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Posts: 13Member
Joined: Aug 27, 2017
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: 30Member
Joined: Aug 09, 2017
Posts: 61Member
Joined: Jun 11, 2017
2014 - the great Australian dream
June 2014 - IELTS Acad BC Manila: L 7.5, R 8, W 6.5, S 7
*OFW muna sa Gitnang Silangan
Dec 2016 - IELTS Acad IDP Riyadh: L 8.5, R 8.5, W 6.5, S 7
Apr 2017 - signed up with RPS
June 6 - PTE A Take 1: L 74, R 87, S 64, W 81
June 13 - PTE A Take 2: L 84, R 83, S 58, W 90
June 26 - PTE A Take 3: L 76, R 84, S 66, W 90 Finally!!
July 3 - submitted AHPRA reqts to RPS for assessment
Aug 14 - documents submitted to AHPRA, waiting for LOE
Sept 6 - received feedback from AHPRA, requires further documentation
Oct 24 - received AHPRA email of request for an extension until Feb 2018! (Nooooooo!)
Oct 31 - LOE released (yey!)
Jan 2018 - school hunting..
Feb 23 - received offer letter from ETEA, April intake
Apr 7 - flight to Melbourne
Apr 11 - June 22 - IRON program at ETEA Melbourne
July 5 - AHPRA RN (AuRN wooohhooooo!!)
July 23 - ANMAC application
Aug 20 - ANMAC LOD received
Sept 10 - EOI submitted for Visa 189, 190, 489
Nov 26 - PTE A Take 4: L 90, R 90, S 90, W 89 Superior! Thank you Lord!!
waiting game
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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: 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: 30Member
Joined: Aug 09, 2017
Posts: 67Member
Joined: Jan 15, 2017
its raining LOE dito ah:)
@ishtar susunod na ung atin.. hehehe:) isesend ko palang academic record ko bukas.. marereceive siguro nila thursday or friday this week din..
Yung COGS at cerificate of accreditation nareceive nila (per lbc tracking) 4 days after kong sinend.
Nagfollow up na din ako sa RO ko. Nagemail na ako sa kanya that as per tracking ng courrier may nagreceive na ng documents.
waaaaaah.. sana early Christas gift sa atin ishtar mga LOE natin. hahah
@ishtepi dati din ako kay RPS kaso talagang kukulangin funds ko kaya kay Philman ako ngayon...
Registered Nurse Perioperative | Age: 30 | English: 20 | Experience: 5 | Bachelor's Degree: 15| Total points: 70 (189) 75 (190) 80 (489)
August 22,2017- Passed PTE A Exam (L-80 W-84 R-82 S-87 1 sitting)
September 29, 2017 - Submitted Documents to AHPRA via DHL
October 2, 2017 - AHPRA Received Documents per DHL Tracking
October 5, 2017 - Email Received from AHPRA stating that they received my documents.
November 2, 2017 - Registration Officer 1st contact. Asked for my COGS and Academic Record
November 14 and 16 - Sent COGS and Academic Record, respectively
November 20, 2017 - Documents received and uploaded by AHPRA
November 29, 2017 - Extension Letter received
December 21, 2017- LOE for a NMBA approved bridging program received
Feb 2, 2018 - Went for orientation at financing Company
Feb 4, 2018 Sent application to Lonsdale and SCU
Feb 22, 2018 Got an interview schedule at Lonsdale
Feb 28, 2018 Interview done (Lonsdale)
March 13, 2018 - Offer Letter from lonsdale for May 28, 2018 Intake
May 24, 2018 - Flight to Melbourne, Australia
May 28, 2018 - Travelled to Myrtleford, Victoria for the IRON Programme at Alpine Health Institute
August 7, 2018- Documents for post- bridging AHPRA application submitted via Aupost
August 15, 2018 - Graduation Day!
August 16, 2018 - Submitted Bridging Certificate at AHPRA Melbourne Office
August 22, 2018 - Flight back to the Philippines!
September 11, 2018 - Flight back to Melbourne.
September 19, 2018- Officially REGISTERED NURSE of AUSTRALIA!
