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Posts: 152Member
Joined: Mar 15, 2019
312211 - Civil Engineering Draftsperson | Age: 25 | English Proficiency: 20 | Education: 15 |State Nomination: 5 | Years of Overseas Experience 15 | Total 80
Timeline:
14 Jan 2019 - PTE: L 90 R 82 S 90 W 90
25 Mar 2019 - Assessment passed to Vetassess
18 Jul 2019 - Vetassess Result: Positive [8.8 years]
19 Jul 2019 - EOI 190 VIC [80 points]
26 Aug 2019 - Pre-Invite from VIC received
28 Aug 2019 - Applied for VIC State Sponsorship
31 Oct 2019 - VIC 190 Visa Invite
08 Nov 2019 - Singapore Police Clearance release & Medical @ SATA Bedok
18 Nov 2019 - NBI Clearance release [Philippines]
20 Nov 2019 - Visa Application
24 Feb 2020 - Visa Grant!! TYL
Joined: Dec 19, 2019
Hi! Meron po bang nainvite dito for SN 190 (Victoria) with 90 points or kakilala po? Thank you!
Or may website po ba kung saan ko pwede makita yung tabulation ng invitation rounds per state/territory?
Posts: 52Member
Joined: Mar 14, 2014
Hi po. IE din po ako. I am about to register sa Victoria website nila kaso wala p po akong job offer. I have 5 years work experience as an offshore applicant. Pwede ko po b na ituloy ang registration tpos palitan n lng if may job offer ako?
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
Are you referring to 491? The problem with that approach is if you get invited and you’ve got no job offer to show. It will be pointless. You only lodge EOI’s if all paperwork required is complete.
Posts: 60Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2016
hi rhea, question. sa VIC nominations ba strict requirements nila? i have 8 years of exp, tapos after assessment naging 2 years total after assessment. im a network engineer by the way. sa EOI application ko sa 190 VIC 75 points ako. sa 491 naman 85 ako. dapat ba sundin ko yung 3 years at dapat may job offer, kahit pasok ako sa points?
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
You need to refer to their Eligibility requirements if you don’t meet it then you won’t be eligible. It’s not about Victoria being strict it’s about how you will meet the requirements.
Joined: Feb 11, 2020
Hi guys, planning to lodge an application sa VIC today. Mga ilang days/months ba usually nagrereply ng ITA? Thanks!
Joined: Feb 11, 2020
Oof it says my occupation is on invite only sa Victoria website nung nag try ako apply. Systems Analyst 261112. This means ba na I'll have to wait for SkillSelect?
Posts: 248Member
Joined: Jul 13, 2017
Hi @anna_m and pagkakaintindi ko ng may job offer is if kung nasa graduate stream ka or living onshore
ANZSCO 233211 | Civil Engineer
07.09.2022 VISA GRANT (SC 190 NSW - 95PTS)
09.08.2022 Qatar PCC
18.06.2022 Medicals
10.06.2022 Lodge Visa
19.05.2022 Received final ITA from Skillselect
18.05.2022 Received ITA from NSW and applied the same day
16.05.2022 Created 3rd EOI
27.04.2022 Received ITA from NSW (nasa junk folder kaya diko nakita, ayun expired link!)
12.2021 Created 2nd EOI
09.2020 Created 1st EOI pero na'lock kasi nakalimutan ko password at ung 3 questions KEK
12.09.2020 PTE-A Wife (Proficient)
07.09.2020 PTE-A L83 R90 S90 W90
16.07.2020 Duplicate letter wife
06.07.2020 RSEA outcome
02.03.2020 PTE-A L75 R78 S85 W76
01.2020 - back on track sa AU dream (sana magtuloy-tuloy na!)
12.2017 - 12.2019: 2 years hiatus
11.2017 EA outcome received
08.2017 EA outcome letter wife
Joined: Jun 21, 2020
Hi everyone!
Hope all is well. I am currently waiting for my skill assessment results. If positive po yung results, my partner and I plan to apply for visa 190 (Victoria) at 85 points. In line with this, I would like to kindly ask po sana below questions about the visa 190 procedure for victoria and the financial capacity requirement of 35K AUD for an offshore applicant (with 1 dependent) applying for subclass visa 190 nomination for victoria/ melbourne.
(1) if required po ba talaga yung proof of funds na 35KAUD for offshore applicant na may 1 dependent (partner)?
(2) If item 1 is yes, ideally dapat po ba naka ready na yung bank statement / certificate bago po ako magsubmit ng EOI?
