General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

Filoz · September 2015

@australianwannabe I agree with @TasBurrFoot go for Visa 189 and take IELTS na as soon as you can then have your assessment either sa CPAA/ICAA/IPA along the way you can continue your CMA or kung anu man mapili mo na certification. Medyo pakonti na ng pakonti ang accountant na kinukuha ng Aussie last year around 5k ngayon fiscal year is 2.5k nalang so habol na bro.

We don't know kung anu na naman ang changes ng SOL/CSOL by July 2016 so better hurry. I reckon since you are based in Dubai mas mainam makaipon habang wala pang tax bro.

Isipin mo muna makuha ang visa then yung work it will follow.

Think positive!

Cheers Mate!

australianwannabe · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot @filoz
Thanks for the pieces of advice and encouragement. Ok will get IELTS asap and hope to high rating in those 4 bands.
For both of you, kumuha ba kayo ng MARA Agent? How much did it cost you?

And I guess you're on your way to study at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas?

ophthaqueen · September 2015

hello! just had our visa granted yesterday! yeheyyy!
Balak namin mag initial entry ng January. Ano ang mga initial steps na dapat gawin pagkadating sa Australia? Medicare? Centrelink?

mga 10 days lang muna siguro muna kami doon then balik uli (permanently) after 3months. May kailangan muna kaming isettle dito sa Singapore muna.

TasBurrfoot · September 2015

hello! just had our visa granted yesterday! yeheyyy!
Balak namin mag initial entry ng January. Ano ang mga initial steps na dapat gawin pagkadating sa Australia? Medicare? Centrelink?

mga 10 days lang muna siguro muna kami doon then balik uli (permanently) after 3months. May kailangan muna kaming isettle dito sa Singapore muna.

1) Bank Account
2) TFN
3) Medicare

All the best!

TasBurrfoot · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot @filoz
Thanks for the pieces of advice and encouragement. Ok will get IELTS asap and hope to high rating in those 4 bands.
For both of you, kumuha ba kayo ng MARA Agent? How much did it cost you?

And I guess you're on your way to study at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas?

No... We don't have money to pay the agent; sariling sikap lang.

9 of 12 core knowledge area? ano yun?

ophthaqueen · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot thank you!!!!!

australianwannabe · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot
Kasi I contacted a MARA Agent and seek her assessment. Eto sabi nya:

For your qualification to be recognised as meeting the necessary course content for accountancy degrees in Australia, you need to have studied at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas" below, including the four mandatory core knowledge areas below as part of your Accountancy degree.
Core knowledge area
Accountant (general)
221111
Accounting Systems and Processes - Mandatory
Financial Accounting - Mandatory
Management Accounting - Mandatory
Accounting Theory - Mandatory
Finance - Optional
Auditing - Optional
Commercial Law - Optional
Economics - Optional
Quantitative Methods - Optional
Information Systems Design and Development - Optional
Taxation Law - Optional
Company Law - Optional

vhenzchico · September 2015

Ask ko lang po... 2 course po kasi ako: Diploma in Electronics Eng'g Technology and recently, B.S. Industrial Engineering. Balak ko sana magpa-assess sa TRA on Electronics Eng'g Technician (kasi yun ang scope ng past and current job ko). I-aassess po ba sa educational attainment ko yung BSIE ko? Kahit kaka-graduate ko pa lang and wala pa ko experience dito and di sya related sa nominated occupation ko?

Thanks in advance.

TasBurrfoot · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot
Kasi I contacted a MARA Agent and seek her assessment. Eto sabi nya:

For your qualification to be recognised as meeting the necessary course content for accountancy degrees in Australia, you need to have studied at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas" below, including the four mandatory core knowledge areas below as part of your Accountancy degree.
Core knowledge area
Accountant (general)
221111
Accounting Systems and Processes - Mandatory
Financial Accounting - Mandatory
Management Accounting - Mandatory
Accounting Theory - Mandatory
Finance - Optional
Auditing - Optional
Commercial Law - Optional
Economics - Optional
Quantitative Methods - Optional
Information Systems Design and Development - Optional
Taxation Law - Optional
Company Law - Optional

Ah I see... 3 yrs ago my wife had something similar - she cleared all 12 out of 12 in her migration assessment.

