Are You An Engineer? (Visa 476)

iammaxwell1989 · January 2019

@ce_01 Yes.

emaca · March 2019

Hello asking for a friend lang po, may nag-apply ba for the 476 visa after May 2018? Anong status ng application if ever? Thanks!

ddagustin · March 2019

@emaca I applied June 2018. Got my visa grant last September pa.

Meron na dapat response from a CO by now

ddagustin · March 2019

Hello everyone! Tagal ko nang lurker ngayon lang nakapagpost

Just sharing my 476 experience here:

Graduated June 26, 2016
Lodged Application: June 20, 2018
CO Request for more Info (NBI and Medical): September 18, 2018
Submitted NBI and Medical: October 8, 2018
note: I deferred my NBI and Medical until hiningi nila
Visa Grant: October 18, 2018

IED: September 26, 2019

I maximized yung stay here in the PH para makuha ko yung 3 years work exp. Hopefully positively ma-assess. Will be going to Sydney this September

emaca · March 2019

@ddagustin Thanks for the info! I already have mine nung July last year pa. Will be flying out to Aus next month. Wanted to ask lang for some friends who are considering applying so I have a gauge of current processing times.

ddagustin · March 2019

@emaca no worries! Good luck sa friend mo hehehe

Currently, nasa 2-3 months yung processing times nila. Do note though that IED is 1 year from NBI or Medical Date, whichever comes first. So depende sa timeline din ng mga nag aapply if ever.

See you soon, 476-ers!

Engr476 · May 2019

Hello po. Anyone who lodged their application in 2019? Gaano po katagal bago maapprove? Base kasi sa site nila 6-8months na ang processing time. Thanks.

constant · May 2019

@Engr476 lodged late February, no response yet

isko_se · June 2019

Hi guys!

I graduated BS Computer Science from the College of Eng'g sa UPD. Eligible ba yung course ko for subclass 476? May naka-list down na courses sa immi website, puro "Engineering" pero naka list naman as "such as" so I was wondering baka di lang na-list down yung Computer Science. Thank you!

iammaxwell1989 · June 2019

alexisronan said:
@iammaxwell1989 sir san kayo sa melbourne? thanks

A year too late but better late than never. I live in Footscray, west of Melbourne CBD.

ddagustin · June 2019

@isko_se Hi!

I have a friend na CompSci UPD din who's PR in Syd na.

mateo18 · June 2019

Hi everyone,

May nakaexperience na ba nang reply ng CO na ganito:

"PLEASE NOTE: the conferral /awarded/graduation date is not sufficient
The applicant should provide proof of the date of completion of their course, not the
date of graduation or conferral of their degree."

They are asking for the date of completion and not the actual date of graduation.

I passed the Certificate of Completion of Requirements with GWA issued by Engg Admin.
There is no exact date in the document, only the semester with the AY year. (EX. 2nd Semester A.Y. 2016-2017).

Just wondering if someone had the same experience with the CO.

Thank you!

iammaxwell1989 · June 2019

@mateo18

I remember submitting TOR+Diploma+Certificate of Graduation and that satisfied immi's requirements.

mateo18 · June 2019

@iammaxwell1989

Thank you so much for the information!
Aside from passing the Certificate of Completion, I also passed the original and english translated Diploma.
All I have to do is wait for now, I guess.

Usually, how long does it take from the assignment of the CO to the visa grant? Around a month?

Thank you!

iammaxwell1989 · June 2019

My CO was allocated 7 June 2013. Visa granted 22 Aug 2013. Obviously this was years ago so things might have changed.

iammaxwell1989 · June 2019

For those planning to pursue permanent residency and citizenship, my timeline below.

Requirements and legislation might have changed or potentially will change, but hopefully it provides some insight.

10&13 Oct 2012 - IELTS
26 Oct 2012 - IELTS Results
17 Feb 2013 - Lodged Visa 476
07 June 2013 - CO Allocated
22 Aug 2013 - Visa Grant for me and my girlfriend
07 April 2014 - Touchdown Melbourne!
14 March 2015 - IELTS in Melbourne
16 June 2015 - Submitted EA Skills Assessment (Electrical Engineer)
23 June 2015 - PTE-A in Melbourne
2 July 2015 - Received positive EA skills assessment
6 July 2015 - Submitted EOI for visa 189 (65 points)
3 Aug 2015 - ITA
4 Aug 2015 - Lodged app for visa 189. Bridging visa released
19 Nov 2015 - Visa 189 granted for me and my GF
7 April 2018 - Lodged Citizenship
21 Jan 2019 - Immi response
29 March 2019 - Citizenship exam passed. Now waiting for the ceremony

mateo18 · July 2019

Hi Guys,

Did anyone experience being contacted by the CO through your mobile number? Like calling?

mondj3120 · July 2019

Hi po. My bf is a mechanical engineer in the Philippines. While ako po, andito na Melbourne taking up nursing (conversion) for a year. Ask lang po ako if paano po makakadagdag points si bf po for skilled na visa since hindi ganoon katagal experience niya as an engineer? Thanks in advance

johnjrgs · July 2019

Hi guys. I'm a graduate of BS EE (UP Diliman) last year June 2018. Plano ko sanang mag-apply mag-isa. Based dun sa nakasulat sa subclass 476, valid lang yung visa grant 2 years after ng graduation. So dapat by June 2020 nasa Aus na ako? Tama ba?

ddagustin · July 2019

@johnjrgs said:
Hi guys. I'm a graduate of BS EE (UP Diliman) last year June 2018. Plano ko sanang mag-apply mag-isa. Based dun sa nakasulat sa subclass 476, valid lang yung visa grant 2 years after ng graduation. So dapat by June 2020 nasa Aus na ako? Tama ba?

