November 2016 visa 189/190/489

pawikan · February 2017

momnijosh08 said:
San po pwede magjoin na batch / topic forum. Naglodge kasi kami Nov 22 2016. Hehe
Thanks

@momnijosh08
Based sa mga nabasa ko dito, nakabase sa date kung kailan ka nag-lodge ng EOI or Visa ang batch mo, although hindi naman ata istrikto about dito.
Welcome and congrats!

RRR said:
Good morning guys! I just want to share the good news. I just got my PR visa yesterday!! Nagulat ako because i was not expecting to get it on a Saturday. But i guess iba kapag visa 190? In any case I am so thankful especially sa pinoy.au and to all of you here. Cheers and good luck!

@RRR
Congrats!
Galing nga ng site na ito for guidance and support.

momnijosh08 · February 2017

@pawikan oo nga sir.. hehe kaya lang nakita ko yung tracker dito sa nov halos granted na lahat.

Congrats Nov batch. Still crossing fingers.

I just wonder.. meron pa bang nadedeny kahit limpaklimpak ang binayad mo. Hahaha

jillpot · February 2017

RRR said:
Share ko lang din mga expenses ko related to my application (not including NBI clearance, transcript and diploma gathering, etc.)

Date Description Amount (in PHP) Amount (in AUD) AUDPHP
16-Apr-16 IELTS testing fee (Main Applicant) 9,393.00 268.37 35.00
21-May-16 CPAA assessment fee (Main Applicant) 15,517.74 445.00 34.87
10-Jun-16 Medical Exam (Main Applicant) 6,600.00 188.57 35.00
15-Jun-16 IELTS testing fee (Dependent) 9,393.00 268.37 35.00
28-Jun-16 Medical Exam (Dependent) 6,600.00 188.57 35.00
8-Aug-16 PTE testing fee (Main Applicant) 9,972.02 269.51 37.00
30-Oct-16 CPAA appeal fee (Main Applicant) 5,529.13 145.00 38.13
3-Dec-16 NSW Application fee (Main Applicant) 11,474.36 300.00 38.25
5-Feb-17 Visa lodging fee (Both Applicants) 214,838.06 5,452.92 39.40

TOTAL PHP 289,317.31 AUD 7,526.32

God is good!

Congrats @RRR for your visa grant. Iba talaga mga accountants, detailed ang expenses. hahaha. see you in Oz. When ang BM nyo? if mauna ka, share mo job-hunting tips mo ha. Good luck!

RRR · February 2017

@pawikan oo grabe talaga naitulong ng website na ito sa ating lahat

@jillpot isasabay ko na and BM sa initial entry date ko. Isang puntahan nalang para hindi rin sayang pera. Yes of course I will share job hunting tips. Kabado syempre kasi pareho kame ng girlfriend ko (de facto partner) na walang work pag dating dun.

hashtagisaw · February 2017

FINALLY VISA GRANT! Exactly 110 Days after we have lodged our application

pink · February 2017

@hashtagisaw congrats!!!

Graduate na ba lahat ng November batch?

pink · February 2017

MayoMay said:

pink said:
@MayoMay darating na rin yang sayo.. magready k a lang lagi ng panyo at talagang mapapaluha ka po pag nabasa mo na ang grant notice mo.
@pink yung time pala na to eh meron na kaming grant ni fiance!!! whaaaaaaaaaa... nisecret lang pala nya while di pa tapos ang pamamanhikan para daw makafocus ako.. kaloka lang.. salamat po

Sorry sa late reaction sis.. medyo busy at kakatapos lang din ng pamamanhikan ni soon to be hubby.. hahaha! So happy for you!

engineer20 · February 2017

@hashtagisaw congrats! kasama nyo sa application mother mo?

hashtagisaw · February 2017

@pink maraming salamat! we are in awe of God's faithfulness!

naku hindi na ata updated yung tracker.

hashtagisaw · February 2017

engineer20 said:
@hashtagisaw congrats! kasama nyo sa application mother mo?

