September 2015 Visa 189/190 Applicants!!!

Liolaeus · February 2016

@thegreatiam15 ! Check mo email mo! hahaha

@sunflower

Sa Brisbane yung bf mo diba? So more or less may idea ka na sa cost of living dun?

ram071312 · February 2016

@Liolaeus sir baka si @elainedevera makatulong sa budgeting bilang nagstay sya dun for 2 years:)

Di ko rin kasi sure kung me naka pagshare na ng brisbane based budget dun sa "share your monthly budget" discussion marami kasi dun melbourne at sydney based.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@Liolaeus

Haha inalis ko nga gmail account ko sa iphone nakakainis e

sunflower · February 2016

@raiden14
Ano bang line of work mo, batchmate? Eh basta ba okay lang sa kanila na two weeks notice hehehe.

@thegreatiam15
Sa dinami-dami ba naman ng extrang documents na hiningi sayo, ma-aapprove naman yang visa mo for sure kasi kumpleto naman ang proof mo! Tama, yung grant nalang talaga ang kulang. Malapit na yaaaaan!

@Liolaeus
Oo, medyo may idea na ako sa cost of living, so na-budget ko na kung magkano ang approximately gagastusin ko sa first month ko sa Brisbane. Pwede mo rin mabudget yung iyo, batchmate! Tinitignan ko yung mga prices ng mga accommodation, grocery, etc. sa mga online websites. Eto oh:

Accommodation:
Houseshare: https://flatmates.com.au/
Non-houseshare: http://www.rent.com.au/

Grocery:
http://shop.coles.com.au/online/national
https://www.woolworths.com.au/

Household Items (Furniture, Beddings, etc)
http://www.kmart.com.au/
http://www.target.com.au/

Pero to give you an idea also, eto yung budget ko for myself (and take note na I'll be living alone ha, hindi kami live-in ni boyfriend hehe):

Rent (houseshare) - 150 per week
Utility Bills (water, electricity, internet) - 30 per week (sometimes it's already included in the rent)
Grocery - 100 per week (kung tipong bibili ako ng meat and fresh produce palagi)
Transportation (bus/train) - 100

TOTAL: AUD 380.00 per week (approximately ha)

elainedevera · February 2016

@Liolaeus sa sharing ng house sir, try mo search sa gumtree.com.au me mga nagaadvertise ng flatsharing dun.

share ko na lang yung budget ko sa brisbaneper week, not saying this goes for everybody:
housesharing rent (confirmed na pagdating ko dun): $135
Utilities: $30
Grocery: $30
prepaid cellphone: $15
Transportation (assumption: 5-day commute from wynnum to cbd, 4 zones): $60

So around $1080 per month.

sana nakatulong heheh!

@Liolaeus sir baka si @elainedevera makatulong sa budgeting bilang nagstay sya dun for 2 years:)

Di ko rin kasi sure kung me naka pagshare na ng brisbane based budget dun sa "share your monthly budget" discussion marami kasi dun melbourne at sydney based.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@sunflower

haha sana nga nasa 27th day ko na ngayon! wooooo

anyways wait ko nalang nasa sa kanila na yun pero kumpleto na sinend ko lahat dun

for budget, roughly may general idea na karamihan sa amin na nanggaling SG kasi almost the same ang currency if not mas mataas ang SGD for now.

yung cost of living hindi nagkakalayo kung meron mang lacking sa OZ eh yung transportation lang talaga

Liolaeus · February 2016

@sunflower

haha sana nga nasa 27th day ko na ngayon! wooooo

Speaking of timeline, 30 days na pala since last auto generated email ng DIPB sakin. Mag follow up na ba ko? hehe Wala pa din yung HAPID ng anak ko.

