Australia thread 6

[La Vida Dulce]

^ I guess it not only depends on the industry but the state too.

[Marshmallow]

Hello Everyone

may tanong lang po ako. i'm planning to get a tourist visa. would like to know how much do i need
in my bank account? kelangan ba talaga more than 400k?

thank you so much

[kristinebarrios]

my aunt sent me an email and she finally fulfilled my promise na sagot niya plane ticket ko sa sydney, me and my lolo will stay for 90 days sa kanila don, can i ask how much should i bring in as pocket money? sabi ng mom ko pwede daw ako mag sideline dun during my stay para may extra cash daw ako...ineestimate ko how much ang pocket money ko for my shopping saka pag umalis kame may mabibili ako hehe

[carolskitot]

i was redirected here.. hehe! mali yung nipagpost-an ko ng aking concern.. anyway, hope somebody is able to help me:

wow! may thread palang ganito, thank God!

papa-advise lang ako sa inyo my dear sisses

my fiance is planning for me (and our future family) and him na magmigrate sa australia.  his dad is a pastor and madaming connection, mayroon inaanak dun ang daddy nya na nagvouch na talaga at nagcommit to help him in the processing.  nabanggit na rin naman na we already have plans of getting married next year december.  ngayon ang problema (well, di naman talaga problem, more of we just need sound advise), how do we go about it? si fiance is already coordinating with the inaanak-supporter sa processing ng visa/migration papers. sasabay na rin ba ako sa kanya? or i'll wait na lang na makasal kami para spouse visa na lang?

also, ang plan is to lodge the application asap (this july) kasi di ba magtake effect yung bagong point system by july this year.  ang sabi nung inaanak-supporter, kapag ok at naapprove na yung papers ni fiance, as early as next year pwede na sha magpunta dun.

parang ako, paano ako? iiwan nya ba ako dito kasi nga december pa ang wedding namin... i just want lang sana the best way on how to go about migrating to australia given our situation..

napahaba na.. hehe! tsaka can you please give me the blow-by-blow ng process talaga ng migration kung may 'expert' at napagdaanan na iyong process dito.. i already browsed the immigration website and all, pero mejo lost pa rin talaga ako.. hehe! pahelp naman po...

TIA!

hi sis, kung magmi-migrate dito sa australia ang family ng iyong bf, hintayin mo syang makapunta dito at hintayin mo ring maging citizen sya bago ka niya madala dito as a fiance or hintayin mo nalang muna na magpakasal kayo bago ka nya madala dito.

pede rin namang gawin ka niyang defacto kung kayo eh living together jan sa pinas, pero kelangan nyo itong i prove kung talagang living together talaga kayong dalawa. Or kung talagang ayaw mong paiwan at gusto mo talagang sumama sa kanya pagdating nila dito, mag student visa ka for a year lang den magdefacto relationship kayo, after a year makakakuha kana ng PR or permanency dahil nagsasama na kayo ng bf mo.

and lastly apply ka rin as a skilled migrant .

i hope it helps...goodluck!

[[-c-h-a-]]

^^hindi pwdeng mag sideline kung tourist visa lang kayo no working rights kasi ang mga tourist dito, at wala rin mageemploy sa inyo kasi hinihingi or tinitingnan nila kung anong klaseng visa ang meron ka bago ka nila i-hire

pocket money for 90 days pang shopping? How often will you shop?

hmm for me, $2000 at least. Shoes here cost at least $100 per pair, clothes, $50 unless they're on sale food is cheap though... makeup is much more expensive than in Manila, so I don't recommend buying makeup here.

P.S.
2k is just purely shopping money lang ha... hindi ko na include yun iba cuz I dunno naman what your itinerary is... if you're going to visit other States or not

[carolskitot]

my aunt sent me an email and she finally fulfilled my promise na sagot niya plane ticket ko sa sydney, me and my lolo will stay for 90 days sa kanila don, can i ask how much should i bring in as pocket money? sabi ng mom ko pwede daw ako mag sideline dun during my stay para may extra cash daw ako...ineestimate ko how much ang pocket money ko for my shopping saka pag umalis kame may mabibili ako hehe

hi sis, are you coming here as a tourist? ingat nalang dahil bawal magwork ang may tourist visa, kung 90 days kayo magstay dito, siguro mga atleast $3k/person, kasi mas magandang mapuntahan ninyo ang lahat ng state at maenjoy nyo ang australia while your here

