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Posts: 70Member
Joined: Jul 30, 2014
March - June 2014 - Preparation of Requirements
19 July 2014 - IELTS 1st Attempt (L-9.0 R-8.0 W-6.5 S-8.0)
25 July 2014 - Submitted ACS 263111
04 August 2014 - (10 days approval!) ACS assessment positive, 5 years experience (ACS deducted 6 years exp), AQF Bachelor's Degree
16 August 2014 - IELTS 2nd Attempt (L-8.0 R-8.0 W-7.0 S-7.5)
3 September 2014 - EOI submission (60 points)
4 September 2014 - EOI suspended for personal reasons
8 September 2014 - EOI back to Submitted status
22 September 2014 - Invited to Apply VISA 189
26 September 2014 - Lodged VISA application for 189
27 September 2014 - Uploaded Documents
13 October 2014 - Medicals done
01 December 2014 - VISA GRANT! IED 3 May 2015
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Posts: 142Member
Joined: May 12, 2014
Have any of the applicants lived in a country other than the primary applicant's usual country of residence? = No
Pero nagfill-up kasi ako ng form 80 tapos meron dun overseas travels. Meron kasi akong 5 entries na dineclare as work, pero ang pinakamatagal namang stay is wala pang 3 months.
1. Dapat ba dineclare ko itong YES? Ang reason for travel is business trip. Nalagay kong work sa form 80.
2. Pwede ba irevise ang form 80 once uploaded na?
Thanks
Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
12/05/2014 Started gathering requirements for ACS
14/06/2014 Submitted ACS skills assessment
01/07/2014 ACS Result Received: AQF Bachelors Degree with Major in Computing
1st Job - Insufficient details
2nd Job - OK
14/08/2014 IELTS Exam - IDP (Speaking)
16/08/2014 IELTS Exam - IDP (Listening, Reading, Writing)
21/08/2014 Appeal to ACS to consider 1st Job Experience
29/08/2014 Received ACS Result - OK (1st job experience counted), IELTS Result Received - OBS 7.5
05/09/2014 EOI Submitted
22/09/2014 Received invitation to lodge visa
10/11/2014 Lodged Visa 189
05/12/2014 Medical at St. Lukes BGC
15/01/2015 Direct Grant
23/04/2015 Flight to Melbourne
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2015
i have lodged my application last feb 24, 2015 and after submitting all necessary documents, i received a message from the CO and required me to fill up Form 80 with special note (exact note):
"It is noted that you have listed residence in the Philippines from February 2015 - November 2015. Have you been back to the Philippines after this time in hte last 10 years? Please complete the overseas travel and residences sections in particular"
what confuses me is the dates mentioned are future dates. Ano kaya ibig sabihin ng CO dito?
another question, anyone who tried to fill up form 80 but with incomplete travel details due to lost passport? kasi i lost 1 of my passports and i cannot recall the exact dates of the travels.. mga 2 years worth of travels din yun, should i inform the CO to explain? hahanapan kaya ako ng police report on the incident? kasi i have already disposed the police report kasi matagal na yun... mga 8 yrs ago.. unfortunately, required travels is from 10 yrs ago...
thanks a lot!
Posts: 1,684Member
Joined: Jan 13, 2013
9 January 2013 Received Favorable Response from EA
18 January 2013 Lodged EOI Application via SkillSelect
21 January 2013 Received Invitation to Apply for Visa Subclass 189
26 January 2013 Lodged Visa Application
18 March 2013 CO Allocated, Team 34 Brisbane
14 May 2013 Submitted Form 815
23 May 2013 Submitted updated Form 815 with new passport details
03 June 2013 VISA Grant! Thank you Jesus
Posts: 67Member
Joined: May 26, 2014
My Visa 489 Timeline
1. Submit EOI - Feb 2014
2. Received Invitation - Feb 2015
3. Visa Grant - Apr 2015
4. Big Move - Jan 2016
My Visa 887 Timeline
1. Submit Application - Apr 2018
2. Contacted by CO Req Additional Docs - Apr 2019
3. Visa Grant - Oct 2019
My Citizenship Timeline
1. Submit Application - Mar 2021
2. Interview and Exam Appointment - May 2022
3. Citizenship Approval - Jun 2022
4. Citizenship Oathtaking - Waiting for Schedule
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2015
Posts: 1,877Member
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Posts: 67Member
Joined: May 26, 2014
My Visa 489 Timeline
1. Submit EOI - Feb 2014
2. Received Invitation - Feb 2015
3. Visa Grant - Apr 2015
4. Big Move - Jan 2016
My Visa 887 Timeline
1. Submit Application - Apr 2018
2. Contacted by CO Req Additional Docs - Apr 2019
3. Visa Grant - Oct 2019
My Citizenship Timeline
1. Submit Application - Mar 2021
2. Interview and Exam Appointment - May 2022
3. Citizenship Approval - Jun 2022
4. Citizenship Oathtaking - Waiting for Schedule
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Joined: Jul 24, 2014
btw, nagpay po ba muna kyo bago nyo nifillup lahat? pde po ba balikan ung pag edit after mag-pay?
