why people are so fussy about 489...

chococrinkle · March 2018

@marky_marky05 Nabasa ko rin from previous comments here na free tuition in entire SA for primary and high school. Also did research and found link below, yan yung guidelines for schooling, right age to start and the fees. Naka indicate free tuition for all students, except for 457 visa holders na may separate fee. Thanks

https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/education-and-learning/schools/choosing-a-school/enrolling-in-primary-school

mark_marky05 · March 2018

@chococrinkle nice, salamat matutuwa ang misis ko neto pag nalaman nya to. Laking tulong kasi satin pag may gantong priviledge lalo satin na magsisimula pa lng din dyan.

Follow up question lang, itong mga libreng schooling para sa mga kids e for public school lng tama. Kamusta nman po ang education ng SA pag public school, maayos nman po ba? Thank you!

chococrinkle · March 2018

@marky_marky05 oo laking tulong talaga esp not all states nag ooffer nyan for non PR. Yes free tuition for public or govt schools. Pag private school may bayad na. Sa mga nababasa ko maganda naman yung public schoos doon you may check yung area kung saan may magagndang schools. Hanapin mo yung school rankings nila based on naplan results. Pag above 90% ang grade ng school magandang school na yun. Though di pa kami nakakrating dun ha kaya di ko din masabi kung maayos. Hehehe.. pero what I do now para malibang while waiting for our visa grant is I do research saan suburbs may magandang school then check ng mga units na malapit na pwedeng irent. Check mo din sa South Australia thread marami dun info about schools, etc.. :-)

jmban33 · March 2018

@daye00 hi daye visa 489 holders are required to pay school fess wherever state in Au. You can apply for fee exemption though if your occupation is in MLTSSL . Normally for primary student school year fees ranges from 3-5k.

chococrinkle · March 2018

@jmban33 Ive read some states like SA has free tuition for govt schools. May I ask what is your source so we could verify? Ive also read the post of @SophieMaddie38 where she inquired directly from SA about tuition fees and they said its free for 489visa holders as long as govt school. Pls see link below. Thanks

http://pinoyau.info/discussion/587/south-australia-state-sponsorship/p93

chococrinkle · March 2018

Also found this info from other forums where someone directly emailed SA and had a reply

http://www.saaustralia.org/topic/45510-school-fees-on-489-visa-in-south-australia/

Also this website outlines the specific treatment of visa holders whether they fall under international or local students

https://www.internationalstudents.sa.edu.au/en/students/dependants/

mark_marky05 · March 2018

@chococrinkle pareho ba tau ng status waiting for visa grant. If i may ask, when kau nag lodge ng visa kmi last Jan 9 and its been more than 2months na wla pa din paramdam si agent nmin kasi any update from AU immigration saknila mageemail daw pero ang sabi nman ng agent nmin ang turnaround time is 3-4months nman daw. Na amaze lng ako kasi un iba within 2mons lng DG na agad, napaka bless nila.

chococrinkle · March 2018

@marky_mark05 yes visa 489 din kami under SA lodged last jan 4. Magkalapit lang tayo though DIY kami. Tama medyo matagal nga processing times now kasi dami pa backlog inuuna usually mga CO contacts. Based on immitracker around dec 20+ na mga na DG sa visa 190 hopefully end of month or 1st week april meron na din tayo.

Au_Vic · March 2018

Schooling for 489 visa holders in SA for state schools is not totally free. May minimal amount na dapat bayaran same with local students.

I dont have school kids but the way it works here is the govt will group suburbs and they will advise which school(s) you can enroll. they call it "zoning". in other words, hindi ka pwede magenroll lang kahit sang school mo gusto unless dun ka nakatira sa zone na yun.

For those people who are asking if quality of education in public schools here is good. I think it depends on the person.same sa pinas, kung mahusay ang bata kahit public or private mo ilagay magiging achiever yan. Based on feedback from my friends, the schooling here is a bit different from pinas in such a way na hindi lang technical ung pinagaaralan pati ung socialisation at sports.

