BM to SA(489)

ju.litnac · January 2020

Congrats po @maureenguelan...
Anjan na talaga kau.

Worth it sa lahat ng pagod nmn cguro:)

Schooling na agad mga bata?

bbtot · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
@odwight regarding s vaccine sabi nmn sakin ng kakilala ko n kakaalis lang hnd nmn sila tinanong bout polio vaccine .but to make sure ndn may mga kids kse ko lahat ay below 5 so lahat sila pina polio oral vac ko ndn.
Regarding pdos ----
Nagemail ko sknla at eto ang sagot

Dear Mr. De Vera:

We wish to inform you that the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) only
registers and conducts pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) to
Filipino emigrants with permanent resident visa. Australian Visa Subclass
489 is a provisional visa and is not classified as a permanent resident
visa. You may, however, register with the CFO on your next departure to
Australia if you have adjusted your status to permanent residency in
Australia.

You may wish to call the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
(POEA) at (632) 722-1155 or (632) 722-1144 to check if your Australian
visa is considered under the working visa class.

Best regards.

(sgd.)
Allan Ducusin
Emigrant Services Officer II
Migrant Integration and Education Division (MIED)

Hi sis @maureenguelan. Eto ba yung pinagsendan mo ng email?
[email protected]

maureenguelan · January 2020

@bbtot ay yes yan nga yon

maureenguelan · January 2020

@ju.litnac yes worth it nmn, mabuti nga at may bhay na kme may mga tumulong dn smin na mga pinoy. Sobrang blessed cguro dahil s mga bata. Start ng school january 28. Before that punthan n nmen yung school pero naemail ko na sila dla ko lang mga forms n sinend nila tru email and other requirements

bbtot · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
@bbtot ay yes yan nga yon

Thank you sis 😘

ju.litnac · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
@ju.litnac yes worth it nmn, mabuti nga at may bhay na kme may mga tumulong dn smin na mga pinoy. Sobrang blessed cguro dahil s mga bata. Start ng school january 28. Before that punthan n nmen yung school pero naemail ko na sila dla ko lang mga forms n sinend nila tru email and other requirements

Good is good.

ju.litnac · January 2020

@ju.litnac said:

@maureenguelan said:
@ju.litnac yes worth it nmn, mabuti nga at may bhay na kme may mga tumulong dn smin na mga pinoy. Sobrang blessed cguro dahil s mga bata. Start ng school january 28. Before that punthan n nmen yung school pero naemail ko na sila dla ko lang mga forms n sinend nila tru email and other requirements

God is good.

Ozlaz · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
@ju.litnac yes worth it nmn, mabuti nga at may bhay na kme may mga tumulong dn smin na mga pinoy. Sobrang blessed cguro dahil s mga bata. Start ng school january 28. Before that punthan n nmen yung school pero naemail ko na sila dla ko lang mga forms n sinend nila tru email and other requirements

Nakakuha na po kayo ng permanent na house? Or room lang? Kung house ba po, Pano po kayo nakakuha agad?

ju.litnac · January 2020

Hindi pa nga po kmi nakakakuha. Room lang muna cguro tas hanap nlng pag andun na po

jake38 · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
Hi nagBM na kme ng family ko last dec 29. Sobrang hirap na may kasamang toddlers i have 3 , 5 years old ,3 and 1. And i have 6xl luggages
With bag packs kme ni hubby,
Sa immigration pa lang napatakbo na mga immigration officer dahil s anak ko hahaha,
Nagtanong lang sila skin ano visa namen at tinanong dn ko bout pdos dahil nga 489 visa kame inexplain ko and nagprint out ko ng email skn s pdos na no need n nmen mah seminar to get cfo sticker.
Naging ok nmn ang byhe nmen tru singapore airlines.
Pagdating namen ng adelaide australia pahirapan n nmn kse walang baggage service. Kaya mga anak ko pinaupo ko na s maleta pra makaya lang nmen sila bitbitin ksma mga luggages namen.
At thank god, hnd n nila kme pinahirapan s immigration ng au airport. Tinanong lang nila ko why i tick yes. And thats it!
Nalampasan din nmen ang kapraningan ko dahil s pag nuod ng boarder security hahaha
At ang pagdala ng 3 toddlers!!!
Adjustment period naman samin ngayon