ung pagpay, click po ng submit button then lalabas ung payment info? Thanks po.
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Posts: 23Member
Joined: Jul 24, 2014
4/24/14 - IELTS exam
5/7/14 - IELTS results (L-8.5, R-9, W-7, S-8)
10/29/14 - Sent CDR 11/3/14 - EA received CDR, charged CC 2/20/14 - received positive assessment from EA but w/o relevant # of working years
2/25/15 - request for additional assessment sent to EA
3/5/15 - advised by EA->successful assessment, 9 years of relevant work experience
3/10/15 - received letter and submitted EOI
3/13/15 - received invitation (subclass 189)
4/2/15 - lodged visa
5/19/15 - contacted by CO, form 80 required
5/21/15 - submitted form 80
5/28/15 - received delay email
7/7/2015 - visa grant!
To God be the Glory!!!
Posts: 32Member
Joined: Jun 11, 2015
Btw, congrats (though long overdue) on your visa grant.
02.06.2015 - Started acquiring necessary documents
26.06.2015 - BC ielts speaking exam
27.06.2015 - BC ielts written exam
10.07.2015 - First ielts result - R7 L7.5 S8 W5.5(???) Retake!
11.07.2015 - Request for NBI Clearance from Motherland
21.07.2015 - Submitted ACS documents for assessment (Stage 1)
22.07.2015 - ACS assessment (Stage 2)
23.07.2015 - ACS assessment (Stage 4)
27.07.2015am - ACS assessment (Stage 4 - In Progress)
27.07.2015pm - ACS assessment: Suitable! Thank you Lord!
31.07.2015 - BC ielts Speaking
01.08.2015 - BC ielts Written exam
12.08.2015 - Got NBI clearance for me and hubby
14.08.2015 - 2nd ielts result - L8.5 R7 S7.5 W6.5 (sigh)
27.08.2015 - Hubby ACS ~ suitable (yes!)
13.09.2015 - PTE (R90 L65 W74 S79) - THANK YOU LORD
13.09.2015 - Submitted EOI (70 pts)
09.10.2015 - Invitation received for Visa 189
10.10.2015 - Lodged Visa (Day 1)
11.10.2015 - Frontloaded some docs
31.10.2015 - Medicals Done
02.11.2015 - Finalized uploading of docs
03.11.2015 - VISA GRANT (DG) ~~ Praise the Lord!
Posts: 583Member
Joined: Oct 09, 2015
Mechanical Engineer || ANZSCO 233512 ||Age: 30pts || Educ: 15pts || Work Exp: 5pts || English: 20pts || TOTAL: 70pts
08.29.2015 - IELTS Schedule
09.11.2015 - Received IELTS Result - FAILED [L8|R7.5|S6|W6.5]
09.14.2015 - submitted requirements to EA for assessment
10.19.2015 - PTE-A Schedule // Received PTE Result - PASSED! [L79|R83|S79|W89]
11.03.2015 - NBI schedule
11.18.2015 - Received EA Positive Result // Submitted EOI - Visa 189
11.22.2015 - Received ITA
11.26.2015 - Lodged Visa 189 application
11.27.2015 - Uploaded Documents, frontloaded NBI [Me and Wife]
12.04.2015 - Medical Exam @ SLEC
12.07.2015 - CO Allocated (GSM Adelaide) -- Requesting Medical Exam Result
12.14.2015 - Medical (Primary) uploaded
07.28.2016 - Medical (Spouse) uploaded
08.01.2016 - Medical (Spouse) cleared
08.09.2016 - Visa Grant finally
IED: October 28, 2016
A river cuts through a rock not because of its POWER but its PERSISTENCE.
