Accountant

orange11 · July 2015

@sticky_note may nakalagay sa kin na certified true copy sa first page lang ng bawat syllabus nakasign yung college dean pero wala ng ibang details eh. Kaya Pinacertify ko uli lahat per page. Sigurista lang ako kase sabi each page should be certified daw.

Anci · July 2015

Hi everyone! Napansin ko puro employed ang nag apply at na grant ng visa. Meron ba dito na nag apply na self employed (Accounting services business in PH) na grant ng visa din. May idea ba kayo kung may pagkakaiba ang mga requirements? Thanks!

palducente · July 2015

meron ba ditong nag graduate ng BSA on 2002 na nakapag positive assessment sa CPAA? kelangan lang ng tulong regarding the syllabus part.

Anci · July 2015

@orange11 Ok lang ba yung ginawa ng school ko from Old curriculum (tagal na kase ako graduate) nilagay nila yung equivalent ng new curriculum ngayon? Ang kapal nung binigay sa akin Acctg pa lang yun wala yung iba subjects then meron na din sila binigay na certification at detailed na course description at syllabus. Ang worry ko lang hindi ba ako ma question kase ngayon PFRS/PAS na nung time ko SFAS pa hahahaha..I mean madami na changes. Balak ko kase ito na lang submit ko sa CPAA. Inaayos ko na para after ng English exam ko at makapasa eh move on na agad sa next step which is assessment. Thanks!

palducente · July 2015

may 65points ba dito na nakatanggap na ng invite last July?

ak99 · July 2015

Hello, hope someone can help me.

I just joined this forum, me and my family have a plan to move to AU as Skilled Migrant, me and my wife have been practicing as Accountants (CPA) for 8 years.

Can you please share your steps on how to apply as Skilled Migrant - Accountant?

What are our chances and how long will it take?

Thanks in advance.

CPAofOz · July 2015

@ak99

how old are you and your wife?

how's your and your wife's english language ability in terms of speaking, writing, reading, and listening?

how many years have you both been practicing accounting? what are your and your wife's working experiences in accounting?

what's your and your wife's highest educational attainment? where did you both graduated? are you both Phil CPA?

Your chances depend on skilled migration points-test. You can visit the links on my signature.

CPAofOz · July 2015

@ak99

If I assume that your age is between 25-32 years old, your point for age factor will be the highest at 30. If you are between 33-39 years old, you will get 25 points.

For english language ability, I will assume you got the minimum requirement of CPAA which is proficient english that gives 10 points in the points-test.

For skilled employment, I will assume that your 8 years working experience does not include AP and AR, you will get 15 points for that.

For qualifications, I will assume that you are a Phil CPA or have graduated from a internationally recognized standard university or college, you will get 15 points for that.

In total, you will have 70 points which is 10 points higher than the minimum requirement. That's already an edge for you. If you happen to be 33-39 years old, you will still get an edge with 65 points.

*PS: I am not an agent. I just based these statements on my personal knowledge.

ak99 · July 2015

@CPAofOz

Hi Sir, to answer your questions. Thanks again. What are steps we need to take?

how old are you and your wife? i'm 30, wife is 28

how's your and your wife's english language ability in terms of speaking, writing, reading, and listening? - my assessment is we are good in English because of our nature of work, we work in multinational companies constantly conversing with non-Filipinos

how many years have you both been practicing accounting? what are your and your wife's working experiences in accounting? each has 8 years experience in accounting, i had 4 years in public accounting (audit firm), my wife had 5 years. Then we moved to private companies. My private practice is with multinational company- finance/general/management accounting. While my wife's private practice is outsourcing/back office of audit firm from other countries.

what's your and your wife's highest educational attainment? where did you both graduated? are you both Phil CPA? we both have bachelor's degree in Accountancy and both CPA, I'm from UP, wife from UST

Your chances depend on skilled migration points-test. You can visit the links on my signature.

CPAofOz · July 2015

@ak99 you can check the requirements here. http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/189-

Only 3 steps for us accountants who passed the points-test.

