General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

lock_code2004 · January 2013

Thank you ulit @lock_code2004. Sorry po sa pagkakaconfuse ko sa inyo. Salamat po sa very detailed explanation

1. EOI: So need na po pala ng passport sa EOI. Kailangan ko na po muna irenew ang passport ko? Kasi po yung maiden name ko pa ang nakalagay. Hindi pa yung surname ng husband ko.

2. Lodgement of Visa application: Sabay po ba ang pag lodge ng Visa at pagbayad ng Visa Fee 3060 AUD?

1. kung nagmamadali po kayo, wag nyo na ipa-renew ang passport nyo, kung valid pa naman..
meron naman po kayong "marriage certificate" pwede na po yun as proof na married kayo, hindi po importante na napalitan ang surname nyo..

2. yes.. mag submit po muna kayo ng EOI.. depende sa points nyo ang bilis/tagal ng visa invitation to apply... normally pag 70pts pataas, mabilis ma invite, therefore kailangan nyo na agad mag lodge ng visa application... tama po.. visa application sabay ng bayad ng fee..

after magbayad, saka nyo, i aattach ang mga scanned documents..
medyo 1-2 months po ang hinihintay bago magka CO.. dun nyo pa lang malalaman kung may kulang kayong documents.. at kung kelan kayo dapat mag pa-medical..

lock_code2004 · January 2013

@Bryann... kinakabahan po ako medical namin. Kasi yung husband ko, meron syang problem sa gall bladder nya. Possible po ba na madeny kami? Kinakabahan ako

wag nyo po isipin muna yan... hindi po kasali yan sa reason para madeny due to medical condition... normally po eh mga malalang sakit, nakakahawa and threat to the public.. (active TB, HIV)

peach17 · January 2013

maraming maraming salamat po lock_code2004. you've been an angel to us. buti na lang nakita ko tong forum na ito... salamat po sa mga tulong ah.. nakakaba mag apply. lalo na wala kaming agent.. buti andyan po kayo.

Pwede na po pala gamitin ang Passport ko kahit di pa surname ng husband ko ang nakalagay?
Pero ano po ilalagay ko sa Application Form or sa EOI? Surname na po ng husband ko? Or yung Surname ko pa po para tugma sa Passport?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

maraming maraming salamat po lock_code2004. you've been an angel to us. buti na lang nakita ko tong forum na ito... salamat po sa mga tulong ah.. nakakaba mag apply. lalo na wala kaming agent.. buti andyan po kayo.

Pwede na po pala gamitin ang Passport ko kahit di pa surname ng husband ko ang nakalagay?
Pero ano po ilalagay ko sa Application Form or sa EOI? Surname na po ng husband ko? Or yung Surname ko pa po para tugma sa Passport?

Kung anu po ang nasa current passport nyo, ung po ang gamitin nyo.. para consistent ang documents... yan din kasi ang gagamitin sa pag na grant na ang visa nyo..
sympre sa pag-tick ng status ni mister.. "married" po ang piliin nyo.. haha...

i suggest po, punta na kayo sa link ng EOI, try to fill-up the form.. save nyo lang muna.. pero wag nyo basta basta isusubmit.. double check.. make sure na tama ang mga entries lalo na sa mga claimed points nyo..

- age
- skills assessment
- ielts points
- work exp (relevant based on skills assessment)
- education level (dito po maraming nagkakamali, ilalagay nyo kung anu po ang assessed level ng education ni mister.. example, kahit na po "bachelor degree" sya sa pinas, pero kung nakalagay sa result ng EA eh "DIPLOMA" level lang po, eh 10 pts lang po un sa education.)

kung alam nyo na 60 pts lang kayo (for example), at nakita nyo sa summary EOI na 65pts ang total..double check.. several times.. before submitting your EOI..

peach17 · January 2013

thank you so much @lock_code2004.
sobrang salamat po talaga.

try po muna namin mag EOI as per your advice.

san po pala kayo magstay sa Australia?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

thank you so much @lock_code2004.
sobrang salamat po talaga.

try po muna namin mag EOI as per your advice.

san po pala kayo magstay sa Australia?

goodluck po.. balitaan nyo kmi.. god bless..
kahit saan po basta may work.. but i have friends in perth and sydney..

peach17 · January 2013

thank you thank you po @lock_code2004

wag po kayo magsawa tumulong ah. God bless din po.