MrAdobo · March 2018

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chococrinkle · March 2018

@Au_Vic yes I agree, what I meant there was tuition fee is free but there will still be some materials and school fees to be paid around $300 to $1k lang yata per school year, rates depending on the school. Thanks

hpizon · April 2018

Hello po! Wanna ask about 489 Visa, pwedi po ba to follow nalng ang husband at anak sa application? Lets say, i am already settled sa certain state, tsaka palang ako magsubmit ng application for my dependents. Although gusto ko cla isabay sa visa lodging pero ang mahal kc ng fee, my bayad din pala each dependent kaya im thinking tsaka nalng cla if makaipon nako.
Salamat po sa reply nyo...

Au_Vic · April 2018

@hpizon i would suggest na isabay mo na lang sila sa application mo then if you want ikaw muna at partner mo ang magpunta sa oz to settle down then saka yung kids mo. You will never know kasi if may biglaan changes sa rules for dependents etc.

hpizon · April 2018

@Au_Vic salamt po sa reply:) ganun nalng po cguro gawin ko... required din po ba medical kay partner at kids after lodging the visa? and may i ask po wat documents need esubmit ng dependents( partner and kids) ? thanks po ang GodBless...

mslakay · May 2018

Hello po sa inyung lahat, meron po sana akong ikunsulta sa inyung lahat. Nag apply po kame ng EOI last year for 189 65pts tapos 190 AT 70pts NSW pero hanggang ngyn wala pdn po kame invite. RECENTLY lang po na PR ang kapatid ko so naicip po namen ang 489 family so ngng 75pts na po kame. Sa tingin nyu po ba ilang months po kme bago ma invite.

Hunter_08 · May 2018

@mslakay dipende po yan sa state kasi iba-iba yung processing time nila.

mslakay · May 2018

Nawalan na po kse kame pag asa. Last april pa po uj eoi namen wala pdn invite

MLBS · May 2018

@mslakay isubmit nyo lang po regardless. Ano po ba occupation nyo?

mslakay · May 2018

@MLbs Engineering Tech po 2339 naka pro rata pa

MLBS · May 2018

@mslakay pro rata din po akin e pero nakita ko may mga nainvite sa immitracker na 489 family nung nagreset last july 2017. Will not hurt giving it a go.

mslakay · May 2018

@MLBS recently lang din kase n PR borther ko. So na lodge namen 489.

RheaMARN1171933 · May 2018

@Au_Vic @hpizon to begin with, there is no option where you could lodge applications for dependents at a later date under GSM skilled visa the main applicant is applying for. Dapat sabay lahat mag apply. If you do it later, it would be under a different category - family member. Different processing time and requirement yun not mention another cost to incur.

RheaMARN1171933 · May 2018

@mslakay unfortunately the timeline on applications is very hard to predict as a lot of factors influence the actual processing.

mslakay · May 2018

@RheaMARN1171933 un nga e. 1yr na kame nag aantay sa invitation namen waley pdn.

RheaMARN1171933 · May 2018

@mslakay I also find that most of clients who come to us from EOI stage do complain about the same issue and when we investigate, we discover a mistake in the strategy on the EOI. Common mistakes were the states they choose and the points they have. Anyway, hope you get an invite soon.

batman · May 2018

@mslakay whats was your nominated occupation. I just got my 489 invitation to apply sa Northern Territory. I was also waiting for 1 year sa NSW until I was able to complete the requirements needed for NT application. I cancelled my EOI for NSW and submitted one for NT. NT is a totally different process as you have to apply through their site. Luckily after 6 months of waiting I was able to get an invitation and currently preparing for the visa application with the help of my agent.

mslakay · May 2018

@batman Engg technogist 233914 po. Almost and 65pts for 189 and 79 for NSW. Nasa 1yr n kame antay and no luck at all tlag. Thats now we are trying to apply for 489 nag lodge na kame eoi for that. Problema kse pro rata din ang occupation ko.

maguero · May 2018

@mslakay Baka gusto mo rin magconsider ng ibang states. Nasa priority list ng Tasmania yung occupation mo.

mslakay · May 2018

Nakita ko nga po na nasa list ng TSOL nila po. Pede po ba sabayin apply ko 489 tyaka at the same tike 190?

maguero · May 2018

@mslakay Pwedeng sabay, pero kung magkaiba yung states for each visa type parang dapat separate EOIs kasi kailangan mo iindicate which visa is for which state