General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

skyline · October 2011

Congrats Tootzkie!Ang bilis ng application mo

aolee · October 2011

WOW!!!! congrats @tootzkie at @jaero ang galing.

keep in touch, balitaan nyo kame from time to time kung anu buhay nyo sa OZ at panu magsimula dun.

Thanks!

katlin924 · October 2011

Congrats sa lahat ng na-grant ng Visa.. ^_^

Bakit ang bilis ng grant niyo @jaero at @tootzkie? Galing naman.. sana ganyan din kme.. ^_^

skyline · October 2011

Congrats Jaero

The reason na mabilis processing niyo baka dahil subclass 175 kayo which is priority 1.I don't know kung tama etong hula ko.Ang importante lahat tayo dito mabigyan ng visa :-D

katlin924 · October 2011

Thanks @jaero, san ba location mo ngayon?

@Skyline, yung friend ko, subclass 175 din sya.. Sept 3, 2010 pa sya nag-lodge, til now wala pa ang grant! Kaya mejo nakaka-bilib yung kay @Jaero..

tootzkie · October 2011

Thanks @jaero, san ba location mo ngayon?

@Skyline, yung friend ko, subclass 175 din sya.. Sept 3, 2010 pa sya nag-lodge, til now wala pa ang grant! Kaya mejo nakaka-bilib yung kay @Jaero..

Mabilis ngayon ang processing ng visa kapag nasa priority 1 to 3. Lalo na kapag state sponsored, usually 2 weeks to 6 weeks lang visa granted na. However for visa 175, may mga occupation na mabilis ang processing tulad ng ICT Systems Analyst, tulad ko more than 3 months lang visa grant na. May mga british din na halos kasabay kong na visa grant. Pero ngayon bumagal daw ulit ang ICT occupations. However may application talaga sa visa 175 na mabagal at mabilis ang processing, it all depends on individual circumstances.

LokiJr · October 2011

congrats sir tootzkie at jaero.

I am not sure for other states, but for NSW, tinaasan na nila ang immigration grants so we should expect a lot more of us hopefuls to get to Australia just in time before the big 2012 immigration change is implemented

itchan · October 2011

Hi Guys,

Between Academic and General IELTS exam, ano ang applicable for visa subclass 175? Ano ba ang difference nung dalawa by the way?

skyline · October 2011

Thanks @jaero, san ba location mo ngayon?

@Skyline, yung friend ko, subclass 175 din sya.. Sept 3, 2010 pa sya nag-lodge, til now wala pa ang grant! Kaya mejo nakaka-bilib yung kay @Jaero..

@Kaitlin:Ay ganun ba..siguro depende din sa occupation yung bilis sa pag grant ng visa.Lalo na kung in-demand yung nominated occupation

skyline · October 2011

@itchan

Hi Guys,

Between Academic and General IELTS exam, ano ang applicable for visa subclass 175? Ano ba ang difference nung dalawa by the way?

Hi Itchan,pagkakaalam ko pag migration General Training ang kinukuha tapos pag student visa eh Academic.Mas mahirap ng konti ang Academic Ielts sabi ng iba.HTH

itchan · October 2011

Thanks guys! gonna be scheduling an ielts exam na this november, hope 3 weeks will be enough to time to prep para na rin makapagsubmit na ako ng visa application by end of year... goodluck sating lahat!

LokiJr · October 2011

Depende po sa occupation niyo kung ano klaseng IELTS ang dapat kunin...Academic for students, teachers, accountants, nurses etc...General Training would suffice for most other occupations.

@jaero, sir congrats uli..bale wala pang 1 year nagrant po ang 175 visa niyo? Kasama na dun yung additonal requirements like medical?

itchan · October 2011

Thanks LokiJr!

For ICT, would you know kung general pwede na? San ba nakikita yung guidelines around that?

katlin924 · October 2011

Hi Guys,

Between Academic and General IELTS exam, ano ang applicable for visa subclass 175? Ano ba ang difference nung dalawa by the way?

Depende sa i-nominate mong skill. Check mo yung guidelines kung anong module ng IELTS ang para sayo.

ylai · October 2011

@itchan: ang pagka-alam ko... general training kung ICT... please correct me if I'm wrong guys

tootzkie · October 2011

Refer to your assessing authority on what module is to take. Unless you are required to do otherwise by your assessing authority you only need to take the GENERAL TRAINING test.

