BIG MOVE 2019

caienri · January 2019

@flaming_vines
3. Eftpos card ibibigay during the appointment. Tpos upon request yung card na may visa/mastercard na idedeliver sa address mo in Au.

agd · January 2019

@flaming_vines hello!

1. Pagdating ko dun, sabi ko magcocovert ako ng license. Hiningi sakin yung SG License, fillup ng form, present LTO Certificate(coloured copy), ATM card ng NAB Bank, and payment. Sila na mismo magpipicture sayo dun.

2. Yes, kailangan mo ng address talaga. Pwede mo naman din i-update paglipat nyo, kung address sya ng friend mo. Snail mail lang. Yung samin, dumating after 8 days sa address ng friend, so di na namin nahabol. Sakto lang na umuwi yung friend namin, sya na nagdala sa pinas.

3. Depende sa branch. Sa Manly kami kaya wala masyado tao so nabigay agad. Based sa mga nabasa ko, sa West Sydney areas daw minsan walang available kaagad, kaya snail mail talaga. eftpos yung card na default pero nagrequest kami ng visa kasi balak din namin gamitin overseas.

4. Yes, iBanking. may mga OTP na din.

No problem, tanong ka lang!

FYI din, itago nyo yung mga boarding pass nyo. Tinanong sakin yan sa bank and sa Centrelink as proof na kakadating lang talaga ng AU.

flaming_vines · January 2019

@caienri salamat
@agd uy very informative. Salamat. Last question un TFN at Medicare alam ko yun rason bakit inde advisablei apply sa IE at sa actual BM na lang. Pero un Centrlink may added advantage ba na i apply na sa IE? Kasi nababasa ko i-count naman nila yun days mo based dun sa actual na nandun ka at inde sa IE date mo.

agd · January 2019

@flaming_vines Yung TFN, di pa naman inapply talaga kasi mejo mahaba yung gap na lalabas kami ng AU, pati wala pa din kaming work.

Yung Medicare, ok lang sya i-apply agad kasi pwede mo na gamitin agad agad yun kahit wala pa yung physical card.

Centrelink, yes, parang pareho tayo ng nabasa

) Malalaman naman nila pag offshore or onshore ka.

flaming_vines · January 2019

@agd salamat ulit.yun tfn kasi nabasa ko na inde advisable kasi kailangan mo magdeclare ng income every end ng fiscal yr.although inde ka naman ma tax kaso hassle.hehe un medicare naman indr nila advice for people above 31 kasi un loading sa levy kun wala kang private insurance.kaya d ko iiapply muna. Kaya natanong ko yun centrlink kun ano advantage.hehe

gibo43 · January 2019

@lilith sakin mabilis lang. Nagtransfer ako ng wed, Monday mismo nagreflect sa current balance ko.

barbedwire · January 2019

@zach@052019 ako po BM from Malaysia pero sa end of year pa.

lilith · January 2019

@gibo43 thanks! ksi next week na alis namin, kaya pag may aberya lagot hahaha

SGtoAU · January 2019

@lilith update mo kame sa experience mo hehe good luck sa BM

SGtoAU · January 2019

@agd thanks po sa information! yan na lang din siguro open namen bank account since meron din kame dbss. multiple times na po kayo nag remit and ok naman?

lilith · January 2019

@SGtoAU thanks! God bless din sa BM!

in fairness nag transfer ako from bpi kahapon, nasa NAB na ngayon

agd · January 2019

@SGtoAU twice palang! hehe. Yung una tinest ko lang muna, tas yung 2nd yun yung pandagdag sa IE budget.

jon1101a · January 2019

Hello guys! Big Move na rin ako sa Sydney this April 24 kaso di pa ako nakakabili ng ticket. Sa tingin nyo po ba worth it na yung 26000 php na PAL? one way lang

zach@052019 · January 2019

@jon1101a try mo via SG or KL. Kasi airasia from KL to SYD (one way promo) nasa 499RM = P6,200+. And from MNL to KL nasa less than P3,000 lang. Yun nga lang overlay ka pa ny ilang oras.

maryowni09 · January 2019

Kami ng misis ko 15k lng sa CEB. Kami n un n dalawa. With baggage and seat na.

caienri · January 2019

20k nmn sakin with 40kg, meals, seat, travel tax sa CEBU Pac one way din.

