491 NSW

jbernardo · April 2023

Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

whimpee · April 2023

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

jbernardo · April 2023

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

whimpee · April 2023

@jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

Yes, if you check their post codes, pasok sila sa definition ng regional area

MACINOZ2023 · April 2023

Yes po Wollonggong is in Illawara, regional area po. Yun po ang nominating region namin sa 491 NSW namin. Almost 1 hr drive po from Sydney. > @jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

jbernardo · April 2023

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Yes po Wollonggong is in Illawara, regional area po. Yun po ang nominating region namin sa 491 NSW namin. Almost 1 hr drive po from Sydney. > @jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

Hindi naman ba mahirap ma meet ung salary quota para makapag apply ng 191? Feeling ko kasi hindi ako makakahanap ng work na inclined sa assessed skill ko. Software engr. Kasi ako. Eh feeling ko ung mga work ko nasa sydney mismo

whimpee · April 2023

@jbernardo said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Yes po Wollonggong is in Illawara, regional area po. Yun po ang nominating region namin sa 491 NSW namin. Almost 1 hr drive po from Sydney. > @jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

Hindi naman ba mahirap ma meet ung salary quota para makapag apply ng 191? Feeling ko kasi hindi ako makakahanap ng work na inclined sa assessed skill ko. Software engr. Kasi ako. Eh feeling ko ung mga work ko nasa sydney mismo

From what I've seen, they are trying to market Wollongong as a hub for Tech startups, so hopefully there's opportunity for you there.

jbernardo · April 2023

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Yes po Wollonggong is in Illawara, regional area po. Yun po ang nominating region namin sa 491 NSW namin. Almost 1 hr drive po from Sydney. > @jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

Hindi naman ba mahirap ma meet ung salary quota para makapag apply ng 191? Feeling ko kasi hindi ako makakahanap ng work na inclined sa assessed skill ko. Software engr. Kasi ako. Eh feeling ko ung mga work ko nasa sydney mismo

From what I've seen, they are trying to market Wollongong as a hub for Tech startups, so hopefully there's opportunity for you there.

Sana nga po thank you. By the way, kamusta naman po ang buhay buhay nyo?

MACINOZ2023 · April 2023

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Yes po Wollonggong is in Illawara, regional area po. Yun po ang nominating region namin sa 491 NSW namin. Almost 1 hr drive po from Sydney. > @jbernardo said:

@whimpee said:

@jbernardo said:
Hi All-

I received an invitation to apply for 491 visa just this week. Ang question ko lang pag nagrant na ba ung visa ko need ba ng mga POEA documents pa? Eh kung wala ka pang work pag entry sa Australia.

Tapos madali lang ba mag apply ng work? At san ang magandang regional NSW? Kasi diba pag 491 hindi pede muna sa greater Sydney?

From what I've read, hindi pa kailangan since maghahanap pa lang ng work. Yung ideal region I guess would depend on your occupation. In my case, we are choosing between Newcastle and Wollongong.

Pwede ang wollongong at newcastle?

Hindi naman ba mahirap ma meet ung salary quota para makapag apply ng 191? Feeling ko kasi hindi ako makakahanap ng work na inclined sa assessed skill ko. Software engr. Kasi ako. Eh feeling ko ung mga work ko nasa sydney mismo

From what I've seen, they are trying to market Wollongong as a hub for Tech startups, so hopefully there's opportunity for you there.

Wow, great news! Wollonggong is a nice place, IT field din ang Husband ko (Main Applicant), plan po namin magstay talaga sa nominating region namin (Illawara).

heneraluna · April 2023

Hi guys, i’m about to BM this June, still contemplationg whether i go Gong coty or newcastle, pwede po paenlighten kung san mas maraming job opportunities for construction or design field. Thanks!

whimpee · April 2023

@heneraluna said:
Hi guys, i’m about to BM this June, still contemplationg whether i go Gong coty or newcastle, pwede po paenlighten kung san mas maraming job opportunities for construction or design field. Thanks!