Reading test on General Training is a whole lot easier than Academic. Try to learn some techniques. Example: read the questions first before you read the passage.

Continuous practice is imperative to score 7.0 in all test components.

LokiJr · October 2011

@itchan, unless ang trabaho sa I.T. ay magtrain at magturo ng tao, most likely General Training IELTS ang dapat mo kunin.

Huwag kayo matakot sa IELTS, lakasan lang ng loob yun

Kaibahan ng Academic, mas mahaba lang babasahin mo at may iinterpret kang chart sa written exam. Everything else is the same with GT.

mickey · October 2011

@katlin924 nag apply ka thru agent? mind sharing kung cno po agent nyo mejo reasonable kc fees nya compared sa mga nahanap namin.. tnx po in advance

gemini23 · October 2011

Hi Ask ko lang if na-grant na ba ang visa sa'yo, kelangan ba pumunta ka na kaagad ng Australia o pwedeng i-delay muna?

katlin924 · October 2011

Hi @mickey! Nope, di ako nag-apply thru agent. Yan lang yung ni-quote sa akin. Nakisabay lang ako magpa-assess dun sa classmate ko. Sya yung kumuha ng services nung agent. Ako DIY. Sa Australia yung migration agent na yan eh. You want to get the contact details? I only have the email add though.

@gemini23, Based s mga naririnig ko.. you are allowed 6 months pa for your initial entry. Dapat within 6 months eh maka-lipad ka ng Au! ^_^

tootzkie · October 2011

@katlin924 : congratulations for passing IELTS with flying colors. You are just a few steps near the finish line.

initial entry for High Risk country (like Phils) is one year from the date medical examination was held.

I took my medical exam on Aug. 16, 2011, visa granted on Sept. 19, 2011 and my initial entry is: Aug 3, 2012.

aolee · October 2011

@tootzkie pansin ko lang ang bilis ng processing ng visa mo. June to Sept. ang bilis a. d ba usually 2 yrs ang antay?

katlin924 · October 2011

@aolee, yun nga din ang pansin ko.. kaya sbe ko kay @tootzie baka may iba syang ginawa kung bket napabilis ang pag-grant sa kanya! Imagine, months lang yung sa kanya?!

tootzkie · October 2011

@aolee, yun nga din ang pansin ko.. kaya sbe ko kay @tootzie baka may iba syang ginawa kung bket napabilis ang pag-grant sa kanya! Imagine, months lang yung sa kanya?!

nagulat nga rin ako kung bakit ang bilis ng processing ng visa ko. Pero may mas mabilis pa sakin. Lurker kasi ako britishexpats at pomsinoz. Meron dun 5 days lang visa grant na. State sponsored sya 176. One day lng ng pag-lodge nya, kinabukasan may CO na. Then nagpa-medical kaagad sya using e-health. 3 days lang visa grant na sya after medical. Nepalese yata sya. Noong February meron ding british na ang occupation ay Systems Analyst, 2 months lang visa grant na sya (visa 175). At karamihan ng mga Systems Analyst and Business Analyst sobrang bilis ng processing. Pero sa tingin ko maraming factors ang kino-consider ng DIAC for speedy processing.

Eto ang napansin ko. Firstly, single kasi ako, no dependent meaning paper ko lang ipa-process. Secondly, ang nilagay kong preferred State: Perth or Adelaide. May nagsabi kasi saking priority nila ang Regional Area (low population) at ang isa pa very in-demand ang occupation ko sa mga nabanggit kong city. Thirdly, malinis ang papers ko, lahat isinubmit ko na yung tipong decision ready na. Fourthly, nung magka-CO ako, nagpamedical na kaagad ako hehehe. May ready na akong NBI kas kumuha na rin ako ng nun after ko mag-lodge ng visa. So nung nirequest ng CO ang lahat, inupload ko na lang. Lastly, na-assign ako sa masipag at mabait na CO from team 6.

onesilvertwo · October 2011

@tootzkie, when you mention a preferred state in the application form(visa 175 app), say Perth/Adelaide, After the visa has been granted, can I opt to fly to another state like Melbourne?

Since it is assumed na yung choice of location is a factor (just an assumption), we can put these locations that they are prioritizing on the application form.