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Civil Engineer (Hydraulic Engineer)
June 2012 - IELTS
August 2012 - Submitted Skill Assessment
January 2013 - Positive Skill Assessment Results from EA
January 2013- EOI submitted
February 04, 2013- Received Invitation
February 11, 2013- Lodge Visa 189
April 9, 2013 - CO Assigned, Team 6c(Requested Medicals and PCC)
April 11, 2013- Completed medicals (me, my son and daughter)
April 11, 2013 - Submitted PCC
April 14, 2013 - Husband completed the medicals
June 13, 2013 - Visa Granted
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Posts: 178Member
Joined: Apr 22, 2012
25 Jul 2011 - Applied For Skills Assessment, Engineers Australia
23 Sep 2011 - Skills Assessment Received, ANZCO Code: 233211 (Civil Engineer)
10 Mar 2012 - IELTS Exam
24 Mar 2012 - IELTS Result L-8.5; R,W,S -7
26 Apr 2012 - 175 Application lodged....
24 May 2012 - "Application Being Processed Further"
10 Jun 2012 - Applied for NBI / Dubai Police Clearance
12 Jun 2012 - Dubai Police Clearance Received
15 Jun 2012 - CO Allocated
25 Jun 2012 - Medicals
27 Jun 2012 - Medicals Finalised
30 Jun 2012 - PCCs Uploaded
02 July 2012 - Visa Grant
14-26 Mar 2013 - Initial Entry - Melbourne
30 August 2014 - Big Move
08 Sep 2014 - First day of work
Posts: 67Member
Joined: Mar 13, 2013
Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
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Posts: 67Member
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salamat
Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
Posts: 153Member
Joined: Sep 10, 2012
@wenzhel, nag-ask ako ng quotations sa mga shipping companies a few months back at ito so far ang reply nila:
@50kgs,
Bridgeway Relocations - aed 2,300
@100kgs
Euro-Movers International - aed 4,300
question ko naman sa mga nakapagpa-ship na, may binayaran ba kayong tax?
pwede bang magpa-ship rin ng mga sabon, lotion, shampoo?
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Joined: Apr 22, 2013
Main applicant: Husband
Occupation: Systems Analyst
April 07, 2013: Lodged ACS
April 22, 2013: Stage 4 ACS
May 26, 2013: IELTS
Posts: 67Member
Joined: Mar 13, 2013
2 cubic meter total volume of the packages e aed2,800 and aed4,000 for 3cbm regardless of weight kaso sea cargo cya and under ng Groupage service nila..meaning the goods will be shipped until mapuno nila yung container...ok to kung di nmn urgent yung ipapadala mo pero door to door nmn..meron din LCL, ship kagad yung goods but will cost 30-40% higher than that of Groupage...
Additional aed700 for quarantine and tax which is 3% of the goods total cost...ok lng ata magpadala ng mga sabon, shampoo at lotion...me dala ako sa bagahe ko nung pumunta ako dito e..
Electronics Engineer ANZSCO 233411
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thanks for the additional info! actually, thinking about it wala ako maisip talaga na ipadala kundi damit, sapatos at sabon, shampoo, lotion... etc. hehe.
a fellow abu dhabian na nag-migrate na a year back, suggested to me na bumili na ako ng electronics dito kasi mas mura daw dito. pwede sana pero ang problema naman, wala pang bahay na paglalagakan pagdating dun. hehehe. "Allied" naman yung shipping company na nasa-suggest nya kasi meron daw branch sa Perth nun.
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pumasa naman po kayo sa medicals kahit diabetic kayo?
wala po bang naging issue yung sa medicals na sinubmit nyo?