CPAGirl · January 2013

@lock_code2004. hi.. i hope u can help me. anybody here who had their skills assessment from cpa australia?

TasBurrfoot · January 2013

@lock_code2004. hi.. i hope u can help me. anybody here who had their skills assessment from cpa australia?

@CPAGirl - My wife did... There is a separate thread for accountants in this forum, pls see below:

http://pinoyau.info/discussion/97/accountant#Item_419

lock_code2004 · January 2013

@lock_code2004. hi.. i hope u can help me. anybody here who had their skills assessment from cpa australia?

ayan na po.. @psychoboy is the right person..he can definitely help you..

peach17 · January 2013

hi po ulit @lock_code2004.

yung tinanong ko po sa inyo kagabi about our passports, may follow up questions pa po ako sana:

sa husband ko po: mag eexpire ng Jan 15. 2014
yung sakin po: maiden name ko pa ang nakalagay so hindi pa nag aappear dun ang surname ng husband ko. expiration is 2016 pa po

okay na po ba hindi na kami mag renew pareho for the entire duration of the application process? or kailangan po talaga mag renew? lalo na ako, kasi hindi pa surname ng husband ko ang gamit ko? May impact po ba yun? Or pwede ko pa yun gamitin until makarating ng Australia?

Thanks po ulit.

peach17 · January 2013

Medyo worried lang po ako kung saang period within the application process pwede pa ako mag renew ng passport. Pero pag mag renew ako, mababago lahat ng details di ba po? From EOI, to Application forms.

Pero kung pwede nman na hindi na ako mag renew, better yet di ko na lang irenew para wala nang changes na gagawin. Tama po ba?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

hi po ulit @lock_code2004.

yung tinanong ko po sa inyo kagabi about our passports, may follow up questions pa po ako sana:

sa husband ko po: mag eexpire ng Jan 15. 2014
yung sakin po: maiden name ko pa ang nakalagay so hindi pa nag aappear dun ang surname ng husband ko. expiration is 2016 pa po

okay na po ba hindi na kami mag renew pareho for the entire duration of the application process? or kailangan po talaga mag renew? lalo na ako, kasi hindi pa surname ng husband ko ang gamit ko? May impact po ba yun? Or pwede ko pa yun gamitin until makarating ng Australia?

Thanks po ulit.

hi.. i think nasagot ko na yan.. so hindi na po pwede mag follow-up questions.. lol.
baka di nyo lang nabasa.. hehe

1. Your Husband's passport - valid until Jan 15, 2014 , yes pwdeng pwede po.. pag naisubmit nyo EOI nyo ngaun.. at nainvite kayo agad at na-approved kayo agad.. assuming hindi aabot ang process ng end ng Dec 2013.. processing time is around 2-3 months.. max na 6 months... so by June 2013 may visa na kayo.... AFTER ma-grant ang visa, you need to fill-up a form to change details of hubby's passport and send it to your CO, para hindi hassle sa airport/pag-travel..

- kung umabot man ang processing nyo at nag-expire na ang passport, pwede nyo pa ring gawin ang pag-fill-up ng FORM 929 Change of address and/or passport details, change your passport details and send to your CO..

2. Your Passport with maiden name - again, okay lang din po yan., dahil valid pa naman.. ang mga de-facto (not married) relationship nga po ay tinatanggap sa Australia, so meaning ang mga passport nila ay maiden name din.. you have a proof . "your marriage certificate".. so walang kaso sa maiden name in passport..