@maureenguelan said:
Hi nagBM na kme ng family ko last dec 29. Sobrang hirap na may kasamang toddlers i have 3 , 5 years old ,3 and 1. And i have 6xl luggages
With bag packs kme ni hubby,
Sa immigration pa lang napatakbo na mga immigration officer dahil s anak ko hahaha,
Nagtanong lang sila skin ano visa namen at tinanong dn ko bout pdos dahil nga 489 visa kame inexplain ko and nagprint out ko ng email skn s pdos na no need n nmen mah seminar to get cfo sticker.
Naging ok nmn ang byhe nmen tru singapore airlines.
Pagdating namen ng adelaide australia pahirapan n nmn kse walang baggage service. Kaya mga anak ko pinaupo ko na s maleta pra makaya lang nmen sila bitbitin ksma mga luggages namen.
At thank god, hnd n nila kme pinahirapan s immigration ng au airport. Tinanong lang nila ko why i tick yes. And thats it!
Nalampasan din nmen ang kapraningan ko dahil s pag nuod ng boarder security hahaha
At ang pagdala ng 3 toddlers!!!
Adjustment period naman samin ngayon

Nice! Congrats sis!

jake38 · January 2020

@maureenguelan said:
@ju.litnac yes worth it nmn, mabuti nga at may bhay na kme may mga tumulong dn smin na mga pinoy. Sobrang blessed cguro dahil s mga bata. Start ng school january 28. Before that punthan n nmen yung school pero naemail ko na sila dla ko lang mga forms n sinend nila tru email and other requirements

Sis, nung nasa SA ka na nag email sa school or nung asa pinas ka pa?.. sinabi mo ba yung address mo na asa school zone ka?..

jake38 · January 2020

@maureenguelan

Pano pala sis yung polio vaccine nyo?.. hinanapan kayo sa adult/toddler/baby? salamat

maureenguelan · January 2020

@jake38 nung may house na ko nkuha ska ko hinanapan ng school na malapit anak ko. Ska ko inemail nagemail nmn dn sila agad kung anong mga requiremnts need and ngsend ng form so nung dumating kame dto s adelaide ininform ko sila Then ayun nagsched lang kme nh day pag punta ko

maureenguelan · January 2020

Yung mga anak ko may polio vaccine nmn s center kame ni husband wala nmn

ju.litnac · February 2020

Musta na po mga SA Migrants. Ano na po weather jan

von1xx · February 2020

hello po, meron po ba dito na nagapply ng TFN tapos pinadala ung letter sa airbnb? TIA

maureenguelan · March 2020

Pag alis nmen ng adelaide autumn na malamig na

beecool79 · March 2020

BM po namin sa July, ano pong airline magandang kunin with regards to baggage allowance and ease on immigration

ignorms · March 2020

@ju.litnac said:
Musta na po mga SA Migrants. Ano na po weather jan

Pa-autumn na, so palamig na, pero di pa sweater weather.

jaceejoef · March 2020

Hi! just got here in Adelaide nung weekend.

Share ko lang experience ko.

=== NAIA T3 - Flight to Sydney ===
1. Check-in
Mga 11PM ang flight ko pero as early as 5 hours, pwede na mag check-in. During check-in, they'll check your documents and they may ask what's your reason going to Australia or what's your visa.
Yung baggage, ni-open talaga. They will swab the insides of your luggage then they have this machine. Di ko alam para san yun.

2. Immigration
Antagal at ang haba ng pila dito. You need to allocate at least 1.5 hours for this.

3. CebuPac Gate
CebuPac staff will inspect your carry-on baggages. Check lang nila ang laman pero hindi ang weight. After that, you need to go to another staff to do a body check before getting back your baggages.

4. During the flight
May bibigay silang Incoming Passenger Card. Dito na yung i-declare mo kung may dala kang medicines, foods, liquids, etc

=== Sydney Kingsford T1 - Flight to Adelaide ===
1. Sydney Arrival
Upon arrival, pipila kayo to check your passport. Di ko din alam san pipila. Basta sumunod lang ako sa mga kasama kong pinoy sa airplane. haha. After that you'll be sorted based on your answers on Incoming Passenger Card. So far, sa nakita ko isa lang ang binuksan talaga ang baggage then nakita ko andami niyang dalang chichirya. Kami pinalinya lang (by threes?) then inamoy ng inspection dog ang baggages. May dala akong pancit canton so ni-check ko yung meat or poultry sa card so tinanong ako ng security staff. Medyo nataranta ako so sinagot ko "a dry noodle food with some seasoning". haha. di ko alam kung na-gets niya yun. di ko kasi alam anong english ng pancit canton pero sabi lang niya "Alright, you may go"

2. Transfer from T1 to T2
Merong airport bus or TBus between T1 and T2. Paglabas mo sa arrival area, sa left side merong mcdo. Yung sliding door sa gilid nun, nandun ang TBus. Libre yun. Sakay ka lang or kung magtanong ka sabihin mo "domestic?" kasi may isang stop pa siya for International arrivals.

3. T2
Pagbaba mo ng bus, pasok ka lang sa loob T2 airport. Maliit lang ang airport. Nasa baba ang arrivals then sa taas ang departures.