Sa Nab nmn nagtransfer aq from POSB every month na sweldo lalo n pag at least 1=1 exchange rate. Okay nmn for me para hnd q na nagagalaw pera ko s sg.

fufudoods · January 2019

@Heprex sa south east din kami ng melbourne and BM nanamin bukas. mag-airbnb muna kme for 2weeks. sa bandang mulgrave kami maghanap ng place para malapit sa hospital, don narin kasi ako manganganak. kamusta naman ang paligid diyan sa south-east?

jon1101a · January 2019

@zach@052019 Eto po kasi yung mga nakikita ko na flight sa April24 na date. Meron po yung mga mura kaso overnight layover naman. Avail ko na po ba yun?

jon1101a · January 2019

@maryowni09 @caienri Need ko po kasi na hapon or evening sana darating para may susundo sakin. In-avail nyo po ba yung long layover?

flaming_vines · January 2019

@agd @caienri gaano katagal para mareceive sa NAB yun transfer sa DBS or POSB? Nagtransfer na kasi ako. Salamat.

caienri · January 2019

@jon1101a hindi. Ang dami ko kasing dala and solo. So mas gusto ko direct na. Gabi din flight ko 11pm para tulog n lang sa plane. Dating ko dun mag uber lang or taxi and since sabado nmn, nasa bahay nmn yung mga tao sa titirhan ko. Ako kasi mas priority ko comfort khit mejo mahal. Eh kung mag taxi k n lng kesa yung mahal kunin mo i think pareho lang din. Pero nasa sayo yun. Pede ka din nmn muna tumambay sa airport

caienri · January 2019

@flaming_vines usually pag morning ako nag transfer, next day okay na. Working day ito ha.

zach@052019 · January 2019

@jon1101a parang okay na ang promo ni CEBPAC, 10k+ arrival time 10 in the morning. Non stop naman.

caienri · January 2019

Checking in with Cebu Pacific
Go to the airport earlier as each bag is being opened/inspected. At least 1 hour ako nakapila.
Luggage protecter and locks medyo hassle kasi papabuksan nila.

Sa check-in din tinanong if may i declare ako. Yung guitar tinanong din if electric or acoustic. Tapos sabi nila manual daw ikakarga so sana nga totoo. Dasal n lng.

New rule for check in as of Jan 2019
2 bags 20kg
3 bags 32kg
4 bags 40kg

Pero yung sakin thankfully okay naman
25kg - large luggage
8kg - small luggage
7kg - guitar in hard case

maryowni09 · January 2019

@jon1101a 6am flight namin. Ayaw ko may layover. Mapapagastos k pa hahaha kasi kung sa singapore baka matempt gumastos. Direct fligjht kami, 6pm dating. May mga nakausap n kami sa fb groups for accom. May nagoffer n sunduin kmi from airport to dun sa bahay n rerent nkin kasi xa ung nagpaparent

chococrinkle · January 2019

Share ko din BM experience namin, me with 2 kids.

Mla-Syd
Peak season kaya madami tao. We had cebpac. Its better to be at the airport very early at least 5 to 6 hrs before the flight. I did not pay our travel tax when we booked kasi I have a 5 yo daughter and Ive read na may discount pag below 12 yo. 50% nalang yung travel tax nya. After paying the travel tax we proceeded sa check in. We had a total of 120 kilos, and ang tagal namin kasi binuksan isa isa ang bags (4 luggages and 2 boxes). Bawal din any liquid sa predep. Kahit yung 250ml na fresh milk in tetra pack ng anak ko bawal kaya pinainom ko nalang sa kanya before kami pumasok. Sa immigration, I had our visa print outs ready and the passports (old and new). Those who had their passports renewed after visa grant please bring your old passports just in case hanapin.

When we arrived sydney airport mabilis lang sa immigration, I just presented our passports, once scanned they can see our visa so they didnt ask for the printout. We proceeded to customs as we declared some stuff (food, nuts, kitchen knives, wood item, otc meds). They are strict esp on fresh food. Yung food talaga chinicheck nila, I had ours contained in one hand carry bag kaya di na ako nagbukas ng maleta. They just asked what else did we bring, pero di naman pinabuksan. Its really best to just declare. Dont forget to clean your shoes kasi they will ask if you cleaned them. :-)

Syd-Adl
There’s a 4 dollar charge for use of trolley in sydney so make sure you have extra aud. We took jetstar and its a budget airline, they are very strict sa hand carry. They only allow a total of 7 kilos for hand carry per person (total for a hand bag and a small hand carry bag). Strict sila dito kasi sa pre dep before boarding the plane they will weigh each hand carry and they will charge extra if you exceed.

Nab account
I had mine opened in sydney but asked the bank teller to just mail my debit card in adelaide. The card arrived after 4 banking days

TFN
Registered online and received the TFN after a week (thru mail)

Observations in adelaide
I like it here, we live in a southern suburb around 10 min drive to cbd. Walang traffic and maluwag ang daan. Malapit din sa mga supermarkets and malls tapos nasa tapat ng bahay lang ang bus stop around 20 min lang to adelaide market if commuting. Very convenient. For now yan pa lang ma cocontribute ko. I have submitted a few job applications since 2nd week of jan and received one rejection letter na. Hahaha.. Praying to land a job soon. God bless us all. :-)

Heprex · January 2019

@fufudoods thumbs up for SE suburbs. Hehehe recommended by my colleagues na tanders. Hahah

ojde · January 2019

@chococrinkle about rejection letter. It's better to know outright than to keep you waiting for a response that will never arrive.

Experienced that myself when I was applying online to Australian and Canadian companies.