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Joined: Jul 11, 2024
My mga nagagency po ba dito? Ok lang ba yun yung skill select hind kami binibigyan ng access?
Posts: 1,089Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 15, 2021
Usually hindi sila nagbibigay ng access sa skillselect EOIs mo. Purpose of this i guess is para sa email add nila mareceive yung invitation emails. Easier tracking for them.
Pwede mo irequest yung confirmation nalang. Meron PDF nun pagkasubmit eh-for you to verify din na tama yung details mo that they submitted.
OCCUPATION : SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313) ~~ DIY. Offshore. Direct Grant
Total Points ~~ NSW SC190: 90pts
Points Breakdown:
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
Been to Australia a few times and I just wanted to settle there. "I belong here" ganon.
~~~~
10 2021 - Research about AU migration; read a lot of related articles; consulted with agent for initial assessment. Decided to DIY.
11 2021 - PTE (Proficient)
11 2021 - Suitable ACS Skills Assessment received (8+ years suitable, 5weeks 4days TAT)
~~~~
01 2022 - EOIs submitted (matumal and slight hiatus since na-busy sa ibang bagay)
~~~~
09 2023 - PTE retake (Superior 90 overall)
09 2023 - Updated EOIs to reflect +10pts on English Test
11 2023 - ACS Assessment expired T_T (but already prepared for re-assessment a few weeks before)
11 2023 - ACS deemed my skills unsuitable because of missing documents. Nilaban ko.
12 2023 - Suitable ACS Skills reassessment (8+ years) after 1month of review and pangungulit (no fee incurred, fault nila)
12 2023 - Some EOIs expired T_T
12 2023 - New EOIs submitted (NSW, VIC, ACT, and 189)
~~~~
02 2024 - Booked NAATI Exam (desperate to max out point for a chance of invite)
02 2024 - Received NSW 190 pre-invite!! ✩₊˚ (tears of joy, TYL! ). Cancelled NAATI test at 75% refund.
02 2024 - Final NSW ITA received after 1 business day ✩₊˚
02 2024 - Visa Lodgment
02 2024 - Medicals. Cleared after 1 business day @ SATA AMK
02 2024 - Singapore Police Clearance. Completed/claimed after 6 business days
04 2025 - ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ** Visa Granted! TYL ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ **
Joined: Jul 11, 2024
Ahh kaya pala cge hingin po namin. Thank you po
Joined: Feb 14, 2024
For immi, gawa ka ng sarili mong account tapos i-import mo. Makikita mo yung currenr status and uploaded docs. But emails will go to the agent's email.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313). Offshore (Singapore).
Current Points: 189: 90pts | 190: 95pts
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Partner:10 | NAATI: 5
Invited Points: 189: 85pts | 190: 90pts Invited by NSW 190
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
TIMELINE
2023-11-08: Applied for Skill Assessment
2023-12-12: Received Skill Assessment Approval. More than 8 years so got maximum points.
2024-01-22: Received PTE Results. Overall 90 > S: 90, L: 90, R: 90, W:84 so got maximum points.
2024-01-30: Submitted EOI for 189 and 190 for NSW, VIC, QLD. No 491.
2024-02-01: Booked NAATI exam for Valentines Day when 1 slot last minute opened up.
2024-02-09: Received Pre-Invite for State Nomination from NSW 190 at 90 pts (lucky, only 10 days wait)
2024-02-13: Updated EOI from Single to Skilled Partner. NSW is ok with this as long as points are the same.
2024-02-14: Took NAATI exam (too late to reschedule since I learned about pre-invite late)
2024-02-14: Submitted State Nomination Application.
2024-02-26: Received State Nomination Approval and Invitation to Apply (ITA)
2024-02-28: Received NAATI results. Passed (got +5 but it is useless now since I already have an ITA)
2024-03-07: SG Police Clearance - Applied for COC Appeal online.
2024-03-08: PH Police Clearance - Went embassy for NBI clearance fingerprint & mailed to PH.
2024-03-08: SG Police Clearance - Received COC Appeal Approval.
2024-03-09: SG Police Clearance - Applied for COC Request, Received Approval, Booked Fingerprinting.
2024-03-11: SG Police Clearance - Done & Uploaded.
2024-03-20: Lodged 190 Visa Application.
2024-04-01: Medical Clearance - Booked.
2024-04-03: PH Police Clearance - Done & Uploaded.
2024-04-04: Medical Clearance - Received.
2025-04-25: SG and PH Police Clearance - Renewed.
2025-05-26: Received Commencement email.
2025-05-26: Submitted Form 80 proactively (to prevent s56)
2025-05-28: VISA GRANTED!!
Grant time: 14 mons and 8 days
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PR NEWBIE GUIDE TO NSW:
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Posts: 35Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2019
Kme din hindi binigyan ng access. Sinend lang ng agency ung exported EOI files (pdf format) . Sa end namin naka receive kme ng pre-invite email and approval from the state .Then ung sa skillselect na mismo, sinend nlng sa amin nung agency ung invitation
Joined: Aug 02, 2024
Baka may classmate ako dito na nag lodge ng last April 2024. Hehe, may mga nababasa na ko na na-grant ng April, sana malapit na 🙏
Posts: 1,089Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 15, 2021
Lapit na yan! Nasa april 5 na sila.
https://smartvisaguide.com/subclass/?subclass=190
OCCUPATION : SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313) ~~ DIY. Offshore. Direct Grant
Total Points ~~ NSW SC190: 90pts
Points Breakdown:
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
Been to Australia a few times and I just wanted to settle there. "I belong here" ganon.
