BIG MOVE 2023

jonananak · May 2023

Hello in our case, we secured rental kahit nasa Pinas pa kami.

era222 · May 2023

@jonananak said:
Hello in our case, we secured rental kahit nasa Pinas pa kami.

Please share how/what the process was like? Or may kakilala ba kayo sa Aus na nag-help? thanks!

mikelle · May 2023

@IamTim said:

@mikelle said:

@IamTim said:
Sharing our big move experience:

Cebupacific airline namin dahil dun yung pinakamalaking check-in baggage na nakita ko. 64kg each kami with my wife and daughter. Bali 192 kg yun. 8 duffle bags at 2 maleta. Yung nasa website nila na 1 bag each sa 32 kg baggage ay hindi na updated. We used duffle bags kasi nasa 5kg din halos yung maleta namin unlike duffle bags na negligible na yung weight. Sinulit namin yang baggage allowance namin para di na kami magpa ship ng gamit. Sobrang dami nga lang talaga naming dalang gamit pero kinaya naman.

May 3 - Flight to Sydney
At the airport, tinanong kami ng IO kung resident and we said yes (visa 189). Di kami hinanapan ng Pdos at e-travel card. The flight schedule was smooth and on time. Malaki yung plane ng cebupac, yung may middle aisle. Yung ibang passengers nga ay nakahiga pa sakop yung 3 sits during the flight. First time immigrants need to pay travel tax.

Sa Sydney airport may free wifi pero di sya abot dun sa may airplane apron. May 2 pila ng taxi, one for sedans and another one naman ay mga airport vans. Syempre sa van kame, Nakitira kami temporarily sa isang friend in Parramatta area.

May 4~5 - Simcard, bank, tfn, medicare, centrelink, email Bupa
One week before flight nagregister na kame sa Commonwealth Bank, then nagpunta lang kami sa branch to activate the account. Mabilis lang yung process at magkakaroon ka kagad ng bank account na pwede na pasukan ng pera. I used Wise app tapos si wife ko naman nag bank to bank (Singapore bank to Australia). Nagtry din kami mag withdraw ng cash sa atm dito sa AU using our SG cards. I would say the best rate ay yung sa Wise (not to mention yung speed ng paglipat ng pera) , tapos yung sa bank to bank di naman sobrang laki ng rate difference kaso almost 1 day bago macredit yung pera. Mas lugi yung pag withdraw ng cash sa atms. Yung atm card 1 week to 2 weeks pa bago madeliver sa address. Hindi pala kami nagdala ng cash, so withdraw lang sa Sydney airport ng konti tapos puro Visa na pinangbabayad namin sa mga transactions.

Sa mall kami bumili ng simcard (Coles), mabilis lang sya iactivate at may guide naman. Opal card sa 7-11 kami bumili, pwede na sya for buses and trains. Download the Opal app dahil sobrang useful lalo yung map niya.

Nagapply na rin kami ng Tax file number (TFN) at medicare which is online lang naman kaso di sila makukuha kagad. Centrelink naman makakapply pag may pag gagamitan na daw, so hindi na muna kami nagapply. Nag email na rin kami sa Bupa para sa health undertaking 815.

May 6~8 - house hunting
House hunting kami nito, just book as many viewings as you can basta make sure na kaya ng time mo and try to register na rin online kung kelan ang schedule ng open viewing. 15 minutes lang tinatagal ng viewing. Gumawa ako ng list ng mga iinspect ko per day, including the price and number of rooms etc. After the inspection may link on how to apply, just upload as many documents as you can. Bali kung mag-asawa, gawa kayo ng tigisang application using the link na binigay at automatic na mag-link din yung application niyo.

May 9 - House rental application approved
Tinawagan ako ng agent at sabi na pinoprocess na daw yung application ko, nag add kami ng 10~20 aud sa weekly rent and I think it really helped sa rental application namin. Also madami akong tinanong sa agent at nakipagkwentuhan na rin. Sabi ko na I just moved in to AU, at nagttransfer palang kami ng pera kasi may daily limit yung transfer. Okay naman daw iupload yung overseas bank statement. Within the day, pinag transfer na kami ng pera para sa deposit para mareserve na yung unit. Bali 1 week rent muna, then 1 month bond na babayaran sa rental bond online (rbo), tapos 1 week rent ulit upon signing ng contract and collection of keys.

