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Posts: 29Member
Joined: Feb 02, 2018
@KIKO nag plan kmi mag budget ng 6mons just incase worse come to worse alteast maka survive kmi pero syempre nde nman tau pre pababayaan nung nasa taas and sipag at tyaga lng madami nman nagsasabi dun kung nde kaya pa ng field of work mo tlaga mag odd jobs nlng muna temporary lng at the same time makakuha na din ng local experience.
Posts: 59Member
Joined: Jul 25, 2017
Update as of 31 Jan 2019
2019 Jan 25 - Drivers Licence (First Attempt) Thank you bossing!!
2018 Nov 22 : Wife Job Hunting commences!!!
2018 Nov 21 : APHRA Registered Nurse - Division 1 (Wifey) Thank you bossing!!
2018 Oct 15 : Wifey completion of IRON and submission of AGBP-40.
2018 Aug 15 : Husband First Day of Work Thank you bossing!!!
2018 Jul 23 : Wifey 1st Day of Classes IRON (ACFE).
2018 Jul 19 : Tenancy Bond Agreement Signing!! Thank you bossing!!!
2018 Jul 11 : Big Move to Melbourne, Australia. Stayed with brother's family for 10 days.
2018 Jun 29 : Last Day of Work (Singapore) -- Thank you bossing!!!
2017 May 15 : Wifey enrolment to ACFE -- Thank you bossing!!!
2017 Dec 23 - Wifey PTE (L-69,R-72,S-85,W-69) - Take 1 Yehey! (Nursing)
2017 Sep 17 : Returned to Singapore.
2017 Sep 14 : Initial Entry (Melbourne)
2017 Sep 04 : PR Visa 189 Grant!!! 3 of us!! Thank you Bossing!!!
2017 Mar 03 : Lodge & Payment (Me,Wifey & Baby - Yehey)
2017 Feb 15 : ITA - 189 (Software Engineer - Yehey)
2016 Dec 22 : EOI Submission
2016 Dec 20 : PTE (L-72,R-67,S-79,W-79) - Take 1 Yehey!
2016 Sep 24 : Positive Assessment from ACS - Software Engineer
2012 Jan 1 : Started to collect Employment Certificates / Plans of Migration to Australia
Thank you Bossing!!!
Posts: 23Member
Joined: Feb 28, 2018
Posts: 315Member
Joined: Nov 27, 2017
ANZSCO Code: 254423 | Age : 25 , Education: 15, Experience: 15, OET: 10| 65 Points
July 2017 - Passed OET
Oct 2018 - Completed Bridging Program at ACN
Nov-Dec 2018 - Completed AHPRA Registration, ANMAC Assessment and Job Offer
Jan 2019 - Submitted EOI for VISA190 (QLD, offshore) and Applied for TSS (482) VISA
Feb 2019 - TSS VISA Approved and received ITA for 190 (QLD)
March 2019 - Lodged 190 (QLD) VISA application offshore
April 2019 - Started work in QLD via TSS (482) VISA
Oct 2019 - 190 (QLD) granted - Thank you Lord and everyone in the forum!
Posts: 10Member
Joined: May 21, 2018
Posts: 28Member
Joined: Aug 24, 2016
I'm currently working here in KSA, as an Oracle DBA. May chance po ba na makapagapply ng visa sa AU with this skills? Magkano po estimated budget for visa application and baon?
