Waiting for CO ==> Let's unite & be heard :)

nfronda · June 2013

@amcasperforu.. Posible po yan.. lalo na pag complete na lahat ng documents m..lahat ng application my CO yan.. kung mnsan hndi lg natin alam kung sino, ksi merung hndi ngpaparmdam. Same thing happen to me, 7 months akong naghintay wlang CO ngparamdam, until 1 day I received an email asking me kung kailan aq babalik ng OZ ksi e gagrant nya na ung visa q.. Akalain m un, hnihntay na pla ako ni CO..

amcasperforu · June 2013

@psychoboy @alexamae and @nfronda thank you sa mga insights and sharing of experiences. It really helps especially sa tulad kong lito hehe... thanks for the enlightenment at pagpapalakas ng loob...

sana mapasama kami sa mapapalad tulad ng mga pangalan na nabanggiy ni @psychoboy...

staycool · June 2013

@amcasperforu cool ka lang... follow up ka na muna sa email..it won't hurt naman...email ka na NOW... go na! wag mo nang patagalin pa... although may moments na may CO ka na nga, silent lang sya at gugulatin ka sa VISA mo... let us hope and pray that that will be your case also... update mo ko pre!

@legato09 , congrats sa CO mo...parehas pa tayo ng team dati...

legato09 · June 2013

@amcasperforu cool ka lang... follow up ka na muna sa email..it won't hurt naman...email ka na NOW... go na! wag mo nang patagalin pa... although may moments na may CO ka na nga, silent lang sya at gugulatin ka sa VISA mo... let us hope and pray that that will be your case also... update mo ko pre!

@legato09 , congrats sa CO mo...parehas pa tayo ng team dati...

Thanks Sir, yung CO mo ba katunog nung rapper na nasa Bubble Gang?

amcasperforu · June 2013

Guys, may CO na ako pero may big problem ako. Ang CO ko hinahanapan ako ng Bachelors degree...

Based sa result ng ACS ko ito ang nakasulat
AQF Master Degree with minor in computing
AQF Diploma with major in computing

Papano ba ito

and she only given me 28 days to comply... Sobrang higpit ng CO ko.. Baka po may naka experience na ng ganito and I did not expect magiging ganito ka worst... I thought Master Degree is higher than Bachelor degree...

Help guys

jengrata · June 2013

@amcasperforu higher naman tlga ang masters degree than bachelors degree. Ang alam ko (if someone knows better, please also educate me) kasi di ka makakapag masters pag hindi ka dumaan ng bachelors. Ano ba natapos mo? At paano ka nakapag-masteral?

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@amcasperforu - oh no, did you claim for bachelors degree =15pts?
ilan ang total points nyo now?

if i am going to base on the assessment result, AQF Diploma is 10pts..
the Bachelor Degree(including Masters ) is 15pts, so i think since hindi Bachelors degree ang assessment sayo, hindi mo ma-claim ang 15pts..

amcasperforu · June 2013

@lock_code2004 yup nag claim ako ng 15pts and now we are lacking 5 points...
Hindi po ba pwede I consider and masters degree na assessed ng ACS?

@jengrata... done with my bachelors degree in computer sci sa AMA then nag masters ako sa DLSU manila, Information Technology naman.

Litong lito na ako...

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@amcasperforu - if your read the EOI point system it says:
At least a Bachelor degree, including a Bachelor degree with Honours or Masters, from an Australian educational institution or other degree of a recognised standard
- if i will to interpret it, kailangan Bachelor degree, at kung may Masters degree (kailangan pa rin atleast may Bachelors degree)..

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i suggest, explain it to your CO.. sabihin mo akala mo dahil AQF masters degree ang result ng assessment, considered as 15pts na yun.. ask mo kung pwede maconsider yun..
wait for her response..

pag sinabi nyang hindi pwede, what are your options?
can you re-take IELTS? to claim additional points?

amcasperforu · June 2013

@lock_code20004 thanks sa reply nag email back ako sa kanya tulad ng sinabi mo na ma iconsider ang masters ko dahil i thought its higher than bahelors...

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@lock_code20004 thanks sa reply nag email back ako sa kanya tulad ng sinabi mo na ma iconsider ang masters ko dahil i thought its higher than bahelors...

okay..Goodluck.. kung ang Bachelors mo na-assessed as AQF diploma,
dapat ang AQF Diploma plus AQF Masters mo pwede na i-consider as equivalent to atleast an AQF Bachelors Degree..

so kahit may assessment na ang assessing body, pwede pa rin ibahin or mag-award ng points ang CO.. eto ang statement sa DIAC website: "The decision to award points for Educational qualification remains with of the departmental case officer."

pray for the best.. O:-)

legato09 · June 2013

Praying for you batchmate sana maayos na yan.

About sa 28days, is it only the time na i acknowledge mo yung email nila or dapat lahat ng documents ma send mo within that 28days?

jengrata · June 2013

@amcasperforu naku nalito din ako! Hahaha. Baka nalito lng din CO mo. baka hinanap nya lng ung keyword na bachelor at di naisip na ung master eh mas mataas. Hehehe.

nfronda · June 2013

@legato09.. Makikisagot aq ha.. 28 days po is the length of days na dapt m e acknowledge ung request nla at ma submit na din.. Pag lumagpas po ng 28 days, at hndi m ma esubmit ung request nla, dapt b4 mag end ung 28 days mag email ka sa CO m stating ur reason kung bakit at provide proof na inacknowledge at ipinrocess m ung request immediately..

amcasperforu · June 2013

nag reply ang CO ko:

Thank you for your response. Please be advised that even if you have an overseas Masters equivalent to AQF Master’s Degree, under our policy direction, without an underlying Bachelor Degree that is equivalent to AQF Bachelor degree, I cannot award 15 points (I can award 10). If you believe you may be able to find 5 points to claim somewhere else, I may be able to consider this. I would recommend you check our Skills Select website to see if there is anything else you can claim 5 points for. Skills Select website can be found at http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/

nfronda · June 2013

@amcasperforu..Ayan namn pla considerate namn c CO m.. So maybe ur option to claim ur 5 points is to re-take ur IELTS?