TasBurrfoot · January 2013

hi po ulit @lock_code2004.

yung tinanong ko po sa inyo kagabi about our passports, may follow up questions pa po ako sana:

sa husband ko po: mag eexpire ng Jan 15. 2014
yung sakin po: maiden name ko pa ang nakalagay so hindi pa nag aappear dun ang surname ng husband ko. expiration is 2016 pa po

okay na po ba hindi na kami mag renew pareho for the entire duration of the application process? or kailangan po talaga mag renew? lalo na ako, kasi hindi pa surname ng husband ko ang gamit ko? May impact po ba yun? Or pwede ko pa yun gamitin until makarating ng Australia?

Thanks po ulit.

hi.. i think nasagot ko na yan.. so hindi na po pwede mag follow-up questions.. lol.
baka di nyo lang nabasa.. hehe

1. Your Husband's passport - valid until Jan 15, 2014 , yes pwdeng pwede po.. pag naisubmit nyo EOI nyo ngaun.. at nainvite kayo agad at na-approved kayo agad.. assuming hindi aabot ang process ng end ng Dec 2013.. processing time is around 2-3 months.. max na 6 months... so by June 2013 may visa na kayo.... AFTER ma-grant ang visa, you need to fill-up a form to change details of hubby's passport and send it to your CO, para hindi hassle sa airport/pag-travel..

- kung umabot man ang processing nyo at nag-expire na ang passport, pwede nyo pa ring gawin ang pag-fill-up ng FORM 929 Change of address and/or passport details, change your passport details and send to your CO..

2. Your Passport with maiden name - again, okay lang din po yan., dahil valid pa naman.. ang mga de-facto (not married) relationship nga po ay tinatanggap sa Australia, so meaning ang mga passport nila ay maiden name din.. you have a proof . "your marriage certificate".. so walang kaso sa maiden name in passport..

If I may share lang - my wife and myself lodged our visa application with different family names in our passport... Walang problema naman and no questions asked, we just supplied the marriage certificate.

lock_code2004 · January 2013

@peach17, ayan may pa-totoo pa si @psychoboy

peach17 · January 2013

hehe salamat po sa pagpapasensya sakin. im sure nakukulitan na kayo...
pero thank you so much @lock_code2004 and @psychoboy.

pahabol pa po ah..
1. if after VISA grant po, FORM 929 Change din po ba ang gagamitin?
2. so hindi na po ako mag paparenew ng Passport. yun na din po gagamitin pagdating sa Australia?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

hehe salamat po sa pagpapasensya sakin. im sure nakukulitan na kayo...pero thank you so much @lock_code2004 and @psychoboy.

pahabol pa po ah..
1. if after VISA grant po, FORM 929 Change din po ba ang gagamitin?
2. so hindi na po ako mag paparenew ng Passport. yun na din po gagamitin pagdating sa Australia?

1. after visa grant, yes, same form to change your passport details.
2. opo, yun na rin gamitin nyo pagtravel... pwede pong hindi na rin kayo magpapalit ng passport..
-pwede din namang magpapalit after na ma renew ang visa.. sympre kung mapalit kayo ng passport to have your husband's surname, you need to inform them (DIAC) again.. you can use the same form.

peach17 · January 2013

salamat po @lock_code2004

ganun na lang po ang gagawin namin.
magpaparenew kami ng passport, after na lang po ng application process.

Hi @psychoboy, nagpapalit din ba ng passport ang wifey nyo po after ng VISA GRANT nyo?
Or yun na gagamitin nya pagtravel sa Australia?

@lock_code2004 and @psychoboy, hindi po ba mahirapan if dun pa sa Australia magpapalit ng passport to have my husband's name na? Advisable kung dito na lang sya gagawin sa atin?

lock_code2004 · January 2013

salamat po @lock_code2004

ganun na lang po ang gagawin namin.
magpaparenew kami ng passport, after na lang po ng application process.