Posts: 1,877Member
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Posts: 1,877Member
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Posts: 583Member
Joined: Oct 09, 2015
Mechanical Engineer || ANZSCO 233512 ||Age: 30pts || Educ: 15pts || Work Exp: 5pts || English: 20pts || TOTAL: 70pts
08.29.2015 - IELTS Schedule
09.11.2015 - Received IELTS Result - FAILED [L8|R7.5|S6|W6.5]
09.14.2015 - submitted requirements to EA for assessment
10.19.2015 - PTE-A Schedule // Received PTE Result - PASSED! [L79|R83|S79|W89]
11.03.2015 - NBI schedule
11.18.2015 - Received EA Positive Result // Submitted EOI - Visa 189
11.22.2015 - Received ITA
11.26.2015 - Lodged Visa 189 application
11.27.2015 - Uploaded Documents, frontloaded NBI [Me and Wife]
12.04.2015 - Medical Exam @ SLEC
12.07.2015 - CO Allocated (GSM Adelaide) -- Requesting Medical Exam Result
12.14.2015 - Medical (Primary) uploaded
07.28.2016 - Medical (Spouse) uploaded
08.01.2016 - Medical (Spouse) cleared
08.09.2016 - Visa Grant finally
IED: October 28, 2016
A river cuts through a rock not because of its POWER but its PERSISTENCE.
Posts: 2,144Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 14, 2015
Pag na renew na po ba yung passport, No ang sagot? tas ilagay yung issue date ng first passport? Salamat po..
233211 Civil Engineer
30/09/15 - VETASSESS Lodged - 133112 Project Builder
09/10/15 - IELTS Results: L-7.5, R-7.0, W-6.0, S-7.5 OBS-7.0
19/10/15 - PTE A Results: L-82, R-74, S-90, W-76 OAS-79
26/11/15 - Obtained NBI Clearance
09/12/15 - VETASSESS Results - NEGATIVE!!!
12/01/16 - Submitted CDR to Engineers Australia
22/01/16 - EA Positive Results - Bachelor's Degree with 4 years 8 months skilled employment
22/01/16 - Lodged EOI 189 (60pts)
03/02/16 - Received 189 ITA
11/02/16 - Health Clearance Provided - No Action Required
18/02/16 - Obtained SG CoC
26/02/16 - Lodged 189 Visa
15/03/16 - Direct Grant - IED 11/02/2017
25/05/16 - Big Move Perth!
16/06/16 - Started Casual Work
11/07/16 - Permanent Full-time Work
Now for the Citizenship Journey
26/08/2019 - Applied and acknowledgement letter received
27/09/2019 - Test Email Invite for 19/12/2019
01/10/2019 - Actual Test/Interview Date
01/10/2019 - Approval Date (received the approval letter from the post 11/10/2019)
05/02/2020 - Ceremony Date (received the email 10/01/2020)
Posts: 150Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2015
ANZSCO Code: 261311 (Analyst Programmer)
06 Sept 2014 - IELTS (L-7.5, R-8, W-7, S-7) Thank you Lord! ^^
12 Oct 2015 - Started gathering docs for ACS Assessment
13 Nov 2015 - Submitted Skills assessment to ACS
27 Nov 2015 - Received positive feedback from ACS Thank you Lord! ^^
03 Dec 2015 - Submitted EOI 189
03 Dec 2015 - Received ITA
16 Dec 2015 - Obtained NBI clearance
17 Dec 2015 - Medical at Nationwide
18 Dec 2015 - Hubby's Medical at Nationwide
22 Dec 2015 - Medicals submitted to DIBP, Lodged Visa and front-loaded documents
14 Jan 2016 - DG email received
22 June 2016 - Big move. Hello Perth!
Thank you Lord!
Posts: 150Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2015
sa question 14 regarding social security no, pwede ba yung sss id natin dito?
sa question 19, ok lang ba na summer break in between graduation lang ang ilagay?
sa question 24 - Are you applying for a temporary visa? - tama bang No ilagay dito. I am applying for Visa189 pala.
thanks!
ANZSCO Code: 261311 (Analyst Programmer)
06 Sept 2014 - IELTS (L-7.5, R-8, W-7, S-7) Thank you Lord! ^^
12 Oct 2015 - Started gathering docs for ACS Assessment
13 Nov 2015 - Submitted Skills assessment to ACS
27 Nov 2015 - Received positive feedback from ACS Thank you Lord! ^^
03 Dec 2015 - Submitted EOI 189
03 Dec 2015 - Received ITA
16 Dec 2015 - Obtained NBI clearance
17 Dec 2015 - Medical at Nationwide
18 Dec 2015 - Hubby's Medical at Nationwide
22 Dec 2015 - Medicals submitted to DIBP, Lodged Visa and front-loaded documents
14 Jan 2016 - DG email received
22 June 2016 - Big move. Hello Perth!
Thank you Lord!