[kristinebarrios]

^^thanks sis, so true pala sabi ng aunt ko mahal ang mamili don, and food lang ang mura. at sabi niya people go sa mall (she says) to buy what's only needed, and hindi sila pala tambay sa mall like kung anong gawain dito sa manila

^yes sis tourist visa daw sabi. i guess ang pocket money ko is solely for pasalubong shopping na lang hehe

[aiyayil]

salamat sis carolskitot

si boyfriend lang ang magmigrate, not the whole family.  ang plan kasi is for us to start a family dun. so ang option nga namin ay ayusin nya na ang papers nya within the year para may decision na kung magrant yung PR by next year siguro tapos since december next year naman yung wedding namin.  siguro naman nagrant na yun sa kanya.. ok [textspeak!] kaya na umalis kami ng sabay after na ng wedding?

and yun nga pwede rin naman na fiance visa ang iapply ko habang hindi pa kami kinakasal.. sayang lang kasi yung points na makukuha nya sa akin for his application kung kasal na kami. hehe!

tama ba ang timeline ko? ito o...
2011 - July:  bf lodges his application
2012 - hopefully magrant sya
2012 - december: our wedding

within those months, kelan kaya pwedeng asikasuhin ko naman yung papers ko?

TIA!

[port80*]

^Sis, the fiance visa is a much longer process.  If your bf gets his PR, you can apply straight away for a SPOUSE VISA after your wedding.  You will be considered a Temporary Resident though for the next 2 years.  If you give birth here, your child will be a citizen as long as one of you is a PR at the time of birth.

[aiyayil]

thanks sis port80*

gaano kaya katagal ang spouse visa? actually yun din ang pinakamadaling way pag may PR na si bf.. ok lang naman na temporary visa lang sha, ang mahalaga may visa. hehe! i'll apply na lang for PR after the 2 years. question pala, can i work while holding a temporary visa?

last question po pala, once nagrant yung PR, will bf have to leave for australia agad?  kasi parang i got the information na kapag nabigay na yung visa, within a month dapat pumunta na dun...

ang ideal kasi na iniisip ko.. na this year or early next year, isecure muna namin yung papers ni bf at magrant sya ng PR tapos after the wedding yung akin naman tapos im hoping na sabay na din kami pupunta ng australia.. possible ba yun?

TIA! salamat talaga sa mga insights anlaking tulong on how we should go about it

[amy_blu77]

pasagot ha!

i know some people na na-grant 'yung spouse visa nila within 2 months time lang basta kumpleto lahat
ng papeles ng kailangan ng embassy.

yes, you can work under the temporary spouse visa and may access ka din sa medicare nila.

as far as i know, and anybody can correct me if i'm wrong, once na ma-grant 'yung PR ng fiance mo,
may entry date doon sa stamp ng visa kung kelan siya pwedeng pumasok ng australia.

just my 2cents regarding sa possibility na sabay na kayo ng fiance mo pumunta dito. mas mabuti siguro kung after ng wedding ninyo at ma-issuehan siya ng PR eh mauna na muna siya dito, why?   he needs to find work first because once na nag start na kayo mag-processs ng spouse visa mo, kailangan ng AOS (Assurance of Support) from him. I'm not sure lang how much 'yung kailangan  sa embassy but from what I've "HEARD" (narining lang ko lang sis, walang kasiguraduhan!) kailangan 'yung sponsor which is your husband should be earning at least $63k/yr. or kung di  man, kung may kamag-anak ikaw or ang husband to be mo na willing mag-sponsor para sa'yo.

[aiyayil]

salamat, salamat sis amy_blu77! big help yung answers mo

wait.. so may entry date stamp lang? but not necessarily na kailangan umalis sha once nagrant yung PR? i mean, bf can leave at any date na after ng entry date stamp?

pero kung need nya nga na umalis na at makakuha ng work so he can prepare for our life there.. i guess, wala na kong iaargue nakakahinayang lang yung pera na pupunta sha dun tapos babalik din for the wedding tas balik ulit (based sa ideal setting ko na before the wedding sha magrant ng PR).. tsaka baka hindi sha payagan sa work na magbakasyon agas.. hay!

pero thanks, thanks talaga sa mga sagot unti-unti na akong naliliwanagan.