Thank you
Posts: 3Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2018
08.07.2018 – Finally decided to get a free assessment for Australia Migration
28.07.2018 – Joined PinoyAU to get more information about Australia
30.07.2018 – Found Visa Consort in PinoyAU thru the help of Batman
14.08.2018 – Started my Australia journey with Visa Consort Assistance
15.08.2018 – Completing documents for ACS Skills Assessment
Posts: 2,127Member
Joined: Mar 01, 2011
Apr 26, 2013 ACS Result- Suitable
Feb 21,2013 Submitted ACS online assessment - Software Tester
May 9, 2016 PTE Exam Result L/R/S/W- 71/69/83/72 Passed Thank you Papa Jesus
Aug 18,2016 ACS Result- Suitable -Software Engineer
Aug 19, 2016 Lodged EOI for subclass 190
July 13, 2017 Lodged EOI and Submitted Application for subclass 489
Aug 12, 2017 ITA Received
Aug 25,2017 Scheduled Medical Test
Aug 28, 2017 Medical Cleared(No Action Required)
Aug 30, 2017 NBI Clearance PH
Sept 15, 2017 SG COC Fingerprint and Collection
Sept 20, 2017 Visa Lodge
Nov 1, 2017 CO Contact (Requesting to Send PTE Score Report to DIBP which I already did before)
Mar 6, 2018 Visa Grant
Visa 887 Timeline
July 25, 2020 Visa Lodge
Oct 12, 2020 Visa Grant
Citizenship Timeline
July 4, 2022 Submitted Citizenship Application
Dec 21, 2022 Invitation for Exam(Need to reschedule the exam)
Feb 21, 2023 Citizenship Exam
April 3, 2023 Received Approval Letter
June 22, 2023 Citizenship Ceremony
*****Dream big, think positive and Pray to God*****
Posts: 3Member
Joined: Aug 20, 2018
Posts: 83Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
@trender03 We support some big AU websites
Job market is tight, marami desktop support/all around IT jobs and medyo hardcore yung sysadmin jobs. Applied for over 200+ jobs for 2 months (across SEEK, LinkedIn and Indeed) before I got my current job.
@michaelAU Employment sponsorship is rare in AU unless you're very good or one of a kind (think Google/FB tier employee), unlike SG or the US. AU strongly prefers people with local experience and there's a lot of very good local people applying for jobs.
SI 189 - Software Engineer - 261313 (80 pts)
-- offshore --
11-Oct-2017 - ACS (ICT major, 8+ years)
18-Oct-2017 - PTE (90)
19-Oct-2017 - EOI
09-Nov-2017 - Invited
06-Feb-2018 - Grant
13-Feb-2018 - PDOS
-- onshore --
02-Jun-2018 - Initial entry
04-Jun-2018 - TFN, Medicare, MyGov
05-Jun-2018 - Start job hunting
25-Jun-2018 - Driver licence
26-Jul-2018 - Opened super
30-Jul-2018 - Job 1 start - permie - $
12-Feb-2021 - Job 1 end (redundancy)
22-Feb-2021 - Job 2 start - contract - $$$
Posts: 90Member
Joined: Jun 23, 2018
Posts: 123Member
Joined: Feb 27, 2012
Ginebra San Miguel 175
August 2011 - ACS
January 2012 - IELTS
February 2012 - Lodged 175
May 2012 - CO Allocation
June 2012 - Meds, PCC Submission
December 2012 - Visa Approved
Posts: 82Member
Joined: Oct 24, 2013
skilled migrant now Aussie.
Registered ACS Certified Professional (MACS CP) since 2012
Manila-based
Posts: 127Member
Joined: Nov 26, 2018
Jul 15 2017 | Desire to migrate to AU initiated
Aug 17 2017 | Inquired at migration assistance but fee was too high
Aug 30 2017 | Invoked a freelance migration agent
Sep 20 2017 | ACS assessment request
Nov 15 2017 | ACS results positive
Dec 11 2017 | PTE review course taken
Jan 08 2018 | PTE take (L-80 | R-73 | S-84 | W-82) (Proficient)
Jan 09 2018 | EOI lodge 189 | 65 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Apr 23 2018 | PTE Retake. (L-80 | R-80 | S-83 | W-78) (Proficient)
May 23 2018 | PTE Retake. (L-82 | R-79 | S-85 | W-83) (Superior)
May 24 2018 | Updated EOI 189 | 75 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Jul 02 2018 | Points reduced to 70 because of age
Jul 02 2018 | Updated EOI 189 | 70 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Nov 11 2018 | 189 Invite THANK YOU LORD!
Nov 17 2018 | Medical exam
Dec 04 2018 | Visa lodge
Mar 19 2019 | Visa DG! To God Be The Glory! God is good all the time! All the time God is good!
between the dates are a lot of requirements gathering and praying
July 25 2019 | Touchdown Sydney!