Posts: 438Member
Joined: May 10, 2015
EMPLOYMENT: Details of all employment and unemployment since birth. So kasama pati yung mga years bago ka nag-start ng work.
TEMPORARY VISA: Yeap, dapat no dahil permanent visa ang 189.
EARLY CHILDHOOD (PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL) TEACHER (ANZSCO 241111)
11/Apr/15: IELTS-IDP AU (L: 8.5, R: 8.5, W: 7.5, S: 8.0)
14/May/15: Lodged AITSL Application
14/Jul/15: Positive Assessment from AITSL
24/Jul/15: Submitted EOI (60 pts.)
6/Sep/15: Received ITA
19/Sep/15: Lodged Visa 189
16/Oct/15: Lodged documents for Teacher Registration
27/Oct/15: CO Allocated (Team Adelaide)
10/Dec/15: Visa Grant
12/Feb/16: Became a Registered Teacher in QLD
5/Jun/16: Big Move to Oz!
11/Jun/16: Hired as a Kindergarten Teacher
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do." -Helen Keller
Posts: 1,085Member, De-activated
Joined: Jan 24, 2013
Question No. 42, Do you have a partner?
Well I am not sure whether I should put YES or just answer it as NO. I have a boyfriend and he is an Australian citizen living in Perth WA but I am worried that if I answer YES, they may question my intention to live in NSW (my nominated state).
What do you think? Is it okay to include or just answer NO to be safe?
Thank you all
2013-Jan : Decided to pursue my OZ dream
2013-Nov : 1st Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-6.5;W-7.5;S-7.5
2014-Mar : 2nd Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-8.5;W-6.5;S-7.5
Pahinga muna. Sakit sa puso at bulsa!
2015-May : 1st PTE-A @ Bright Center: L-85;R-70;S-45;W-90
2015-May : 2nd PTE-A @Bright Center; L-90;R-70;S-47; W-90
2015-July : 3rd PTE-A @Pearson: L-90;R-77;S-83; W-90
2015-July 20 - Lodged docs to Vetassess
2015-Oct 1: VET Positive outcome
2015-Oct 1: Submitted EOI 190 visa to NSW (55+5)
2015-Oct 4: Submitted EOI 190 visa to QLD (55+5)
2015-Oct 5: QLD responded, rejected 190 due to change in occupation list but offered ITA for 489 visa instead
2015-Nov 2: DIBP points adjusted to 60+5 (due to additional 1 year working experience)
2015-Nov 26: ITA for SS NSW
2015-Nov 28: Submitted SS application
2015-Dec 17: SS Approved + Received 190 ITA
2015-Dec 23: Lodged 190
2016-Jan 5: Medical @ Nationwide (Php5,600 na ang fee!!)
2016-Jan 8: Medical Clearance Provided - no action required (Thank you Lord!)
2016-Jan 18: Applied for Driving SP and Direct Visa Grant!!! (Thank You Lord!)
2016-Jan 26: PDOS @ CFO Manila + Enrolled at A1 Driving
2016-Mar 14: BIG MOVE!:)
PRAY HARD, WORK HARDER!
Compilation of tips/resources/stories for PTE Academic Preparation: pteacademicreview.wordpress.com
Template or "cheat sheet" as called by many: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1OZBrQj0i5LWU1EYVZTaDF4VzA/view?usp=sharing
sana po makatulong.. God bless!
Posts: 704Member
Joined: Feb 27, 2013
Visa Grant - Dec 22, 2015
Posts: 1,085Member, De-activated
Joined: Jan 24, 2013
2013-Jan : Decided to pursue my OZ dream
2013-Nov : 1st Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-6.5;W-7.5;S-7.5
2014-Mar : 2nd Ielts-GT @ BC Manila: L-8;R-8.5;W-6.5;S-7.5
Pahinga muna. Sakit sa puso at bulsa!
