BIG MOVE 2023

reemon · December 2022

Hi guys. To those who will have their big move from PH, you may want to book ahead of time your CFO PDOS schedule. I think this is applicable to PRs like me. I booked last Nov 1st week and the earliest PDOS face to face sched na nakuha ko was in Dec last week na. Pero pag online ang PDOS parang two weeks yata ang earliest sched from the booking date. FYI

ga2au · December 2022

Haha excited na kinakabhan sis. This is it

mariusinbrisbane · December 2022

Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?
Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

null94 · December 2022

@mariusinbrisbane said:
Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?

Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

jakibantiles · December 2022

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

jakibantiles · December 2022

@ga2au said:
Do u guys apply for medicare and tax before coming to Australia?

Medyo mabilis lang yung application nung tax, medicare inabot kami 2mos. So baka mas okay na iapply pag nandito na kasi need ng local contact details.

tigerlance · December 2022

@null94 said:

@mariusinbrisbane said:
Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?

Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Ano type of account ang inopen mo sa Commonwealth Bank. Hindi nageearn ng interest yung sa akin

ga2au · December 2022

@jakibantiles said:

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

Anu ung tax refund?

mariusinbrisbane · December 2022

@null94 said:

@mariusinbrisbane said:
Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?

Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Thank you!

mariusinbrisbane · December 2022

@ga2au said:

@jakibantiles said:

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

Anu ung tax refund?

May sinasabi nga rin sila about this. Tapos ang laki ng balik haha! I think para siyang yung tax refund dito sa PH na pag sobra yung binayad ng employer, ibabalik sayo by the end of the year.

Pero if someone could elaborate this further, that would be extremely helpful!

jakibantiles · December 2022

@ga2au said:

@jakibantiles said:

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

Anu ung tax refund?

Halos 20-25% ng sahod natin mapupunta sa tax. Pero malaking portion nun ang maibabalik pagdating ng end of financial year (30th June) kapag 1st time magrerefund. Not sure sa iba, pero nung 2nd yr namin ni hubs mga 60% pa rin ang narefund namin. Check nyo po tax rates dito: https://www.ato.gov.au/rates/individual-income-tax-rates/

jakibantiles · December 2022

@mariusinbrisbane said:

@ga2au said:

@jakibantiles said:

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

Anu ung tax refund?

May sinasabi nga rin sila about this. Tapos ang laki ng balik haha! I think para siyang yung tax refund dito sa PH na pag sobra yung binayad ng employer, ibabalik sayo by the end of the year.

Pero if someone could elaborate this further, that would be extremely helpful!

Kaya Christmas in July talaga dito hahahaha

mcril22 · December 2022

Sinoa mag big move sa Perth? Meron ba? Our company is looking for Jobs Coordinator (invoicing/billing) and some operations stuff ung gagawin.

nashmacoy101 · December 2022

Guys, ung mga may dependent na minor - need pa ba magpacertify ng mga vaccines nila para ipasa sa Australia Immunisation Register?

mcril22 · December 2022

@nashmacoy101 said:
Guys, ung mga may dependent na minor - need pa ba magpacertify ng mga vaccines nila para ipasa sa Australia Immunisation Register?

Yun sa anak namen yung sa pedia book lang pinakita namen. Ndi na need ipa certify. And some of the vaccines in the PH may not be accepted dito sa aussie so may inulit na vaccine sa anak namen.

nashmacoy101 · December 2022

@mcril22 said:

@nashmacoy101 said:
Guys, ung mga may dependent na minor - need pa ba magpacertify ng mga vaccines nila para ipasa sa Australia Immunisation Register?

Yun sa anak namen yung sa pedia book lang pinakita namen. Ndi na need ipa certify. And some of the vaccines in the PH may not be accepted dito sa aussie so may inulit na vaccine sa anak namen.

Thank you so much.

money_engineer · December 2022

@null94 said:

@mariusinbrisbane said:
Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?

Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Hello, nakapagdeposit ba kau sa bank account na inopen nio while offshore? Anu ung facility ung ginamit ninyo? May nabasa ako sa FB na through Wise kaso wala dito sa UAE na ganun.

null94 · December 2022

@money_engineer said:

@null94 said:

@mariusinbrisbane said:
Huy baka pwede na rin makisali dito kahit wala pang grant haha! (way of manifesting na ito haha!)

