How did you bring in your money to OZ?

EnriqueMiguel · February 2017

@kimmy17 - Wala na ako sa QMS at hindi rin related sa ANZSCO code ko yung current job ko. I landed a job as an Inside Sales Officer pero in the same electronics industry pa rin naman. Actually, hindi naman issue kung mapadpad ka sa ibang work/field once you've been granted a visa. Iyan din yung sinabi ng immigration officer nung umattend ako ng orientation seminar dito sa Adelaide. Ang importante ay makakuha ka ng long term visa (with work rights) to Australia, the rest is up to you once you're here. Good luck on your application! Cheers!

EnriqueMiguel · February 2017

@kimmy17 - ECE graduate pala ako, worked in an automotive manufacturing industry in the Philippines as QA Engineer for 3 years and as a QA Supervisor in an electronics trading company in Singapore for 6 years.

kimmy17 · February 2017

@EnriqueMiguel tnx so much for your reply..kelangn b manager ka pag qa manager ang ninominate m? Hindi kc ako manager..

kimmy17 · February 2017

@EnriqueMiguel how's life and work po sa adelaide?:)

EnriqueMiguel · February 2017

@kimmy17 - Not necessarily, title lang naman yun. In fact, hindi nga alam ng mga employer at hindi issue/concern ng mga employer kung ano ANZSCO code mo. Ang mas importante sa kanila eh kung may legal rights/visa ka to work and stay in Australia.

EnriqueMiguel · February 2017

@kimmy17 - Pretty laid back ang buhay dito, on-the-dot ang uwian from work. Friendly ang mga tao (at least dito sa Adelaide). Hehe.

kimmy17 · March 2017

@EnriqueMiguel Ilang points dapat pra masponsor ng SA for QA manager?

EnriqueMiguel · March 2017

@kimmy17 - Nakalimutan ko na. Try to search within this link: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/190-

Pandoy · March 2017

sa mga tga MY, panu mag transfer / deposit to NAB. thanks

h2oleelee · May 2017

Hello po! Visa subclass 500 holder po ako and about to leave for OZ na. Just want to know po kung paano naman sa mga students like me magbukas ng bank account. Any advice po? Thanks

Xiaomau82 · May 2017

h2oleelee said:
Hello po! Visa subclass 500 holder po ako and about to leave for OZ na. Just want to know po kung paano naman sa mga students like me magbukas ng bank account. Any advice po? Thanks

u can open an aud account for local banks like bdo. pwede din nmn sa mga international banks like hsbc and citibank

rvrecabar · June 2017

Hi I don't know if this is the right forum to ask this. But, how much is needed to bring in Australia when you make your Big Move? Base on your experiences, how much yung dinala nyo nung nag big move kayo. Or if you will suggest someone na magmamake ng Big Move, how much at least yung dala nya? Thank you sa mga sasagot

hopeful_mea · June 2017

@rvrecabar hi!plan nmin at least 500k dala nmin erly nx yr fam of 3

rvrecabar · June 2017

@hopeful_mea Thank you for the reply. Mejo malaki pala. Ako kasi plan ko kahit 150K. magisa lang ako if ever sa BM ko pero tinatantsa ko din. And wala pa kasi ako kilala na pwede pagstayan for a couple of weeks para maghanap ng work dun.

Liolaeus · June 2017

@rvrecabar Dala namin AUD7400 family of 3. In the span of 4 months nagastos $3000 - di pa kami nag babayad ng rent nyan kasi meron kami relative dito. Medyo matagal din bago ako naka hanap ng work. Buti na lang dumating yung support ng government, New Born ($4000) and Family Tax Benefit ($344 per fortnight) laking tulong.