@sunflower and @elainedevera

Thanks sa inputs. Nagka idea ako ng mas malinaw. Ang laki pala ng ina-assume ko na expenses per week. $500 (conservative) ang expenses nasa planner ko. lol Pero ok na din yung may buffer para di ma short. Dalawa naman kasi kami + infant.

kittykitkat18 · February 2016

@Liolaeus i think dpat magfollow up ka na.si hubby pinafollow up ko na.gsm adelaide ako.dme daw nla backlog sbi kausap ni hubby

For the expenses..ok na sobra wag lng kulang.hehe.may unexpected expenses kasi minsan na d maiiwasan

filipinacpa · February 2016

@sunflower haha sis di pa ako nakakapagnotice. balak ko leave lang muna then tsaka na ako mag file ng resignation.. hehe.. medyo mahirap kasi dami gawa sa office eh tapos naunahan pa ako ng una kong boss, nilipat siya sa ibang department netong feb 1 lang biglaan pa..

Liolaeus · February 2016

@Liolaeus i think dpat magfollow up ka na.si hubby pinafollow up ko na.gsm adelaide ako.dme daw nla backlog sbi kausap ni hubby

Hala! Mag 1 year na yung NBI clearance ko sa June 2016. Pano kaya kung June na tas wala pa yung decision? Mag r-request kaya ulit sila ng PCC? Hassle pa naman kasi may hit ako last time. Papabalikin pa ko after 2 weeks.

nutellagirl · February 2016

@Liolaeus hello, hindi na siguro. Yung decision daw would be based on the docs that you submitted upon lodging your application. Yung ang sabi nung tumawag ako sa DIAC before.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@Liolaeus i think dpat magfollow up ka na.si hubby pinafollow up ko na.gsm adelaide ako.dme daw nla backlog sbi kausap ni hubby
Hala! Mag 1 year na yung NBI clearance ko sa June 2016. Pano kaya kung June na tas wala pa yung decision? Mag r-request kaya ulit sila ng PCC? Hassle pa naman kasi may hit ako last time. Papabalikin pa ko after 2 weeks.

siguro paps ang pinaka magiging publema mo dito yung IED mo malamang short notice lang kasi mageexpire na yung NBI mo ganito nangyari dun sa kakilala ko

pag ka grant almost 2-3 months lang IED nya

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@Liolaeus

paps tumawag kana? : )

m0t0k0 · February 2016

Hi batchmates, matanong lang, anyone from our batch had gone through the steps in the thread forr bringing money to Oz? As in personally, nag apply na sa Nab, sent money via local bank or iRemit or whichever approach that were suggested in the other thread:
http://pinoyau.info/discussion/332/how-did-you-bring-in-your-money-to-oz/p1

And also @Liolaeus and @thegreatiam15, good luck sa inyo. Malapit na yan

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@m0t0k0

ill go for ANZ pathway open dito sa SG then deposit initially pag sure ball na saka ko ilipat lahat activate ko nalang pagdating ko OZ

maraming salamat!

Liolaeus · February 2016

@Liolaeus

paps tumawag kana? : )

Hindi pa pero nag email ako. Kapag May 2016 na at wala pa din, saka ako tatawag haha.

@m0t0k0

Gusto ko din malaman yan kung pano mag transfer.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@Liolaeus

uy salamats! baka 2017 na daw yung satin paps

Liolaeus · February 2016

@Liolaeus

uy salamats! baka 2017 na daw yung satin paps

Ganto na pag inabot ng 2017. hehe

Liolaeus · February 2016

@nutellagirl

wow tinignan ko yung timeline mo. Ang bilis ng grant mo ah. 11 days lang may visa ka na agad.

sunflower · February 2016

@filipinacpa
Not bad naman na leave muna and then saka nalang magreresign. So that means babalik ka uli sa Pilipinas to tender your resignation, tama ba? Naisipan ko rin yan gawin, kaya lang wala kasi akong plan bumalik agad-agad sa Pinas. Mag-iipon muna ako sa Oz hehe. Saka naisip ko rin kasi na pag nagresign na ako from my work, more motivation yun for me kasi it means there's no more turning back. Sana mapanindigan ko to hehehe.