November 4, 2012 : ACS Assessment Systems Administrator - 262113
December 08, 2012 : Both take IELTS
December 18, 2012 : ACS Result Positive
December 21, 2012 : IELTS Result
January 10, 2013 : NSW SS Application
January 10, 2013 : TRA Assessment ICT Customer Support Officer - 313112 (partner's skills)
March 21, 2013 : TRA Result Positive
March 22, 2013 : NSW SS acknowledgement email received
May 16, 2013 : NSW SS Approved
May 16, 2013 : EOI invite for 190 Visa
May 24, 2013 : Lodged 190 Visa
May 25, 2013 : Both Medicals Done (Drs Horne & Chin)
June 4, 2013 : CO allocated Adelaide GSM Team 7
June 8, 2013 : Meds Referred to MOC
June 9, 2013 : Upload forms 80 and 1022
June 17, 2013 : Upload both NBI Clearances
June 28, 2013 : Upload both SG PCC
August 15, 2013 : Visa Grant! Thank you so much Lord!! IED May 29, 2014
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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Joined: Feb 23, 2012
Sep 24, 2011 - IELTS (L-8 R-8 W-8 S-7.5 : OBS-8)
Jan 04, 2012 - EA application submitted | Feb 23, 2012 - EA assessment result (IE ANZSCO 233511)
May 8, 2012 - Lodged GSM 175 online application | June 4, 2012 - CO Allocated
June 22, 2012 - Medicals Finalized | Aug 30, 2012 - PCCs Completed (PH, UAE, USA)
Sep 3, 2012 - Visa Granted (IED Jun 11, 2013) Thank You Lord!
Oct 16-28, 2012 - Initial Entry Completed - Sydney
July 28, 2013 - Final move to Perth
Sep 9, 2013 - Started work with the same company i worked for in UAE/USA
Oct 28, 2013 - Moved to another company..
Posts: 501Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2013
Occupation: Architectural Drafstperson (ANZSCO Code 312111)
Feb 2013 - Started collecting Vetassess requirements; March 29, 2013 - Lodged for Vetassess skills assessment; June 8, 2013 - took IELTS (BC, UAE); June 14, 2013 - received VETASSESS positive skills assessment; June 21, 2013 - got ielts results OBS 7.0 (l-7.5, r-7, w-7, s-7); June 24, 2013 - submitted EOI; June 27, 2013 - submitted WA state sponsorship application; July 03, 2013 - WA state sponsorship application approved; July 05, 2013 - received from DIAC invitation to lodge; July 14, 2013 - lodge visa application; August 13, 2013 - CO allocated, Team 7 GSM Adelaide; August 20, 2013 - submitted Form 80, NBI, PCC, bank statements for me, hubby and daughter and additional docs for hubby in lieu of Saudi PCC (statutory declaration, exit visa and end of service contract); August 22, 2013 - Medical check done; August 26, 2013 - uploaded hubby's Saudi PCC.... finally!; Sept 27, 2013 - visa grant daw but unofficial, hindi namin alam granted na pala.... long story…; Oct 10, 2013 - when we learned that our case was granted but no official confirmation.; Oct 11, 2013 - Official VISA Grant! Finally!!!! Thank God. End of the 1st journey, start of the new beginning; July 10, 2014 - IED
You may not always understand why God allows certain things to happen, but you can be certain that God is not making any mistakes.
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight
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Joined: Apr 22, 2012
25 Jul 2011 - Applied For Skills Assessment, Engineers Australia
23 Sep 2011 - Skills Assessment Received, ANZCO Code: 233211 (Civil Engineer)
10 Mar 2012 - IELTS Exam
24 Mar 2012 - IELTS Result L-8.5; R,W,S -7
26 Apr 2012 - 175 Application lodged....
24 May 2012 - "Application Being Processed Further"
10 Jun 2012 - Applied for NBI / Dubai Police Clearance
12 Jun 2012 - Dubai Police Clearance Received
15 Jun 2012 - CO Allocated
25 Jun 2012 - Medicals
27 Jun 2012 - Medicals Finalised
30 Jun 2012 - PCCs Uploaded
02 July 2012 - Visa Grant
14-26 Mar 2013 - Initial Entry - Melbourne
30 August 2014 - Big Move
08 Sep 2014 - First day of work
Posts: 153Member
Joined: Sep 10, 2012
@jvframos... abu dhabi kami. mga kasabayan namin na nag-apply na galing ng UAE dati, settled na sa Aus eh. napag-iwanan na kami. hehe. yan ang disadvantage ng nag-a-apply ng visa tapos wala pa pala pambaon. hehehe. kaya, chill ka lang while waiting for your visa. ipon ng ipon. i assure you, kapag dumating na ang visa nyo, nakaka-overwhelm din kapag hindi ready.