4. Check-in
Self check-in ang style nila kagaya sa CebuPac sa NAIA but the difference is nasa self check-in machine na din ang printing ng baggage tags. May instruction naman sa baggage tag pano ilagay. Pag di kayo sure, ipalagay niyo na lang pagbigay niyo ng check-in baggage niyo. Also take note na isa lang pila for the baggage drop off for al flights. Pag drop-off niyo ng baggage, boarding pass lang kailangan nila unlike sa Pinas na kailangan pa ng ID.

5. Adelaide Arrival
Pagdating ko sa Adelaide, halos walang tao ang airport. Parang kami lang ang dumating that time. Medyo mahaba habang lakad lang papunta sa baggage carousel.

6. Transportation
Di ko alam pano ang transpo from the airport kasi sinundo ako ng landlady ko but there are directions around the airport where to ride a bus, train or taxi.

=== Other Notes ===
1. Yung date and time ng itinerary ng CebuPac sa Sydney is already in Sydney time. I was expecting na PH time pa yun so I was adding 3 hours. Ganun din sa Jetstar, naka local time
2. Food is around 9-15 AUD then bottled water is 3-6 AUD pero merong water fountains within the airport.
3. Mainit ang araw pero malamig ang hangin. A simple jacket will do. Wag yung pang snow jacket unless sobrang lamigin kayo. Sakin, nilalamig ng todo ang ilong ko so naka mask or neck gaiter ako minsan.
4. For accommodations, join "Pinoy AU Adelaide" group. Daming nag offer dun.
5. Hindi naghanap ng any vaccine in any of the airports (NAIA, Sydney or Adelaide). Wala ding thermal check or any kind of inspection about corona virus.

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Yun lang muna! Share ko experience ko later about Adelaide life.

I'm still looking for a job. Pasa pasa online. Pahingi naman ng cover letter at resume niyo para may comparison ako. Tsaka pa-refer na din ako. haha.

Good luck to us!

Linetdane · March 2020

Sa mga naka 489 paano po kayo nagopen ng bank account offshore? Kasi I checked NAB for PR lang daw yun pwede.

lecia · March 2020

@Linetdane said:
Sa mga naka 489 paano po kayo nagopen ng bank account offshore? Kasi I checked NAB for PR lang daw yun pwede.

You can po. A friend of mine opened a NAB bank account online, visa 489 din sya.. nakapagtransfer na sya ng pambaon nya doon sa NAb account..

Linetdane · March 2020

@lecia said:

@Linetdane said:
Sa mga naka 489 paano po kayo nagopen ng bank account offshore? Kasi I checked NAB for PR lang daw yun pwede.

You can po. A friend of mine opened a NAB bank account online, visa 489 din sya.. nakapagtransfer na sya ng pambaon nya doon sa NAb account..

Thanks po @lecia!!

jaceejoef · March 2020

@Linetdane said:
Sa mga naka 489 paano po kayo nagopen ng bank account offshore? Kasi I checked NAB for PR lang daw yun pwede.

I'm on visa 489. pwede offshore mag open. just follow the instructions on their website.

pagdating ko dito, nag email ako sa kanila to schedule the appearance meeting. They ask me to provide my boarding pass, passport and visa grant letter.

Di ko na-try mag transfer ng funds from PH. hand carry ko lang ang cash kasi di naman aabot ng 10k AUD. Para iwas fees na din.

ignorms · March 2020

Welcome to ADL @jaceejoef! Enjoy the weather before it gets too cold.

angel14 · March 2020

Any suggestions kung paano magpaship ng mga balikbayan boxes from PH to Adelaide?

FearFactory_17 · March 2020

How much kaya costs for a private hospital for a pregnancy checkup? Xray and lab tests? Normal and cs delivery?

Aware na ndi pa tayo entitled ng medicare. Anticipated na ang gastos. Wife kasi is mag34 na,kaya gusto na din namin magfmily.

May 2020 kmi magmove from mideast.

Salamat.

feyfayefayeh · March 2020

Good day,

Mag Big Move ako this june 2020

I'm checking flight na...

Pinag iisipan ko if

Singapore airlines
Manila-singapore-adelaide

Or

Cebu pac
Manila-sydney-adelaide

Due to COVID19, i think mas better sa australia na agad ang flight ko... wala nang lay over sa other countries

??

Salamat

jaceejoef · March 2020

@feyfayefayeh diretso na kayo Australia para di na kayo magpapalit ng SGD

odwight · March 2020

@feyfayefayeh said:
Good day,

Mag Big Move ako this june 2020

I'm checking flight na...

Pinag iisipan ko if

Singapore airlines
Manila-singapore-adelaide

Or

Cebu pac
Manila-sydney-adelaide

Due to COVID19, i think mas better sa australia na agad ang flight ko... wala nang lay over sa other countries

??

Salamat