May 10 - First day of work
Meron na pala akong employer prior to the grant. Originally mid ng May ang start ng work ko pero sabi ko I can start earlier. Flexible naman sila.

May 11 - House rental signing of contract
It took us less than 10 minutes sa signing. It was quick at nakuha na agad namin yung susi. Ang una naming binili ay mattress para pwede na kami matulog sa new house. Bali nagleave muna ako sa work for this.

Slowly, bumibili na kami ng furnitures and appliances and hopefully makumpleto na ang gamit namin soon. Merong Ikea, Fantastic Furnitures, kmart at Amart. Sa ngayon, UberXL ang gamit namin dahil wala pa kaming sasakyan. Required ang car seat sa child hanggang 7yo. Ang lamig dito sa Sydney. Hindi kami nag aircon sa gabi at sarado pa ang bintana pero sobrang lamig parin. Parang centralized yata aircon dito ngayon.

We are very happy and overwhelmed sa bagong journey namin as a family. Thank you sa group na to dahil sobrang laking tulong ang naibigay niyo sa amin.

Ate @ga2au, dito rin kame sa Blacktown nakakuha ng bahay.

Hi @IamTim congrats on your big move!

ask ko po ano po yung health undertaking sa bupa upon arrival?

May need po bang iemail sa DHA upon arrival?

Also, saan po kayo nakakuha ng real estate agent? Thank you.

May cases sa medical na ipapasign ka ng health undertaking. Kung clear ang medical mo, ignore mo lang yung health undertaking. Sa mga rental listings mostly may agent dun. Kung anong napili mo na bahay, my agent na humahawak nun. So it depends sa property at location.

Thank you @IamTim

mikelle · May 2023

@ga2au said:

@mikelle said:

@IamTim said:
Sharing our big move experience:

Cebupacific airline namin dahil dun yung pinakamalaking check-in baggage na nakita ko. 64kg each kami with my wife and daughter. Bali 192 kg yun. 8 duffle bags at 2 maleta. Yung nasa website nila na 1 bag each sa 32 kg baggage ay hindi na updated. We used duffle bags kasi nasa 5kg din halos yung maleta namin unlike duffle bags na negligible na yung weight. Sinulit namin yang baggage allowance namin para di na kami magpa ship ng gamit. Sobrang dami nga lang talaga naming dalang gamit pero kinaya naman.

May 3 - Flight to Sydney
At the airport, tinanong kami ng IO kung resident and we said yes (visa 189). Di kami hinanapan ng Pdos at e-travel card. The flight schedule was smooth and on time. Malaki yung plane ng cebupac, yung may middle aisle. Yung ibang passengers nga ay nakahiga pa sakop yung 3 sits during the flight. First time immigrants need to pay travel tax.

Sa Sydney airport may free wifi pero di sya abot dun sa may airplane apron. May 2 pila ng taxi, one for sedans and another one naman ay mga airport vans. Syempre sa van kame, Nakitira kami temporarily sa isang friend in Parramatta area.

May 4~5 - Simcard, bank, tfn, medicare, centrelink, email Bupa
One week before flight nagregister na kame sa Commonwealth Bank, then nagpunta lang kami sa branch to activate the account. Mabilis lang yung process at magkakaroon ka kagad ng bank account na pwede na pasukan ng pera. I used Wise app tapos si wife ko naman nag bank to bank (Singapore bank to Australia). Nagtry din kami mag withdraw ng cash sa atm dito sa AU using our SG cards. I would say the best rate ay yung sa Wise (not to mention yung speed ng paglipat ng pera) , tapos yung sa bank to bank di naman sobrang laki ng rate difference kaso almost 1 day bago macredit yung pera. Mas lugi yung pag withdraw ng cash sa atms. Yung atm card 1 week to 2 weeks pa bago madeliver sa address. Hindi pala kami nagdala ng cash, so withdraw lang sa Sydney airport ng konti tapos puro Visa na pinangbabayad namin sa mga transactions.

