BIG MOVE

thegoat · December 2024

@MidnightPanda12 said:

@whimpee said:

@MidnightPanda12 said:
Browsing real estate posting sa realestate.au compared sa Pilipinas, grabe yung hitsura ng mga rental apartments and town houses. Ganoon po ba talaga kagaganda or photogenic lang yung mga rental properties nila?

Pahingi naman po ng reality check. Also, mga nakikita ko may kasama na oven, dishwasher etc.

Iba pa din when you see in person. Minsan old pics ang nakalagay. Pagdating sa inspection, makikita mo yung details na di kita sa pics. Swerte kung ikaw ang unang tenant. Standard inclusions usually ang stove, oven and dishwasher, and aircon/heater.

Hehe, may nagawa din pala nun dyan. Nagreresearch lang po ako now kung magkano usually ang accom, para makapagbudget ng for a few months.

Nakita ko yung flatmates.com din po, may mga nagpaparent pa dun like for a few weeks lang po to months? Or much better maghanap na lang po sa fb kung saka-sakali po? Preliminary research pa lang naman po ito. Haha.

Wala pa nga grant eh. Haha. Pero I’d like to keep myself prepared po mahirap mabigla po. TIA.

ingat lang po madami daw po scammers sa flatmates au

donamolar · December 2024

Baka may manunuod dito ng NYE sa SYDNEY pasabay sa pwesto niyo. Will celebrate my NYE in Sydney from Adelaide. Thanks. 🥲😅

Chamito · December 2024

Question po ulit sa mga nakapag BM po, gumagana pa din po ba yung globe sim cards once naka activate ang roaming para po sa mga OTP transaction in PH, and also gcash? Plano ko po kasi leave the financials as is and I can still use them once nasa Australia na po.

Cerberus13 · December 2024

@Chamito said:
Question po ulit sa mga nakapag BM po, gumagana pa din po ba yung globe sim cards once naka activate ang roaming para po sa mga OTP transaction in PH, and also gcash? Plano ko po kasi leave the financials as is and I can still use them once nasa Australia na po.

yes to both

whimpee · December 2024

@Chamito said:
Question po ulit sa mga nakapag BM po, gumagana pa din po ba yung globe sim cards once naka activate ang roaming para po sa mga OTP transaction in PH, and also gcash? Plano ko po kasi leave the financials as is and I can still use them once nasa Australia na po.

Yes, I have Globe postpaid eSim and pinaconvert ko to Plan Zero (50 pesos per month) so I can continue receiving OTP

DBCooper · January 2

Hello, for those who moved recently, what shipping service did you use? Planning to take some of our small items like books, toys, etc. Probably just a few balikbayan boxes, so I'm looking for something similar to the MoveCube by Seven Seas, but it seems it does not cater to Philippines.

Thank you.

whimpee · January 3

@DBCooper said:
Hello, for those who moved recently, what shipping service did you use? Planning to take some of our small items like books, toys, etc. Probably just a few balikbayan boxes, so I'm looking for something similar to the MoveCube by Seven Seas, but it seems it does not cater to Philippines.

Thank you.

We used DHL. We couldn't find any that does sea cargo to AU.

Godsgrace · January 11

Hi, question lang po sa travel tax as a PR. first entry ko sa Au ay 2024 and nagbayad ako.. then umuwi this Christmas.. babalik sa Au na, bayad pa ba? Thank you

casssie · January 11

@Godsgrace said:
Hi, question lang po sa travel tax as a PR. first entry ko sa Au ay 2024 and nagbayad ako.. then umuwi this Christmas.. babalik sa Au na, bayad pa ba? Thank you

nagbayad ka? afaik exempted na pag PR sa ibang country

https://tieza.gov.ph/travel-tax-exemption/

Godsgrace · January 12

@casssie said:

@Godsgrace said:
Hi, question lang po sa travel tax as a PR. first entry ko sa Au ay 2024 and nagbayad ako.. then umuwi this Christmas.. babalik sa Au na, bayad pa ba? Thank you

nagbayad ka? afaik exempted na pag PR sa ibang country

https://tieza.gov.ph/travel-tax-exemption/

Thanks sa sagot. 🙂 Hindi na nagbayad. although pumila ako at may exemption card pala binibigay. Ewan ko lng next time kng need pa ung card or di na.

MidnightPanda12 · January 21

Hello guys, wala pa naman po ako visa grant, but I’m currently holding a few USD in a USD account po. The thing is, with the current uncertainties regarding US and Trump being re-elected, medyo nangangamba ako sa stability nung USD ko. Haha. Even though if bababa maliit lang naman siguro.

Anyways, may nakapagtry na po ba mag-open sa inyo ng ganitong account sa BPI. Kasi nakalagay po AUD sya. If so can I fund it with USD and have it automatically converted to AUD?

Thanks po!!