~~~~
10 2021 - Research about AU migration; read a lot of related articles; consulted with agent for initial assessment. Decided to DIY.
11 2021 - PTE (Proficient)
11 2021 - Suitable ACS Skills Assessment received (8+ years suitable, 5weeks 4days TAT)
~~~~
01 2022 - EOIs submitted (matumal and slight hiatus since na-busy sa ibang bagay)
~~~~
09 2023 - PTE retake (Superior 90 overall)
09 2023 - Updated EOIs to reflect +10pts on English Test
11 2023 - ACS Assessment expired T_T (but already prepared for re-assessment a few weeks before)
11 2023 - ACS deemed my skills unsuitable because of missing documents. Nilaban ko.
12 2023 - Suitable ACS Skills reassessment (8+ years) after 1month of review and pangungulit (no fee incurred, fault nila)
12 2023 - Some EOIs expired T_T
12 2023 - New EOIs submitted (NSW, VIC, ACT, and 189)
~~~~
02 2024 - Booked NAATI Exam (desperate to max out point for a chance of invite)
02 2024 - Received NSW 190 pre-invite!! ✩₊˚ (tears of joy, TYL! ). Cancelled NAATI test at 75% refund.
02 2024 - Final NSW ITA received after 1 business day ✩₊˚
02 2024 - Visa Lodgment
02 2024 - Medicals. Cleared after 1 business day @ SATA AMK
02 2024 - Singapore Police Clearance. Completed/claimed after 6 business days
04 2025 - ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ** Visa Granted! TYL ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ **
Joined: Aug 02, 2024
Kaya nga e hehe. Yung sa grant niyo po, sumabay naman dun sa nakikita sa smartvisaguide?
Posts: 1,089Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 15, 2021
Yes, nauna pa grant ko bago mapost yung lodgment date sa smartvisa guide (next day). Crowdsourcing lang din sila eh.
OCCUPATION : SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313) ~~ DIY. Offshore. Direct Grant
Total Points ~~ NSW SC190: 90pts
Points Breakdown:
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
Been to Australia a few times and I just wanted to settle there. "I belong here" ganon.
~~~~
10 2021 - Research about AU migration; read a lot of related articles; consulted with agent for initial assessment. Decided to DIY.
11 2021 - PTE (Proficient)
11 2021 - Suitable ACS Skills Assessment received (8+ years suitable, 5weeks 4days TAT)
~~~~
01 2022 - EOIs submitted (matumal and slight hiatus since na-busy sa ibang bagay)
~~~~
09 2023 - PTE retake (Superior 90 overall)
09 2023 - Updated EOIs to reflect +10pts on English Test
11 2023 - ACS Assessment expired T_T (but already prepared for re-assessment a few weeks before)
11 2023 - ACS deemed my skills unsuitable because of missing documents. Nilaban ko.
12 2023 - Suitable ACS Skills reassessment (8+ years) after 1month of review and pangungulit (no fee incurred, fault nila)
12 2023 - Some EOIs expired T_T
12 2023 - New EOIs submitted (NSW, VIC, ACT, and 189)
~~~~
02 2024 - Booked NAATI Exam (desperate to max out point for a chance of invite)
02 2024 - Received NSW 190 pre-invite!! ✩₊˚ (tears of joy, TYL! ). Cancelled NAATI test at 75% refund.
02 2024 - Final NSW ITA received after 1 business day ✩₊˚
02 2024 - Visa Lodgment
02 2024 - Medicals. Cleared after 1 business day @ SATA AMK
02 2024 - Singapore Police Clearance. Completed/claimed after 6 business days
04 2025 - ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ** Visa Granted! TYL ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ **
Joined: Jul 25, 2025
Agency lodged my 190 visa a month ago. Until now wala pa rin Police Clearance and Medical Request. Is this normal? Or should I be concerned na? Salamat po sa makakasagot
SC190 90pts • Age: 30 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | Education: 15 | Partner Points: 10 | State: 5 (Offshore)
261312 Developer Programmer
25 Apr 2024: PTE results (superior)
10 May 2024: Submitted requirements to ACS
05 Aug 2024: Received positive ACS assessment results
15 Aug 2024: 189, 190, 491 EOIs Submitted
29 Apr 2025: Received 190 NSW pre-invite
16 May 2025: Received ITA
25 Jun 2025: Visa lodged
Posts: 112Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2023
Alam ko pagka bayad mag rereflect na agad sa system yung hap id para sa medical. As for nbi clearance, i-n-upload ko yung samin before pa mag lodge. Kulitin mo nalang siguro yung agent mo.
Nominated Skill: 312111
Target Visa: Subclass 190-OFFSHORE
Target State: VIC/WA/NSW(got NSW invite)
---- ----
2016-2019 Always watching vids for Student pathway in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia but lost interest.