Sa mall kami bumili ng simcard (Coles), mabilis lang sya iactivate at may guide naman. Opal card sa 7-11 kami bumili, pwede na sya for buses and trains. Download the Opal app dahil sobrang useful lalo yung map niya.

Nagapply na rin kami ng Tax file number (TFN) at medicare which is online lang naman kaso di sila makukuha kagad. Centrelink naman makakapply pag may pag gagamitan na daw, so hindi na muna kami nagapply. Nag email na rin kami sa Bupa para sa health undertaking 815.

May 6~8 - house hunting
House hunting kami nito, just book as many viewings as you can basta make sure na kaya ng time mo and try to register na rin online kung kelan ang schedule ng open viewing. 15 minutes lang tinatagal ng viewing. Gumawa ako ng list ng mga iinspect ko per day, including the price and number of rooms etc. After the inspection may link on how to apply, just upload as many documents as you can. Bali kung mag-asawa, gawa kayo ng tigisang application using the link na binigay at automatic na mag-link din yung application niyo.

May 9 - House rental application approved
Tinawagan ako ng agent at sabi na pinoprocess na daw yung application ko, nag add kami ng 10~20 aud sa weekly rent and I think it really helped sa rental application namin. Also madami akong tinanong sa agent at nakipagkwentuhan na rin. Sabi ko na I just moved in to AU, at nagttransfer palang kami ng pera kasi may daily limit yung transfer. Okay naman daw iupload yung overseas bank statement. Within the day, pinag transfer na kami ng pera para sa deposit para mareserve na yung unit. Bali 1 week rent muna, then 1 month bond na babayaran sa rental bond online (rbo), tapos 1 week rent ulit upon signing ng contract and collection of keys.

May 10 - First day of work
Meron na pala akong employer prior to the grant. Originally mid ng May ang start ng work ko pero sabi ko I can start earlier. Flexible naman sila.

May 11 - House rental signing of contract
It took us less than 10 minutes sa signing. It was quick at nakuha na agad namin yung susi. Ang una naming binili ay mattress para pwede na kami matulog sa new house. Bali nagleave muna ako sa work for this.

Slowly, bumibili na kami ng furnitures and appliances and hopefully makumpleto na ang gamit namin soon. Merong Ikea, Fantastic Furnitures, kmart at Amart. Sa ngayon, UberXL ang gamit namin dahil wala pa kaming sasakyan. Required ang car seat sa child hanggang 7yo. Ang lamig dito sa Sydney. Hindi kami nag aircon sa gabi at sarado pa ang bintana pero sobrang lamig parin. Parang centralized yata aircon dito ngayon.

We are very happy and overwhelmed sa bagong journey namin as a family. Thank you sa group na to dahil sobrang laking tulong ang naibigay niyo sa amin.

Ate @ga2au, dito rin kame sa Blacktown nakakuha ng bahay.

Hi @IamTim congrats on your big move!

ask ko po ano po yung health undertaking sa bupa upon arrival?

May need po bang iemail sa DHA upon arrival?

Also, saan po kayo nakakuha ng real estate agent? Thank you.

You have to email them about your arrival. Please refer to link below.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/tuberculosis/Pages/refugee-health-undertakings.aspx#:~:text=By signing a Health Undertaking,for follow-up as directed.&text=People can also phone BUPA,919 (a%20free%20call).

Cleared po kami sa medicals, no other comments and sa VIC po kami. Is this needed pa po kaya @ga2au ?

ga2au · May 2023

@mikelle said:

@ga2au said:

@mikelle said:

@IamTim said:
Sharing our big move experience:

Cebupacific airline namin dahil dun yung pinakamalaking check-in baggage na nakita ko. 64kg each kami with my wife and daughter. Bali 192 kg yun. 8 duffle bags at 2 maleta. Yung nasa website nila na 1 bag each sa 32 kg baggage ay hindi na updated. We used duffle bags kasi nasa 5kg din halos yung maleta namin unlike duffle bags na negligible na yung weight. Sinulit namin yang baggage allowance namin para di na kami magpa ship ng gamit. Sobrang dami nga lang talaga naming dalang gamit pero kinaya naman.