@langgam37... nope, wala. lipat lang kami ng room this month (as usual) tapos yan naman ang next target ko, ang mag-collate ng info about agencies at mag-apply online. sana makatisod ng mabobolang employer. dati kasi, nag-try na ako pero ang sagot sa akin, mag-email na lang daw ulet ako sa kanila (agency) a month before ako magpunta ng Aus para ma-sked nila ako ng possible interviews. pero syempre, i-try pa rin..lab technician pala ako dito sa UAE, sa isang school. CHEng ang application ko sa EA though.
hmm.. so far, heto na nagawa ko ngayon.. magpa-box ng gamit pa-pilipinas. hehe. naku, ang mahal ng pa-ship eh from UAE to Aus eh. kaya pa-pinas na lang muna. tapos, dalhin ko na lang din from there. 30kgs ang baggage allowance naman.
nakakuha na rin pala ako ng ticket. naka-open na rin ako ng bank account online. ito yata ang best time to transfer money right now at ang baba ng AUD.
napahaba na ang reply.. sensya na, excited lang.
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Posts: 5,037Member, De-activated
Joined: Feb 23, 2012
Sep 24, 2011 - IELTS (L-8 R-8 W-8 S-7.5 : OBS-8)
Jan 04, 2012 - EA application submitted | Feb 23, 2012 - EA assessment result (IE ANZSCO 233511)
May 8, 2012 - Lodged GSM 175 online application | June 4, 2012 - CO Allocated
June 22, 2012 - Medicals Finalized | Aug 30, 2012 - PCCs Completed (PH, UAE, USA)
Sep 3, 2012 - Visa Granted (IED Jun 11, 2013) Thank You Lord!
Oct 16-28, 2012 - Initial Entry Completed - Sydney
July 28, 2013 - Final move to Perth
Sep 9, 2013 - Started work with the same company i worked for in UAE/USA
Oct 28, 2013 - Moved to another company..
Posts: 5,037Member, De-activated
Joined: Feb 23, 2012
for the last time bumisita na sa al ain, jabel fafeet.. or mag 7-emirates tour na kayo.. haha..
o di kaya i-enjoy ang shisha.. sa may marina mall..
or hamdan my friend... hahah
Sep 24, 2011 - IELTS (L-8 R-8 W-8 S-7.5 : OBS-8)
Jan 04, 2012 - EA application submitted | Feb 23, 2012 - EA assessment result (IE ANZSCO 233511)
May 8, 2012 - Lodged GSM 175 online application | June 4, 2012 - CO Allocated
June 22, 2012 - Medicals Finalized | Aug 30, 2012 - PCCs Completed (PH, UAE, USA)
Sep 3, 2012 - Visa Granted (IED Jun 11, 2013) Thank You Lord!
Oct 16-28, 2012 - Initial Entry Completed - Sydney
July 28, 2013 - Final move to Perth
Sep 9, 2013 - Started work with the same company i worked for in UAE/USA
Oct 28, 2013 - Moved to another company..
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taga-AUH ka ba dati lock_code2004?
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kahapon nagtanong ako sa UAE Exchange ng pagpapadala sa Aussie bank, 45aed pala ang charge tapos pagdating ng Aus, may charge pa ulet na 15-20AUD depende sa bank. puro charge huh. kuripot mode lang. hehe.
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ay oo nga 2009 pa pala ang visa nyo... kelan kayo nag IED?
Sep 24, 2011 - IELTS (L-8 R-8 W-8 S-7.5 : OBS-8)
Jan 04, 2012 - EA application submitted | Feb 23, 2012 - EA assessment result (IE ANZSCO 233511)
May 8, 2012 - Lodged GSM 175 online application | June 4, 2012 - CO Allocated
June 22, 2012 - Medicals Finalized | Aug 30, 2012 - PCCs Completed (PH, UAE, USA)
Sep 3, 2012 - Visa Granted (IED Jun 11, 2013) Thank You Lord!