Yes! Kasama mom ko but I am not the PRIMARY applicant. So dependent kame lahat ng hubby ko.

pinoytalker · March 2017

Hi Guys. Sino na dito na kabatch ko na nasa melbourne?

MayoMay · March 2017

pink said:

MayoMay said:

pink said:
@MayoMay darating na rin yang sayo.. magready k a lang lagi ng panyo at talagang mapapaluha ka po pag nabasa mo na ang grant notice mo.
@pink yung time pala na to eh meron na kaming grant ni fiance!!! whaaaaaaaaaa... nisecret lang pala nya while di pa tapos ang pamamanhikan para daw makafocus ako.. kaloka lang.. salamat po
Sorry sa late reaction sis.. medyo busy at kakatapos lang din ng pamamanhikan ni soon to be hubby.. hahaha! So happy for you!

@pink engaged ka na din? if yes, whaaaaaaaa happy for you too.. :-) happy planning :-)

lucid2010 · March 2017

Hi po experts. Newbie lang po may questions lng po ako sana mahelp nyo ako or mapoint sa kung san mang group ako pwede magpost ng question na ito.

Meron po ako ngun na 457 visa as Software Tester in Sydney. Gusto ko magapply ng 189 visa as Software Engineer. Ang question ko po is okay lang po ba ako magpaassess sa ACS as Software Engineer kahit na naka 457 ako na Softwre Tester? Ndi po ba sya magconflict?
Kapag kasi magpaasses ako sa ACS ng Software Tester ang maapply ko na visa is 190 target ko po sana is 189 visa.

Need ko lang ng positive outcome from ACS sa tingin ko and if makakakuha ako ng points based from the other points na pwede ko maclaim below? Okay na sana ang 60 points pero based sa statistics ng ACS ngun 65 points and iniinvite nila.

Kung magiging positive po ang ACS assessment ko as Software Engineer makakakuha ba ako ng 5 points working here in Australia as Software Tester under sa visa ko ngun? (In skilled employment for at least one but less than three years (of the past 10 years).

May partner po ako and meron syang positive assessment as Analyst programmer although nasa pilipinas sya ngun. Can we use that 5 points and claim for partner points? Need po ba namin tig isa na EOI application?

Age - 30
Educ - 15
Work Exp in Australia - 5 ???
IELTS - 10
Partner - 5 ???

Sana po maguide nyo ako. Many thanks for all your support and guidance. Please po

MayoMay · April 2017

@lucid2010 i think yung as long as kaya mo ma-match sa software engineer job description ang mga nagawa mong task or nakuhang experience as software tester , i think ok. kasi sabihn naman nila if di mo nameet ang inaaplyan mo na Soft Engr. Ako kasi Soft Engr inapplyan ko kasi sa pinas yan ung position ko. pero di ako nag match. mas match daw sya sa ICT Support Engineer. So inaccept ko na ung nioffer nila. kaya nagkaroon ako ng positive result. mahirap kasi na ireapply ko tapos ayusin ko ung mga nipass ko papers para mapush ko pa din si Soft Engr. baka madeny pa ako.

tapos lam ko if nag paaccess si partner mo sa ACS and nag english test, pwede mo sya add para plus 5 points. un ay kung kasama sya sa application mo as Dependent. Ikaw ang Main applicant. if plan mo magsolo, lam ko di mo magagamit. Kung plan mo naman na mag dala dependent, either married or defacto ata ung status nyo pag ganun. though kami lumusot ni partner as engaged. di lang nagamit partner points kasi mababa ako sa english test.

MayoMay · April 2017

may ganito na pala news.. dapata ata tlaga makapasok na sa AU bago pa maghigpit si turnbull.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-18/government-abolishing-457-visas/8450310

lucid2010 · May 2017

@MayoMay salamat sa insight. De facto kasi kami SS. Bale ndi ko na sya sinama sya application ko. Naglodge na ako ng EOI nitong April. As for her na nasa 457 mabuti na lang at na grandfather sila nun visa na un. I aapply pa din sila ng PR bago mag march 2018.

