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Posts: 273Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2020
Hindi malabong mangyari hahaha. Pero 'wag naman sana
Posts: 217Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2023
Either one is okay. Sa akin nilagay ko sa Character History Evidence kasama nung naunang pcc. Rename mo nlng as “…renewal”. Good enough.
ANZSCO 312111 - Architectural draftsperson
OFFSHORE
95 points
8 July 2023 - EOI
12 September 2023 - ROI (VIC)
25 September 2023 - Pre-invite (VIC)
25 September 2023 - Nomination Application
9 October 2023 - Nomination Approval, ITA
12 October 2023 - 190 Visa Lodgement
14 October 2023 - Medical exam
17 October 2023 - Medical cleared
***** 07 March 2025 - VISA GRANT *****
Posts: 14Member
Joined: Jul 02, 2024
Web Dev (Offshore)
Points:
Age: 25| English: 20 | Experience: 15| Education: 15 | Partner Points: 05 (English)| State :05
SC190 NSW = 80+5 = 85
Process: DIY| With help from forums
Timeline:
Long history of trying pre-pandemic.
Post pandemic:
06 2023 ACS Assessment applied
09 2023 ACS Assessment received
10 2023 PTE taken and results
10 2023 EOI Created
01 2024 NSW Pre Invite
02 2024: SG CoC Applied
25 Feb 2024 Visa lodged
02 2024 Medicals done
03 2024: SG CoC Uploaded
03 2024 Form80 uploaded
04 2024 Home country (NBI equivalent uploaded)
02 2025 SG CoC renewed
04 2025 Home country ( NBI equivalent renewed)
xx 2025 Granted! Yay!
Posts: 14Member
Joined: Jul 02, 2024
Hello everyone,
Got granted today lang.
I am not Pinoy by nationality, but married to one and therefore half Pinoy
Mabuhay! Both of us are currently SG based.
Grant date : 06th May 2025
Date of lodge: 25th Feb 2024
Class: 190, NSW
Points: 80+5 = 85
Occupation: Lodged and granted as Web developer (Spouse is Civil engineer)
Form 80: front loaded, for both of us.
PCC/CoC: uploaded and expired, renewed and uploaded proactively.
Medical: Feb 2024
No S56
No commencement email, direct grant
DIY/ Did not used agent.
God willing and In God’s time !
My prayers, for those awaiting - You will be next!
Thanks for all the help with the discussions here ‘Pare(s)’
Web Dev (Offshore)
Points:
Age: 25| English: 20 | Experience: 15| Education: 15 | Partner Points: 05 (English)| State :05
SC190 NSW = 80+5 = 85
Process: DIY| With help from forums
Timeline:
Long history of trying pre-pandemic.
Post pandemic:
06 2023 ACS Assessment applied
09 2023 ACS Assessment received
10 2023 PTE taken and results
10 2023 EOI Created
01 2024 NSW Pre Invite
02 2024: SG CoC Applied
25 Feb 2024 Visa lodged
02 2024 Medicals done
03 2024: SG CoC Uploaded
03 2024 Form80 uploaded
04 2024 Home country (NBI equivalent uploaded)
02 2025 SG CoC renewed
04 2025 Home country ( NBI equivalent renewed)
xx 2025 Granted! Yay!
Posts: 1,687Member, Moderator
Joined: Jul 09, 2019
Sabay pa tlg tayo @mathilde9
Congratulations 🥳 @bilogbalat and to your spouse !
ANZSCO 233211 Civil Engineer (Offshore) | Age: 25| English: 20 | Experience: 15| Education: 15 | Partner Points: 05 (Competent English) |NAATI: 05 |State :05
SC190 NSW = 90
Timeline:
17 Apr 2023: Took PTE Exam: Superior
29 May 2023: Spouse PTE Exam: Competent
15 May 2023: Submitted relevant employment docs, work pass, and DRAFT CDR to the agent
29 May 2023: Agent submitted EA MSA CDR + RSEA to Engineers Australia
8 July 2023: EA MSA CDR + RSEA result: Suitable for migration
26 July 2023: took the NAATI CCL
13 Aug 2023: results out for NAATI exam
15 Aug 2023: Agent updated EOI for CCL points (+5)
13 Sep 2023: Agent created EOI for SC 190 NSW
02 Nov 2023: Pre-invited by NSW
06 Nov 2023: Nomination submitted to NSW
09 Nov 2023: Nomination application approved & ITA received
29 Nov 2023: Visa lodgment and medicals booked
11 Dec 2023: Medicals completed
11 October 2024: started the renewal of PCC /COC/NBI clearances SG and PH for both of us
14 November 2024: Updated COC's for both of us and wife's NBI cert to IMMI through the agent
4 December 2024: I updated my NBI certificate by myself
20 March 2025: S56 received, requesting employment evidence (standard request for
contracts, pay slips, bank statements, superannuation, work reference letters, tax documents,
group certificates/payments
27 March 2025: Submitted notification of incorrect answers before replying to S56 with the requested
documents.