2022 Started working in SG, lost hope in SG PR. Got interested in Canada/Australia again. Working in SG was a huge factor for us pushing through because we are now confident that we can afford the cost of migration process.
---2023---
2023 April: Started researching About Australia. At first, I saw student pathway but then stumbled to some youtube videos explaining permanent residence can be applied offshore(DIY)
2023 Oct 30: Started Collecting Documents. This took us so long because we are hesitating and overthinking about reaching out to our previous employers. We thought we should just do a statutory declaration but fortunately we talked to our friends who are also planning their migration and helped us understand that its easy to request for it.
---2024---
2024 Jan 16: Husband's Vetassess Lodging
2024 Feb 2: Husband's Vetassess Priority processing
2024 Feb 6: Husband's Vetassess Positive Result
2024 Mar: Scheduled for PTE Exam, Got denied because of the middle name issue
2024 July 2: PTE exam (Husband-Competent, Mine-Proficient). Huge month gap because we got busy with office works and some other personal stuff.
2024 July 3: Husband Submitted EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (65)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:5; State:5)
2024 July: I delayed getting my Vetasses in the hopes of saving the fee if my husband got the invite with low EOI score. Contunued collecting SoS from my past companies cause we realized that 10 points for skilled partner would be a huge difference because of state preference. Initially, I was looking to just submit with only 1 work experience cause my other companies are a bit hassle to deal with but thank God I went throught all the stress and collected them all cause now, I could also submit EOI as the main applicant.
2024 Sep 3: Submitted My Vetassess
2024 Sep 4: Vetassess Priority approval- then paid the same day.
2024 Sep 8: Vetassess Positive Result-5.9 years (considered as high work experience)
2024 Sep 8: Husband Update EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (75) (8yr mark for exp)
(Age:30; Qualifications:20; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Sep 8: Submitted My EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (80)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:10; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Nov 3: PTE Exam- Me Superior, Husband competent
2024 Nov 3: Updated EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (90)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:20; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Dec 3: Pre-Invite from [email protected]
2024 Dec 3: Replied to NSW Pre-invite the same day.
2024 Dec 6: NSW Invitation to apply
2024 Dec 8: Applied for Singapore COC
2024 Dec 15: Scheduled for NBI Fingerprint
2024 Dec 17: Received email from SPF, scheduled for Dec19'24
2024 Dec 19: SPF COC Fingerprinting, 45 mins from Queueing to receiving COC
2024 Dec 20: Submitted documents, Paid aud 7155+100(debit processing fee). Tried paying the night of dec 19 but the payment keep declining when using all our debit mastercard. Then we tried one of our visa card, it worked but its already past 12am so our lodge date became Dec 20. haha
2024 Dec 20: Withdrawn other EOIs. No more budget if ever we get an invite from our 1st choice of State.
2024 Dec 23: Received Skillselect email, eoi suspended, Lodged status.
---2025---
2025 Jan 4 : Medical at SATA Uttamram
2025 Jan 6 : Medical clearance reflected
2026 ___ __: Visa Grant (manifesting it on 1st qtr of 2026 para realistic at para maabutan ko pa yung cny bonus haha)
Posts: 35Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2019
Ung sa amin after lodge ng visa nagrequest n kme ng NBI clearance then after a week pagka release binigay na namin sa agency to upload . Sa medical you can request it na sa agency tapos bbgay nila ung medical request letter na may HapID
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
As a MARA agent myself, I advise my clients to best wait until we receive the s56 letter from the case officer because by this time, they have verified all documents and they just need to check character and health clearances. A matter of approx 2-3 months na lang to wait for decision after clearances have been provided. Police and medical certs are time sensitive documents. They are only valid for 12 months so timing is essential when providing these.
Posts: 112Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2023
nagbago na ulit yung processing time.
Nominated Skill: 312111
Target Visa: Subclass 190-OFFSHORE
Target State: VIC/WA/NSW(got NSW invite)
---- ----
2016-2019 Always watching vids for Student pathway in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia but lost interest.
2022 Started working in SG, lost hope in SG PR. Got interested in Canada/Australia again. Working in SG was a huge factor for us pushing through because we are now confident that we can afford the cost of migration process.
---2023---
2023 April: Started researching About Australia. At first, I saw student pathway but then stumbled to some youtube videos explaining permanent residence can be applied offshore(DIY)
2023 Oct 30: Started Collecting Documents. This took us so long because we are hesitating and overthinking about reaching out to our previous employers. We thought we should just do a statutory declaration but fortunately we talked to our friends who are also planning their migration and helped us understand that its easy to request for it.
---2024---
2024 Jan 16: Husband's Vetassess Lodging
2024 Feb 2: Husband's Vetassess Priority processing
2024 Feb 6: Husband's Vetassess Positive Result
2024 Mar: Scheduled for PTE Exam, Got denied because of the middle name issue
2024 July 2: PTE exam (Husband-Competent, Mine-Proficient). Huge month gap because we got busy with office works and some other personal stuff.