Oct 16-28, 2012 - Initial Entry Completed - Sydney
July 28, 2013 - Final move to Perth
Sep 9, 2013 - Started work with the same company i worked for in UAE/USA
Oct 28, 2013 - Moved to another company..
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Posts: 153Member
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@akino.... yan sana ang una kong plan kasi may HSBC account rin ako. kaya lang, hindi helpful ang taga-HSBC Abu Dhabi. hindi ako ine-entertain sa inqueries ko. saka akala ko kapag pinadaan sa bank, mas mababa kasi di ba, iba ang conversion rate ng mga banko. nway, try ko na lang ulet i-compare ang conversion.
...sabi sa ACT daw ang may lowest unemployment rate ah. a fellow-forumer/friend of mine ay sa ACT ngayon. ang bruho, ang lucky! Sa Engineers Australia na nagta-trabaho. sabi ko nga, yun ang gift sa kanya ni Lord kasi pinahiran sya ng tadhana dito sa UAE. hehe. i-chismis ko daw ba. lagot ako, baka mabasa nya ito. hihihi.
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Ah ok ah EA sya work, d2 ata ung headofc nila..WA sponsored pla kayo
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Before I applied for a visa, nag-try na rin ako mag-apply thru seek.com. Marami ang tumatawag, kaso they always prefer nga yung may visa. Maybe, sa last quarter of this year, i'll try applying ulit.
Naka-pag open na po kayo ng bank account online? paano pa ba? and what bank? "Tell me."
25 Jul 2011 - Applied For Skills Assessment, Engineers Australia
23 Sep 2011 - Skills Assessment Received, ANZCO Code: 233211 (Civil Engineer)
10 Mar 2012 - IELTS Exam
24 Mar 2012 - IELTS Result L-8.5; R,W,S -7
26 Apr 2012 - 175 Application lodged....
24 May 2012 - "Application Being Processed Further"
10 Jun 2012 - Applied for NBI / Dubai Police Clearance
12 Jun 2012 - Dubai Police Clearance Received
15 Jun 2012 - CO Allocated
25 Jun 2012 - Medicals
27 Jun 2012 - Medicals Finalised
30 Jun 2012 - PCCs Uploaded
02 July 2012 - Visa Grant
14-26 Mar 2013 - Initial Entry - Melbourne
30 August 2014 - Big Move
08 Sep 2014 - First day of work
Posts: 153Member
Joined: Sep 10, 2012
@langgam37.. nice naman, may tumatawag na, wala pang visa. ibig sabihin, malaki ang potential mong makahanap ng work while still offshore kapag may visa na. =D>
online lang yung application ng bank account. there are 3 na nabasa ko na nag-a-accept kahit wala pa physically ng Aus, Commonwealth Bank, NAB at Westpac.
I chose NAB over the 2 other banks kasi walang fee kapag hindi mo na-comply yung minimum monthly balance. after mo ma-fill-up-an yung online application form, a day or two lang, makaka-receive ka na ng email from them containing your bank account details.
kaya lang, you only apply for bank accounts at least a year or a few months before your scheduled na dating sa Australia huh. dapat pagkarating mo kasi dun, punta ka agad kasi sa bank at i-present yung sarili mo and your passport. malum, my friend? hehe
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Joined: Apr 22, 2012
25 Jul 2011 - Applied For Skills Assessment, Engineers Australia
23 Sep 2011 - Skills Assessment Received, ANZCO Code: 233211 (Civil Engineer)
10 Mar 2012 - IELTS Exam
24 Mar 2012 - IELTS Result L-8.5; R,W,S -7
26 Apr 2012 - 175 Application lodged....
24 May 2012 - "Application Being Processed Further"
10 Jun 2012 - Applied for NBI / Dubai Police Clearance
12 Jun 2012 - Dubai Police Clearance Received
15 Jun 2012 - CO Allocated
25 Jun 2012 - Medicals
27 Jun 2012 - Medicals Finalised
30 Jun 2012 - PCCs Uploaded
02 July 2012 - Visa Grant
14-26 Mar 2013 - Initial Entry - Melbourne
30 August 2014 - Big Move
08 Sep 2014 - First day of work