[port80*]

^Sis, baka nga makasal na kayo bago pa ma-grant ang PR niya. DIAC has changed the priority list again.  Check na lang their website for updates.

[carolskitot]

^sis mas magandang maikasal na kayo bago pa sya maglodge ng application para sabay ang papers nyo na maipasa at mapapasama ang points mo sa kanya at di kna magalala kung anong gagawin, para kung ma grant ang visa ninyong dalawa, pedeng siya muna ang maunang pumunta dito para maghanap ng work at house para sa inyong dalawa

oks ba yun sayo? at kung hindi naman, kapag na grant na ang visa nya at kelangan na nyang pumunta dito bago mag december 2012, mas lalong mahihirapan syang bumalik for wedding.

or pede rin yung sinasabi ng ating mga sis na dapat umalis sya after nyong maikasal.

and your asking kung kelan asikasuhin ang papers mo? dipende sa pipiliin mong options sa mga sinabi namin hehe

[gingersnap]

Hi Sisses, pa join naman. Hope someone can answer my inquiries here. eto ang scenario: Hubby is working in the US in a contractor of a telecom company. Income is good however expenses are that big as well, rent sa car, hotel, gas etc. He tried applying in another company with the same kind of work in Australia and they already replied saying to accomplish needed requirements etc. Pay is good as well and the only expense is the hotel accomodation, food, gas etc. no more car rental,sagod na ng company. eto sana ang tanong ko:
1. ok kaya to give up US for Australia? ako kase ang sagot ko dito is YES, kase mas malapit ang Aus sa US hehe. pero since hindi ko naman alam ang buhay sa Australia hanggang dun lang ang pwede ko masagot.
2. expensive ba ang hotel accomodation? kahit yung mga motel lang. Nature of work kase is to be assigned to different state parang in a month's time eh ilang beses  sya magpapalipat lipat ng state kaya di advisable na mag rent ng house.
3. how about safety ng mga tao, hindi naman ba maraming mga nagti trip na lang basta at bigla ka na lang gawan ng masama?
eto na muna yung naisip ko for now, thanks sisses in advance

[aiyayil]

^^sis carolskitot, andami na naming nagawa at naconfirm with our dec2012 wedding e.. pa-civil na ang muna kami kaya? haha!

ang plan din kasi talaga is to apply this year, hindi na namin kayang hintayin pa yung after the wedding (dec next year, unless nga magpacivil wedding na kami) because of the point system na kaka-implent lang, mukhang mas dumali kasi. and we heard na by 2012, may bago na namang system na iimplement.. parang may expression of interest pa to migrate kaya parang ang lalabas ay through invitation na lang ang migration to oz.

thanks thanks!

[amy_blu77]

1. ok kaya to give up US for Australia? ako kase ang sagot ko dito is YES, kase mas malapit ang Aus sa US hehe. pero since hindi ko naman alam ang buhay sa Australia hanggang dun lang ang pwede ko masagot.
2. expensive ba ang hotel accomodation? kahit yung mga motel lang. Nature of work kase is to be assigned to different state parang in a month's time eh ilang beses  sya magpapalipat lipat ng state kaya di advisable na mag rent ng house.
3. how about safety ng mga tao, hindi naman ba maraming mga nagti trip na lang basta at bigla ka na lang gawan ng masama?
eto na muna yung naisip ko for now, thanks sisses in advance

1. Tama ka sis, mas malapit ang Australia sa Pilipinas. Around 7-8 hours lang nasa Manila ka na as compared to a 15 hour flight. Medyo laid back ang mga tao dito (well, siguro, depende kung saan state ka nakatira!) at friendly naman ang mga tao dito. 
2. www.wotif.com - try mo  'tong website na 'to just to give you an idea kung magkano 'yung hotel rates.
3. kahit saan naman yata sis may mga tao talagang nagti-trip but base from my own experienced, hindi naman nakakatakot, mas takot pa nga ako sa streets ng Manila.

[gingersnap]

^ thanks sis. i hope everything will work out fine para maka transfer si hubby sa Australia and sana hopefully good decision yun.

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