Skilled–Designated Area sponsored (Provisional)(Class UZ)Subclass 496 - Skilled–Designated Area

gointoau · February 2015

Yahoo.. Visa Grant na po kami..

Wow Congrats finally you got your visa

antbell · March 2015

Thanks @gointoau.

athenalady14 · March 2015

hello..im about to pay for the visa of my hubby and it will cost me around 3520Aud..Nagtaka lng kasi ako sa website if I use the estimator ang lumalabas in peso is Php144000. But sabi naman they will use the existing current rate which is much lower kasi mababa dollar now. Medyo na confuse lng ako. Also, would it be better if I use credit card ba or ung mastercard debit? As of now my only option is the mastercard debit (metrobank) but if ok ang cc gawan ko nlng ng paraan.. thanks

hazel_1104 · March 2015

Hi All,

Im new on thia thread. Was looking for information abt 496. Just to share, i applied as well in Aug 2007 and i got my Co last end Feb. Request for Medical, Police clearance, english doc for my husband and add'l document for my brother since he's included in our application due 28 days after receipt of notice.

I sent form 1022 regarding change of circumstances ( new born)- after 1 wk i received a request for medical of my new born.

Hopefully we can complete all documents in time.

Just like to check, from reading the prior post after submitting the documents normal waiting time is around 3-6 months more?

gointoau · March 2015

Hi All,

Im new on thia thread. Was looking for information abt 496. Just to share, i applied as well in Aug 2007 and i got my Co last end Feb. Request for Medical, Police clearance, english doc for my husband and add'l document for my brother since he's included in our application due 28 days after receipt of notice.

Hi congrats for having CO! May i ask your date of lodgement for August 2007, Me i'm still on the waiting zone for a CO.

hazel_1104 · March 2015

@gointoau if i recall end Aug 2007 before the new rule applies.

did you apply via agent?

gointoau · March 2015

@gointoau if i recall end Aug 2007 before the new rule applies.
did you apply via agent?

Yes i applied thru a migration agent, I am August 30, 2007...

Joselito · April 2015

Hi To all
bago lang po ako ditto sa forum na ito ask ko lang po kung na grant na ang visa (primary and secondary). kung mag eentry na po sa aussie both primary and secondary pwede po bang lumabas ng aus ang secondary and comeback anytime. please advise po
salamat po

Joselito · April 2015

ala na sila siguro mga buzy na sa Australia

hard2handle · April 2015

Hi @joselito, welcome sa forum! medyo busy na nga ata mga 496'ers. Anyway, regarding your question pwede kayo mag IE ng family mo then umuwi miski sino sa member ng family mo and bumalik nlng uli.
kelan ba plan nyo mag IE and saan kyo dito sa AUS?

Joselito · April 2015

Thanks sa reply Hard2handle di ko sure exact address ng hipag ko pero melbourne sila bale andito pa ako kasi sa UAE need ko pang matapos contract by jan 2016. ask ko lang pabago bago ba ang immigration system. pabakasyon ako this may first week balak ko na sana Mag IE kami sa May 2015 last week. bale misis ko ang primary at ako secondary . hope ala naman problem sa secondarykahit bumalik me ng april. syanga pala Hard2handle ano ung last entry na nakalagay sa grant letter feb2016
salamat sa advise

Joselito · April 2015

@hard2handle diba req sa PR 2years stay and 1yr fulltime job. ask ko lang din sa airport natin manila travel tax na lang bayaran? no need na mga seminars pa. salamat sa mga advise na darating . see ypu there

Joselito · April 2015

@hard2handle bale ang primary ang mag stay for good na duon then ako secondary baka next year april na for good. ala bang magiging problema duon pag nag apply na ng PR?

hard2handle · April 2015

@Joselito, welcome. kung tama tanda ko ung last entry date na Feb 2016 ibig sabihin dapat mag IE kayo before Feb 2016. So kung IE kayo next month, walan naman problema kung alis ka uli and balik na sa 2016. May kilala ako na gumawa na ng ganyan.

Requirement sa 496 to stay in a designated area for a period of 2 years and to have an equivalent of 1yr fulltime job (38hrs/week of work multiplied by 52 weeks/yr). Hindi ibig sabihin tuloy-tuloy ang work mo. Hindi din ibig sabihin na dapat fulltime lang ang trabaho. pde ka part time basta mabuo mo ang 38hrs X 52 weeks bago magexpire ang visa.

Tungkol naman sa travel tax, hindi ko na maalala e, sorry. LOL

rolly04 · April 2015

@Joselito For visa 496, walang seminar sa Commission on Overseas Filipinos kasi provisional visa lang ito.

When you depart from NAIA, you need to pay the travel tax. Kailangan mo ding magbayad ng terminal fee if this was not included in your air ticket.

Joselito · April 2015

ah salamat sa advise @hard2handle and @rolly04. ala na me worry pwede pala akong lumabas ng aus then balik ako april 2016 for good na. thanks again see you there

Joselito · April 2015

hope na marami pang 496ers to come

athenalady14 · April 2015

@hard2handle: question dun sa PR requirement..may nameet kasi ako na same visa sa atin. worry niya kasi, same as I, la kmi full time work. so puede ba ang secondary applicant ang mag apply for PR if the primary applicant di niya macomply ang req? if say si secondary applicant ang mag apply need ba nya ng two years na stay kasi nauna si primary applicant ng dating dito? thank..

rolly04 · April 2015

@athenalady14 the secondary applicant in 496 can be the primary applicant in PR application as long as he/she meets the requirements: 2-yr residence and 1-yr fulltime work.

Joselito · April 2015

@rolly04 and @hard2handle pag may OEC me ako bale di na ako bayad ng travel tax at terminal fee papuntang aus. bale ung family ko na lang magbabayad. ganun ba un. sure hihingan ako ng OEC nila kasi makikita nila galling akong UAE.
salamat sa advise

rolly04 · April 2015

For husband and wife, kung sino man ang mauna sa kanila na makapagmeet sa requirements (2-yr residence AND 1-yr fulltime work) can be the primary applicant sa PR application. The primary applicant MUST meet BOTH the 2-yr residence and 1-yr fulltime work.

rolly04 · April 2015

@Joselito yes i think so, you will not pay terminal fee and travel tax pag may OEC ka. Ang itinerary mo ba is dubai-manila, manila-aus, then aus-dubai?

Joselito · April 2015

yup @rolly04 correct

bale ibang airlines nga lang ung papuntang manila Etihad
ung papuntang aus either Qantas or PAL, then ung pabalik aus-auh baka Etihad na lang one way lang sya. bale puro one way flight sya

rolly04 · April 2015

@Joselito i see. yup, you should get OEC para di ka na magbayad ng travel tax at termnal fee, sayang din yun.

Joselito · April 2015

thanks sa advise @rolly04

Joselito · April 2015

Hope to see all 496ers there when I got settled on April 2016

athenalady14 · April 2015

@rolly04... thanks for the clarification.

athenalady14 · May 2015

hello pips! just helping out.. our company needs 10 females to be assigned sa pero on casual basis muna. we are doing medical packing and sa keyborough ung office. if interested pm me. within this week lng ang hiring kaya inform me agad if interested kayo..thanks

jayden · July 2015

@ljdelu
Hi, kamusta? I just want to ask lang sana kung nasa Orana kana, we have an invite to apply for a 489 Skilled Regional (Provisional) sa Orana region.

Thanks