July 26 2019 | Medicare and ATO
July 29 2019 | Job hunting and house hunting
Aug 8 2019 | Move in new house
Sept 26 2019 | started First job! Praise the Lord
Oct 24 2019 | resigned from 1st job
Oct 28 2019 | started second job aligned with my skills and previous experience
Dec 22 2020 | logged child visa 101
Feb 19 2021 | AFP and Medical Request
May 05 2021 | Child Visa 101 approved
Posts: 22Member
Joined: Nov 27, 2016
261311 - Analyst Programmer
21 Aug 2016 - Start Gathering Documents for ACS
28 Sep 2016 - Submitted Requirements to ACS
19 Oct 2016 - Received ACS Assessment Result - Suitable
11 Nov 2016 - PTE-A Take 1 Results L-71 / R-61 / S-66 / W-75 (failed)
22 Nov 2016 - PTE-A Take 2 Results L-84 / R-69 / S-86 / W-76 (10 pts)
25 Nov 2016 - Submitted EOI - 65pts on 189 Visa
04 Jan 2017 - ITA Received on 189 Visa
07 Jan 2017 - Lodged 189 Visa Application
16 Jan 2017 - Medical Exam Completed (Nationwide Makati)
17 Jan 2017 - NBI Clearance Received
19 Jan 2017 - Additional Test Required: 603 Respiratory Specialist
31 Jan 2017 - CO Allocated - GSM Adelaide
02 Feb 2017 - 3-day Sputum Test Completed (SLEC Manila)
06 Feb 2017 - Sputum Smear Results (Negative)
17 Apr 2017 - Sputum Culture Results (Negative). Repeat Chest X-Ray.
29 Apr 2017 - Health Status Cleared
18 May 2017 - Submitted Form 815 as requested by the CO
05 Sep 2017 - Visa Grant
18 Oct 2017 - Initial Entry - Sydney
28 Jan 2018 - Big Move - Sydney
27 Feb 2018 - Started Casual Work
05 May 2018 - Move to Melbourne
07 May 2018 - Started Full-Time Job
Posts: 127Member
Joined: Nov 26, 2018
Jul 15 2017 | Desire to migrate to AU initiated
Aug 17 2017 | Inquired at migration assistance but fee was too high
Aug 30 2017 | Invoked a freelance migration agent
Sep 20 2017 | ACS assessment request
Nov 15 2017 | ACS results positive
Dec 11 2017 | PTE review course taken
Jan 08 2018 | PTE take (L-80 | R-73 | S-84 | W-82) (Proficient)
Jan 09 2018 | EOI lodge 189 | 65 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Apr 23 2018 | PTE Retake. (L-80 | R-80 | S-83 | W-78) (Proficient)
May 23 2018 | PTE Retake. (L-82 | R-79 | S-85 | W-83) (Superior)
May 24 2018 | Updated EOI 189 | 75 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Jul 02 2018 | Points reduced to 70 because of age
Jul 02 2018 | Updated EOI 189 | 70 | 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
Nov 11 2018 | 189 Invite THANK YOU LORD!
Nov 17 2018 | Medical exam
Dec 04 2018 | Visa lodge
Mar 19 2019 | Visa DG! To God Be The Glory! God is good all the time! All the time God is good!
between the dates are a lot of requirements gathering and praying
July 25 2019 | Touchdown Sydney!
July 26 2019 | Medicare and ATO
July 29 2019 | Job hunting and house hunting
Aug 8 2019 | Move in new house
Sept 26 2019 | started First job! Praise the Lord
Oct 24 2019 | resigned from 1st job
Oct 28 2019 | started second job aligned with my skills and previous experience
Dec 22 2020 | logged child visa 101
Feb 19 2021 | AFP and Medical Request
May 05 2021 | Child Visa 101 approved
Posts: 59Member
Joined: Oct 20, 2016
My partner and I are looking for IT work. We're here in Melb. My partner is a BA, I'm a software tester, if anyone can refer us, that would be awesome. Salamat po.
Posts: 84Member
Joined: Apr 19, 2017
hello, just want to ask if meron po dito nag apply for a company habang nasa PH pa? if so, ano po ginamit niyo na contact number para matawagan po kayo ni employer? TIA po
Posts: 27Member
Joined: Apr 26, 2016
@LovellaEllen
That is possible. Will just depend on how you sell your profile. The most important question I would say from most employers would be your rights to work, which in your case is not a problem since you're PR.