2015-May : 1st PTE-A @ Bright Center: L-85;R-70;S-45;W-90
2015-May : 2nd PTE-A @Bright Center; L-90;R-70;S-47; W-90
2015-July : 3rd PTE-A @Pearson: L-90;R-77;S-83; W-90
2015-July 20 - Lodged docs to Vetassess
2015-Oct 1: VET Positive outcome
2015-Oct 1: Submitted EOI 190 visa to NSW (55+5)
2015-Oct 4: Submitted EOI 190 visa to QLD (55+5)
2015-Oct 5: QLD responded, rejected 190 due to change in occupation list but offered ITA for 489 visa instead
2015-Nov 2: DIBP points adjusted to 60+5 (due to additional 1 year working experience)
2015-Nov 26: ITA for SS NSW
2015-Nov 28: Submitted SS application
2015-Dec 17: SS Approved + Received 190 ITA
2015-Dec 23: Lodged 190
2016-Jan 5: Medical @ Nationwide (Php5,600 na ang fee!!)
2016-Jan 8: Medical Clearance Provided - no action required (Thank you Lord!)
2016-Jan 18: Applied for Driving SP and Direct Visa Grant!!! (Thank You Lord!)
2016-Jan 26: PDOS @ CFO Manila + Enrolled at A1 Driving
2016-Mar 14: BIG MOVE!:)
PRAY HARD, WORK HARDER!
Compilation of tips/resources/stories for PTE Academic Preparation: pteacademicreview.wordpress.com
Template or "cheat sheet" as called by many: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1OZBrQj0i5LWU1EYVZTaDF4VzA/view?usp=sharing
sana po makatulong.. God bless!
Posts: 150Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2015
ANZSCO Code: 261311 (Analyst Programmer)
06 Sept 2014 - IELTS (L-7.5, R-8, W-7, S-7) Thank you Lord! ^^
12 Oct 2015 - Started gathering docs for ACS Assessment
13 Nov 2015 - Submitted Skills assessment to ACS
27 Nov 2015 - Received positive feedback from ACS Thank you Lord! ^^
03 Dec 2015 - Submitted EOI 189
03 Dec 2015 - Received ITA
16 Dec 2015 - Obtained NBI clearance
17 Dec 2015 - Medical at Nationwide
18 Dec 2015 - Hubby's Medical at Nationwide
22 Dec 2015 - Medicals submitted to DIBP, Lodged Visa and front-loaded documents
14 Jan 2016 - DG email received
22 June 2016 - Big move. Hello Perth!
Thank you Lord!
Posts: 1,877Member
Joined: Mar 08, 2014
Posts: 1,877Member
Joined: Mar 08, 2014
Posts: 37Member
Joined: Mar 21, 2015
ANZSCO CODE: 233411 || Electronics Engineer
30.10.2015 ||Submitted CDR to EA via Fast Track
05.11.2015 ||EA Positive Assessment
05.11.2015 ||Submitted EOI Visa 189 (60 pts)
08.01.2016 ||Received ITA Visa 189
Posts: 1,719Member, Moderator
Joined: Jun 09, 2011
29May2015: Submitted Online Application to VETASSESS (312112 Building Associate)
02Jun2015: Lodged Date at VETASSESS
28Aug2015: VETASSESS Assessment Completed (312112 Building Associate) - POSITIVE
17Oct2015: PTE-A taken at SG
19Oct2015: PTE-A Result: L-83, R-90, S-76, W-90 OAS-87
19Oct2015: Submitted EOI Visa 190 (65 points plus SS 5 points if granted)
19Oct2015: Submitted VIC SS Online Application Visa 190
20Oct2015: VIC acknowledged SS application and gave Reference Number
02Nov2015: VIC SS Application Rejected
05Nov2015: Submitted Online Reassessment to VETASSESS (312212 Civil Engineering Technician) 08Feb2016: VETASSESS Outcome POSITIVE
07Nov2015: Updated EOI to select NSW (312112)
18Dec2015: Received NSW SS Invitation Stream 2
21Dec2015: Lodged NSW SS Application
12Jan2016: NSW SS Approved / Visa 190 ITA Received
29Jan2016: SG PCC (Me) / Medical (Me, Wife and Kid)
01Feb2016: Medicals Cleared
05Feb2016: Lodged Visa 190
18Feb2016: NBI Clearance Applied (Me and Wife) - HIT
29Feb2016: SG PCC (Wife)
03Mar2016: Collected and Uploaded NBI Clearance
04Mar2016: Direct Grant
07May2016: Initial Entry (Sydney)
16Jul2017: Big Move
Oct2020: Lodged Citizenship Application
May2021: Citizenship Interview and Test
TBA: Citizenship Ceremony