150k baka 2-3 months lang if mag babayad ka pa ng rent. Pero baka kaya na yan kung makahanap ka agad ng work. I suggest wag muna masyado mapili. Kahit mababa lang pay ng job ay tanggapin muna kasi kaya na makabayad ng rent and living expenses plus some savings.

rvrecabar · June 2017

@Liolaeus Thanks for the reply. Yes hindi naman ako mapili when it comes to work and sa place na titirhan. Ok na nga ako kung bedspace lang talaga as long as may uuwian lang. Sa work hindi din ako mapili when it comes sa initial salary. Need ko lang magadjust sa new environment and mas madali na maghanap ng work as long as covered ka na financially jan.

eujin · July 2017

hi guys, question po sa mga taga sg on transferring money to AU from local banks here (UOB/DBS). So pag nagcreate ka online ng account sa bank of choice mo (NAB, ANZ, CommBank, Westpac, etc...) , you can start transferring na even without activating your newly created account dba..(provided you activate your account within a year of creation)

Pano po kayo nagtransfer (eg from DBS/POSB/UOB) ?
- via DBS/UOB Remittance po ba?
- or you register your newly created AU account as other bank/payee and just do Fund transfer directly? (like we usually do (uob to dbs / dbs to uob)) ...

parang ayaw ko na kasi magopen pa ng 3rd party account like pay2home and para direcho na.. hope someone can share their exp. thank you!!

d0N · July 2017

@eujin DBS remit ginamit ko to NAB. Within 1 banking day pasok na, no fee.

eujin · July 2017

i see.. so pwede na pala sa DBS remit itransfer.. thank you sir @d0N

nga pala sir. so inactive pa yung NAB account nung nagremit kayo?

d0N · July 2017

@eujin Yup. Machecheck mo naman via mobile app or online banking ang balance kahit di pa activated ang account.

eujin · July 2017

alright sir @d0N .. salamat sa response

quicksilver · July 2017

@eujin. i tried both ofx.com and dbs remit. mas maganda pa ang dbs remit. you may want to monitor the exchange rates. the rate was good last early june. ngayon bumababa na ang SG against AUD > http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=SGD&to=AUD&view=1Y.

eujin · July 2017

noted with thanks! @quicksilver , though hindi pa kame nakakapag create ng account.. pag nagcreate kasi ata.. dapat alam mo na anong branch kung saan ka papa-activate.? so, siguro after nalang ng ied namen.. ty po uli..

quicksilver · July 2017

@eujin. i think what you're saying is kasi you need to go to the branch to activate the account on arrival. ako kasi i activated my acct from a different branch than what was indicated in the letter. so it didn't really matter which branch my acct was opened.

https://www.nationalaustraliabank.com/nabglobal/en/banking/migrant-banking/set-up-your-banking/FAQs. "Please refer to your ‘welcome letter’ for instructions about what to do once you arrive in Australia. In some cases you will need to make an appointment and in other cases you can simply visit a branch to be identified without an appointment. Your ‘welcome letter’ will provide details of what you need to do for your circumstances.".

I got my ATM sent to me via post sa Australian address ko.

If you've set up the AUS account, try to send a small amount just so you know you have the right account details.

eujin · July 2017

i see, so it doesn't matter pala, akala ko kung san ka mag reside, e dun mo din ipa-activate yung account.. alright, understood po.. salamat ng marami sir @quicksilver!

quicksilver · July 2017

welcome @eujin. syempre you need to confirm din with the bank of your choice kung accepted yung ganyang policy. i opened my acct with nab, which is what I shared with you.

drodro · September 2017

Hello!

Sorry I know meron na siguro nagtanong or nag post nito sa thread. Sorry if paulit ulit.

Newbie question. will go to Adelaide this October (SubEntVisa)
Humiram ako sa parents ko ng 100k php as pocket money.
Titira muna kami sa house ng aunt ko but we want to move out kapag nakahanap ng work agad. mahirap kasi yung nakikitira lang kahit bed space lang we are good, di kami maarte.

What is the best thing to do to bring the money in AUS? Ipapalit ko na dito sa Pilipinas sa mga money changer (1aud=40php) or open a bank account na meron sa AUS?

Salamat sa makakasagot.
(1st time mag aabroad at titira sa abroad ng matagal)

Ajit22 · April 2018

Is it better to buy AUD po ba dito sa Pinas than exchange your peso in Australia?

NoelRubio · October 2018

Hi everyone, any one can answer.

Ok lang ba to open an account sa NAB online now, then arrive a year later sa AU to activate sa branch?

Liolaeus · October 2018

NoelRubio said:
Hi everyone, any one can answer.

Ok lang ba to open an account sa NAB online now, then arrive a year later sa AU to activate sa branch?

Yes, okay lang - if the NAB application allows it. I think may question kung kelan ka mag initial entry, I haven't tested pero baka merong validation na if xx amount of time, di ka makapag proceed sa creation ng account.