23 April 2025 - IMMI GRANT notification was received at 0701AM Thank you, Lord!
Finally GRANTED na din po after 16 months and 24 days of waiting.
XX-XX-XX- BIG MOVE!! (manifesting)
Joined: Nov 01, 2021
congrats po @schrodingers_cat !!!
Me: 263212 ICT Support Engineer(offshore) | Age:30 | English:20 | Work:10 | Qualification:15 | Partner:5 | NAATI:5 | 85+5 SC190
Me. Timeline
01.12.2021 | Decided to go via Student Visa since ICT Support Engineer cannot apply SC190 from offshore.
15.03.2022 | Started PTE Review
24.04.2022 | Booked PTE Exam
13.05.2022 | PTE Exam; PTE Result Superior L:83 R:79 S:82 W:90 Personal Tips (TY Lord!)
01.10.2022 | Found that SC190 ICT Support Eng. allowed offshore applicants. Postpone the Student Visa processing
08.11.2022 | Booked NAATI CCL and NAATI CCL Cram Course
12.01.2023 | Submitted ACS skills assessment. Waiting for results.
15.02.2023 | NAATI CCL Exam.
02.03.2023 | NAATI CCL Result Passed. D1+D2=74 (TY Lord!)
12.05.2023 | ACS Result Bachelors Major Comp. 7/8.5 years considered. (TY Lord!)
12.05.2023 | EOI Submitted 190 ACT and NSW 85+5 pts; Canberra Matrix Submitted 65pts.
15.05.2023 | Waiting ACS for reason of 1.5years work experience not considered; Collecting more docs for ACS.
22.05.2023 | Updated Canberra Matrix submitted 70pts. Claimed additional 5pts for visiting ACT for 7 consecutive days
25.05.2023 | 190 ACT Pre-invite received. (TY Lord!)
06.06.2023 | Submitted ACT Nomination application.
07.07.2023 | Received ACT Nomination Approval but final invite in Skillselect on-hold
21.08.2023 | Received Skillselect Final invite (TY Lord!)
29.08.2023 | Lodge SC190 (front loaded: police clearance, medical, form 80)
01.03.2024 | Appeared in medical via My Health Declaration for myself (choose 189 visa type)
20.07.2024 | Appeared in medical via My Health Declaration for my husband (choose 189 visa type)
06.09.2024 | notification of change of circumstances: pregnancy (request to process visa soon as plan to deliver baby in AU)
25.11.2024 | uploaded document to defer visa grant due to pregnancy (request to deliver baby outside AU)
11.02.2025 | notification of change of circumstances. Inform of newborn baby arrival.
25.02.2025 | s56 re-medical (myself & husb) & medical (newborn). Found misspelled name of my newborns. Contacted immigration via their call / cover letter / notification of incorrect answer. And informed them that my husband still has valid medical from July 2024. status: initial assessment
26.02.2025 | contacted immigration via email regarding misspelt name. Waiting for the name to be corrected prior medical booking.
28.02.2025 | my baby's name corrected and new s56 request sent with corrected name and they accepted my husband valid medical. Booked medical for myself and my baby on 8Mar2025
08.03.2025 | attended medical for myself and my baby. health clearance provided for baby.
11.03.2025 | health clearance provided for myself. click complete button in documents section. uploaded 1221 form for myself and my husband (not required but I still uploaded to avoid further s56) status: further assessment
12.03.2025 | Visa Grant
Partner. Timeline
24.01.2023 | Submitted ACS skills assessment. Waiting for Result
24.01.2023 | Booked PTE Exam. PTE review for almost a month coached by me.
25.02.2023 | PTE Exam
28.02.2023 | PTE Result Superior L:90 R:90 S:90 W:85 (Thank you Papa God!)
