BIG MOVE 2018

JLF · December 2018

@Pixiepie hi, yung laptop namin is mostly pictures and documents lang ang laman kaya we didn't bother to delete and reformat. And good thing hinde din kami na random scan kaya I have no idea kung gaano sila kahigpit sa laptop contents.

JLF · December 2018

@lilith hi, yes. Kami humingi kami ng referral letter from agent ng owner ng apartment namin sa SG. At nagamit namin yun dito ng kumuha kami ng house. So I guess useful din kung makakuha kayo from pinas. At least meron silang reference person or idea sa rental history nyo at ok kayo as tenant.

leadme · December 2018

@k_ann_15 hello batchmate! regarding sa question mo about Chadstone, my first question is, ano yung considerations mo sa pagpili ng suburb? Usually kasi, yung iba target nila ay yung malapit sa work place. Pero for the meantime lang ba? Dati akong taga eastern suburb so may idea ako kahit papaano. Pero ako kasi nun, student, so consideration ko ay malapit dapat sa uni ko.

milktea13 · December 2018

@leadme may idea kaba saan sa melbourne maraming manufacturing companies?

leadme · December 2018

@milktea13 nag tanong ako sa mga kakilala ko, meron daw sa Braeside (south east). Though di rin gaano karami kasi yung manufacturing companies sa Melbourne. Pero meron naman. Try mo rin mag search sa Dandenong area. Nagtatanong pa ako about western suburbs.

leadme · December 2018

@milktea13 personal care products daw yung sa Braeside. Yun yung work ng friend ng friend ko. Pero baka meron pa iba dun sa area na yun.

fufudoods · December 2018

@JLF Yung pa-box ba sa singpost kelangan box ng singpost ang gamit at nagpi-pick-up ba sila from home madami kasi kami papa-box?

lilith · December 2018

thanks @JLF

k_ann_15 · December 2018

@Pixiepie hi pixipie, you mean pati downloaded movies and nakasave sa external hardrive bawal din? dami ko pa naman collection ng mga classic series. haha

Son-of-Abraham · December 2018

^swertehan lang din siguro, ako kasi may dalang laptop, 2x external drive, 3x 3.5" hdd, di naman nila chineck.

JLF · December 2018

Hi @fufudoods. You can use or buy your own box pero meron silang limit sa dimensions. Pero mas ok kung sa labas dahil mas maximize mo yung size ng box. Parang mas maliit kasi yung sa singpost. Yes meron din silang pick up service with additonal fee.

caienri · December 2018

Wala bang BIG MOVE January 2019?

batman · December 2018

Kami February 2019.

milktea13 · December 2018

@leadme thank u sa info

Pixiepie · December 2018

Hi @fruitys, thank you for the inputs.. really informative.

I'd like to ask further about opening an immigrant account in NAB, may i know the link? Also how did you register? Were you in Phils when you opened the account, i saw that the activity was under pre-move, just want to make sure.

So, to estimate, if i would like to transfer ex 100,000, how much would be the fee? Medyo di ko gets yung nbnggit mong fees

KIKO · December 2018

Good luck sa mga magbig Move

lilith · December 2018

@Pixiepie here's the NAB link i got from the older thread

pwede ka na mag open from ph pero once ma transfer mo sa NAB, magagamit lang after you activate

https://www.nab.com.au/common/forms/nab-migrant-banking#?products=nab-classic-banking-account

Giegie · December 2018

@caienri magBM kami sa Melbourne by end of January 2019.

Pixiepie · December 2018

@lilith Thanksbpo, meaning pwede na po mag wire ng money? Kahit hindi pa activated?

Bellatrix36 · December 2018

Hi! I'm a secondary teacher and have applied online for a teaching job in Queensland. The Queensland Dept. of Education HR contacted me and referred me to their agent. So far, I passed the required band for IELTS (Speaking Listening 8; Writing Reading 7 over) They've been waiting for me for a year, I needed to wait until March so that I become eligible for TSS visa. I needed at least 2 years of experience post qualification. It seems that the process will be shorter because I was told they wanted me to start in April although I need to wait until next year of March. I don't have to pay for anything and the agent is eager to process and find me a suitable employer. It's a regional sponsored position and I don't mind living in a rural area since I don't like living in cities anyway. By the way I'm from the Philippines but I've been teaching here in Japan for more than ten years. So I have a Japanese teaching license. Does it really take a very short time amount to process a visa? Because I got the impression that everything can be processed in weeks and then I'm good to go. Has anyone experienced this?

SGtoAU · December 2018

@Bellatrix36 sorry not sure po about the process pero can i ask if sa queensland dept of education kayo directly nag apply? ours is QLD sponsorship din and regional visa din po pero my husband is not a teacher

fruitys · December 2018

@Pixiepie After you apply online and get approved, they'll email you everything you need to wire money to your account (SWIFT code + BSB code + account number). In this state you can only deposit money to your account via wire transfers and you can't withdraw or close anything. PH banks need hard signatures and ID verification so you do this before you leave.