2024 July 3: Husband Submitted EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (65)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:5; State:5)
2024 July: I delayed getting my Vetasses in the hopes of saving the fee if my husband got the invite with low EOI score. Contunued collecting SoS from my past companies cause we realized that 10 points for skilled partner would be a huge difference because of state preference. Initially, I was looking to just submit with only 1 work experience cause my other companies are a bit hassle to deal with but thank God I went throught all the stress and collected them all cause now, I could also submit EOI as the main applicant.
2024 Sep 3: Submitted My Vetassess
2024 Sep 4: Vetassess Priority approval- then paid the same day.
2024 Sep 8: Vetassess Positive Result-5.9 years (considered as high work experience)
2024 Sep 8: Husband Update EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (75) (8yr mark for exp)
(Age:30; Qualifications:20; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Sep 8: Submitted My EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (80)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:10; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Nov 3: PTE Exam- Me Superior, Husband competent
2024 Nov 3: Updated EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (90)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:20; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Dec 3: Pre-Invite from [email protected]
2024 Dec 3: Replied to NSW Pre-invite the same day.
2024 Dec 6: NSW Invitation to apply
2024 Dec 8: Applied for Singapore COC
2024 Dec 15: Scheduled for NBI Fingerprint
2024 Dec 17: Received email from SPF, scheduled for Dec19'24
2024 Dec 19: SPF COC Fingerprinting, 45 mins from Queueing to receiving COC
2024 Dec 20: Submitted documents, Paid aud 7155+100(debit processing fee). Tried paying the night of dec 19 but the payment keep declining when using all our debit mastercard. Then we tried one of our visa card, it worked but its already past 12am so our lodge date became Dec 20. haha
2024 Dec 20: Withdrawn other EOIs. No more budget if ever we get an invite from our 1st choice of State.
2024 Dec 23: Received Skillselect email, eoi suspended, Lodged status.
---2025---
2025 Jan 4 : Medical at SATA Uttamram
2025 Jan 6 : Medical clearance reflected
2026 ___ __: Visa Grant (manifesting it on 1st qtr of 2026 para realistic at para maabutan ko pa yung cny bonus haha)
Posts: 1,089Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 15, 2021
491 naman this time ieexpedite nila. Nice.
OCCUPATION : SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313) ~~ DIY. Offshore. Direct Grant
Total Points ~~ NSW SC190: 90pts
Points Breakdown:
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
Been to Australia a few times and I just wanted to settle there. "I belong here" ganon.
~~~~
10 2021 - Research about AU migration; read a lot of related articles; consulted with agent for initial assessment. Decided to DIY.
11 2021 - PTE (Proficient)
11 2021 - Suitable ACS Skills Assessment received (8+ years suitable, 5weeks 4days TAT)
~~~~
01 2022 - EOIs submitted (matumal and slight hiatus since na-busy sa ibang bagay)
~~~~
09 2023 - PTE retake (Superior 90 overall)
09 2023 - Updated EOIs to reflect +10pts on English Test
11 2023 - ACS Assessment expired T_T (but already prepared for re-assessment a few weeks before)
11 2023 - ACS deemed my skills unsuitable because of missing documents. Nilaban ko.
12 2023 - Suitable ACS Skills reassessment (8+ years) after 1month of review and pangungulit (no fee incurred, fault nila)
12 2023 - Some EOIs expired T_T
12 2023 - New EOIs submitted (NSW, VIC, ACT, and 189)
~~~~
02 2024 - Booked NAATI Exam (desperate to max out point for a chance of invite)
02 2024 - Received NSW 190 pre-invite!! ✩₊˚ (tears of joy, TYL! ). Cancelled NAATI test at 75% refund.
02 2024 - Final NSW ITA received after 1 business day ✩₊˚
02 2024 - Visa Lodgment
02 2024 - Medicals. Cleared after 1 business day @ SATA AMK
02 2024 - Singapore Police Clearance. Completed/claimed after 6 business days
04 2025 - ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ** Visa Granted! TYL ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ **
Posts: 112Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2023
May nabasa ako, mostly daw kasi ng mga naiinvite for 491 nitong fiscal year is nasa priority occupation kaya ganyan kabilis yung average. Marami parin ako nakikita sa fb na 491 nagrereklamo kasi nearing 2 years or + na yung application nila.
Nominated Skill: 312111
Target Visa: Subclass 190-OFFSHORE
Target State: VIC/WA/NSW(got NSW invite)
---- ----
2016-2019 Always watching vids for Student pathway in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia but lost interest.
2022 Started working in SG, lost hope in SG PR. Got interested in Canada/Australia again. Working in SG was a huge factor for us pushing through because we are now confident that we can afford the cost of migration process.
---2023---
2023 April: Started researching About Australia. At first, I saw student pathway but then stumbled to some youtube videos explaining permanent residence can be applied offshore(DIY)
2023 Oct 30: Started Collecting Documents. This took us so long because we are hesitating and overthinking about reaching out to our previous employers. We thought we should just do a statutory declaration but fortunately we talked to our friends who are also planning their migration and helped us understand that its easy to request for it.