ed_lupeet · September 2015

May maging problem ba kung pregnant ang wife ko kung Ma invite na kame at mag lodge ako ng Visa? thanks sa sasagot

se29m · September 2015

Hello po sainyo. Magstart pa lang po ako sa plan for migration. I've checked na pwede ako sa PROJECT BUILDER - ANZSCO 133112. May mga konti lang po sana ako na katanungan regarding my previous employments :-<

1. CE Graduate ako 2010, pero as early as 2006, nagwork na ako full time sa BPO, which is not related sa nominated occupation ko. Worked until 2008. Pwede ba wag na include as experience ito, para less hassle na sa pagkuha ng COE?

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2. Working in SG po ako as Site Engineer since May 2011, kung hindi ko na isasama yung mga experiences ko sa Pinas, which is 1 yr 5 mos lang, considered 5 yrs na ba yung work experience ko if ang lodging ko is by April 2016?

3. Related sa Q2, if yung COE ko is pirmado lang ng Project Managers with Company Letterhead, admissible din po ba yun in lieu of HR signature?

Salamat po in advance sa sagot

vpJulie · September 2015

Hello po sainyo. Magstart pa lang po ako sa plan for migration. I've checked na pwede ako sa PROJECT BUILDER - ANZSCO 133112. May mga konti lang po sana ako na katanungan regarding my previous employments :-<

1. CE Graduate ako 2010, pero as early as 2006, nagwork na ako full time sa BPO, which is not related sa nominated occupation ko. Worked until 2008. Pwede ba wag na include as experience ito, para less hassle na sa pagkuha ng COE? )

2. Working in SG po ako as Site Engineer since May 2011, kung hindi ko na isasama yung mga experiences ko sa Pinas, which is 1 yr 5 mos lang, considered 5 yrs na ba yung work experience ko if ang lodging ko is by April 2016?

3. Related sa Q2, if yung COE ko is pirmado lang ng Project Managers with Company Letterhead, admissible din po ba yun in lieu of HR signature?

Salamat po in advance sa sagot

1) Hindi na po kailangan kasi un lang ike-claim nyo na employment years ang dapat nyo paghandaan ng proofs of employment (like payslips, old contracts, COE, etc)
2) Depende po sa assessing body ng skills nyo, kinukuhaan po nila ng certain number of years ang employment experience nyo. So ang possibleng 5 years nyo ay pwede pa mabawasan din after nyo mag pa assess.
3) Ang alam ko po pwede din yung ganun, palagyan nyo na lang din ng contact numbers in case gusto mag verify ng assessing body nyo and DIAC. Mas maganda if totally detailed ung duties and responsibilities nyo sa COE din..

based lang din po ito sa na research ko din pro mas sure if mag iintay tayo sa confirmation ng mga masters

se29m · September 2015

@vpJulie salamat po,

i started collecting documents na din po para sa vetassess, pero previous company ko dito sa sg na 11 months lang ako, bigla nagdeclare ng bankruptcy and di ko na mahagilap yung hr at manager namin. in this case, pa advise naman po sa below

1. Company A (3yrs, 6mos) - related - with COE and supporting docs
2. Company B (11 mos) - related - with generic COE but don't have supporting docs

So yung company B po, kailangan ko pa ba sya iencode sa vetassess employment, or kahit wag na? kasi di ko din sya ma prove kasi generic coe lang po meron ako..

salamat po sa advice

Filoz · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot @filoz
Thanks for the pieces of advice and encouragement. Ok will get IELTS asap and hope to high rating in those 4 bands.

For both of you, kumuha ba kayo ng MARA Agent? How much did it cost you?

And I guess you're on your way to study at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas?

@australianwannabe My husband got his 12/12 from CPAA assessment last year. Nope DIY lang kami no agent po kasi kaya naman bro nagbasa lang kami and ask questions from this forum and seek advise from our friends in AU na mga accountants din and we did a lot of research about the process.

Cheers mate!

australianwannabe · September 2015

@Filoz Astig!... Already asked one MARA Agent and their fees were more than AUD 2000.
Good for you ang taas ng IELTS Result mo. I'm not that confident to get the same results.

se29m · September 2015

Hello guys, question po, yung transcript of records ko may nakalagay na "For Board Examination Purposes Only"

Hindi naman po tinitignan ng VETASSESS yun?