(3) if selected and maka receive po ako ng invite to apply for Victorian visa nomination, then I will have to submit all the relevant documents and proof to support thr EOI points I claimed including the the proof of financial capacity for 35KAUD (1 dependent applicant) i.e bank statement / certificate?
Thank you in advance for your time and we grealty appreciate if you can share your thoughts and experience about this.
Posts: 152Member
Joined: Mar 15, 2019
Hi! They would only ask you to list down what you have- assets and the likes to prove that you will be able to sustain pag punta mo don. They didn’t ask us for proof but it would be best to declare what you really have in case they’d ask you to send in some docs though wala pa naman yata nangyari na ganon or hindi ko lang nabalitaan.
312211 - Civil Engineering Draftsperson | Age: 25 | English Proficiency: 20 | Education: 15 |State Nomination: 5 | Years of Overseas Experience 15 | Total 80
Timeline:
14 Jan 2019 - PTE: L 90 R 82 S 90 W 90
25 Mar 2019 - Assessment passed to Vetassess
18 Jul 2019 - Vetassess Result: Positive [8.8 years]
19 Jul 2019 - EOI 190 VIC [80 points]
26 Aug 2019 - Pre-Invite from VIC received
28 Aug 2019 - Applied for VIC State Sponsorship
31 Oct 2019 - VIC 190 Visa Invite
08 Nov 2019 - Singapore Police Clearance release & Medical @ SATA Bedok
18 Nov 2019 - NBI Clearance release [Philippines]
20 Nov 2019 - Visa Application
24 Feb 2020 - Visa Grant!! TYL
Posts: 20Member
Joined: Sep 18, 2019
Anybody has an idea or an estimate kelan ulit magbubukas ang 190/491 for Vic?
I'm currently preparing for my skills assessment for EA.
Thanks!
Posts: 60Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2016
Closed na sila for new applications of 189,190 & 491 since May 28, i think next year na daw ulet mag reresume.
Posts: 20Member
Joined: Sep 18, 2019
Thank you Barricade.
Matagal-tagal na intayan pala ulit.
Posts: 1,017Member, Moderator
Joined: Sep 13, 2019
Update for Targeted VIC nomination/invitation:
https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/2020/victorias-2020-21-skilled-visa-nomination-program-subclass-190-and-491
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261312 (Developer Programmer) - Main | 261111 (ICT Business Analyst) - Wife
189 (95), 190 (100)
2023
14 Nov | BIG MOVE
01 Nov | HIRED | First day of work. Remote working arrangement from SG
--- Trying my luck at job hunting while in Singapore and BM planning on the side ---
19 Apr | Direct Visa Grant | What a journey... JUST GRATEFUL!
2022 - Pandemic Eases Off
17 Nov | Medical Test Clearance
15 Nov | Medical Test
03 Nov | EOI #4, #6 | 189 Withdrawn, 190 NSW Withdrawn
03 Nov | Visa Application | 190 VIC --- THE REAL WAITING GAME BEGINS!!!
31 Oct | ITA | 190 VIC | never thought this day would come!!! T.T good decision to defer NSW nomination.
27 Oct | Pre-ITA | 190 NSW --- sabi nila, when it rains, it pours!!!
26 Oct | Nomination Application | 190 VIC
26 Oct | Pre-ITA | 190 VIC --- one step closer, sa wakas, PADAYON!!!
21 Oct | EOI #4, #5 + ROI, #6 DoE | 189, 190 VIC, 190 NSW
21 Oct | ACS Assessment (Wife) Renewal - Suitable
xx Mar| EOI#1, #2, #3 | 189 Expired, 190 NSW Expired, 190 VIC Expired
2021 - Pandemic Still
25 Sep | ACS Assessment (Main) Renewal - Suitable
01 Feb | EOI#4 DoE | 189
2020 - Pandemic
19 Aug | EOI#1, #2, #3 DoE | 189, 190 NSW, 190 VIC
30 Jul | NAATI CCL Online Test | Result: Passed
09 Mar | PTE (Wife) | Results: L90 R80 S90 W82 (Superior)
19 Feb | PTE (Main) | Results: L90 R83 S90 W82 (Superior)
12 Feb | ACS Assessment (Wife) - Suitable | Expired
2019
24 Oct | ACS Assessment (Main) - Suitable | Expired
2018
--- Tons of research, document collection and other necessary preparations ---
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Joined: Mar 10, 2016
This is for the interim until the federal usher on 6th October 2020
Posts: 94Member
Joined: Sep 04, 2017
Hi @RheaMARN1171933 .. continue pa rin po ba ang processing sa nakapaglodge na ng visa 190? Offshore po kasi ako waiting for grant..