@lock_code2004 and @psychoboy, hindi po ba mahirapan if dun pa sa Australia magpapalit ng passport to have my husband's name na? Advisable kung dito na lang sya gagawin sa atin?

parang mas madali kung sa pinas (in terms of processing time)..
kasi sa AU, aapply ka sa mga embassy, tapos sa pinas din naman gagawin at manggagaling ang new passport nyo..

TasBurrfoot · January 2013

salamat po @lock_code2004

ganun na lang po ang gagawin namin.
magpaparenew kami ng passport, after na lang po ng application process.

Hi @psychoboy, nagpapalit din ba ng passport ang wifey nyo po after ng VISA GRANT nyo?
Or yun na gagamitin nya pagtravel sa Australia?

@lock_code2004 and @psychoboy, hindi po ba mahirapan if dun pa sa Australia magpapalit ng passport to have my husband's name na? Advisable kung dito na lang sya gagawin sa atin?

@peach17 - my wife will be retaining her last name...

peach17 · January 2013

Hi @lock_code2004, nag EOI na po kami ngayon.
May questions po ako:
1. Wala po ba talagang fields dun to input names of Partner, Other Family Members? May question lang po kung ilan ang isasamang dependent, pero wala nman kami inenter na name ko dun. Name lang po ng husband ko ang hiningi.

2. Yung IELTS Test Reference Number po ba eh yung Test Report Form Number na makikita sa pinakababa ng IELTS Result?

3.Yung reference number/receipt number po ba sa Skills Assessment eh yung COntact ID from Engineers Australia? Wala na po kami makitang ibang Reference number sa Assessment Letter namin from Engineers Australia kaya yun ang nilagay namin. Tama po ba?

4. May lalabas po ba talaga sa Summary of Points na Years of experience in Nominated Occupation - in Australia within the last 10 years. kahit "NO" nman ang sagot namin dito? Although 0 points nman po sya sa summary.

Thanks po, andami ko na nman tanong hehe

peach17 · January 2013

Hi @psychoboy, ahh kahit nasa Australia na po kayo, hindi sya magpaparenew ng passport? As in hindi na sya magpapalit ng surname nyo, ever?

jane · January 2013

Patulong naman po sa pagsagot ng form 80. Meron kc question dun na "Have you travelled to any countries other than Australia, including any visits back to your country of citizenship during the past 10 years (including short stays)?". Seaman po kc ung hubby ko at world wide po and byahe nila. Madaming bansa na po ang napunthan nya at kadalasan ilang days lang sila sa isang lugar. Ilalagay pa po ba lahat ng bansang napunthan nya? Parang ang dami po kc...

Thanks po

lock_code2004 · January 2013

Hi @lock_code2004, nag EOI na po kami ngayon.
May questions po ako:
1. Wala po ba talagang fields dun to input names of Partner, Other Family Members? May question lang po kung ilan ang isasamang dependent, pero wala nman kami inenter na name ko dun. Name lang po ng husband ko ang hiningi.

ANS: Actually hindi ko po alam ang screens ng EOI.. so hindi ko masasagot.. Hopefully magreply ang mga nakapag-EOI..

2. Yung IELTS Test Reference Number po ba eh yung Test Report Form Number na makikita sa pinakababa ng IELTS Result?

ANS. Tama po.

3.Yung reference number/receipt number po ba sa Skills Assessment eh yung COntact ID from Engineers Australia? Wala na po kami makitang ibang Reference number sa Assessment Letter namin from Engineers Australia kaya yun ang nilagay namin. Tama po ba?

ANS. Tama po.

4. May lalabas po ba talaga sa Summary of Points na Years of experience in Nominated Occupation - in Australia within the last 10 years. kahit "NO" nman ang sagot namin dito? Although 0 points nman po sya sa summary.