May mga q's lang din ako:

May way ba to open an Australian bank account kahit overseas pa? If so, which bank?

Sa mga Globe subscribers dyan, I heard na they have partner telcos dun pero not sure if automatic bang magkakasignal yung Globe once we got there or need pa siyang ipa-roaming?

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Hello, nakapagdeposit ba kau sa bank account na inopen nio while offshore? Anu ung facility ung ginamit ninyo? May nabasa ako sa FB na through Wise kaso wala dito sa UAE na ganun.

@money_engineer I did not deposit at the time kasi around AUD $3k lang budget ko nun and realise na kakainin lang ng exchange and transfer fee iyong pera so decided to just bring it in cash. Seen somewhere nauubra naman ang bank-to-bank transfer or Western Union.

null94 · December 2022

@ga2au said:

@jakibantiles said:

@ga2au said:

@sureball5 said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

Parehas tayo madam, dito rin ako SG, magresign ako after CNY, kunin muna bonus tapos big move na.

Hindi ko napo mahintay bonus sis. Haha march pa ung amin. Alis na alis nako haha

@plasticeye said:

@ga2au said:
Salamat po! Nakabook narin mga kababayan. Ang sakit sa bulsa kasi mag C-CNY dito sa Sg. Kaso wala nakapagpaalam na sa mga trabaho. So tuloy na. Makakahingi po ng list sana kung papanu mag Big move. Anu bang bawal sa Australia and what documents to ready. Nakakakaba.. 6weeks nalang sibat na dito Sg.

ingat ! hehehe kala ko nasa pinas ka, dito ka pa din pala sa sg. kitakits !

Ay haha oo. Mag 10years na sg! ❤️

Okay lang na di na hintayin ang bonus, may tax refund naman sa EOFY dito. 💕💕💕 dalawa kami ni hubs tig 1month salary na tax refund din inabot, January nagstart magwork. Exciting yaaaan 😄

Anu ung tax refund?

@ga2au Every end of financial year, you have to file your Income tax and declare other sources of income. It maybe from your other jobs, investments etc. And also your tax deductibles (any expenses made related to your work can be claimed like devices, but by percentage of use as long as you keep your receipt).
E.g. this pandemic marami ang working from home, so they have provided a method na you can claim a certain amount per hour considering you are using own space, electricity to generate an income.

If not mistaken first AUD$18k is tax free kaya usually on your first year mababa ang tax payment so mas malaki ang refund.

EeOZ · December 2022

Hello. May idea po ba kayo pano makapagpa-sea cargo or sea freight from manila to australia ng mga gamit? TIA.

dream.BIG · December 2022

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Hi! Pwede malaman paano ang process, nag check ako sa site ng CommBank pero hindi ko sya makita kung saan.

koalajourney · December 2022

Hello po. Sa mga nagrequest ng CFO sticker. How to fill-up ang fields regarding Address and contact number of destination. I have no contact and place to stay pa sa AUS.

null94 · December 2022

@dream.BIG said:

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Hi! Pwede malaman paano ang process, nag check ako sa site ng CommBank pero hindi ko sya makita kung saan.

@dream.BIG https://www.commbank.com.au/moving-to-australia/banking.html
Review eligibility.

athelene · December 2022

@mariusinbrisbane said:

@ga2au said:

Anu ung tax refund?

May sinasabi nga rin sila about this. Tapos ang laki ng balik haha! I think para siyang yung tax refund dito sa PH na pag sobra yung binayad ng employer, ibabalik sayo by the end of the year.

Pero if someone could elaborate this further, that would be extremely helpful!

Employers generally withhold/deduct money from your salary to pay your income tax to ATO. When you file your income tax, you can get tax refund if the tax withheld by your employer is much higher than the tax you're liable to pay. If the tax withheld by your employer is lower than the tax you're liable for, you need to pay ATO (so you're not getting a tax refund).

jinigirl · December 2022

@tigerlance said:

@emzkie said:
Hello. ok lang po ba mag purchase ng AU e-sim while still outside AU? may nakatry na sa inyu? I have not checked thoroughly the requirements though, if like need ng Au address & etc.

Maactivate mo siya pagnandito ka na kasi di pa siya nakaroaming.
You need passport, and au address kasi ireregister mo muna siya bago maactivate yung sim card mo.