---2024---
2024 Jan 16: Husband's Vetassess Lodging
2024 Feb 2: Husband's Vetassess Priority processing
2024 Feb 6: Husband's Vetassess Positive Result
2024 Mar: Scheduled for PTE Exam, Got denied because of the middle name issue
2024 July 2: PTE exam (Husband-Competent, Mine-Proficient). Huge month gap because we got busy with office works and some other personal stuff.
2024 July 3: Husband Submitted EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (65)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:5; State:5)
2024 July: I delayed getting my Vetasses in the hopes of saving the fee if my husband got the invite with low EOI score. Contunued collecting SoS from my past companies cause we realized that 10 points for skilled partner would be a huge difference because of state preference. Initially, I was looking to just submit with only 1 work experience cause my other companies are a bit hassle to deal with but thank God I went throught all the stress and collected them all cause now, I could also submit EOI as the main applicant.
2024 Sep 3: Submitted My Vetassess
2024 Sep 4: Vetassess Priority approval- then paid the same day.
2024 Sep 8: Vetassess Positive Result-5.9 years (considered as high work experience)
2024 Sep 8: Husband Update EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (75) (8yr mark for exp)
(Age:30; Qualifications:20; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Sep 8: Submitted My EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (80)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:10; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Nov 3: PTE Exam- Me Superior, Husband competent
2024 Nov 3: Updated EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (90)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:20; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Dec 3: Pre-Invite from [email protected]
2024 Dec 3: Replied to NSW Pre-invite the same day.
2024 Dec 6: NSW Invitation to apply
2024 Dec 8: Applied for Singapore COC
2024 Dec 15: Scheduled for NBI Fingerprint
2024 Dec 17: Received email from SPF, scheduled for Dec19'24
2024 Dec 19: SPF COC Fingerprinting, 45 mins from Queueing to receiving COC
2024 Dec 20: Submitted documents, Paid aud 7155+100(debit processing fee). Tried paying the night of dec 19 but the payment keep declining when using all our debit mastercard. Then we tried one of our visa card, it worked but its already past 12am so our lodge date became Dec 20. haha
2024 Dec 20: Withdrawn other EOIs. No more budget if ever we get an invite from our 1st choice of State.
2024 Dec 23: Received Skillselect email, eoi suspended, Lodged status.
---2025---
2025 Jan 4 : Medical at SATA Uttamram
2025 Jan 6 : Medical clearance reflected
2026 ___ __: Visa Grant (manifesting it on 1st qtr of 2026 para realistic at para maabutan ko pa yung cny bonus haha)
Posts: 21Member
Joined: Oct 21, 2024
Good Day! May question po ako. Nung nagpasa po kayo ng bank statement, is it in Php or AUD?
Joined: Feb 18, 2025
Para saan po ito? for visa application?
ANZSCO 233914 Engineering Technologist - Points Breakdown | Age: 30 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 15 | State : 5 | Total Points (Subclass 190) = 85 points |
Timeline:
Year 2023
03 Aug: Started Researching about Australian Migration
Year 2024
20 Apr: PTE English Test ( Proficient)
01 Jul: Skills Assessment from Engineer's Australia Outcome (positive)
01 Jul: Immediately Submitted EOI at Skillselect for NSW, VIC, SA and WA (subclass 189, 190 and 491)
18 Nov: Retook PTE English (still Proficient )
02 Dec: Never say die and Retook PTE English ( finally Superior)
12 Dec: Updated all my EOI's
Year 2025
14 Jan: NSW Pre-invite / Invitation to apply for NSW nomination
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
22 Jan: Submitted Application for NSW Nomination
26 Feb: Received Invitation to Apply
17 Mar: Visa Lodgement
29 Mar: Medicals for me, my wife, and my 2-year-old son
but regarding my son's TB screening (skin test), I requested that we do it in our place because we need to go back
to the doctor for the result after 48 hours and the testing center is far from our place.
04 Apr: Emailed the result of my son's TB Screening (negative TB result)
11 Apr: Medicals cleared
Waiting for Grant...
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2024
Ang tagal tagal ng grant 😔
Posts: 60Member
Joined: Jul 16, 2019
Hi @2Au , anong visa grant po inaantay niyo?
Waiting din kami visa 189 since 16-Dec hehe getting impatient nadin pero pilit padin pinaglalabanan HAHA
From 3months kasi nun na naging ~9months na today ang processing time
Team DIY
Primary Applicant (Mister) : Civil Engineering Technician 312212
Secondary Applicant (Misis) : Construction Estimator 312144
Points Breakdown
Age - 30 points | English/PTE - Proficient 10 points| Qualifications (BSCE) - 15 points
| Experience (8 yrs +) - 15 points |
Partners Point - 5 points (Competent English)
TOTAL POINTS:
SC189 - 75 points; SC190 - 80 points
01/July/2023 - Started gathering documents for Vetassess
16/Aug/2023 - Lodged Vetassess application
During the process, Vetassess asked us 7x for further documents. Over-think malala na tuloy sa aming #AUDream, kasi 1st step palang challenging na huhuhu
29/Jan/2024 - Received Positive Outcome. Sobrang Thank you, Lord! T_T
19/Apr/2024 - PTE Exam (Mister) - 1st Take
PTE Result > L - 76 | R - 74 | S - 90 | W - 72
26/May/2024 - PTE Exam (Mister) - 2nd Take
PTE Result > L - 82 | R - 77 | S - 85 | W - 82
23/June/2024 - PTE Exam (Mister) - 3rd Take
PTE Result > L - 75 | R - 83 | S - 87 | W - 80
23/June/2024 - Immediately Submitted EOI for SC 189 with 85 points
07/Nov/2024 - Invited to Apply - SC 189
20/Nov/2024- Immigration Medical Exam at SLEC 🩺 BGC
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Joined: Oct 12, 2023
Hindi parin nila binabago yung sa global processing times. Baka po malapit na kayo.