May 3 - Flight to Sydney
At the airport, tinanong kami ng IO kung resident and we said yes (visa 189). Di kami hinanapan ng Pdos at e-travel card. The flight schedule was smooth and on time. Malaki yung plane ng cebupac, yung may middle aisle. Yung ibang passengers nga ay nakahiga pa sakop yung 3 sits during the flight. First time immigrants need to pay travel tax.

Sa Sydney airport may free wifi pero di sya abot dun sa may airplane apron. May 2 pila ng taxi, one for sedans and another one naman ay mga airport vans. Syempre sa van kame, Nakitira kami temporarily sa isang friend in Parramatta area.

May 4~5 - Simcard, bank, tfn, medicare, centrelink, email Bupa
One week before flight nagregister na kame sa Commonwealth Bank, then nagpunta lang kami sa branch to activate the account. Mabilis lang yung process at magkakaroon ka kagad ng bank account na pwede na pasukan ng pera. I used Wise app tapos si wife ko naman nag bank to bank (Singapore bank to Australia). Nagtry din kami mag withdraw ng cash sa atm dito sa AU using our SG cards. I would say the best rate ay yung sa Wise (not to mention yung speed ng paglipat ng pera) , tapos yung sa bank to bank di naman sobrang laki ng rate difference kaso almost 1 day bago macredit yung pera. Mas lugi yung pag withdraw ng cash sa atms. Yung atm card 1 week to 2 weeks pa bago madeliver sa address. Hindi pala kami nagdala ng cash, so withdraw lang sa Sydney airport ng konti tapos puro Visa na pinangbabayad namin sa mga transactions.

Sa mall kami bumili ng simcard (Coles), mabilis lang sya iactivate at may guide naman. Opal card sa 7-11 kami bumili, pwede na sya for buses and trains. Download the Opal app dahil sobrang useful lalo yung map niya.

Nagapply na rin kami ng Tax file number (TFN) at medicare which is online lang naman kaso di sila makukuha kagad. Centrelink naman makakapply pag may pag gagamitan na daw, so hindi na muna kami nagapply. Nag email na rin kami sa Bupa para sa health undertaking 815.

May 6~8 - house hunting
House hunting kami nito, just book as many viewings as you can basta make sure na kaya ng time mo and try to register na rin online kung kelan ang schedule ng open viewing. 15 minutes lang tinatagal ng viewing. Gumawa ako ng list ng mga iinspect ko per day, including the price and number of rooms etc. After the inspection may link on how to apply, just upload as many documents as you can. Bali kung mag-asawa, gawa kayo ng tigisang application using the link na binigay at automatic na mag-link din yung application niyo.

May 9 - House rental application approved
Tinawagan ako ng agent at sabi na pinoprocess na daw yung application ko, nag add kami ng 10~20 aud sa weekly rent and I think it really helped sa rental application namin. Also madami akong tinanong sa agent at nakipagkwentuhan na rin. Sabi ko na I just moved in to AU, at nagttransfer palang kami ng pera kasi may daily limit yung transfer. Okay naman daw iupload yung overseas bank statement. Within the day, pinag transfer na kami ng pera para sa deposit para mareserve na yung unit. Bali 1 week rent muna, then 1 month bond na babayaran sa rental bond online (rbo), tapos 1 week rent ulit upon signing ng contract and collection of keys.

May 10 - First day of work
Meron na pala akong employer prior to the grant. Originally mid ng May ang start ng work ko pero sabi ko I can start earlier. Flexible naman sila.

May 11 - House rental signing of contract
It took us less than 10 minutes sa signing. It was quick at nakuha na agad namin yung susi. Ang una naming binili ay mattress para pwede na kami matulog sa new house. Bali nagleave muna ako sa work for this.

Slowly, bumibili na kami ng furnitures and appliances and hopefully makumpleto na ang gamit namin soon. Merong Ikea, Fantastic Furnitures, kmart at Amart. Sa ngayon, UberXL ang gamit namin dahil wala pa kaming sasakyan. Required ang car seat sa child hanggang 7yo. Ang lamig dito sa Sydney. Hindi kami nag aircon sa gabi at sarado pa ang bintana pero sobrang lamig parin. Parang centralized yata aircon dito ngayon.

