided to pursue Au dream!
Sept 2014: Completed CDR
Sept 25 2014: Completed documentations
Sept 30 2014: Paper application submitted to EA thru DHL
Oct 07 2014: AUD890 deducted from CC
Nov 22 2014: IELTS (L8.5 R8.0 W7.5 S8.0 OBS8.0) (God is good!)
Jan 06 2015: EA assessment ETC (13 weeks)
Feb 05 2015: Positive EA result (Thank you Lord!!!)
Feb 13 2015: Air Mail received
Feb 16 2015: Lodged EOI (65 pts)
Feb 27 2015: Received invitation to lodge visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Lodged visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Visa payment charged in Credit Card
Mar 06 2015: Submitted NBI, Mal & Id Police Clearance to agent
Mar 11 2015: Submitted Form-80 to agent
Mar 20 2015: Medical with family done in SG (Point Medical Paragon)
Mar 25 2015: Medical result uploaded
Mar 26 2015: SSS and PAG-IBIG uploaded
May 07 2015: Visa Granted!!! (IED 24Mar2016)
Jan 2016: BIG Move!!!
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
Ang topic ko last time e parang opinion siya about sa most important things in life are free.. Tinuloy tuloy ko lang sulat ko, galing sa puso hahaha...
Good luck!
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 331Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2014
Sana magdilang-anghel ka. hehe
Nominated Occupation: ANZSCO 233513 (Plant or Production Engineer)
Feb 02 2013: IELTS
Feb 2013 to Aug 2014: Wife having second thought....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Sept 2014: Finally decided to pursue Au dream!
Sept 2014: Completed CDR
Sept 25 2014: Completed documentations
Sept 30 2014: Paper application submitted to EA thru DHL
Oct 07 2014: AUD890 deducted from CC
Nov 22 2014: IELTS (L8.5 R8.0 W7.5 S8.0 OBS8.0) (God is good!)
Jan 06 2015: EA assessment ETC (13 weeks)
Feb 05 2015: Positive EA result (Thank you Lord!!!)
Feb 13 2015: Air Mail received
Feb 16 2015: Lodged EOI (65 pts)
Feb 27 2015: Received invitation to lodge visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Lodged visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Visa payment charged in Credit Card
Mar 06 2015: Submitted NBI, Mal & Id Police Clearance to agent
Mar 11 2015: Submitted Form-80 to agent
Mar 20 2015: Medical with family done in SG (Point Medical Paragon)
Mar 25 2015: Medical result uploaded
Mar 26 2015: SSS and PAG-IBIG uploaded
May 07 2015: Visa Granted!!! (IED 24Mar2016)
Jan 2016: BIG Move!!!
Posts: 1,002Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2014
With God, all things are possible. Kaya mo yan!!!
Developer Programmer (261312)
08.25.2014: Completed gathering of documents
08.29.2014: ACS Skills Assessment
09.09.2014: ACS Result - OK - Thank you Lord!
10.18.2014: IELTS IDP Makati
10.31.2014: IELTS- R:8.5 L:7.5 S:7 W:7 - OBS:7.5) - Thank you Lord!
02.03.2015: Submitted EOI
02.26.2015: Received ITA 189
04.24.2015: Lodged Visa - Day 1
04.25.2015: Uploaded docs - Day 2
05.08.2015: Wife NBI Clearance - Day 15 || 05.25.2015: Uploaded NBI Clearance - Day 32
05.28.2015: Medicals @ SLEC BGC Day 35
05.30.2015: Medicals Finalised - Day 37
06.11.2015: CO Allocated - Day 48
07.02.2015 - Visa Granted! Thank you LORD! Glory to God!
10.15.2015 - Arrived in SYD - Jer 29:11
Posts: 331Member
Joined: Oct 14, 2014
Nominated Occupation: ANZSCO 233513 (Plant or Production Engineer)
Feb 02 2013: IELTS
Feb 2013 to Aug 2014: Wife having second thought....
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...............
Sept 2014: Finally decided to pursue Au dream!
Sept 2014: Completed CDR
Sept 25 2014: Completed documentations
Sept 30 2014: Paper application submitted to EA thru DHL
Oct 07 2014: AUD890 deducted from CC
Nov 22 2014: IELTS (L8.5 R8.0 W7.5 S8.0 OBS8.0) (God is good!)
Jan 06 2015: EA assessment ETC (13 weeks)
Feb 05 2015: Positive EA result (Thank you Lord!!!)
Feb 13 2015: Air Mail received
Feb 16 2015: Lodged EOI (65 pts)
Feb 27 2015: Received invitation to lodge visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Lodged visa 189
Mar 05 2015: Visa payment charged in Credit Card
Mar 06 2015: Submitted NBI, Mal & Id Police Clearance to agent
Mar 11 2015: Submitted Form-80 to agent
Mar 20 2015: Medical with family done in SG (Point Medical Paragon)
Mar 25 2015: Medical result uploaded
Mar 26 2015: SSS and PAG-IBIG uploaded
May 07 2015: Visa Granted!!! (IED 24Mar2016)
Jan 2016: BIG Move!!!
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Please pahelp po.. I need to pass na tlga..
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251513-Retail Pharmacist
May 21, 2013- Applied for Skills Assessment under APharmC
July 6, 2013- APharmC asked for additional references
Sept.4, 2013- Positive Assessment received
Oct. 26, 2013- Schedule of IELTS (Academic module)
Nov. 8, 2013 -IELTS Results L,R,W,S- 7.0 OBS-7.0 ( need to retake, I need to get 7.5 OBS with no lower than band 7 in any
sub-tests.)
May 10, 2014 (IELTS 2nd try) L,R,W-7,S-7.5 OBS-7 (failed again)
"Faith is not believing that God can, it's knowing that He will"
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