Wish ko lang wag magbago ulit ung list kasi Analyst Programmer un ni nominate ko.

Brian808 · May 2017

Hi,

Meron po bang naka experience ng ganito?

Nag lodge po kami 28-Nov-2016 for Visa 190

Police Checks submitted on 13-Dec-2016
(Hindi ako nakapag submit ng Saudi Police Clearance)

Statutory Declaration submitted on 08-Feb-2017
(as requested by CO)

Questionnaire (shown below) submitted on 06-Apr-2017

Baka po may insights kayo how things have turned out for this kind of scenario.

Until now ang status "Assessment in Progress"

Thanks.

loucas_11 · May 2017

@Brian808 same case with us last time, Since We are not able to give Saudi Police Clearance nag Stat Declaration kami, then pina fill upan yang Questionnaire after more than 1 month of waiting.. grant na..

, kaya chillax lang,,, otw na ang grant!! All the best!

MayoMay · May 2017

lahat po ba ng Nov. 2016 batch nasa AU na? mag Initial entry po kami this june 17... pero babalik din ng 21. hahaha.. baka maya may kasabay kami sa byahe dyan.. hello po sa inyo..

pink · June 2017

Hello batchmates!!! Kamusta na? Kami nakapag big move na dito sa SA last April 16 and will be starting on my first job this June 26!

@MayoMay hello sis! san ang initial entry nyo?

Brian808 · June 2017

Finally granted last June 15!!!
Until Dec 9 ang palugit ng entry

MayoMay · June 2017

@pink sa Sydney CBD kami nagpunta.. pero nagstay kami sa kildare road nead featherdale park sa doonside.. saya makapasok.. kabado nung una pero saya tlaga.. sana lang makaipon kami ng pang big move.. baka mahirapan kami makahanp ng work ni fiancé. mga ilang thousands ba ang ideal para sa isang tao kapag magmove.. ung enough sguro sa mga 2 buwan? sana this year na din kami makamove. wala kasi nag rereply sa apply namin.. lalo na ditto pa sa pinas. ano pala ginawa sa passport nyo sa initial entry? wala ba stamp ng AU immigration nung dumating kayo? wala kasi sa amin.. or naging electronic na un? paano malalaman if updated na status ng visa. sa katunayan nakapasok na kami at valid na visa?

MayoMay · October 2017

not sure po if may sasagot pa sa thread na to. try ko lang din..
Me and my fiance got married nitong Oct. lang. we already have our visas last Feb. and nakapag initial entry na kami..
pero using my maiden name (dependent)..
Currently my passport is still under my maiden name. and about to expire na sa june nxt year. plan namin mag big move mid January. Dilema ko is gaano katagal kaya makuha ung PSA Marriage cert para maupdate ko ang status ko sa immi account.

tapos siempre before iupdate si Immi dapat same na sa passport. wala na schedule ng appointment available for nov-dec. kaya matry ko pa sa January. mas ok ba na kapag nakapag palit ako ng passport gamitin ko na married name then update si Immi account , upload ang bagong passport details and PSA Marriage cert? saka magbigmove?

If ever pala, sabi pwede daw na ang married name na gamitin ung surname ko hypenated ng surname ni hubby... based sa PH law... if ever un gamitin ko, paano sa mga forms sa AU..

halimbawa: Maiden Name: Mayo Reyes Cruz
though nagkamali ata ako kasi sa visa ko.. ito nalagay ko
Given Name: Mayo Reyes
Last Name: Cruz
dapat ata Mayo lang given name;

Married Name: Mayo R. Cruz-Sabal (wherein Sabal ang surname ni hubby)
paano sa mga papers sa AU. if given name and last name lang required.
magiging given name: Mayo Last name: Cruz-Sabal na lang ba sya?

jacjacjac · November 2017

Hi!
Anyone of you has been requested Japan police clearance?
Binuksan nyo po ba ang envelope? Sabi kasi ng consulate it it will be invalid if I opened it instead of Australian Immigration.
I emailed the CO for permission though, and still waiting for the reply.