@Liolaeus
Tama si thegreatiam15. Yung IED mostly yung maapektuhan kasi nga usually yung IED ay based sa NBI Clearance or sa medical, whichever expires first. Nag-inquire ka na ba sa kanila kung kailangan mong kumuha uli ng panibagong NBI Clearance KUNG mag-expire siya? Pero anyway, ipag-pray nalang natin na ma-approve yung visa niyo before then! Kapit lang, batchmate!

@m0t0k0
Hindi ko pa naaasikaso yung money matters, pero I'll do the NAB route most likely. Since mag-isa lang akong magttravel to Oz, medyo nakakatakot kasi na dala ko lahat ng pera ko hehe. Bank transfer parin yung safest option. And so far, nung nagcompare ako dun sa Big 4 banks, NAB lang yung walang monthly maintenance fee forever. Balitaan ko kayo dito sa forum kapag nagawa ko na siya. Ikaw ba, kelan mo balak asikasuhin to?

nutellagirl · February 2016

@Liolaeus Baka sa 573 visa ko yung nakita mo. Medyo mabilis yung kasi SVP yung sa student visa ko dati.

Yung for 189, nag-lodge ako September 12, 2015, yung grant nareceive ko ng January 16, 2016.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@Liolaeus

uy salamats! baka 2017 na daw yung satin paps
Ganto na pag inabot ng 2017. hehe

Nyahahaha yun ang pinaka malalang nangyare dun anyways ika - 30th ko na din ngayon

Don't tell me sa birhday ko na makukuha grant ko? Dayumm hindi gumagana predictions ko unlike last year haha naubos ko ata swerte ko sa mga fellow thread members

raiden14 · February 2016

@m0t0k0 nag open ka ba ng account sa kanila?
I opened an account from their online. so pag dating ko dun by April i activate ko na lang. pero di pa ako nag dedeposit.

filipinacpa · February 2016

@sunflower leave lang so they will not hold my salary plus I could renew my loan.. pag nag resign ako in my case (which I wanted to do if money isn't an issue talaga) then they will hold my last months salary including other benefits.. plus i wont be able to renew my loan.. hindi na rin naman ako balik.. hehe.. dun na ko magtender ng resignation kapag nasa australia na.. hindi na rin ako babalik kasi candidate na yata ako for suspension, worst is termination dahil sa tardiness ko. haha. although wala pa naman ako narereceive na memo pero nafefeel ko na.. hehe..

sunflower · February 2016

@raiden14
Batchmate, balitaan mo kami dito kung paano ka magttransfer ng money ha! Nag-register na rin ako kahapon sa NAB, yung classic + isaver nila, pero mga one week pa daw bago ko matanggap yung welcome kit.

@filipinacpa
Naku, ang hirap pala niyan na may issues pa. At least ready to go ka na hehehe.

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

another week going into my 40th day of waiting hopefully by next week meron na 44-46 days roughly yung karamihan sa mga timelines nila : )

kittykitkat18 · February 2016

@thegreatiam15 sna dumating na syo..ako 76 days na naghihintay mula CO contact

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@kittykitkat18

wahhh 76!? antagal naman twice ako kinontact nang CO 22 days consistent so ngayon nakalagpas ako dun sa normalan i guess good news to para saken

pero roughly 2 months pala talaga aabutin haha

kittykitkat18 · February 2016

@thegreatiam15 ang tgal na nga eh..team october ako pro sbi ko sa sarili ko bka team november ako dhil sa tgal.lol...ala nko 2nd contact from CO. Nagfollow up na din hubby last wk. Backlog daw cla..gsm adelaide pla kme

thegreatiam15 · February 2016

@thegreatiam15 ang tgal na nga eh..team october ako pro sbi ko sa sarili ko bka team november ako dhil sa tgal.lol...ala nko 2nd contact from CO. Nagfollow up na din hubby last wk. Backlog daw cla..gsm adelaide pla kme

adelaide pa naman ako kaso 190 yung visa na meron ako wow napansin ko lang same alma mater pala kami ni bossing!