Thanks po, andami ko na nman tanong hehe

ANS: Actually hindi ko po alam ang screens ng EOI.. so hindi ko masasagot.. Hopefully magreply ang mga nakapag-EOI..

can you specify ung mga points nyo po.. if you dont mind.. para alam natin na pareho ang claim nyo.. sa nasa EOI total points nyo..

TasBurrfoot · January 2013

Hi @psychoboy, ahh kahit nasa Australia na po kayo, hindi sya magpaparenew ng passport? As in hindi na sya magpapalit ng surname nyo, ever?

hello, as i have said she will not be changing her last name...

killerbee · January 2013

1. Wala po ba talagang fields dun to input names of Partner, Other Family Members? May question lang po kung ilan ang isasamang dependent, pero wala nman kami inenter na name ko dun. Name lang po ng husband ko ang hiningi.

Wala pa po, not unless you will be claiming for the Partner points, dun lang po mag-aappear ng details ang Partner to indicate ung IELTS at Skilled Assessment. Think of it this way, the EOI is simply a declaration which points you will be claiming to achieve the minimum of 60 pts, thus if you are not after the partner points there will be no need to mentioned.

Anyway, in the DIAC application later on you will be providing all the family member details in there.

4. May lalabas po ba talaga sa Summary of Points na Years of experience in Nominated Occupation - in Australia within the last 10 years. kahit "NO" nman ang sagot namin dito? Although 0 points nman po sya sa summary.

Hmmm... during the declaration of EACH nominated occupation, there is a dropdown button to indicate whether it's outside or within Australia (or similar to that effect). Usually, they are separated from each other in the Summary of Points. You should have noticed this when the time you filled up the form.

Before you applied for EOI, you have already computed the points to be claimed right? If they don't tally together, then something must be wrong with your EOI. This is one way to check if you have correctly filled up the form.

Anyway, you can still edit pa naman the EOI and then resubmit again.

Hope this helps. :-)

lock_code2004 · January 2013

1. Wala po ba talagang fields dun to input names of Partner, Other Family Members? May question lang po kung ilan ang isasamang dependent, pero wala nman kami inenter na name ko dun. Name lang po ng husband ko ang hiningi.
Wala pa po, not unless you will be claiming for the Partner points, dun lang po mag-aappear ng details ng Partner to indicate ung IELTS at Skilled Assessment. Think of this way, the EOI is simply a declaration which points you will be claiming to achieve the minimum of 60 pts, thus if you are not after the partner points there will be no need to mentioned.

Anyway, in the DIAC application later on you will be providing all the family member details in there.

there you go... thanks! @killerbee...

So in summary:
1) EOI - you will only need details of the primary, and anything related to your claimed points
2) Once invited for the visa application, that is the only time you will enter all other details, pimary, secondary, dependents and even other family members..

peach17 · January 2013

thank you @lock_code2004, @psychoboy and @killerbee

@lock_code2004,
eto po ang claimed points namin. tama naman po sa computation namin. 70 points.

Age : 30
IELTS: 10
Educational Qualificatio: 15
Years of Experience Overseas: 15
Years of Experience in Nominated Occupation in Australia 0
70

Nagulat lang kami bakit may lumabas na "Years of experience in Nominated Occupation - in Australia within the last 10 years" dun sa summary BUT with 0 point naman po.
Nagtaka kami kasi sa lahat nman ng questions related to Study or Work Experience in Australia - NO nman po ang sagot namin.

peach17 · January 2013

@lock_code2004 - tama nman po na 15 points kami sa educational qualification di ba?
Eto po ang naka indicate sa Letter we received from Engineers Australia:

" Your above qualification has been assessed as broadly comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree for the purposes of awarding points..."

peach17 · January 2013

Sino po kaya sa mga nakapag EOI na yung may same scenario samin?

May lumalabas po ba talaga na "Years of experience in Nominated Occupation - in Australia within the last 10 years" dun sa summary? kahit NO nman po ang sagot nyo?