Posts: 79Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2018
Hi po. Medyo naconfused ako sa information na subclass 190 is for applicants currently residing sa Victoria? Does it mean po ba, walang chance mainvite ang mga offshore applicants? Waiting for invitation pa din ako. EOI sent January, updated for 85 points last July. Offshore. Hay.
Joined: May 26, 2020
Hi po Ms. RheaMARN1171933 does it mean also na they could only accept onshore applicants as of now for both 190 and 491? Then by October naman ung processing for offshore applicants? Thanks po.
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Aug 10, 2016
Hi po! in writng CV for state nomination, do i need to include employment history from 5yrs, even if I am not claiming for points?
Posts: 457Member
Joined: Feb 23, 2018
currently po ang trend is 90 points ang invites, and so far, wala po tayong good news about offshores getting invites... kung kaya nyo po pataasin pa points nyo, pataasin pa po like try getting NAATI or Partner Points po siguro...
kapit lang po, papasan pa at magbubukas din si AU and we can continue on with our AU Dream
all the best po!
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | PY: 5 | CCL: 5
Total: 80/85 on Visa 189/190 Respectively
23.02.2018 | Signed up for the forum. Started gathering Documents and Reviewing for IELTS.
01.06.2018 | Company offered to provide 482 Visa, GRABBED IT!!!
15.10.2018 | 482 Visa Lodged
13.11.2018 | 482 Visa Granted
POEA Processing = took me almost a year to get all documents in place.
07.06.2019 | Finally the BM!!!
01.10.2019 | Started to review for PTE, aiming for Superior scores!
23.02.2020 | PTE Mock Test = L=68/R=64/S=90/W=77
29.02.2020 | PTE Test = L=90/R=85/S=90/W=85 - Got SUPERIOR on the 1st try! Thank You Lord!!!
01.03.2020 | EOI Lodged for Visa 189/190 NSW (80/85)
10.06.2020 | EOI Updated due to PY point addition (80/85)
24.09.2020 | EOI Updated due to Passing NAATI CCL (85/90)
10.05.2021 | Pursuing 186 (DE) - Thank God for His Favour!!!
11.03.2022 | Visa 186 (DE) - Nomination and Visa Application Lodged... Now the waiting begins...
14.01.2023 | Visa 186 (DE) - GRANTED!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
Citizenship Timeline:
22.01.2024 | Citizenship Application made online. THANK YOU LORD!!!
27.02.2024 | Citizenship Interview & Test Appointment letter Received
11.04.2024 | Citizenship Test passed @ 100%!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
11.07.2024 | Citizenship Approval!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
29.10.2024 | Citizenship Invite Received
30.11.2024 | FINALLY A CITIZEN!!!! THANK YOU LORD INDEED!!! that was quite a journey!!!
Posts: 79Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2018
Ganun na nga talaga. And prayers na sana makalusot na. 🙏🏼
Joined: Jun 02, 2020
Ikaw yung nurse na offshore diba? Parang may mga na inivite just recently kahit offshore at least 85 points for healthcare professionals. Are you sure you're lodged properly kung since January ka pa? Nakakapag taka na di ka pa na invite within that timeframe for a nurse.
Joined: Sep 15, 2019
Hi Guys! tanong lang po : continuous po ba ang pagaccept at pagprocess ng EOI by Immigration Affairs kahit closed borders ang OZ? thanks!
Posts: 79Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2018
Yes ako yun. Really? 80 points lng ako for 189, 85 for 190. Di pa yata open ang Vic for offshore. May agent ako and siya naglodged. Pero nacheck ko naman din and tama naman ang details kc she sent me copy though hindi ko talaga nakita sa immiaccount ko dahil she refused to give me my username and pw.
Atleast, you gave me hope. 🙏🏼
Posts: 457Member
Joined: Feb 23, 2018
all the best po, kapit lang and pray unceasingly!
wala na talaga way to bump up the points? hehehe
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | PY: 5 | CCL: 5
Total: 80/85 on Visa 189/190 Respectively
23.02.2018 | Signed up for the forum. Started gathering Documents and Reviewing for IELTS.
01.06.2018 | Company offered to provide 482 Visa, GRABBED IT!!!
15.10.2018 | 482 Visa Lodged
13.11.2018 | 482 Visa Granted
POEA Processing = took me almost a year to get all documents in place.
07.06.2019 | Finally the BM!!!
01.10.2019 | Started to review for PTE, aiming for Superior scores!
