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arrived melbourne- July 28, 2010
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BS Nursing 1 yr-degree program at Edith Cowan University (July 2016 Intake)
07/04/15 - Initial inquiry at Fortrust through e-mail.
27/06/15 - Enrolled IELTS Review Program in JROOZ
28/06/15 - Start attending Weekend Class at JROOZ
10/09/15 - IELTS Exam through British Council (Speaking)
12/09/15 - IELTS Exam through British Council (Listening, Reading, Writing)
25/09/15 - IELTS Result - Passed
25/11/15 - Personally went to Fortrust for assessment
06/01/16 - University Application Sent
03/02/16 - Received Offer Letter from ECU c/o Fortrust
02/03/16 - Changed agency, re-submit School Application Documents to Edugate
21/03/16 - Received Offer Letter from ECU c/o Edugate
04/04/16 - Submitted Student Financial Declaration Form to ECU
04/04/16 - Created ImmiAccount for My Health Declarations
05/04/16 - Medical at Nationwide Makati
07/04/16 - Accepted ECU offer online
08/04/16 - Payed tuition fees to ECU through Western Union GlobalPay
18/04/16 - Western Union confirmed that payment to ECU was received
20/04/16 - Received CoE Certificate from ECU
25/04/16 - Submitted Visa Application Subclass 573 SVP through Edugate
29/04/16 - VFS confirmed that visa application was already received at Australian Embassy Manila
05/05/16 - Received late acknowledgment letter from DIBP with Lodgement Date of 29/04/16 c/o Rowie
16/05/16 - Visa Grant c/o Colyn
“Lahat ng mga bagay ay aking magagawa doon sa nagpapalakas sa akin.”
Mga Taga-Filipos 4:13 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Posts: 2,812Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 07, 2015
June 16, 2013 Arrival in Melbourne (AGED CARE)
Nov 12, 2014 Changed Visa Subclass (572->573) and Course
Nov 13, 2014 573 Visa Approved
Mar 2015 Nursing Conversion Course (Deakin Uni) started
April 13, 2016 Lodged EOI thru Skill Select
April 27, 2016 Received invitation to apply for Visa 189 (Nurse)
May 2, 2016 Lodged application for 189 Visa (Onshore)
May 11, 2016 CO contacted for Form 80/Medicals of daughter
June 17, 2016 189 VISA GRANTED Thank you my amazing God
Dec14, 2017 Citizenship application
March 21, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony
"Happy is the person who learns to wait as he prays and never loses his patience, for God's time is the best time."
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Posts: 2,812Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 07, 2015
June 16, 2013 Arrival in Melbourne (AGED CARE)
Nov 12, 2014 Changed Visa Subclass (572->573) and Course
Nov 13, 2014 573 Visa Approved
Mar 2015 Nursing Conversion Course (Deakin Uni) started
April 13, 2016 Lodged EOI thru Skill Select
April 27, 2016 Received invitation to apply for Visa 189 (Nurse)
May 2, 2016 Lodged application for 189 Visa (Onshore)
May 11, 2016 CO contacted for Form 80/Medicals of daughter
June 17, 2016 189 VISA GRANTED Thank you my amazing God
Dec14, 2017 Citizenship application
March 21, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony
"Happy is the person who learns to wait as he prays and never loses his patience, for God's time is the best time."
Posts: 47Member
Joined: Mar 26, 2016
BS Nursing 1 yr-degree program at Edith Cowan University (July 2016 Intake)
07/04/15 - Initial inquiry at Fortrust through e-mail.
27/06/15 - Enrolled IELTS Review Program in JROOZ
28/06/15 - Start attending Weekend Class at JROOZ
10/09/15 - IELTS Exam through British Council (Speaking)
12/09/15 - IELTS Exam through British Council (Listening, Reading, Writing)
25/09/15 - IELTS Result - Passed
25/11/15 - Personally went to Fortrust for assessment
06/01/16 - University Application Sent
03/02/16 - Received Offer Letter from ECU c/o Fortrust
02/03/16 - Changed agency, re-submit School Application Documents to Edugate
21/03/16 - Received Offer Letter from ECU c/o Edugate
04/04/16 - Submitted Student Financial Declaration Form to ECU
04/04/16 - Created ImmiAccount for My Health Declarations
05/04/16 - Medical at Nationwide Makati
07/04/16 - Accepted ECU offer online
08/04/16 - Payed tuition fees to ECU through Western Union GlobalPay
18/04/16 - Western Union confirmed that payment to ECU was received
20/04/16 - Received CoE Certificate from ECU
25/04/16 - Submitted Visa Application Subclass 573 SVP through Edugate
29/04/16 - VFS confirmed that visa application was already received at Australian Embassy Manila
05/05/16 - Received late acknowledgment letter from DIBP with Lodgement Date of 29/04/16 c/o Rowie
16/05/16 - Visa Grant c/o Colyn
“Lahat ng mga bagay ay aking magagawa doon sa nagpapalakas sa akin.”
Mga Taga-Filipos 4:13 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Posts: 2,812Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 07, 2015
June 16, 2013 Arrival in Melbourne (AGED CARE)
Nov 12, 2014 Changed Visa Subclass (572->573) and Course
Nov 13, 2014 573 Visa Approved
Mar 2015 Nursing Conversion Course (Deakin Uni) started
April 13, 2016 Lodged EOI thru Skill Select
April 27, 2016 Received invitation to apply for Visa 189 (Nurse)
May 2, 2016 Lodged application for 189 Visa (Onshore)
May 11, 2016 CO contacted for Form 80/Medicals of daughter
June 17, 2016 189 VISA GRANTED Thank you my amazing God
Dec14, 2017 Citizenship application
March 21, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony
"Happy is the person who learns to wait as he prays and never loses his patience, for God's time is the best time."
Posts: 2,812Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 07, 2015
June 16, 2013 Arrival in Melbourne (AGED CARE)
Nov 12, 2014 Changed Visa Subclass (572->573) and Course
Nov 13, 2014 573 Visa Approved
Mar 2015 Nursing Conversion Course (Deakin Uni) started
April 13, 2016 Lodged EOI thru Skill Select
April 27, 2016 Received invitation to apply for Visa 189 (Nurse)
May 2, 2016 Lodged application for 189 Visa (Onshore)
May 11, 2016 CO contacted for Form 80/Medicals of daughter
June 17, 2016 189 VISA GRANTED Thank you my amazing God
Dec14, 2017 Citizenship application
March 21, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony
"Happy is the person who learns to wait as he prays and never loses his patience, for God's time is the best time."
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by the way, 6 months? seriously? may agent ka or DIY? SVP or non? 572?
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Posts: 2,144Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 14, 2015
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)
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