Ako rin inip na kahit nasa kalahati palang kami ng 190 average processing times. Parang naka pause yung life mo kasi may inaantay ka. Sobrang tagal ng agony. Kahit alam mong may foothold ka na, kakainin parin ng anxiety hanggat wala pang result. Twing may nababasa ako sa net, napapa check ako sa application namin kung tama nga ba yung nailagay at na upload ko haha.
Nominated Skill: 312111
Target Visa: Subclass 190-OFFSHORE
Target State: VIC/WA/NSW(got NSW invite)
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2016-2019 Always watching vids for Student pathway in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia but lost interest.
2022 Started working in SG, lost hope in SG PR. Got interested in Canada/Australia again. Working in SG was a huge factor for us pushing through because we are now confident that we can afford the cost of migration process.
---2023---
2023 April: Started researching About Australia. At first, I saw student pathway but then stumbled to some youtube videos explaining permanent residence can be applied offshore(DIY)
2023 Oct 30: Started Collecting Documents. This took us so long because we are hesitating and overthinking about reaching out to our previous employers. We thought we should just do a statutory declaration but fortunately we talked to our friends who are also planning their migration and helped us understand that its easy to request for it.
---2024---
2024 Jan 16: Husband's Vetassess Lodging
2024 Feb 2: Husband's Vetassess Priority processing
2024 Feb 6: Husband's Vetassess Positive Result
2024 Mar: Scheduled for PTE Exam, Got denied because of the middle name issue
2024 July 2: PTE exam (Husband-Competent, Mine-Proficient). Huge month gap because we got busy with office works and some other personal stuff.
2024 July 3: Husband Submitted EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (65)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:5; State:5)
2024 July: I delayed getting my Vetasses in the hopes of saving the fee if my husband got the invite with low EOI score. Contunued collecting SoS from my past companies cause we realized that 10 points for skilled partner would be a huge difference because of state preference. Initially, I was looking to just submit with only 1 work experience cause my other companies are a bit hassle to deal with but thank God I went throught all the stress and collected them all cause now, I could also submit EOI as the main applicant.
2024 Sep 3: Submitted My Vetassess
2024 Sep 4: Vetassess Priority approval- then paid the same day.
2024 Sep 8: Vetassess Positive Result-5.9 years (considered as high work experience)
2024 Sep 8: Husband Update EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (75) (8yr mark for exp)
(Age:30; Qualifications:20; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Sep 8: Submitted My EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (80)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:10; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Nov 3: PTE Exam- Me Superior, Husband competent
2024 Nov 3: Updated EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (90)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:20; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Dec 3: Pre-Invite from [email protected]
2024 Dec 3: Replied to NSW Pre-invite the same day.
2024 Dec 6: NSW Invitation to apply
2024 Dec 8: Applied for Singapore COC
2024 Dec 15: Scheduled for NBI Fingerprint
2024 Dec 17: Received email from SPF, scheduled for Dec19'24
2024 Dec 19: SPF COC Fingerprinting, 45 mins from Queueing to receiving COC
2024 Dec 20: Submitted documents, Paid aud 7155+100(debit processing fee). Tried paying the night of dec 19 but the payment keep declining when using all our debit mastercard. Then we tried one of our visa card, it worked but its already past 12am so our lodge date became Dec 20. haha
2024 Dec 20: Withdrawn other EOIs. No more budget if ever we get an invite from our 1st choice of State.
2024 Dec 23: Received Skillselect email, eoi suspended, Lodged status.
---2025---
2025 Jan 4 : Medical at SATA Uttamram
2025 Jan 6 : Medical clearance reflected
2026 ___ __: Visa Grant (manifesting it on 1st qtr of 2026 para realistic at para maabutan ko pa yung cny bonus haha)
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Joined: Oct 28, 2019
Same here po. 5 months plang kme of waiting for visa 190 din. Ano ba mga pinagkakaabalahan nio para di masyado mainip ? HAHA
Posts: 112Member
Joined: Oct 12, 2023
Yun nga, wala kasi akong fixed hobby kaya nadadala minsan ng anxiety haha. Yung iba kong pinagkaka abalahan, isa pang source of stress ko.
Nominated Skill: 312111
Target Visa: Subclass 190-OFFSHORE
Target State: VIC/WA/NSW(got NSW invite)
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2016-2019 Always watching vids for Student pathway in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia but lost interest.