(1) Take and pass the PTE Academic exam (http://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Form/Immi-FAQs/how-can-i-prove-i-have-proficient-english)

(2) Get a successful migration assessment and skilled employment assessment from CPAA (http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-a-cpa/migration-assessment)

(3) Submit an EOI (https://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Empl/skillselect)

*PS: I don't recommend IELTS anymore. http://pinoyau.info/discussion/4233/pte-academic

cpa_oct2011 · July 2015

@ak99 UPD?!! BAA??? Idol! \m/
you can crack that 20 points from PTE exams with no sweat..then you're good to go!!!

that's what i did.. Well still just waiting for my invite this aug.. [-O<

If I were you, will start preparing my docs for assessment of CPAA.. Hehe..and will immediately book for exams ng PTE.. By the way, temporarily close ung isang testing center.. So baka pahirapan ng mag sched sa pearson makati, so better act now!

davidan · July 2015

Hellow Fellow CPA's. How is everyone here? I am badly in search for a forum of CPA's migrating to Australia and thankfully I came to this page. I have some question for those who are at their final stage of their application or those who granted the visa. Currently, I have scheduled my IELTS on Aug 8 2015 hopefully I can get the require band score of 7 for each. Here are my questions below:

1. When is the best time to get NBI clearance for abroad? Before lodging EOI or I have to wait for the ITA? I am here in Saudi.

2. I have been working here is Saudi for four years and as per the req of this visa I have to get Police certs., Maybe anyone is working here abroad, Did you wait for ITA or you can start getting the police certs from Saudi/foreign country even before lodging the EOI?

3. Did you go to NSO branch certify the NSO marriage and birth certs of all members including in the application or You just scan it color copy and no need for certify true copy?

4. For the credential assessment from ICAA, TOR and Diploma certified already but I have no syllabus. Did you get certify true copy of your PRC certificate? How about the ratings and syllabus of Phil. CPA exam Did you get certify true copy po ba?

With regards to syllabus my school doesnt have one. So I sent an email to ICAA if I can use my US CPA rating because I passed US CPA but no CPA status since I did not met the experience requirement and below is their response.

"If you have completed all the exams for US CPA please provide the transcript from them and this should show that all exam requirements have been met. You will also need to provide all academic qualifications relating to your Bachelor Degree (transcripts , degree certificate etc). Please note that all documents need to be certified as to their originality before being scanned through to us with the application form. Hopefully this will be sufficient to complete an assessment without the need for the syllabus information. However should we require further information the assessor would then contact you."

What is your thought on this? Maeexempt kaya ko sa syllabus requirement if I can submit my US CPA rating. I can send them the original copy since I do not have a certified copy.

5. Certificate of employment - In my COE, It is clearly indicated the position I held, printed in the letterhead of company, duration of employment and signature with stamped of our HR manager. In their requirements, they need the information about our job description and salary. How did you do guys? Did you contacted your previous employers to give you a new COE to satisfy the requirement of PR 189? Did you submit the certified true copy as well?

6. Passport - Are they need certified copy or merely a scan colored copy?

7. Tips for IELTS and review materials please send to my email [email protected] hehehe.

Thank you so much sa mag share ng experience nya.

davidan · July 2015

I will just add that if my wife will not get the competent english 6 band score, I will pay the 2nd installment right? Thank you. We cannot claim points for our wife qualifications?

Filoz · July 2015

@davidan Hi Bro I will try to answer some of your questions based on our experience (dati kami tiga KSA din) Sorry CPAA at hindi ICAA experience po ang mailalagay ko Bro but I hope this can still help.

1.Kumuha kami ng NBI sabay na ng aming medical kasi base nila ung IED either sa NBI date or medical date so ito yung pinakahuli namin na process na document.

2.Kumuha kami ng Saudi PCC before kami sana magEOI kso namove yung date namin mag EOI kasi naofferan ng job si hubby dito sa Qatar pero nung naglodge nmn kami ng visa tinaggap pa din ni CO kasi one year pa naman ang validity nung Saudi PCC so umabot pa. Pero hiningian pa din kami ni CO ng Final Exit Stamp sa passport from Saudi.

3. NagpaCTC lang kami ng docs nung pinasa namin sa CPAA. Pero nung sa DIAC na lahat documents na pinasa namin is original na colored scanned copies.