Permanent Residency Timeline
24 September 2018- Applied for ANMAC Skills Assessment
15 October 2018- positive LOD from ANMAC received! 3years and 1 month experience credited (PERIOPERATIVE)
15 October 2018 - EOI lodge 189 (70 points) 190 (Vic and NSW - 70+5 points)
5 November 2018- Invited to apply for Victoria State Nomination
5 November 2018- Applied for Victoria State Nomination (awaiting for approval)
11 November 2018- Invited for Visa 189
13 November 2018- Visa Lodged Onshore (Received Bridging Visa A)
14 November 2018 - Enrolled to medicare
Posts: 67Member
Joined: Sep 21, 2017
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Nov 13, 2017
Posts: 1,284Member
Joined: Apr 10, 2015
Registered Nurse Nec
06/15 - touchdown Oz
07/15 - start of classes (Bachelor in Nursing)
05/16 - passed OET (after 4 failed attempts with IELTS and PTE)
07/16 - finished uni
07/16 - received AHPRA Australian Registered Nurse rego
08/16 - student visa 500 (Diploma)
10/16 - started working as an RN
07/09/17 - Submitted EOI for State Nom Vic with 60points
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Nov 13, 2017
Posts: 1,284Member
Joined: Apr 10, 2015
Registered Nurse Nec
06/15 - touchdown Oz
07/15 - start of classes (Bachelor in Nursing)
05/16 - passed OET (after 4 failed attempts with IELTS and PTE)
07/16 - finished uni
07/16 - received AHPRA Australian Registered Nurse rego
08/16 - student visa 500 (Diploma)
10/16 - started working as an RN
07/09/17 - Submitted EOI for State Nom Vic with 60points
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Nov 13, 2017
Posts: 1,284Member
Joined: Apr 10, 2015
Registered Nurse Nec
06/15 - touchdown Oz
07/15 - start of classes (Bachelor in Nursing)
05/16 - passed OET (after 4 failed attempts with IELTS and PTE)
07/16 - finished uni
07/16 - received AHPRA Australian Registered Nurse rego
08/16 - student visa 500 (Diploma)
10/16 - started working as an RN
07/09/17 - Submitted EOI for State Nom Vic with 60points
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Posts: 9Member
Joined: Nov 13, 2017
Posts: 2Member
Joined: Mar 09, 2017
@Cassey
Posts: 61Member
Joined: Jun 11, 2017
ung sa RPS, nakasuporta naman ang buong family haha, kasi kung nagkataon di rin talaga namin kakayanin ang gastos heh goodluck and Godbless sa applications natin!
2014 - the great Australian dream
June 2014 - IELTS Acad BC Manila: L 7.5, R 8, W 6.5, S 7
*OFW muna sa Gitnang Silangan
Dec 2016 - IELTS Acad IDP Riyadh: L 8.5, R 8.5, W 6.5, S 7
Apr 2017 - signed up with RPS
June 6 - PTE A Take 1: L 74, R 87, S 64, W 81
June 13 - PTE A Take 2: L 84, R 83, S 58, W 90
June 26 - PTE A Take 3: L 76, R 84, S 66, W 90 Finally!!
July 3 - submitted AHPRA reqts to RPS for assessment
Aug 14 - documents submitted to AHPRA, waiting for LOE
Sept 6 - received feedback from AHPRA, requires further documentation
Oct 24 - received AHPRA email of request for an extension until Feb 2018! (Nooooooo!)
Oct 31 - LOE released (yey!)
Jan 2018 - school hunting..
Feb 23 - received offer letter from ETEA, April intake
Apr 7 - flight to Melbourne
Apr 11 - June 22 - IRON program at ETEA Melbourne
July 5 - AHPRA RN (AuRN wooohhooooo!!)
July 23 - ANMAC application
Aug 20 - ANMAC LOD received
Sept 10 - EOI submitted for Visa 189, 190, 489
Nov 26 - PTE A Take 4: L 90, R 90, S 90, W 89 Superior! Thank you Lord!!
waiting game
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: 71Member
Joined: Dec 18, 2016
Posts: 131Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2017
Posts: 131Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2017
Posts: 55Member
Joined: Oct 15, 2017
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Joined: Aug 09, 2017
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Joined: Jan 07, 2017
Posts: 104Member
Joined: Mar 01, 2017
Many thanks for this forum and for all the friends I met here too!
But super thanks to sir MJ and the KOKOS Philippines family and all their students, sobrang laking tulong ng decision ko to transfer agency and it was all worth it!!!
2015 - took IELTS and did not reach the required score; same year consulted with agencies
Mar 2, 2017 - a friend of mine flew to Sydney OZ and ref kokos
Apr 26 - consulted wid Kokos Philippines
June 20 - applied to Kaplan Business School
Sept 25 - took the PTE
Nov 3 - lodged app
TODAY Nov 17 - VISA GRANT!
Nakakaiyak na sobrang overwhelming maapprove ng student visa!!!!
To those who are still waiting for their visas, don't lose hope and pray lang ng pray!! And if you can DYI, you might want to consider aplpying with free processing like Kokos since meron din sila migrration service pagtapos ng school. woooh!!! excited na akoooo!!!
Thank God sobra!! Will be flying to Sydney Australia next week!!! Thank you pinoyau sobra!!! @stephyyy27 lipat na Sydney dunnn na tayo!!! hahaha!
Posts: 55Member
Joined: Oct 15, 2017