MayoMay · November 2017

guys, sana may makasagot ng inquiry namin.. not sure sino pa sa mga kabatch ko ang active sa thread.. di kami nakapag bigmove ni hubby... kami na lang ata naiwan. mga jan. or feb nxt year plan namin

kaidenMVH · November 2017

@MayoMay why don't you wait po to settle muna sa OZ? from experience lang po, yun ibang countries they are not very particular sa pag change ng apelyido ng wife. my wife still uses her maiden name, passport,IC, license, etc. it's more convenient kasi wala na aasikasuhin na docs. Even sa Pinas, natanong lang kami initially about her SSS,philhealth and Pagibig, pero once we present naman yun marriage cert, ok na din.
btw, we are already 7 years married hehe. and i don't mind naman na she still uses her maiden name. my 2 boys use my surname naman :-)

MayoMay · November 2017

@kaidenMVH so ok lang po pag nagpapassport renewal kasi mag expire na.. maiden name pa dn? for 10yrs pa naan ung passport.. kaya di ko sure if maiden or married na mas ok. para wala na palit palit ng passport. hahaha.. kaso gsto ko sana hypenated.. hahaha..pinapahirapan ko ata sarili.. hahaha.. kung maiden lang pwede din naman. para di na mag update ng mga sss/pagibig. lalo na if nasa AU. kasi di ko din siguro magagamit nga kung nasa AU. sa pension lang sguro if mag decide umuwi tapos tuloy ung contri. paano po sa AU> sa mga ids ni wife nyo po. naka maiden or nag palit ng married.?

kaidenMVH · November 2017

@MayoMay dito po kami SG based, hopefully by next year AU na. yup lahat ng docs married declared nya pero maiden name gamit nya. no problem naman even here. for example, when we bought a house here, prinesent lang namin yun marriage cert namin na notified (red ribbon) ng Philippine embassy, wala naman na sila kinwestyon samin. sa mga ID nya dito maiden name din ang gamit nya. jan naman sa Pinas nagamit namin yun Philhealth and SSS sa mga claims nun nanganak sya year 2012,when we decided na jan sya manganak sa Pinas, prinesent din lang namin yun marriage cert, wala na din further question. ano po ba say ni Mister, open minded ba sya kung maiden name mo ang gagamitin?

MayoMay · November 2017

kaidenMVH said:
@MayoMay dito po kami SG based, hopefully by next year AU na. yup lahat ng docs married declared nya pero maiden name gamit nya. no problem naman even here. for example, when we bought a house here, prinesent lang namin yun marriage cert namin na notified (red ribbon) ng Philippine embassy, wala naman na sila kinwestyon samin. sa mga ID nya dito maiden name din ang gamit nya. jan naman sa Pinas nagamit namin yun Philhealth and SSS sa mga claims nun nanganak sya year 2012,when we decided na jan sya manganak sa Pinas, prinesent din lang namin yun marriage cert, wala na din further question. ano po ba say ni Mister, open minded ba sya kung maiden name mo ang gagamitin?

@kaidenMVH ang napaalam ko palang is if pwede na kahit hypenated. ok naman po sa hubby ko.. ung use naman ng maiden name lang ang di ko pa naitanong.. hahaha.. baka kasi magtampo.. wonder sino ung mga wifey na nag hypenated and ano exp nila using it. lalo na sa AU offices.

eujin · November 2017

bro @kaidenMVH , ask ko lang po if sa SG po kayo kinasal.. if not, so pwede po ipa-red ribbon NSO marriage contract po sa PH embassy ? i thought ang mapapa-red ribbon lang is documents released in SG..