03.03.2023 | Booked NAATI CCL Exam. NAATI CCL review coached by me. for 2 weeks.
13.04.2023 | NAATI CCL Exam
02.05.2023 | NAATI CCL Result passed. D1+D2=77 (TY Lord!)
09.05.2023 | ACS Result Bachelors insufficient computing...;
Discontinued as we lodge 190 with me as the primary applicant.
Joined: Nov 01, 2021
Sa character history evidence ko po nilagay yung saamin before.
but ensure na sa filename it shows na ito yung latest like lagyan ng date or word na updated.
Me: 263212 ICT Support Engineer(offshore) | Age:30 | English:20 | Work:10 | Qualification:15 | Partner:5 | NAATI:5 | 85+5 SC190
Me. Timeline
01.12.2021 | Decided to go via Student Visa since ICT Support Engineer cannot apply SC190 from offshore.
15.03.2022 | Started PTE Review
24.04.2022 | Booked PTE Exam
13.05.2022 | PTE Exam; PTE Result Superior L:83 R:79 S:82 W:90 Personal Tips (TY Lord!)
01.10.2022 | Found that SC190 ICT Support Eng. allowed offshore applicants. Postpone the Student Visa processing
08.11.2022 | Booked NAATI CCL and NAATI CCL Cram Course
12.01.2023 | Submitted ACS skills assessment. Waiting for results.
15.02.2023 | NAATI CCL Exam.
02.03.2023 | NAATI CCL Result Passed. D1+D2=74 (TY Lord!)
12.05.2023 | ACS Result Bachelors Major Comp. 7/8.5 years considered. (TY Lord!)
12.05.2023 | EOI Submitted 190 ACT and NSW 85+5 pts; Canberra Matrix Submitted 65pts.
15.05.2023 | Waiting ACS for reason of 1.5years work experience not considered; Collecting more docs for ACS.
22.05.2023 | Updated Canberra Matrix submitted 70pts. Claimed additional 5pts for visiting ACT for 7 consecutive days
25.05.2023 | 190 ACT Pre-invite received. (TY Lord!)
06.06.2023 | Submitted ACT Nomination application.
07.07.2023 | Received ACT Nomination Approval but final invite in Skillselect on-hold
21.08.2023 | Received Skillselect Final invite (TY Lord!)
29.08.2023 | Lodge SC190 (front loaded: police clearance, medical, form 80)
01.03.2024 | Appeared in medical via My Health Declaration for myself (choose 189 visa type)
20.07.2024 | Appeared in medical via My Health Declaration for my husband (choose 189 visa type)
06.09.2024 | notification of change of circumstances: pregnancy (request to process visa soon as plan to deliver baby in AU)
25.11.2024 | uploaded document to defer visa grant due to pregnancy (request to deliver baby outside AU)
11.02.2025 | notification of change of circumstances. Inform of newborn baby arrival.
25.02.2025 | s56 re-medical (myself & husb) & medical (newborn). Found misspelled name of my newborns. Contacted immigration via their call / cover letter / notification of incorrect answer. And informed them that my husband still has valid medical from July 2024. status: initial assessment
26.02.2025 | contacted immigration via email regarding misspelt name. Waiting for the name to be corrected prior medical booking.
28.02.2025 | my baby's name corrected and new s56 request sent with corrected name and they accepted my husband valid medical. Booked medical for myself and my baby on 8Mar2025
08.03.2025 | attended medical for myself and my baby. health clearance provided for baby.
11.03.2025 | health clearance provided for myself. click complete button in documents section. uploaded 1221 form for myself and my husband (not required but I still uploaded to avoid further s56) status: further assessment
12.03.2025 | Visa Grant
Partner. Timeline
24.01.2023 | Submitted ACS skills assessment. Waiting for Result
24.01.2023 | Booked PTE Exam. PTE review for almost a month coached by me.
25.02.2023 | PTE Exam
28.02.2023 | PTE Result Superior L:90 R:90 S:90 W:85 (Thank you Papa God!)
03.03.2023 | Booked NAATI CCL Exam. NAATI CCL review coached by me. for 2 weeks.
13.04.2023 | NAATI CCL Exam
02.05.2023 | NAATI CCL Result passed. D1+D2=77 (TY Lord!)
09.05.2023 | ACS Result Bachelors insufficient computing...;
Discontinued as we lodge 190 with me as the primary applicant.
Joined: May 06, 2025
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