Baka po may mga taga PUP din po dito na same ginamit yung TOR na ganito situation.

Thanks po

pausatio · September 2015

@se29m gnun din po ang naipasa ko sa vetassess

se29m · September 2015

@pausatio thank you po, mam. Antay na lang ako sa PM ko pagbalik nya sa holiday at makapag upload na ng docs.. for now, focus muna ako sa ielts :-"

Xiaomau82 · September 2015

@TasBurrfoot
Kasi I contacted a MARA Agent and seek her assessment. Eto sabi nya:

For your qualification to be recognised as meeting the necessary course content for accountancy degrees in Australia, you need to have studied at least nine of the 12 "core knowledge areas" below, including the four mandatory core knowledge areas below as part of your Accountancy degree.
Core knowledge area
Accountant (general)
221111
Accounting Systems and Processes - Mandatory
Financial Accounting - Mandatory
Management Accounting - Mandatory
Accounting Theory - Mandatory
Finance - Optional
Auditing - Optional
Commercial Law - Optional
Economics - Optional
Quantitative Methods - Optional
Information Systems Design and Development - Optional
Taxation Law - Optional
Company Law - Optional

outdated na yung 9 out of 12. check this out http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-a-cpa/migration-assessment/criteria-and-requirements

the 12 core knwledge area has been reduced to 9. Most applicants will need to show that they meet 7 of these, though some occupations will require applicants to meet 8 of them.

sanchawn · September 2015

@se29m
Ganyan din nakalagay sa TOR ko. Nag request ako ng bago yung may remarks ng " For evaluation purposes only." Basically parehas lang sila, sa remarks lang nagkaiba. For peace of mind lang kaya nag request ako ng bago. Hope this helps. Thanks.

se29m · September 2015

Thank you @sanchawn

fleurdeliz · September 2015

question, may naapproved na po ba dito na 189/190 na wala sa SOL/CSOL yung specific profession/occupation however they were still approved since medyo related naman yung kanilang work experince but not exactly kung ano yung nasa SOL/CSOL?
hope someone can share.

Megger · September 2015

Hello po, question lang po. Kasi job hopping po ako, 8 companies for the last 14 tears, pero last 4 companies ko lang may docs na nag meet dun sa requirement 9 years total yon. Ok lang ba na ito lang ipa skill assess ko di ba tatanungin bakit empty yong years immediately after graduation. Thanks po sa reply. GBU.

sanchawn · September 2015

Hello all. I am about to submit my EOI. Meron lang po ako gusto siguraduhin regarding sa questions about family member bago magpasa.

1. Are there any family members the client would like to include in a future application? No.

2. Would the client be accompanied by the client's partner in a future application? No.

Married ako with kids. Pero ako lang muna mag apply for visa. Tama ba na No ang isagot ko for both questions? Ang pagkaintindi ko kasi sa future application is kung sino ang kasama for the visa application.

Baguhan lang po sa forum. Hope you could enlighten me.

Thanks guys!

australianwannabe · September 2015

@Xiaomau82
Good to know!

australianwannabe · September 2015

@Filoz Does it matter if I took academic or general IELTS Test? I know that General is the easier one to pass.

sanchawn · September 2015

Sorry for being a pain. Additional po question regarding naman sa Course name. Lagpas ng character limit yung word na ECE (40 max). Ok lang kaya na Electronics Engineering na lang? Di kaya ako magkaproblema dahil ECE nakalagay sa diploma ko? Pwede kayang abbreviation? For example Electronics and Comms Engineering?

Patulong naman po. Thanks and God bless.

agentKams · September 2015

@australianwannabe yes, IELTS Academic requirement ni CPAA/IPA/ICAA if your going for assessment.

team_oh · September 2015

Hi po mga kababayan, new lang po ako sa group na ito, hihingi po sana ako ng advice at step by step para maka pag apply jan sa australia.nandito po kami nag ng huband ko sa qatar, balak po namin mg apply papunta jan sa australia.dun po sa mga comment na nababasa ko meron po cl sinasabi na invitation sa skilled select. Pano po ako makaka kuha ng invitation o makaka pag apply kailangan po b ng agent? Thank po in advance sana po matulungan nyo po ako maliwanagan ang mga procedure.