Dapat makapag apply ka before June 2020. Yung dapat nasa Aus ka depends on your IED (initial entry date) stated in your visa grant.

johnjrgs · July 2019

@ddagustin said:

@johnjrgs said:
Hi guys. I'm a graduate of BS EE (UP Diliman) last year June 2018. Plano ko sanang mag-apply mag-isa. Based dun sa nakasulat sa subclass 476, valid lang yung visa grant 2 years after ng graduation. So dapat by June 2020 nasa Aus na ako? Tama ba?

Dapat makapag apply ka before June 2020. Yung dapat nasa Aus ka depends on your IED (initial entry date) stated in your visa grant.

Thank you sa reply. If ever magrant yung visa tapos nabigyan ng IED, ilang days/months valid yun? Balak ko sanang idrag yung stay ko dito sa Pinas for more work experience (Solar PV Systems installations yung company ko ngayon)

ddagustin · July 2019

@johnjrgs said:

Thank you sa reply. If ever magrant yung visa tapos nabigyan ng IED, ilang days/months valid yun? Balak ko sanang idrag yung stay ko dito sa Pinas for more work experience (Solar PV Systems installations yung company ko ngayon)

IED same sa NBI expiration (1 year). What I did was lodge muna then I waited for the CO to ask for the NBI and Medical para mastretch out yung stay ko. Not sure if this is still the case ngayon tho.

johnjrgs · July 2019

@ddagustin said:

@johnjrgs said:

Thank you sa reply. If ever magrant yung visa tapos nabigyan ng IED, ilang days/months valid yun? Balak ko sanang idrag yung stay ko dito sa Pinas for more work experience (Solar PV Systems installations yung company ko ngayon)

IED same sa NBI expiration (1 year). What I did was lodge muna then I waited for the CO to ask for the NBI and Medical para mastretch out yung stay ko. Not sure if this is still the case ngayon tho.

Ok, thanks so much!

Engr476 · August 2019

Hi 476 pips, any advice on what path to take after 476? I mean, what visa did you apply after 476 para mapahaba pa stay sa Oz? Parang di na ata feasible yung PR agad eh dahil madami kasabay na mas mataas ang points.

butterfingers · August 2019

Hi po. Paano po process kung balak ko pong pasunurin partner ko gamit visa na ito? Nasa Sydney na po ako currently with 476 visa. Possible po ba yung ganitong case? Salamat po!

iammaxwell1989 · August 2019

@butterfingers If you haven't included your partner in your application, he/she will need to apply for separate visa.

criusshadow · August 2019

Hi fellow UP Engineers! Kamusta kayo? Mahirap ba makahanap ng engineering work ngayon sa Australia? Based sa mga nahanap kong info, usually any minimum wage jobs daw muna kinukuha habang nagaapply ng work.

EE po ako with 1.5 years experience sa isang well known electric utility sa Pilipinas.

snowpy00 · September 2019

Hello, I'll be soon (November-December?) applying for the visa. Gusto ko sanang isama yung girlfriend ko kaso hindi kame live in dahil hindi kaya ng gastusin and siya recent graduate lang tapos ako last year lang. We live with our parents and approved naman nila kame. We are together for almost 2.5 years. Is the "living together" a hard rule? Please help thank you!

iammaxwell1989 · October 2019

Not a hard rule. But you must be able to explain why you live separately and how you keep in contact.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aussizzgroup.com/blog/australian-de-facto-relationship-visa-requirements

superluckyclover · October 2019

@snowpy00 said:

Hello, I'll be soon (November-December?) applying for the visa. Gusto ko sanang isama yung girlfriend ko kaso hindi kame live in dahil hindi kaya ng gastusin and siya recent graduate lang tapos ako last year lang. We live with our parents and approved naman nila kame. We are together for almost 2.5 years. Is the "living together" a hard rule? Please help thank you!

yes, living together is a hard rule! my friends decided to get married para mas strong yung ties of relationship kasi maraming documents na need iprovide if "de facto" or sa Pinoy, parang Live-in partners. Kasi daw aware ang immigration na conservative culture ang Philippines. Example documents - Bank statement na joint, proof of cohabitation like Rental agreement document, joint bills, travel documents, mga stat declaration from different people.

Mas marami daw nirequire ang CO sakanila compared to his European colleague. (I am not sure about the integrity of this pala)