Good luck.. Just keep on praying..

GoodLuckAU · June 2013

i read in another forum na may mga taong nag-withdraw ng visa application because they mistakenly claimed more points (and they got the 3060AUD back), re-submit EOI after making corrections, got invited again and were granted visas.

worst case scenario, mag-a-apply ka ulit from EOI. but the australian dream is still very much alive!

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@amcasperforu - ohh.. so anung options mo?
naclaim mo ba lahat ng work exp?
IELTS?

amcasperforu · June 2013

thanks guys for having you on the background...

I think no choice ako to claim more pts sa work exp. the other option is IELTS since wala akong 7 on each section. To claim 10 pts... Kaya lang nag inquire ako the ealiest will be july 6. Plus two weeks for the result kapos sa 28 daya... not sure kung ok tong idea na to and if i can really make the 7 on each...

@Lockcode2004 sana naging considerate na lang si CO to award me the points...

amcasperforu · June 2013

@GoodLuckAU I really thought kung anu ung mas higher sa assessment yun yung iclaim since for us here in ph or sa ibang bansa when compare with BS against Master mas mananaig ang mas mataas ang level if you may put me that way..

I just wish na icombined na lang ang aqf diploma and aqf master ko to aqf bachelor... i doest not matter now

nfronda · June 2013

@amcasperforu..That's alright po, as long na pasok sa 28 days ung date of IELTS m.. U need to inform ur CO na lg and send him the receipt pag nkapag regster kna sa date na yan,, He will still consider yan..

legato09 · June 2013

@legato09.. Makikisagot aq ha.. 28 days po is the length of days na dapt m e acknowledge ung request nla at ma submit na din.. Pag lumagpas po ng 28 days, at hndi m ma esubmit ung request nla, dapt b4 mag end ung 28 days mag email ka sa CO m stating ur reason kung bakit at provide proof na inacknowledge at ipinrocess m ung request immediately..

Maraming salamat po. ;-) noted po.

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@amcasperforu..That's alright po, as long na pasok sa 28 days ung date of IELTS m.. U need to inform ur CO na lg and send him the receipt pag nkapag regster kna sa date na yan,, He will still consider yan..

i agree with this.. reply to your CO, sabihin mo magreregister ka to re-take Ielts. give the date of exam and the release date of results..

amcasperforu · June 2013

@nfronda natatakot ako as i leave it as my last option... what if I did not make the 7

Ang lahat ay mababali wala...

Bryann · June 2013

Hi,

Humble advice ko po, is tanong mo po muna sa CO if pwede ka pa mag-retake. Kasi if memory serves me right, kung ano po yun IELTS na sinubmit mo nun nag-lodge ka, hindi na po pwede palitan ng bago.

Based po dun sa kwento mo, and dun sa isang common friend natin sa company ka-chat ko kanina sa YM,

pwede mo po i-try the following:

1. Try refund if makukuha mo buong pera mo.
2. Magpa-assess sa VetAssess dun sa Bachelor's Degree mo, na non-IT related. Naisip ko po kasi, since may Masters ka po, sigurado may Degree ka din tama po ba? Tapos yun po i-submit kay CO.

Balitaan nyo po kami. Good luck.

amcasperforu · June 2013

@Bryann... not surr kung sino yung common friend natin... maybe you can send me privately the name...

Uhmm... Ganun po ba... di pala pwede mag pa ielts ulet after the lodgement... i did not realized na pwede pala khit ano ang course basta Bachelors degree..

Not sure kung I understand ur question fully. you mean kung natapos ko yung masters ko? yes msit ..

amcasperforu · June 2013

@Bryann... not surr kung sino yung common friend natin... maybe you can send me privately the name...

Uhmm... Ganun po ba... di pala pwede mag pa ielts ulet after the lodgement... i did not realized na pwede pala khit ano ang course basta Bachelors degree..

Not sure kung I understand ur question fully. you mean kung natapos ko yung masters ko? yes msit ..

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@Bryann - i dont think pwede yung option 2...
- na-assessed na ng ACS ang bachelors degree nya... at comparable to AQF diploma (IT related)..
- you can only go to vetassess, if your original assessing agency cannot provide assessment/opinion on your educ qualification..

lock_code2004 · June 2013

@iamcasperforyou - may point si @Bryann about re-taking the IELTS.. based sa EOI guidelines, the score should be valid "at the time of invitation"...

so email mo muna ang CO mo kung tatangapin nya ang scores mo after re-take..

GoodLuckAU · June 2013

@amcasperforu kahit ako siguro, ike-claim ko rin 15 for the masters kung ako nasa lugar mo. it's an honest, reasonable assumption. naintindihan rin naman ni CO kaya ka nya binibigyan ng chance ngayon to do something about it.

Agree ako kay @Bryann to consult the CO first if you can take IELTS again. Baka mabalewala efforts mo kung di pala ok sa kanya na manggaling sa IELTS yung nawala mong 5pts sa Education.