Zion15 · January 21

Hello po, ask ko sana sa mga 491 visa holder pwede po bang mag apply ng remote job wherein the company is from a different state such as melborne or sydney? Or need na yung company is regional area too? Salamat po sa sasagot.

donamolar · January 21

@Zion15 said:
Hello po, ask ko sana sa mga 491 visa holder pwede po bang mag apply ng remote job wherein the company is from a different state such as melborne or sydney? Or need na yung company is regional area too? Salamat po sa sasagot.

Hi, yes pwedi but make sure na yung contract with your employer naka indicate na you’re working remotely and your workplace ay regional area. At dapat din workplace mo ay mismong home address na nakalagay sa contract for assurance.

whimpee · January 21

@Zion15 said:
Hello po, ask ko sana sa mga 491 visa holder pwede po bang mag apply ng remote job wherein the company is from a different state such as melborne or sydney? Or need na yung company is regional area too? Salamat po sa sasagot.

Yes, that is my current situation. 100% WFH.

mathilde9 · January 21

@MidnightPanda12 said:

Hello guys, wala pa naman po ako visa grant, but I’m currently holding a few USD in a USD account po. The thing is, with the current uncertainties regarding US and Trump being re-elected, medyo nangangamba ako sa stability nung USD ko. Haha. Even though if bababa maliit lang naman siguro.

Anyways, may nakapagtry na po ba mag-open sa inyo ng ganitong account sa BPI. Kasi nakalagay po AUD sya. If so can I fund it with USD and have it automatically converted to AUD?

Thanks po!!

Expected naman ang market sentiment given Trump's inauguration or kahit anong major event. You better go to or contact a BPI branch para sure at baka kaya ka nilang bigyan ng projection ng funds mo until Trump's term ends kung kabado ka at kung paano mo ililipat.

eel_kram025 · January 26

Hello po. Need po ba kumuha ng PDOS both primary and dependent applicant?

donamolar · January 26

@eel_kram025 said:
Hello po. Need po ba kumuha ng PDOS both primary and dependent applicant?

Yes 👍

eel_kram025 · January 26

@donamolar said:

@eel_kram025 said:
Hello po. Need po ba kumuha ng PDOS both primary and dependent applicant?

Yes 👍

Thank you po.. yung digital certificate enough na po ba no need na yung physical cert kasi matagal daw po yun i deliver..

donamolar · January 26

@eel_kram025 said:

@donamolar said:

@eel_kram025 said:
Hello po. Need po ba kumuha ng PDOS both primary and dependent applicant?

Yes 👍

Thank you po.. yung digital certificate enough na po ba no need na yung physical cert kasi matagal daw po yun i deliver..

Mas okay print mona lahat docs mo para di na pahanap pa sayo phone. Sakit mga 1 minute lang wala nang tanong tanong sa IMMIG sa pinas

eel_kram025 · February 7

Hello. Ano po kaya the best way to transfer funds from PH to AU bank? Ive tried BPI remit medyo malaki po yung charge + conversion rate.

whimpee · February 9

@eel_kram025 said:
Hello. Ano po kaya the best way to transfer funds from PH to AU bank? Ive tried BPI remit medyo malaki po yung charge + conversion rate.

Try Wise and compare the rates

olew · February 9

@eel_kram025 said:
Hello. Ano po kaya the best way to transfer funds from PH to AU bank? Ive tried BPI remit medyo malaki po yung charge + conversion rate.

i use Worldremit... compare nyo nlng po

MidnightPanda12 · February 11

Hello po, sa mga nag PDOS po, may naka-experience na po ba na nakapagregister kayo online, pero dahil sobrang antok pa ay sa F2F kayo nakapagregister instead na sa Online?

Nag-email na po ako sa PDOS to check if they can change it to Online instead, nagtry ako magregister ulit sa Online this time pero laging sinasabi ay user is already registered (nakadalawang try) naubos na email ko. Lol.

So I decided to contact the CFO using their email posted. Just wanna ask here kasi baka may nakagawa na din nito. Lol

shyarcangel · February 11

Hi po. Does anyone know ano ang max limit ng luggage per person? I've searched online it depends sa airlines and it says na max 3 luggages (32kgs each max).

Thank you 😊

DBCooper · February 12

@MidnightPanda12 said:
Hello po, sa mga nag PDOS po, may naka-experience na po ba na nakapagregister kayo online, pero dahil sobrang antok pa ay sa F2F kayo nakapagregister instead na sa Online?

Nag-email na po ako sa PDOS to check if they can change it to Online instead, nagtry ako magregister ulit sa Online this time pero laging sinasabi ay user is already registered (nakadalawang try) naubos na email ko. Lol.

So I decided to contact the CFO using their email posted. Just wanna ask here kasi baka may nakagawa na din nito. Lol

Just call their number and explain. What they will do is delete your original registration so you can re-register using your email. Happened to me when I mixed up some dates - they deleted and just asked me to re-register after 5mins.