23.02.2020 | PTE Mock Test = L=68/R=64/S=90/W=77
29.02.2020 | PTE Test = L=90/R=85/S=90/W=85 - Got SUPERIOR on the 1st try! Thank You Lord!!!
01.03.2020 | EOI Lodged for Visa 189/190 NSW (80/85)
10.06.2020 | EOI Updated due to PY point addition (80/85)
24.09.2020 | EOI Updated due to Passing NAATI CCL (85/90)
10.05.2021 | Pursuing 186 (DE) - Thank God for His Favour!!!
11.03.2022 | Visa 186 (DE) - Nomination and Visa Application Lodged... Now the waiting begins...
14.01.2023 | Visa 186 (DE) - GRANTED!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
Citizenship Timeline:
22.01.2024 | Citizenship Application made online. THANK YOU LORD!!!
27.02.2024 | Citizenship Interview & Test Appointment letter Received
11.04.2024 | Citizenship Test passed @ 100%!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
11.07.2024 | Citizenship Approval!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
29.10.2024 | Citizenship Invite Received
30.11.2024 | FINALLY A CITIZEN!!!! THANK YOU LORD INDEED!!! that was quite a journey!!!
Posts: 457Member
Joined: Feb 23, 2018
AFAIK, di naman po nag-stop pag-accept ng EOI, more on points lang talaga ang labanan, trending ngayon ang 90 - 105 points, sila ang new normal
all the best po!
God Bless!
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer | Age: 25 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | PY: 5 | CCL: 5
Total: 80/85 on Visa 189/190 Respectively
23.02.2018 | Signed up for the forum. Started gathering Documents and Reviewing for IELTS.
01.06.2018 | Company offered to provide 482 Visa, GRABBED IT!!!
15.10.2018 | 482 Visa Lodged
13.11.2018 | 482 Visa Granted
POEA Processing = took me almost a year to get all documents in place.
07.06.2019 | Finally the BM!!!
01.10.2019 | Started to review for PTE, aiming for Superior scores!
23.02.2020 | PTE Mock Test = L=68/R=64/S=90/W=77
29.02.2020 | PTE Test = L=90/R=85/S=90/W=85 - Got SUPERIOR on the 1st try! Thank You Lord!!!
01.03.2020 | EOI Lodged for Visa 189/190 NSW (80/85)
10.06.2020 | EOI Updated due to PY point addition (80/85)
24.09.2020 | EOI Updated due to Passing NAATI CCL (85/90)
10.05.2021 | Pursuing 186 (DE) - Thank God for His Favour!!!
11.03.2022 | Visa 186 (DE) - Nomination and Visa Application Lodged... Now the waiting begins...
14.01.2023 | Visa 186 (DE) - GRANTED!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
Citizenship Timeline:
22.01.2024 | Citizenship Application made online. THANK YOU LORD!!!
27.02.2024 | Citizenship Interview & Test Appointment letter Received
11.04.2024 | Citizenship Test passed @ 100%!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
11.07.2024 | Citizenship Approval!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!
29.10.2024 | Citizenship Invite Received
30.11.2024 | FINALLY A CITIZEN!!!! THANK YOU LORD INDEED!!! that was quite a journey!!!
Posts: 79Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2018
Theres one more. Magtake ng pte c husband. Hehe. Will start reviewhin siya. 🙏🏼
Joined: Sep 15, 2019
Machinist trade kasi ako, occupation ceiling nya in 2020 - 2021 nsa 6000 tska konti lang ang nagapply sa trades ko.. sana lang kahit 65points overall may chance na mainvite..
Posts: 40Member
Joined: Oct 29, 2019
Hello po. Hingi lang po ng advice.
Agric Consultant with 2yrs exp assessed by VETASSESS (offshore)
Unemployed atm
Offshore
80+5
Advisable po ba na maglodge ako ng 190 sa VIC given na unemployed po ako atm? Kasi in my occupation, need magsubmit ng documents including CV once naglodge ng EOI for 190 sa vic. Or mas okay ba na mag apply po muna ako ng job in my nominated occ bago maglodge ng EOI? Would appreciate any insight. Thanks!
234111 AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT
Visa 491 FS
95 pts (Age - 30, PTE - 20, Education - 15, NAATI - 5, Partner - 10, FS - 15)
EOI: Jan 14, 2022
ITA: Jan 21, 2022
Visa Lodge: March 21, 2022
Medical Exam: May 21, 2022
S56 Request for NBI Clearance: July 4, 2022
NBI Clearance Submitted: July 13, 2022
Visa grant: August 19, 2022