We are very happy and overwhelmed sa bagong journey namin as a family. Thank you sa group na to dahil sobrang laking tulong ang naibigay niyo sa amin.

Ate @ga2au, dito rin kame sa Blacktown nakakuha ng bahay.

Hi @IamTim congrats on your big move!

ask ko po ano po yung health undertaking sa bupa upon arrival?

May need po bang iemail sa DHA upon arrival?

Also, saan po kayo nakakuha ng real estate agent? Thank you.

You have to email them about your arrival. Please refer to link below.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/tuberculosis/Pages/refugee-health-undertakings.aspx#:~:text=By signing a Health Undertaking,for follow-up as directed.&text=People can also phone BUPA,919 (a%20free%20call).

Cleared po kami sa medicals, no other comments and sa VIC po kami. Is this needed pa po kaya @ga2au ?

If you're clear no need.

mikelle · May 2023

@ga2au said:

@mikelle said:

@ga2au said:

@mikelle said:

@IamTim said:
Sharing our big move experience:

Cebupacific airline namin dahil dun yung pinakamalaking check-in baggage na nakita ko. 64kg each kami with my wife and daughter. Bali 192 kg yun. 8 duffle bags at 2 maleta. Yung nasa website nila na 1 bag each sa 32 kg baggage ay hindi na updated. We used duffle bags kasi nasa 5kg din halos yung maleta namin unlike duffle bags na negligible na yung weight. Sinulit namin yang baggage allowance namin para di na kami magpa ship ng gamit. Sobrang dami nga lang talaga naming dalang gamit pero kinaya naman.

May 3 - Flight to Sydney
At the airport, tinanong kami ng IO kung resident and we said yes (visa 189). Di kami hinanapan ng Pdos at e-travel card. The flight schedule was smooth and on time. Malaki yung plane ng cebupac, yung may middle aisle. Yung ibang passengers nga ay nakahiga pa sakop yung 3 sits during the flight. First time immigrants need to pay travel tax.

Sa Sydney airport may free wifi pero di sya abot dun sa may airplane apron. May 2 pila ng taxi, one for sedans and another one naman ay mga airport vans. Syempre sa van kame, Nakitira kami temporarily sa isang friend in Parramatta area.

May 4~5 - Simcard, bank, tfn, medicare, centrelink, email Bupa
One week before flight nagregister na kame sa Commonwealth Bank, then nagpunta lang kami sa branch to activate the account. Mabilis lang yung process at magkakaroon ka kagad ng bank account na pwede na pasukan ng pera. I used Wise app tapos si wife ko naman nag bank to bank (Singapore bank to Australia). Nagtry din kami mag withdraw ng cash sa atm dito sa AU using our SG cards. I would say the best rate ay yung sa Wise (not to mention yung speed ng paglipat ng pera) , tapos yung sa bank to bank di naman sobrang laki ng rate difference kaso almost 1 day bago macredit yung pera. Mas lugi yung pag withdraw ng cash sa atms. Yung atm card 1 week to 2 weeks pa bago madeliver sa address. Hindi pala kami nagdala ng cash, so withdraw lang sa Sydney airport ng konti tapos puro Visa na pinangbabayad namin sa mga transactions.

Sa mall kami bumili ng simcard (Coles), mabilis lang sya iactivate at may guide naman. Opal card sa 7-11 kami bumili, pwede na sya for buses and trains. Download the Opal app dahil sobrang useful lalo yung map niya.

Nagapply na rin kami ng Tax file number (TFN) at medicare which is online lang naman kaso di sila makukuha kagad. Centrelink naman makakapply pag may pag gagamitan na daw, so hindi na muna kami nagapply. Nag email na rin kami sa Bupa para sa health undertaking 815.

May 6~8 - house hunting
House hunting kami nito, just book as many viewings as you can basta make sure na kaya ng time mo and try to register na rin online kung kelan ang schedule ng open viewing. 15 minutes lang tinatagal ng viewing. Gumawa ako ng list ng mga iinspect ko per day, including the price and number of rooms etc. After the inspection may link on how to apply, just upload as many documents as you can. Bali kung mag-asawa, gawa kayo ng tigisang application using the link na binigay at automatic na mag-link din yung application niyo.