4. PinaCTC namin and pinasa sa CPAA yung TOR, Diploma, Result ng CPA PH Exams, at iba pang certificates.

5. Sa CPAA pinaCTC din nmin ang COEs pero detailed COEs po ang pinasa namin meaning nakasama ang salary, job description, no. of working hours etc. Pero yung sa DIAC na pinasa namin colored scanned copy (original) na COEs.

6. Passport Colored Scanned copy po binigay namin kay CPAA pero pinaCTCdin namin ito yun naman po sa DIAC Colored Scannned copy na (original).

7. IELTS practice practice practice po. Medyo malaki yung file bro pero alam ko may post sila dito sa thread ng IELTS na review materials.

Cheers Mate!

davidan · August 2015

@Filoz By

Hellow po mam salamat sa response nyo. Very informative for me and for others that can read. I have some follow up question lang po to clarify certain things.

EID stands for? So the saudi police certs I can start getting it after ko makakuha ng positive result sa IELTS. Yun NBI valid naman po xa for a year di ba? Kasi medyo matagal process nun kung nasa abroad ka kukuha what if kuha na rin ako after ko makuha credential assessment ko sa ICAA?

Saan kayo nagpa CTC ng docs sa school mismo at PRC? YUn COE po mam san kayo nakapagpa CTC? dating employer?

Kailangan pala ng CTC ng passport sa CPAA? Di naman kilangan sa ICAA. Scan copy colored will do so para sa DIAC for passport, Birth & Marriage cert.

additional question po, what if wala akong credit card can I pay DIAC gamit ang credit card ng kaibigan?

davidan · August 2015

Pahabol lang po paano kung yun baby namin pinanganak dito saudi ang meron xa is report of birth wala pa xa NSO papakuhanin pa ba NSO?

Filoz · August 2015

@davidan
IED stands for initial entry date. Yung date na ibibigay sa iyo na deadline ni DIAC for initial entry mo sa Australia for example kami nabase nila sa aming NBI. April 2015 ang date sa NBI namin kaya ang deadline ng initial entry nmin sa Aussie is April 2016

Yung PCC po ng Saudi halos 1.5 months po ata namin yun bago namin nakuha. Mag-aga ka lang bro pumunta kasi as in super dami ng pila, sa babae na pila no problem pero sa lalaki naku super haba hehehe.

I suggest Bro mas okay po na kunin ang Saudi PCC a little bit earlier maybe during EOI period po and ang NBI after nalang po mainvite kayo for Visa Lodging or kapag nakapgvisa Lodge na po kayo. Pero nasa sa inyo pa din po yun kung gusto ninyo po macomplete mas earlier. Keep in mind lang po na dun po sa NBI/Medical po usually base ni DIAC ang deadline ng initial entry ninyo po sa Australia.

Mabilis lang namn ung NBI bro ang ginawa nmin is nagpunta kami ng embassy then dun kami nagfingerprint. Then yung NBI form na yun na may fingerprint namin and tatak ni embassy ang pinadala namin sa friend namin na magaasikaso po sa Pinas. Pero dapat yung magaasikaso po sa Pilipinas na friend nyo or relative ay may SPA po kayo ibibigay (Special Power of Attorney) stating na inallow nyo po sya magasikaso ng documents nyo po sa NBI and DFA. Sa NBI after a week meron na result then dinala ng friend po namin ito sa DFA for Red Ribbon tapos yun po pinadala sa amin via DHL ulit

I think it took us 2.5wks lang for the entire process.

NagpaCTC kami ng mga COEs, Diploma, TOR, Certificates etc. sa Embassy ng Jeddah mga 100SAR per document ang nabayad po namin. Pero yung super kapal po na syllabus ni hubby, school nya po ang nag CTC nun per page at yun din ang pinadala namin mismo kay CPAA. Naalala ko nga po na pikit mata nalang ako sa binayad namin sa Embassy sa dami ng docs na pinasa sa CPAA hehehe. Worth naman yan lahat kaya no worries. Isipin mo nalang invest naman yan sa magandang future sa Australia.

Atleast mas okay sa ICAA hindi na pinaCTC yung passport hehehe kasi natatandaan ko po kasi pinaCTC ni hubby ko yung passport po and PRC ID nya din sa pinas hehehe.

Regarding Credit Card not sure about that question. Maybe someone po from this forum pwede din makapgshare ng experience po nila about using a friends CC sa pagpay nila ng Visa.

