Work and life in Darwin

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• DCWerick Davao
  Posts: 61Member
  Joined: Nov 05, 2014

  December 2014

  @czams update nyo po timeline nyo para malaman namin how far ka na.
  
  Me and my wife will be going there around feb 2015 para sa march classes ng wiffey ko.
  
  try to look seek.com.au or sa careerone.com.au for your specific line of work.
  
  good luck!
  
  hope to see you in darwin next year

  May 24 2014 - Form 157A
  June 13 2014 - CDU application
  July 01 2014 - Asked CDU for late enrollment on intake July 25
  July 14 2014 - CDU replied and deferred us to March intake
  July 23 2014 - Visa lodge
  July 27 2014 - Went to National (davao branch) for medical
  Aug xx 2014 - Medical is a-ok
  Oct 29 2014 - Visa granted (573)
  Nov - March 2015 - look for accommodation and other stuff before going to AU (online)
  Nov 27 2014 - Wiffey's Auntie told us to visit her before going to Darwin (we are now in cairns)
  Feb 21 2015 - landing to CDU
  Mar 03 2015 - Wiffey going to school
  Mar 10 2015 - Working as dish washer
  June 19 2015 - Wiffey finally found work as a housekeeper
  Nov 2016 - Done 4 Semester
  Feb 25 2017 - Preparing to submit 485 Visa
  Mar 02 2017 - Submitted 485 visa application
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  December 2014

  @DCWerick hi po, kakalodge ko lang po ng application for state nomination sa NT, sana po maaprove for visa 190..
  Then pgmagrant na po ako ng visa baka sa June 2015 po ako pumunta ng Darwin.
  Sana po mameet ko po kau ng wife nu sa Darwin since wala po me kakilala don.
• DCWerick Davao
  Posts: 61Member
  Joined: Nov 05, 2014

  December 2014

  yep post lang dito or sa fb. the more the merrier tayo duoon

  May 24 2014 - Form 157A
  June 13 2014 - CDU application
  July 01 2014 - Asked CDU for late enrollment on intake July 25
  July 14 2014 - CDU replied and deferred us to March intake
  July 23 2014 - Visa lodge
  July 27 2014 - Went to National (davao branch) for medical
  Aug xx 2014 - Medical is a-ok
  Oct 29 2014 - Visa granted (573)
  Nov - March 2015 - look for accommodation and other stuff before going to AU (online)
  Nov 27 2014 - Wiffey's Auntie told us to visit her before going to Darwin (we are now in cairns)
  Feb 21 2015 - landing to CDU
  Mar 03 2015 - Wiffey going to school
  Mar 10 2015 - Working as dish washer
  June 19 2015 - Wiffey finally found work as a housekeeper
  Nov 2016 - Done 4 Semester
  Feb 25 2017 - Preparing to submit 485 Visa
  Mar 02 2017 - Submitted 485 visa application
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  December 2014

  May fb group b tayong mga darwin bound
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  December 2014

  @DCWerick thanks for these links, I'll check them.. Merry Christmas and Happy New year!
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  December 2014

  @tolitz when po kayo pupunta ng Darwin? Ano po occupation nu?
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  December 2014

  @czams mechanical technician po yung nominated ko...balak nmin by april ang punta nmin.. kayo po ano occupation nyo at status ng application
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  December 2014

  @tolitz civil engineer po ako.. Kakasubmit ko lang ng aking application for state nomination sa darwin. Mga ilang weeks po kaya ako magaantay?
• DCWerick Davao
  Posts: 61Member
  Joined: Nov 05, 2014

  December 2014

  Ako strike anywhere lol! so need ng pera para tuloy2x si wiffeys sa skol. Then mga 3-5yrs bayad utang sa pinas. Plan ko to get a forklift ticket (about 600$) then sana makahanap agad ng trabaho pag duoon na.
  
  Happy new year to everyone! see you @tolitz on april. @czams see you when matuloy2x na ang processing ng papers mo.
  
  Good luck to us next year sa darwin guys!!!

  May 24 2014 - Form 157A
  June 13 2014 - CDU application
  July 01 2014 - Asked CDU for late enrollment on intake July 25
  July 14 2014 - CDU replied and deferred us to March intake
  July 23 2014 - Visa lodge
  July 27 2014 - Went to National (davao branch) for medical
  Aug xx 2014 - Medical is a-ok
  Oct 29 2014 - Visa granted (573)
  Nov - March 2015 - look for accommodation and other stuff before going to AU (online)
  Nov 27 2014 - Wiffey's Auntie told us to visit her before going to Darwin (we are now in cairns)
  Feb 21 2015 - landing to CDU
  Mar 03 2015 - Wiffey going to school
  Mar 10 2015 - Working as dish washer
  June 19 2015 - Wiffey finally found work as a housekeeper
  Nov 2016 - Done 4 Semester
  Feb 25 2017 - Preparing to submit 485 Visa
  Mar 02 2017 - Submitted 485 visa application
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  December 2014

  @czams mga 4 weeks ung state nomimtion tapos 3 months ung visa
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  December 2014

  @DCWerick gud luck satin tol
• ggkat Singapore
  Posts: 6Member
  Joined: Nov 30, 2014

  December 2014

  @tolitz sirTolitz question lang po
  Magssubmit na po ako ng papers ko pero nag aask sila ng contact sa darwin australia, ilan po ang nilagay nyo?
  Mga australian nationalities po ba ung naisulat nyo?
  