May 9 - House rental application approved
Tinawagan ako ng agent at sabi na pinoprocess na daw yung application ko, nag add kami ng 10~20 aud sa weekly rent and I think it really helped sa rental application namin. Also madami akong tinanong sa agent at nakipagkwentuhan na rin. Sabi ko na I just moved in to AU, at nagttransfer palang kami ng pera kasi may daily limit yung transfer. Okay naman daw iupload yung overseas bank statement. Within the day, pinag transfer na kami ng pera para sa deposit para mareserve na yung unit. Bali 1 week rent muna, then 1 month bond na babayaran sa rental bond online (rbo), tapos 1 week rent ulit upon signing ng contract and collection of keys.

May 10 - First day of work
Meron na pala akong employer prior to the grant. Originally mid ng May ang start ng work ko pero sabi ko I can start earlier. Flexible naman sila.

May 11 - House rental signing of contract
It took us less than 10 minutes sa signing. It was quick at nakuha na agad namin yung susi. Ang una naming binili ay mattress para pwede na kami matulog sa new house. Bali nagleave muna ako sa work for this.

Slowly, bumibili na kami ng furnitures and appliances and hopefully makumpleto na ang gamit namin soon. Merong Ikea, Fantastic Furnitures, kmart at Amart. Sa ngayon, UberXL ang gamit namin dahil wala pa kaming sasakyan. Required ang car seat sa child hanggang 7yo. Ang lamig dito sa Sydney. Hindi kami nag aircon sa gabi at sarado pa ang bintana pero sobrang lamig parin. Parang centralized yata aircon dito ngayon.

We are very happy and overwhelmed sa bagong journey namin as a family. Thank you sa group na to dahil sobrang laking tulong ang naibigay niyo sa amin.

Ate @ga2au, dito rin kame sa Blacktown nakakuha ng bahay.

Hi @IamTim congrats on your big move!

ask ko po ano po yung health undertaking sa bupa upon arrival?

May need po bang iemail sa DHA upon arrival?

Also, saan po kayo nakakuha ng real estate agent? Thank you.

You have to email them about your arrival. Please refer to link below.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/tuberculosis/Pages/refugee-health-undertakings.aspx#:~:text=By signing a Health Undertaking,for follow-up as directed.&text=People can also phone BUPA,919 (a%20free%20call).

Cleared po kami sa medicals, no other comments and sa VIC po kami. Is this needed pa po kaya @ga2au ?

If you're clear no need.

thank you @ga2au pero may email advice po ba na required sa lahat ng bagong dating na migrants sa DHA na nakafirst entry na po?

marksolito · May 2023

Question lang po, if may same case katulad sakin. Working abroad po ako, then nagpa medical po ako dito sa Pinas para bakasyon na din. Need ko pa po ba iupdate address ko kahit 3months lang ako dito?

jonananak · May 2023

@era222 said:

@jonananak said:
Hello in our case, we secured rental kahit nasa Pinas pa kami.

Please share how/what the process was like? Or may kakilala ba kayo sa Aus na nag-help? thanks!

Hello, wala pong tumulong sa amin. We just applied trough realestate.com tapos mag si send lang sila ng link kung paano mag apply. Nag bigay kami ng references sa Pinas and sa abroad. Walang inspection. Na approved po kami.

era222 · May 2023

@jonananak said:

@era222 said:

@jonananak said:
Hello in our case, we secured rental kahit nasa Pinas pa kami.

Please share how/what the process was like? Or may kakilala ba kayo sa Aus na nag-help? thanks!

Hello, wala pong tumulong sa amin. We just applied trough realestate.com tapos mag si send lang sila ng link kung paano mag apply. Nag bigay kami ng references sa Pinas and sa abroad. Walang inspection. Na approved po kami.