2022 Started working in SG, lost hope in SG PR. Got interested in Canada/Australia again. Working in SG was a huge factor for us pushing through because we are now confident that we can afford the cost of migration process.
---2023---
2023 April: Started researching About Australia. At first, I saw student pathway but then stumbled to some youtube videos explaining permanent residence can be applied offshore(DIY)
2023 Oct 30: Started Collecting Documents. This took us so long because we are hesitating and overthinking about reaching out to our previous employers. We thought we should just do a statutory declaration but fortunately we talked to our friends who are also planning their migration and helped us understand that its easy to request for it.
---2024---
2024 Jan 16: Husband's Vetassess Lodging
2024 Feb 2: Husband's Vetassess Priority processing
2024 Feb 6: Husband's Vetassess Positive Result
2024 Mar: Scheduled for PTE Exam, Got denied because of the middle name issue
2024 July 2: PTE exam (Husband-Competent, Mine-Proficient). Huge month gap because we got busy with office works and some other personal stuff.
2024 July 3: Husband Submitted EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (65)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:5; State:5)
2024 July: I delayed getting my Vetasses in the hopes of saving the fee if my husband got the invite with low EOI score. Contunued collecting SoS from my past companies cause we realized that 10 points for skilled partner would be a huge difference because of state preference. Initially, I was looking to just submit with only 1 work experience cause my other companies are a bit hassle to deal with but thank God I went throught all the stress and collected them all cause now, I could also submit EOI as the main applicant.
2024 Sep 3: Submitted My Vetassess
2024 Sep 4: Vetassess Priority approval- then paid the same day.
2024 Sep 8: Vetassess Positive Result-5.9 years (considered as high work experience)
2024 Sep 8: Husband Update EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (75) (8yr mark for exp)
(Age:30; Qualifications:20; XP Offshore:10; English:0; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Sep 8: Submitted My EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (80)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:10; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Nov 3: PTE Exam- Me Superior, Husband competent
2024 Nov 3: Updated EOI for Visa 190 VIC/NSW/WA (90)
(Age:30; Qualifications:15; XP Offshore:10; English:20; Partner:10; State:5)
2024 Dec 3: Pre-Invite from [email protected]
2024 Dec 3: Replied to NSW Pre-invite the same day.
2024 Dec 6: NSW Invitation to apply
2024 Dec 8: Applied for Singapore COC
2024 Dec 15: Scheduled for NBI Fingerprint
2024 Dec 17: Received email from SPF, scheduled for Dec19'24
2024 Dec 19: SPF COC Fingerprinting, 45 mins from Queueing to receiving COC
2024 Dec 20: Submitted documents, Paid aud 7155+100(debit processing fee). Tried paying the night of dec 19 but the payment keep declining when using all our debit mastercard. Then we tried one of our visa card, it worked but its already past 12am so our lodge date became Dec 20. haha
2024 Dec 20: Withdrawn other EOIs. No more budget if ever we get an invite from our 1st choice of State.
2024 Dec 23: Received Skillselect email, eoi suspended, Lodged status.
---2025---
2025 Jan 4 : Medical at SATA Uttamram
2025 Jan 6 : Medical clearance reflected
2026 ___ __: Visa Grant (manifesting it on 1st qtr of 2026 para realistic at para maabutan ko pa yung cny bonus haha)
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2024
NSW 190 visa grant po. Lodged May 2024.
More than 15 months na waley pa din. Expire na ang medical.
Bka mauna kpa since mas may momentum ang 189 compared smen na waiting ng 190.
Goodluck steng lhat. 🙏🙏🙏
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2024
Hehe ang tgal ko na din may anxiety kakahintay lalo at gusto na din tlga umalis sa work. Alam ko may mas mtgal pa nahihintay kesa smen. Sna mag announce na din planning level pra may state allocation na din cla.
Pasensya na, naghahanap lang ng karamay dito sa looooong wait ng Au journey.
Sna dumating na grants nten sooon 🙏🙏🙏
Posts: 30Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2024
Totally can relate to this 😅
Joined: Dec 12, 2023
491 applicant here- WAiting for Grant din, ang ginawa ko this past 4 months since lodgement every monday lang ako nagchecheck anything related sa immigration. Gumawa ako ng separate facebook account kasi punong puno ng visa group discussion yung fb account ko. Every monday exicted ako kasi halos kalahating araw nagbabasa ako through facebook, pinoyau, subreddits, and WA group.
Gumawa ako ng 4 na folder sa google drive divided into Jobs, Accommodation, Budget Allocation, and First things to do upon landing. Pag may nakita akong helpful tip or resource, nilalagay ko sa respective folder.
Dahan dahan kong binabalikan yung buhay ko bago ako nagsimula sa australian dream na to. Kasi honestly, nung nagsimula ako sa pag process nito halos makalimutan ko na lahat ng bagay na nagpasaya sakin.
Kapit lang at nasa Verse 3a palang tayo ng Ecclesiastes 3:3 "a time to kill and a time to heal".