  Thank you po!
• ggkat Singapore
  Posts: 6Member
  Joined: Nov 30, 2014

  December 2014

  @czams hi czams! nag agent ka ba for lodging your australia state application?
  
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  December 2014

  @ggkat nung nagpasa ako ng state sponsorship pinalagay lang sakin kung may freind or relatives ako sa Darwin, nilagay ko ung nag iisa kong frend dun yung details nya at kung saan kami nagkakilala
• ggkat Singapore
  Posts: 6Member
  Joined: Nov 30, 2014

  January 2015

  @tolitz thank you sirTolitz!
• lolacarlota Mandaluyong
  Posts: 20Member
  Joined: Dec 01, 2014

  January 2015

  hi! merom po ba ditong thru agency ang pagpunta sa Australia? share naman po.. I'm a civil engineer and target ko makapunta sa au this 2015
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @ggkat yep meron akong agency, medu nagsisi kasi malaki ang gastos ko, wala kasi akong mapagtanungan dati, lately ko lang nalaman about this site.
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @lolacarlota hi, I'm a CE din and meron akong agency, If busy ikaw at di mo maasikaso application mo I suggest na magagency ikaw pero don sa hindi mataas ang fee. Saan na ikaw ngaun sa iyong pagaasikaso ng requirements?
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @tolitz Ask ko lang po kung nanghingi pa ng additional requirements yong NT after nu pong magsubmit, like yong sa bank certificate para mavalidate nila, mga ganon po?
• thegreatiam15 Sydney
  Posts: 799Member
  Joined: Jan 07, 2014

  January 2015

  mga sir at madam
  
  maglolodge po ako nang SS sa NT territory ang nafulfill ko lang na requirement is yung standard
  
  plus yung financial proof of declaration for a family of 3 which is AU60K (actually nanghiram lang ako for declaration purposes only) currently andito ako SG
  
  gaano po ba kalaki or ka slim yung chances makakakuha nang approval?
  
  salamat po

  I haven't lost everything except my mind...
• vhoythoy Melbourne
  Posts: 1,550Member, Moderator
  Joined: Oct 31, 2012

  January 2015

  mga sir at madam
  
  maglolodge po ako nang SS sa NT territory ang nafulfill ko lang na requirement is yung standard
  
  plus yung financial proof of declaration for a family of 3 which is AU60K (actually nanghiram lang ako for declaration purposes only) currently andito ako SG
  
  gaano po ba kalaki or ka slim yung chances makakakuha nang approval?
  
  salamat po

  Ayos jan sa darwin pre. bigtime 60k pautang hehe

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  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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• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @thegreatiam15 think positive lang po, waiting din po ako ng result ko from NT, sabe sa akin ng agency basta daw nasa priority list yong work nu po malaki chance na ma-approve
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  January 2015

  @czams ung bank certificate pinasa nmin yun during submission ng visa application nmin...and after that nanghingi ng additional proof ng prove of genuine marraige like photos tsaka ng proof na magkasama kami sa isang bahay.
• thegreatiam15 Sydney
  Posts: 799Member
  Joined: Jan 07, 2014

  January 2015

  @vhoythoy
  
  uts lang ako kay erpat bossing haha di ko kikitain yan siguro papi

  I haven't lost everything except my mind...
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @tolitz thanks for the info, hiniram ko lang kasi ung aking money for proof of financial capacity, balak ko na po sana ibalik para di na po ako mgbayad ng interest. Kaso baka daw po icheck nila ulit, ganun po.
• thegreatiam15 Sydney
  Posts: 799Member
  Joined: Jan 07, 2014

  January 2015

  @czams ahhh maraming salamat sa info sana nga maging ok yung sa inyo para lahat tayo happy hahaha

  I haven't lost everything except my mind...
• thegreatiam15 Sydney
  Posts: 799Member
  Joined: Jan 07, 2014

  January 2015

  @tolitz
  
  question bossing gaano ba katagal ang processing nang state sponsorship bago magkaroon nang results? salamat.

  I haven't lost everything except my mind...
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  January 2015

  @thegreatiam15 ung sa case ko nasa 2 mos yung skills assestment then 1 month yung state sponsorship then 3 mos yung visa
• czams Melbourne
  Posts: 40Member
  Joined: Jul 12, 2014

  January 2015

  @tolitz from the acknowledgement letter from NT, 6weeks daw ang processing nila. Un din po ba nakalagay sa inu o 4weeks po? Tumagal na po ata sya ngaun
• tolitz Sydney
  Posts: 154Member
  Joined: Jul 11, 2013

  January 2015

  @czams ang sabi ng consultant ko depende sa volume ng applications n nttanggap nila.