And about sa report of birth not sure po pero kami po ni hubby both NSO Birth po and NSO Marriage ang binigay namin kay DIAC sorry bro wala pa kasi kami kids gagawa pa lang sa Aussie hehehe.

Cheers Mate!

davidan · August 2015

@Filoz

Paano pagkuha ng Police certificate dito sa Saudi? Anu una pupuntahan til makuha yun required sa Australia na cert. kasi dito rin ako sa Jeddah. NaCTC na ng school ko yun TOR and Diploma. Yun nga lang yun PRC certificates ko at rating sa exam sa pinas di ko pa napapacertify. Pati na rin US CPA rating ko. I will just ask ICAA kung pwede ipa certify sa Embassy of Jeddah tong mga to pati mga COE ko. Anyways I have only 4 COE mga SR 400 pala yun hehe. grabe naman tong embassy na to. Ah pinapared ribbon pa pala yun NBI?

Di ko pa plan pumasok sa Aussie agad work mode muna dito Saudi apply online bago pumunta ng Aussie so okay lang na matagal pa yun NBI ko. CPA din kayo like your hubby?
Nagexam pa kayo ng IELTS? Kasi pag walang IELTS wife or less than 6 need magbayad ng additional SR 14k bago mabigay visa.

Tama kayo all this paghihirap is bawi naman kasi for better opportunity ng mga anak. Ito lang naman iniisip kaya ko nag try to apply. sana palarin. If career and money lang dito na sa Saudi kilangan ko. Mahirap lang lumaki dito yun mga anak. Australia can offer better environment to them and great opportunity.

davidan · August 2015

Well if you don't find po mam you can add me in my FB. Nesty David

Anci · August 2015

@TimeToExploreAU Hi! I have also the same case as yours regarding the syllabus. Did you continue your plan to migrate? If so, did you submit the syllabus to CPAA that was given to you by your University or you made your own mapping? Thanks!

Filoz · August 2015

@davidan added na po sa FB Bro

Filoz · August 2015

@davidan
If I may recall ito yung ginawa po namin sa Pagkuha ng Saudi PCC.
Nagpunta ng embassy humingi po ng endorsement letter after ilang days binalikan namin po ito sa embassy tapos pumunta kami ng MOFA at nagpapatatak tapos bumalik ulit ng embassy at nagpatranslate po after. Yung letter na yun from embassy ang dinala po namin sa Police Station na malapit sa may Television ang twag nila banda sa lugar po dyn sa Jeddah dun po kami nagfingerprint. Pila lang kuha ng number antayin na tawagin number after magfingerprint ay may ibibigay po sa inyo na stub na nakalagay kung kelan mo po babalikan.

Then nung nakuha na po namin yun police clearance bumalik na naman kami sa embassy ng PH for another patatak hehehe.

Yep PinaRedRibbon namin NBI galing nga kasi naview na sya ngayon online yung red ribbon hehehe. So nkikita mo kung nsa database ba sya talaga ng DFA. Good ito para sa ating mga nasa labas ng Pinas.

Si hubby lang po CPA Engr po ako hehehe.

I agree

Sa Middle East kasi walang citizenship kaya madami din OFW ang nagbabalak magpunta sa AU,Canada or NZ.

Spot on! Australia can offer us and our kids a better environment and great opportunities. Umpisahan na Bro ang process tiyaga lang talaga and madaming dasal and for sure makukuha mo din yan Golden Email from AU.

Cheers Mate!

davidan · August 2015

IELTS reviewer links po where can download? \thanks

Filoz · August 2015

@davidan
For IELTS Reviewer check this thread dito po sa Pinoy AU Forum. Cheers Mate!

http://pinoyau.info/discussion/3418/ietls-reviewer/p1

davidan · August 2015

6 days left before test. kabado hehe..

batman · August 2015

@davidan good luck on you test. I am also in Saudi Arabia but still working on my English test too.

batman · August 2015

I will just add that if my wife will not get the competent english 6 band score, I will pay the 2nd installment right? Thank you. We cannot claim points for our wife qualifications?

@davidan some posted here that if your wife has bachelors degree and school can provide certificate that English was the medium of teaching that is sufficient proof of competent English. you can claim points if your wife will be assessed as well from related assessing body. Say CPAA for accountants.