Ohhhh, okay naman ang actual place nung nakita niyo na in person?

mikelle · May 2023

Hello po, sa mga nakapagsecure po ng work bago po mag-BIG move, may mga questions po sana ako. Hoping may sumagot sana:

Did you change your location in LinkedIn and Seek to the Australia kahit di pa po kayo nagmigrate?
What job search platforms did you use?
Is there a way to hide the location from people on LinkedIn in the Philippines? Ayoko po kasi sanang makita ng current employer, connections ko na Australia na tagged location ko.
If you have highly recommended formats for your resume and cover letter, hope you could share po yung links.
Is there a way to secure an Aus mobile number while in the Philippines, like if may kakilala kami na nasa Aus right now at makikisuyo kami to send thru parcel yung sim (activate muna sa Aus bago ipadala)? Para makasecure na kami ng Aus number and register to the necessary services. Is this possible po?

Thank you so much and God bless us all.

era222 · May 2023

@mikelle said:
Hello po, sa mga nakapagsecure po ng work bago po mag-BIG move, may mga questions po sana ako. Hoping may sumagot sana:

Did you change your location in LinkedIn and Seek to the Australia kahit di pa po kayo nagmigrate?

What job search platforms did you use?

Is there a way to hide the location from people on LinkedIn in the Philippines? Ayoko po kasi sanang makita ng current employer, connections ko na Australia na tagged location ko.

If you have highly recommended formats for your resume and cover letter, hope you could share po yung links.

Is there a way to secure an Aus mobile number while in the Philippines, like if may kakilala kami na nasa Aus right now at makikisuyo kami to send thru parcel yung sim (activate muna sa Aus bago ipadala)? Para makasecure na kami ng Aus number and register to the necessary services. Is this possible po?

Thank you so much and God bless us all.

Related to #5, anyone tried purchasing a Telstra esim while in the PH?

StbMTAu · May 2023

Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

chemron9400 · May 2023

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

sabina12 · May 2023

Hello po. May alam po kayong ibang platform ng pagtransfer ng PH Funds to AUD? Nagtry ako ng Wise App kaso mukhang di na allowed gumawa ng Personal wallet pag from Ph. Thanks po.

chemron9400 · May 2023

Hi sa mga matagal pa mag big move sino na nag contribute sa super? Hehehe or pwede ba to khit overseas ka nag work? Lol naisip ko lng haha

whimpee · May 2023

@sabina12 said:
Hello po. May alam po kayong ibang platform ng pagtransfer ng PH Funds to AUD? Nagtry ako ng Wise App kaso mukhang di na allowed gumawa ng Personal wallet pag from Ph. Thanks po.

If you have debit card from your account, you can use that to transfer thru Wise.

golddragon · May 2023

Hi, ask ko lang sa family nagbig move. Ung kayo mag asawa ba same kayo nagdala ng aud ok lang ba?do we need to declare kung excess sa 10K combined?

maguero · May 2023

@chemron9400 said:

Hi sa mga matagal pa mag big move sino na nag contribute sa super? Hehehe or pwede ba to khit overseas ka nag work? Lol naisip ko lng haha

Try to talk to an AU based accountant about possible tax implications. You provide your TFN when you open a super account, so the ATO is aware of any money that is deposited into it, as well any income generated from it.

mcrystal · May 2023

Hello everyone. Yung nag big move po this year. Ilang weeks po bago dumating yung medicare card number? Salamat po

ga2au · May 2023

@golddragon said:
Hi, ask ko lang sa family nagbig move. Ung kayo mag asawa ba same kayo nagdala ng aud ok lang ba?do we need to declare kung excess sa 10K combined?

Yes. Declare lang.

ga2au · May 2023

@mcrystal said:
Hello everyone. Yung nag big move po this year. Ilang weeks po bago dumating yung medicare card number? Salamat po

5-6 weeks from date of application.

sabina12 · May 2023

@whimpee said:
If you have debit card from your account, you can use that to transfer thru Wise.

Hi po. Kahit po PHP lang yung debit card at hindi USD account, doable po sa wise?

batocabe1003 · May 2023

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

@chemron9400 said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! baka po meron kayong idea, and Ph driver's license kapag naconvert sa Au driver's ay full license na kaagad?