251512 Industrial Pharmacist | Age: 30 | Education: 15 | English: 20 | Experience: 10 | Partner Point: 10 (single) |Offshore
90 for 190 and 100 for 491
Timeline:
Year 2023
01 Nov: Started research and Document Collecting.
Year 2024
15 May: Submitted VETASSES application
26 May: Completed assessment with Priority Processing & Scheduled PTE Exam
12 Jun: Received PTE Superior score
13 Jun: Created EOI for SA(491+190), NSW (491&190), VIC(491), WA(491), ACT (491&190)
14 Aug: Submitted ROI for VIC (491)
13 Nov: Experience points becomes 10
14 Nov: Submitted ACT Canberra Matrix for 491 (60pts) & 190 (60pts)
28 Nov: Created EOI 491 for TAS OSOP pathway
13 Dec: Received 491 pre-invite WA (WASMOL Schedule 1)
22 Dec: Submitted nomination application for 491 WA
Year 2025
08 April: WA Nomination approved!
09 April: SkillSelect Invite Received
10 April: Visa payment and Lodged
21 April: Medical Exam and Biometrics
Isaiah 60:22: "When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen"
Posts: 1,089Member, Moderator
Joined: Nov 15, 2021
@CantThinkAnyUserName @Roberto21 @Zion @marav0318 @2Au dadating na din yang grants niyo soon.
I know the anxiety and mahirap talaga. Maski ako at some point, I avoided stuff that will remind me of my au visa journey. Pero nung dumating yung grant, it was all worth it. Ngayon, no looking back. Best decision ever and found my work-life balance here. Basta prepare yourself for the life you've been praying for. Goodluck sa inyo!
OCCUPATION : SOFTWARE ENGINEER (261313) ~~ DIY. Offshore. Direct Grant
Total Points ~~ NSW SC190: 90pts
Points Breakdown:
Age:25 | English:20 | Employment:15 | Education:15 | Single:10
Been to Australia a few times and I just wanted to settle there. "I belong here" ganon.
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10 2021 - Research about AU migration; read a lot of related articles; consulted with agent for initial assessment. Decided to DIY.
11 2021 - PTE (Proficient)
11 2021 - Suitable ACS Skills Assessment received (8+ years suitable, 5weeks 4days TAT)
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01 2022 - EOIs submitted (matumal and slight hiatus since na-busy sa ibang bagay)
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09 2023 - PTE retake (Superior 90 overall)
09 2023 - Updated EOIs to reflect +10pts on English Test
11 2023 - ACS Assessment expired T_T (but already prepared for re-assessment a few weeks before)
11 2023 - ACS deemed my skills unsuitable because of missing documents. Nilaban ko.
12 2023 - Suitable ACS Skills reassessment (8+ years) after 1month of review and pangungulit (no fee incurred, fault nila)
12 2023 - Some EOIs expired T_T
12 2023 - New EOIs submitted (NSW, VIC, ACT, and 189)
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02 2024 - Booked NAATI Exam (desperate to max out point for a chance of invite)
02 2024 - Received NSW 190 pre-invite!! ✩₊˚ (tears of joy, TYL! ). Cancelled NAATI test at 75% refund.
02 2024 - Final NSW ITA received after 1 business day ✩₊˚
02 2024 - Visa Lodgment
02 2024 - Medicals. Cleared after 1 business day @ SATA AMK
02 2024 - Singapore Police Clearance. Completed/claimed after 6 business days
04 2025 - ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ ** Visa Granted! TYL ** ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ **
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Joined: Oct 21, 2024
Sorry ngayon lang ulit naka log-in. Yes po, for visa application po.
Posts: 70Member
Joined: Nov 16, 2022
Nka laser focus ako dun sa work-life balance
Kamusta naman po yung job hunting for tech jobs @mathilde9? Mabilis ka lang nka hanap?
**Developer Programmer - 261312 | 189(80pts) | 190(85pts) **
~~Sept 5, 22 - Started collecting documents/requirements
~~Nov 7, 22 - Submitted skill assessment(ACS)
~~Nov 10, 22 - PTE (Proficient)
~~Jan 23, 23 - Negative skill assessment: Walang detailed info yung COE ng current and previous employers
~~Feb 03, 23 - Requested to review Skill assessment(ACS)
~~May 10, 23 - Positive skill assessment:
~~~~AQF Bachelor Degree with a Major in computing
~~~~Appropriately skilled level and relevant to ANZSCO Code 261312 (Developer Programmer)
~~May 10, 23 - EOI(189) Submission
~~May 11, 23 - EOI(190) NSW, WA, SA, QLD Submission
~~June 03, 23 - Appealed skill assessment(ACS) (Wanted to get more experience years for additional points)
~~June 27, 23 - PTE (Proficient)
~~July 10, 23 - PTE (Superior)
~~August 28, 23 - ACS result: Successfully got all experience years for additional points
~~Jan 12, 24 - NSW Pre invite
~~Feb 08, 24 - Invitation to Apply
~~Feb 19, 24 - Lodged Visa
~~March 4, 24 - Medical
~~March 8, 24 - Positive results on medical reflected on Immi
~~May 2, 25 - Received S56(NBI,Form80)
~~May 12, 25 - Submitted S56(NBI,Form80)
~~July 16, 25 - !!!VISA GRANT!!!