Pwede siya pero, pagdating mo sa terminal sa sydney, free naman ang wifi, then magregister ka sa online, iattach mo ang passport, and intended address, after 1 hour mo pa magagamit yung phone mo.

Gamitin mo nalang muna ang messenger and phone features sa FB para tawagan yung susundo sa iyo.

Bago ka aalis sa Pilipinas tip lang, yung phone niyo nareset niyo na, Australia na dapat yung country sa smartphone niyo. Kasi meron di maaccess na apps na nakarestrict lang sa AU.

Example: Maccas and marami pa na di ko natandaan. Pero kung nagawa niyo na ito, di niyo narin magagamit yung apps sa Pilipinas example: Food Panda

gumagana po ba yung gcash pag australia na yung country, or yung mga native banking apps na meron dito sa pinas? or totally ba icloclose niyo na dapat yung bank accounts niyo bago yung BM?

dream.BIG · December 2022

@null94 said:

@dream.BIG said:

@mariusinbrisbane
1. Yes, cannot speak for all banks - I opened my account while offshore with CommBank. They have facility for migrant process. You just need to select a branch on your application that you'll need to visit once you arrived. I believe other should be able to offer the same.
2. Automatic.

Hi! Pwede malaman paano ang process, nag check ako sa site ng CommBank pero hindi ko sya makita kung saan.

@dream.BIG https://www.commbank.com.au/moving-to-australia/banking.html
Review eligibility.

Thanks!

tigerlance · December 2022

@jinigirl said:

@tigerlance said:

@emzkie said:
Hello. ok lang po ba mag purchase ng AU e-sim while still outside AU? may nakatry na sa inyu? I have not checked thoroughly the requirements though, if like need ng Au address & etc.

Maactivate mo siya pagnandito ka na kasi di pa siya nakaroaming.
You need passport, and au address kasi ireregister mo muna siya bago maactivate yung sim card mo.

Pwede siya pero, pagdating mo sa terminal sa sydney, free naman ang wifi, then magregister ka sa online, iattach mo ang passport, and intended address, after 1 hour mo pa magagamit yung phone mo.

Gamitin mo nalang muna ang messenger and phone features sa FB para tawagan yung susundo sa iyo.

Bago ka aalis sa Pilipinas tip lang, yung phone niyo nareset niyo na, Australia na dapat yung country sa smartphone niyo. Kasi meron di maaccess na apps na nakarestrict lang sa AU.

Example: Maccas and marami pa na di ko natandaan. Pero kung nagawa niyo na ito, di niyo narin magagamit yung apps sa Pilipinas example: Food Panda

gumagana po ba yung gcash pag australia na yung country, or yung mga native banking apps na meron dito sa pinas? or totally ba icloclose niyo na dapat yung bank accounts niyo bago yung BM?

Pag meron ka isang backup phone na nakaroaming yung philippine sim mo, and nakalocation na Philippines, gagana ito. Basta napagana niyo na yung app dyan sa Pilipinas and naregister niyo na no problem. Example BDO and BPI. Dapat may load ah pagpunta mo dito and nakaroaming, para magsend yung OTP. syempre nainform mo rin yung banko na magabroad ka na.

Example: Pag tinanggal mo yung app na Lazada habang nasa Pilipinas, then idownload mo ulit pag nandito ka sa AU, hindi na siya magproproceed yung delivery mo. Something is wrong ang lalabas. May mga naka geo-location lang na app na nagwowork lang sa Pilipinas

Cons: di mo magagamit na app na MyGov sa phone. MyGov app if iphone requires ios 15 or better then nakaset na location ay australia.

songhyeky0 · December 2022

@reemon said:
Hi guys. To those who will have their big move from PH, you may want to book ahead of time your CFO PDOS schedule. I think this is applicable to PRs like me. I booked last Nov 1st week and the earliest PDOS face to face sched na nakuha ko was in Dec last week na. Pero pag online ang PDOS parang two weeks yata ang earliest sched from the booking date. FYI

Wala na akong mabook na PDOS bago ang flight ko. Hindi rin gumagana yung online. Pwede kayang sumingit? Flight ko na sa 16-Jan-23 pero ang earliest schedule ay sa 18-Jan-23 na. Pwede kayang walk-in?