Once you're in AU you need to show up to the branch you specify on your application and the bank will hand over your ATM card personally. They will give everything you need to sort this out so don't worry about it. This is generally the first and last time you'll ever need show up to an AU branch in most cases since almost everything can be done online after this.

If you don't know what branch to pick or you're not sure where to live yet, just pick the main branch in the middle of the city/CBD since they're the easiest to commute to.

As for costs:
BPI charges P600 + P0.60 per P200 of the total amount for doc stamps (I got this from asking the people at the BPI head office since they don't have it on their site)

NAB charges $15 and 0.2% of the total amount for receiving wire transfers
https://www.nab.com.au/personal/international/receive-money-from-overseas

For 100k php (let's assume due to exchange rate as of Dec 2018 it converts to $2600)

BPI: P600 + (100,000 / 200) * 0.60 = P900 in transfer fees from BPI side
NAB: $15 + (2,600 * 0.002) = $20.2 in receipt fees from NAB side. But since the site says the minimum for doc stamps is $30 this becomes: $15 + $30 = $45.

So in total you need to pay P900 and $45 for the overall transfer.

You'll get an option when filling out a wire transfer on what bank shoulders the charges (the remitting bank - BPI in my case, or the receiving bank - NAB). To keep everything simple I picked that all fees get paid out of my BPI account.

So assuming due to exchange rate $45 converts to P1700 you need to pay the grand total of:
P900 + P1700 = P2600 for a transfer amount of 100,000. This means you need an extra 2600 on top of 100,000 to get it transferred. Since the exchange rate changes daily you'll need a bit more or less than that.

Pixiepie · December 2018

@fruitys Thank you, sobrang helpful.. Ang tagal ko na inaalam how to deposit habang andito pa..

milktea13 · December 2018

Hello! Anu ano po docs mga ipapa DFA red ribbon nyo?

Pixiepie · December 2018

@milktea13 Ako wala. Ndi ngamit ng friend ko sa perth yung pina red ribbon

Pareho po pala n Melby destination.. And same nh field mfg, let's keep in touch po. Process Engg din ang mr. ko. Baka magkakilala sila

im in QA. Leaving end week.. Kelan ka po? Balitaan nalang sis

Pixiepie · December 2018

Guys, crayons, ref magnet collection, nebulizer, make up on check in baggage? Are these allowed in aussi airport? Cramming! :-S

adamwarlock · December 2018

Haha, goodluck @Pixiepie

Kami starting to plan pa lang our BM next year, mid-March. Share ko lang to in case may di pa nakabasa:

http://www.agriculture.gov.au/travelling/moving-immigrating/personal_effects#sporting-equipment--camping-equipment--toys

Question lang regarding transpo sa mga nakapag BM na sa Melbourne:

1. how does it compare with PH and SG in terms of convenience?
2. any recommendation and tips sa car rental and buying 2nd hand na car?

Grifter · December 2018

@adamwarlock congrats sayo kapatid

@Pixiepie magbibitbit din po kame nebulizer saka steamer for kids. d ko pa na research tong part na to, hehe. update update tyo

goodluck sa bm nyo

adamwarlock · December 2018

@Grifter Thanks!

with regards sa nebulizer and steamer (meron din kasi kami

) mukhang wala namang problem dalhin:

https://www.tga.gov.au/entering-australia

andaming dead links sa website nila, hehe. Pero eto yung sa limitation to 3 month supply for meds:

https://archive.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/ente/brin/can-i-bring-it-back/can-i-bring-it-back-medicine/can-i-bring-medicine-back

ga2au · December 2018

Bellatrix36 said:
Hi! I'm a secondary teacher and have applied online for a teaching job in Queensland. The Queensland Dept. of Education HR contacted me and referred me to their agent. So far, I passed the required band for IELTS (Speaking Listening 8; Writing Reading 7 over) They've been waiting for me for a year, I needed to wait until March so that I become eligible for TSS visa. I needed at least 2 years of experience post qualification. It seems that the process will be shorter because I was told they wanted me to start in April although I need to wait until next year of March. I don't have to pay for anything and the agent is eager to process and find me a suitable employer. It's a regional sponsored position and I don't mind living in a rural area since I don't like living in cities anyway. By the way I'm from the Philippines but I've been teaching here in Japan for more than ten years. So I have a Japanese teaching license. Does it really take a very short time amount to process a visa? Because I got the impression that everything can be processed in weeks and then I'm good to go. Has anyone experienced this?

Yes. My friend was hired around Sept, and by the first week of Nov may TSS Visa na siya.