I think best option is to look at the career sites and search the field kung saan madaming postings.

bbsdgr8 · April 2023

https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw-today

Based po dito yung Wollongong and New Castle daw ay hindi regional areas? Or mali po pagkakaintindi ko. Plan pa naman sana namin is Wollongong sa visa 491.

whimpee · April 2023

@bbsdgr8 said:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw-today

Based po dito yung Wollongong and New Castle daw ay hindi regional areas? Or mali po pagkakaintindi ko. Plan pa naman sana namin is Wollongong sa visa 491.

It only refers to their Economic plans. Both are excluded since they are major hubs already. By DHA definition both still fall under Regional.

misslittlemarketer · April 2023

@whimpee said:

@bbsdgr8 said:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw-today

Based po dito yung Wollongong and New Castle daw ay hindi regional areas? Or mali po pagkakaintindi ko. Plan pa naman sana namin is Wollongong sa visa 491.

It only refers to their Economic plans. Both are excluded since they are major hubs already. By DHA definition both still fall under Regional.

Hello Sir makikisali po ako sa usapan

Medyo confuse din ako sa definition.

Ang visa 491 is pwede ba sa SYDNEY na regional meaning mga inner suburbs? ang bawal lang is sa Greater Sydney? tama po ba?

whimpee · April 2023

@misslittlemarketer said:

@whimpee said:

@bbsdgr8 said:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-nsw-today

Based po dito yung Wollongong and New Castle daw ay hindi regional areas? Or mali po pagkakaintindi ko. Plan pa naman sana namin is Wollongong sa visa 491.

It only refers to their Economic plans. Both are excluded since they are major hubs already. By DHA definition both still fall under Regional.

Hello Sir makikisali po ako sa usapan

Medyo confuse din ako sa definition.

Ang visa 491 is pwede ba sa SYDNEY na regional meaning mga inner suburbs? ang bawal lang is sa Greater Sydney? tama po ba?

Easiest way is to check the postal code of the location: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list/regional-postcodes

UNO001 · April 2023

Hello, just want to make it clear kung legit ba.

5 months na kami naka lodge. Still waiting parin ma grant. Tapos na kami medical at biometric. Pero may group kasi about sa fake agency tapos nakita ko name nila na baka list. Meron nman sila office dito sa uae. May mga recibo namn lahat. Like biometric namin at Medical. Meron nman HAP id. Still di parin ako mapakali.

ga2au · May 2023

@UNO001 said:
Hello, just want to make it clear kung legit ba.

5 months na kami naka lodge. Still waiting parin ma grant. Tapos na kami medical at biometric. Pero may group kasi about sa fake agency tapos nakita ko name nila na baka list. Meron nman sila office dito sa uae. May mga recibo namn lahat. Like biometric namin at Medical. Meron nman HAP id. Still di parin ako mapakali.

U can check maybe if legit ung medicals niyo. Since u have an agent i think wala kayung access sa Immiaccount niyo. Maybe if u check ur emedical, thats a sign na nakalodge tlaga kayu. Check it here :

https://www.emedical.immi.gov.au/eMedUI/eMedicalClient

RheaMARN1171933 · May 2023

@UNO001 said:
Hello, just want to make it clear kung legit ba.

5 months na kami naka lodge. Still waiting parin ma grant. Tapos na kami medical at biometric. Pero may group kasi about sa fake agency tapos nakita ko name nila na baka list. Meron nman sila office dito sa uae. May mga recibo namn lahat. Like biometric namin at Medical. Meron nman HAP id. Still di parin ako mapakali.

Check the MARA number. There are a lot of agencies outside of Australia providing such services but they are not registered agents. Best to ask for their MARA number but then again there are also those agents who charge a fee so businesses can use and claim that they are working with a migration agent when in reality they don’t. Be careful…unfortunately Australian government does not have a way to address such issues with unscrupulous businesses operating outside of Australia.

jbernardo · May 2023

@UNO001 said:
Hello, just want to make it clear kung legit ba.

5 months na kami naka lodge. Still waiting parin ma grant. Tapos na kami medical at biometric. Pero may group kasi about sa fake agency tapos nakita ko name nila na baka list. Meron nman sila office dito sa uae. May mga recibo namn lahat. Like biometric namin at Medical. Meron nman HAP id. Still di parin ako mapakali.