Or magdedepende ang Au license kung gaano na katagal ang Ph DL? Salamat po

Sa nabasa ko kapag less than 2 years ay hindi sya full license..

Hi po, good day, @chemron9400
Need po ba ng apostille drivers certificate sa Au?

marise32 · May 2023

@sabina12 said:

@whimpee said:
If you have debit card from your account, you can use that to transfer thru Wise.

Hi po. Kahit po PHP lang yung debit card at hindi USD account, doable po sa wise?

Hi po, yes po. Naconnect ko po iyong bpi debit card ko.

mcrystal · May 2023

@ga2au said:

@mcrystal said:
Hello everyone. Yung nag big move po this year. Ilang weeks po bago dumating yung medicare card number? Salamat po

5-6 weeks from date of application.

Salamat po. Kasama po ba Saturday and Sunday sa inyong counting ng 5-6 weeks?

sabina12 · May 2023

@marise32 said:
Hi po, yes po. Naconnect ko po iyong bpi debit card ko.

Thank you po sa response ☺️ question pa po, sorry. Nung nagregister ka po PH or AU na ung address and phone number na nilagay mo? PH contact details kasi sakin, iniisip ko lang baka hindi ako makaopen balance.

marise32 · May 2023

@sabina12 said:

@marise32 said:
Hi po, yes po. Naconnect ko po iyong bpi debit card ko.

Thank you po sa response ☺️ question pa po, sorry. Nung nagregister ka po PH or AU na ung address and phone number na nilagay mo? PH contact details kasi sakin, iniisip ko lang baka hindi ako makaopen balance.

Ph pa rin po address and phone number nung sakin. Doon sa app po nakapaglagay pa rin naman ako ng ph balance. Pero never tried lagyan ng laman iyong balance. Natry ko pa lang sa wise is magsend na po ng amount direct using po may bpi debit card.

ga2au · May 2023

@mcrystal said:

@ga2au said:

@mcrystal said:
Hello everyone. Yung nag big move po this year. Ilang weeks po bago dumating yung medicare card number? Salamat po

5-6 weeks from date of application.

Salamat po. Kasama po ba Saturday and Sunday sa inyong counting ng 5-6 weeks?

Yes.

tigerlance · May 2023

@era222 said:

@mikelle said:
Hello po, sa mga nakapagsecure po ng work bago po mag-BIG move, may mga questions po sana ako. Hoping may sumagot sana:

Did you change your location in LinkedIn and Seek to the Australia kahit di pa po kayo nagmigrate?

What job search platforms did you use?

Is there a way to hide the location from people on LinkedIn in the Philippines? Ayoko po kasi sanang makita ng current employer, connections ko na Australia na tagged location ko.

If you have highly recommended formats for your resume and cover letter, hope you could share po yung links.

Is there a way to secure an Aus mobile number while in the Philippines, like if may kakilala kami na nasa Aus right now at makikisuyo kami to send thru parcel yung sim (activate muna sa Aus bago ipadala)? Para makasecure na kami ng Aus number and register to the necessary services. Is this possible po?

Thank you so much and God bless us all.

Related to #5, anyone tried purchasing a Telstra esim while in the PH?

Ang isang tanong, kahit na nakaroaming kung magagamit ba sa Pilipinas? Kasi yung sim ko sa Pilipinas, wala ako natanggap na calls and messages, maliban lang sa OTP ng banks sa Pilipinas. So better check kung useful talaga siya baka di karin matawagan. Kasi kahit na ipapasuyo mo pa na iroam dito sa AU or kung possible na iroam sa Pilipinas ang numbers ng AU, still gagana siya.

renzkimwell · May 2023

Hello mga ka-AU BM, ask ko lang. Nagrant ang PR visa ko April 2023. Tapos plan ko magipon muna para sa BM. Tho nagbook na ko ng flight sa August 2023, yun flight ko is round trip babalik pa sana ako sa Pinas. 2 weeks lang balak ko muna stay sa Sydney kaya bakasyon lang muna. Is it possible? Considered na po ba sya as first entry kahit babalik pa ko ng Pinas?
Also, question,indi po ba yun makakaaffect sa pagbilang ng citizenship application ko?

Thank you po sa sasagot.