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Username: wizardofOz
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@jvanz_21 check mo itong thread nato http://pinoyau.info/discussion/32/do-you-need-to-use-an-australian-registered-migration-agent

in advice. which is better agent or lodge by myself? Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Oktoberian BatchMates! Here's our updated tracking chart God Bless Us All!

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@pinoykiwi_inOZ thanks abisuhan ko yung mga contact ko pala hehe yung isang friend-former boss ko taga Sydney, pero yung 2 outside Oz kasi..

in How do you 'compete' without 'local' experience? Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@theumlasfamily haha delinquent na ko sa pag-update nung chart... btw saang state/city balak nyo pala, and saan kayo magstay habang hanap ng apartment?

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Wow finally! Good News yan @theumlasfamily! Mukhang maa-achieve yung Big Move sa Feb ah Goodluck and God Bless!!

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Yung mga "References" po na hinihingi ng employers.. dapat ba nasa Australia din? Or would they call them up even if nasa overseas yung mga References.. Salamat!

in How do you 'compete' without 'local' experience? Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Tanong lang po mga ate/kuya.. 1. San pwede makibili ng sim card pang Aus? sa airport ba meron na nun? may requirements po ba pagkuha nun? 2. Paano din mag commute around sa Aus? meron din ba llike bus cards or ezlink gawa sa SG na pwede gamitin sa b…

in Things to do first "After" arriving in Australia Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
pre eto initial budget namin Airfare: $1,000 Airasia for 4 pax (1 way) Rent: $235 per week as we are temporary sharing with my wife's friend Food: $200 Transpo: $100 roughly (opal card for 4)pw shopping and medyo malaki hehe sa ngayon mahirap mag…

in New Migrants... Please Share your Initial Entry Budget! Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@pinoykiwi_inOZ btw I assume "over-the-counter" medicines/supplements are allowed to be brought to AU.... as far as I know Paracetamol, and other medicines for stomach aches like imodium or buscopan are over-the-counter lang sa pinas, even supplemen…

in Ilang Maleta, Balikbayan Box, Sako Bag ang dinala/dadalhin nyo sa OZ? Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Hi @d_cloud nanggaling kasi ako ng thailand nung mag initial entry ako sa Oz, kaya di required ang PDOS/CFO sticker...Nung sa Australian Immigration naman na ko, passport lang hiningi sakin then walang kahit anong tanong tinatakan lang ng arrival yu…

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@vhoythoy dapat pala KratOZ na lang hehehe

in Story behind your name in the forum Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Hi @rukiasan kelan planned Big Move nyo? May work na ba husband sa Oz... ECE din kasi ako

in Choosing State To Live Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Nung nalaman kong "Oz" ang short slang for Australia... Wizard of Oz lang agad pumasok sa isip ko.. wala masyadong lalim yung background story hehehe

in Story behind your name in the forum Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@theumlasfamily Tama, trust your intuition… mabuti na yung handa kesa masurprise at maghabol lang in the end... pasasaan bat Grant din naman ang tuloy nyan

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Tin-try pa lang nya ngayon kontakin ang DIBP, hindi daw sya makapasok doon sa contact# eh. Actually now lang sya nag-follow-up nung i-advise ko na meron nang mga cases na nadedelay ang results. Ang initial assumption kasi nya is matagal lang talag…

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@myphexpat yung friend ko, sept26 lodged visa 189... until now wala feedback

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@toking nag-Initial Entry lang ako sir sa Sydney then Melbourne, tiningnan ko lang kung saang City ako mas feasible mag-settle... Balik na ko uli ngayon sa work ko sa Thailand, mag-iipon muna ng konti pang pambaon before the Big Move hehe

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Hello Fellow Engineers... ECE ako pero magkasangga naman ang ECE with EE pagdating sa electronics Tanong ko lang sana kung meron na dito nakapasok or aware sa mga Electronic industries sa Oz like Manufacturing, Design, or Validation? Any insights…

in Electrical Engineers Thread Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@brixx89 Generally restricted ang pagpasok ng food... you would have to declare it to customs... yung mga canned food like corned beef or maling will not be allowed dahil sa possible threats of mad cow and foot and mouth diseases as far as I know.. …

in Ilang Maleta, Balikbayan Box, Sako Bag ang dinala/dadalhin nyo sa OZ? Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
hi to all!! malapit na rin ang big move namin.. this june na.. dati we have a lot of fears and doubts but now we're excited.. the best yung answer ni @vhoythoy.. "God helped us to get the visa in Australia, so i'm sure di nya rin tayo pababayaan du…

in Counting down to the big move - DITO tayo... Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@theumlasfamily Wow Big Move na ba yung sa Feb or Mar agad agad?

in OKTOBERfest!! Oct'2014 Applicants (visa 189/190) Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@vhoythoy thanks sa inputs... parang displaced aggression pala yung nangyari sayo since kamuntik ka na sa Canada, kaya ngayon mas nakakagigil yung matuloy agad sa Australia. Ako naman, my brother is a citizen in Canada also, but for some reasons, l…

in Counting down to the big move - DITO tayo... Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Paano ba kayo nag-decide guys... parang ang nakakatakot kasi mag-Big Move hehe andaming trade-offs like yung maiipon ko pa sa current work ko if I stay vs. baka wala naman akong maging work agad sa Oz and maubos yung naipon... Not being pessimistic …

in Counting down to the big move - DITO tayo... Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@peach17 this coming June2015 sana, kaso nagdadalawang-isip pa ko.. parang gusto ko muna makapag-ipon ng extrang pambaon dyan.. saka mamasyal muna uli dito sa Thailand or SE Asia hehe

in First Timers in Melbourne - What to do Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@pinoykiwi_inOZ if one gets a response pala of not having "local experience"... might as well not wallow on it and take it litterally coz it could be due to myriad of reasons lang.. just be better than your last application and move on to the next …

in Headhunter Experience here in Australia... Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
Hi @Xine by default CBC and HIV lang yung blood tests na required.. Kapag magwwork ka ata as Health Professional.. yun yung maraming blood tests na required.. As far as I could remember, lalabas yung list of required examinations after mo fill-up …

in Medical Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@pinoykiwi_inOZ when you applied in Oz, did you already have local experience in NZ? I just thought that maybe your work experiences in NZ were considered to be equivalent to "Local Experience" in Oz and became an advantage in a way...

in Headhunter Experience here in Australia... Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@vhoytoy Yung Luna Park, para syang maliit na amusement park na Old School feel (kasi more than 80 years na rin sila) kagaya nung napapanood natin sa movies nung 1980s, napuntahan ko both yung sa Sydney and Melbourne, magkamukha lang.. although yung…

in First Timers in Melbourne - What to do Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
hi @peach17 check mo dito http://ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/maps/ parang aside from doon sa Free 'City Circle' na tram, meron ng 'New Free Tram Zone'.. Oo huwag na siguro bumili ng Myki, sayang lang yung $14 kung within City lang naman yung tra…

in First Timers in Melbourne - What to do Comment by wizardofOz January 2015
@peach17 nag Initial Entry lang ako sa Sydney and Melby last december then bumalik muna ko dito sa work ko sa thailand, mag-iipon muna before ng Big Move dyan sa Oz, baka July this year hehe Actually madami na mapupuntahan yung City Circle tram, na…

in First Timers in Melbourne - What to do Comment by wizardofOz January 2015

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