MidnightPanda12 · February 13

@DBCooper said:

@MidnightPanda12 said:
Hello po, sa mga nag PDOS po, may naka-experience na po ba na nakapagregister kayo online, pero dahil sobrang antok pa ay sa F2F kayo nakapagregister instead na sa Online?

Nag-email na po ako sa PDOS to check if they can change it to Online instead, nagtry ako magregister ulit sa Online this time pero laging sinasabi ay user is already registered (nakadalawang try) naubos na email ko. Lol.

So I decided to contact the CFO using their email posted. Just wanna ask here kasi baka may nakagawa na din nito. Lol

Just call their number and explain. What they will do is delete your original registration so you can re-register using your email. Happened to me when I mixed up some dates - they deleted and just asked me to re-register after 5mins.

Did this and was able to re-register po. Now waiting na lang po sa email from them to confirm po.

Salamat po!

Also learned that the slots varies daw po per day, nung tinanong ko po si Ms. Jenna (yung sumagot po sa tawag ko po), they had 150 slots daw po today.

alo5116281 · February 15

Questions mga sirs/mams

1 month na nakalipas simula nag pasa ako ng EOI pero wala pa din invite, meaning ba nito wala na talaga pag asa?

Computer Network and Systems Engineer - ANZSCO 263111

491 - State / Family - 90pts
190 - 80pts

Pts breakdown:
age: 25
english: 20
Education: 10
Experience: 15
Partner: 5

nag submit ako ng EOI per 190 at 491 state sa following:
WA
SA
NSW
QLD (wala na yung 263111 sa shortage nila ngayon 2025)
VIC
491 family (nag sumbit din ako, 5months ago, borther in law)

gelo0924 · February 15

@alo5116281 said:
Questions mga sirs/mams

1 month na nakalipas simula nag pasa ako ng EOI pero wala pa din invite, meaning ba nito wala na talaga pag asa?

Computer Network and Systems Engineer - ANZSCO 263111

491 - State / Family - 90pts
190 - 80pts

Pts breakdown:
age: 25
english: 20
Education: 10
Experience: 15
Partner: 5

nag submit ako ng EOI per 190 at 491 state sa following:
WA
SA
NSW
QLD (wala na yung 263111 sa shortage nila ngayon 2025)
VIC
491 family (nag sumbit din ako, 5months ago, borther in law)

Hi, @alo5116281 ! may pag-asa ka pa. Just be patient and pray hard. Makakakuha ka rin. Based on my experience, my wife and I lodged our EOIs last October 22, 2024. We both have 80pts for visa 190.

As for the points breakdown,
Age - 25 pts.
English Language Ability - 10 pts.
Level of educational qualification attained - 15 pts.
State / Territory Nomination - 5 pts.
Years of experience in Nominated Occupation overseas within the last 10 years - 15 pts.
Partner Qualifications - 10 pts.
Total = 80 pts.

November 15, 2024, nag reply agad si VIC telling us na we were not selected for their current invitation rounds. Medyo nakakawalang pag-asa nga din makatanggap ng ganung message, but we were still hopeful. Sabi ko nalang, maybe next round mapili na kami. Months passed. Nitong February 5 lang, we received an e-mail from Queensland inviting us to apply for their state nomination.

So again, to answer your question, it's not the end yet. Tiwala lang, mapipili ka din!

MidnightPanda12 · February 17

@alo5116281 said:
Questions mga sirs/mams

1 month na nakalipas simula nag pasa ako ng EOI pero wala pa din invite, meaning ba nito wala na talaga pag asa?

Computer Network and Systems Engineer - ANZSCO 263111

491 - State / Family - 90pts
190 - 80pts

Pts breakdown:
age: 25
english: 20
Education: 10
Experience: 15
Partner: 5

nag submit ako ng EOI per 190 at 491 state sa following:
WA
SA
NSW
QLD (wala na yung 263111 sa shortage nila ngayon 2025)
VIC
491 family (nag sumbit din ako, 5months ago, borther in law)

Keep the hope alive.

Ako 1 year bago na-invite mag apply ng visa ngayon granted na yung visa. Check mo anong points ng last nainvite sa occupation niyo po. Nakapost po sya sa skillselect website ng immi here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/previous-rounds

Ma-suggest ko lang po ay do everything in your power to increase your points po. I-maximize niyo po lahat. Kung kaya po mag NAATI take it. At the end of the day po the money you use mababawi mo din.

Good luck po.

scarlettcross · February 17

@alo5116281 said:
Questions mga sirs/mams

1 month na nakalipas simula nag pasa ako ng EOI pero wala pa din invite, meaning ba nito wala na talaga pag asa?

Computer Network and Systems Engineer - ANZSCO 263111

491 - State / Family - 90pts
190 - 80pts

Pts breakdown:
age: 25
english: 20
Education: 10
Experience: 15
Partner: 5

nag submit ako ng EOI per 190 at 491 state sa following:
WA
SA
NSW
QLD (wala na yung 263111 sa shortage nila ngayon 2025)
VIC
491 family (nag sumbit din ako, 5months ago, borther in law)