Tanunging nyo reference number nyo sa agent nyo tapos gawa kau ng immi account para macheck nyo ung status ng application nyo

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

whimpee · May 2023

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Is it restricted only to those nominated by the RDA?

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

@whimpee said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Is it restricted only to those nominated by the RDA?

Yes po, for those nominated lang ng Illawara, di na din kami nakaabot sold out na slot. Sayang! 7:00 AM namin natanggap dito kami sa Qatar.

d_b · May 2023

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

@d_b said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

Hi, kami kasi direct nagapply sa RDA ng Illawara (491), kusa ka ata nainvite without direct application, noon alam ko upon pre invite mo kailangan mamili ng Region, anong stage ka na ba?

whimpee · May 2023

@d_b said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

There's 2 streams for 491 under NSW. One is that you apply directly with an RDA (most of them have already stopped receiving applications). The other one is that Investment NSW will invite you directly (depending if your occupation is in the list).

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

@whimpee said:

@d_b said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

There's 2 streams for 491 under NSW. One is that you apply directly with an RDA (most of them have already stopped receiving applications). The other one is that Investment NSW will invite you directly (depending if your occupation is in the list).

Yes, pero noon despite being invited directly by the Investment NSW kailangan mo pa din mamili ng region, ganon pa din ba sa case nyo ngayon?

ptcsonic1 · May 2023

tanong ko lang po sana kung kailan po isusubmit yung form 80, form 1229 at form 1221? after mag submit sa online application? thanks po

whimpee · May 2023

@MACINOZ2023 said:

@whimpee said:

@d_b said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

There's 2 streams for 491 under NSW. One is that you apply directly with an RDA (most of them have already stopped receiving applications). The other one is that Investment NSW will invite you directly (depending if your occupation is in the list).

Yes, pero noon despite being invited directly by the Investment NSW kailangan mo pa din mamili ng region, ganon pa din ba sa case nyo ngayon?

If I recall correctly, walang tinanong na preferred region sa application namin for NSW nomination. This was last November 2022.

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

That's good to hear, mas free kayo mamili ng region to live/work.

d_b · May 2023

@whimpee said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:

@whimpee said:

@d_b said:

@MACINOZ2023 said:
Hello, RDA Illawara has an Information Session on May 24, and registration is mandatory. So for those like us who have been nominated by this region, please check your email.

Hi @MACINOZ2023, 491 NSW din ako pero wala ako makitang nominating region. May isa pa tayong ka-forum, 491 NSW FSC naman sya. Bakit yung sakin parang generic lang? lol iba-iba pa ba ang nagnonominate?

There's 2 streams for 491 under NSW. One is that you apply directly with an RDA (most of them have already stopped receiving applications). The other one is that Investment NSW will invite you directly (depending if your occupation is in the list).

Yes, pero noon despite being invited directly by the Investment NSW kailangan mo pa din mamili ng region, ganon pa din ba sa case nyo ngayon?

If I recall correctly, walang tinanong na preferred region sa application namin for NSW nomination. This was last November 2022.

Hi @whimpee. ok gets. wala din tinatanong ngayon, basta daw approved at meron akong 60 days. Hi @MACINOZ2023, andun na ko sa stage na gusto ko na mag give up lol. Kakareceive ko lang ng invitation just over a week ago; nagfill up ng Form 80 these past few days; kumuha ng COC kanina sa Cantonment; waiting for my fingerprinting sa embassy. I'm not sure kung anong stage, pero yan mga ginagawa ko. Pre-lodging stage?

MACINOZ2023 · May 2023

Hi @whimpee. ok gets. wala din tinatanong ngayon, basta daw approved at meron akong 60 days. Hi @MACINOZ2023, andun na ko sa stage na gusto ko na mag give up lol. Kakareceive ko lang ng invitation just over a week ago; nagfill up ng Form 80 these past few days; kumuha ng COC kanina sa Cantonment; waiting for my fingerprinting sa embassy. I'm not sure kung anong stage, pero yan mga ginagawa ko. Pre-lodging stage?

Haha dami ko laugh mga piptipayb. Pareho tayo ng stage, "visa lodgment" haha, hoping and praying this week makapaglodge na kami.