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AussieMom

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #240 on: July 24, 2013, 06:06:27 pm »
^Sis jenny naku next week na pala sched ng cs mo, you'll be fine, pray lang.  Sana dumating na visa ng sa inyo para naman meron katuwang kanit pano.  Also I'm not giving birth, wish ko lang kaso hirap kase dito lalo na if you're both working, pero di pa ko nag period dyan;). My son is already 10 year old kaso awa naman kami ng lagi na lang childcare most esp pag school break.  Nakabili na rin ako ng ticket para makapunta na agad Mom ko dito, we're all excited.

^^Sis oreo I hope prioritise talaga nila yang mga backlogs nila.  Baka ma-alert na sila nyan since inescalate nyo na yung sobrang delay nila.

^Sis jenny, if you don't mind may private insurance ka ba with pregnancy service kaya you can choose to have cs delivery? Yan kase yung iniisip ko tanggalin sa insurance namin kase laki din ng premium tapos wala pa naman plan ako mag buntis kaso worry naman what if di ba. Sabi kase nila mahirap dito mag buntis pag walang private insurance, cs din ako dati, baka pilitin na normal pag public hospital kahit di ko naman kaya.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #241 on: July 24, 2013, 06:53:41 pm »
^re: private health insurance... pwde ka ma-CS kahit wala kang private health insurance. Marami ako kakilala na walang PHI pero nanganak ng CS sa public hospital.

ang alam ko na difference lang ng private at public, is yun continuity of care. Pag public, iba ibang OB titingin sayo... pag private, ikaw mamimili at sila magpapaanak sayo UNLESS of course na nataon yung paglabour mo na off nya sa theatre... in that case, yung OB na magpapaanak sayo is yun cover nya at that time.

ang isa pa palang difference is $$$ pag sa public, wala kang babayaran at all... if you go private, you have to pay for antenatal checkups and konti lang dun sa fee ang covered ng medicare... plus you have to pay for the OB management fee around your 20th week, antenatal classes, anaesthetist rin may bayad and paediatrician. Malaki laki ang out of pocket pa rin if you go private.

I went private dahil ang medical history ko since bata pa ako eh medyo interesting. So far, out of pocket na kami ng over $3.5k... less na dyan yung medicare rebates.

Ang covered lang ng PHI is your accommodation and yun labour and delivery fees ng OB... normal man or CS.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #242 on: July 25, 2013, 03:00:08 pm »
inemail ko ulit Immigration and nilagay ko sa subject ATTN: (name of case officer)

Nagalit na talaga ko. Kukupad kupad sila! Sinabi ko dun, kung alam ko lang at kung inindicate lang nila ANYWHERE sa website nila na may backlog ng 8 weeks yang pesteng medical exam assessment na yan, edi sana nagapply kami ng 2-3 months earlier! Hindi yan walang kaalam alam mga tao. Akala 4 weeks lang, nandyan na.

I asked him/her to explain bakit it's taken at least 38 business days ang processing ng visa ng mom ko. At anong date na ba ng medical exams ang pnprocess nyang Global Health na yan dahil walang ka-update update whatsoever. Fine, may 8 weeks backlog, so ano na pnprocess nila ngayon... yun medical exams done year kopong kopong or what?? Bigyan nila ako ng date! >:(

I was gonna submit a feedback about their service dito http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/services/services-form.htm but I couldn't find "Global Health" anywhere...

Nakalagay rin sa immigration website:
What  can I do if I am still not satisfied? If you  are not happy with how we have handled your feedback, you can contact:
 
  • the Global Feedback Unit and tell us why
  • the Commonwealth Ombudsman
     Telephone:   1300  362 072 (local call charge), 9 am to 5 pm AEDT (GMT +11), Monday to Friday
     See: http://www.ombudsman.gov.au
  • a Member of Parliament in Australia.
I'm this close in doing all 3 of them  >:( di ko alam sino talaga cause of delay eh... yang Global Health ba or yun case officer namin. Kasi naman, sa dinami dami ng email ko sa immigration, ni isang beses hindi sumagot yun CO namin. Ibang CO palagi sumasagot. Di ko alam kung nagbakasyon ba sya, or nagquit, or what.
« Last Edit: July 25, 2013, 03:26:03 pm by oreo08 »

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #243 on: July 25, 2013, 03:28:42 pm »
@Sis Oreo08, dumating na visa mom ko. Today deliver. Nagulat na lang bigla Mom ko kasi pick up sya dapat. Single entry lang na grant sa kanya, 1 year. Visa was granted yestesday, July 24 tapos until Jly 24, 2014. Okay na din kahit di multiple na -grant. Ang importante andito sya bago ako nanganak. Feeling ko sayo on the way na din and malamng multipple entry yan. Swertihan talaga sa mag-approve ng visa.

@AussieMom, yes we have private health insurance. covered ang pregnancy. Tama si Sis Oreo08 sa difference though ang alam ko not OB ang titingin sayo pag public, iba ibang Midwife basta kung sino available sa appointment mo. If covered ang pregnancy sa PHI mo, puede mo na sya gamitin after a year. If cancel mo sya tapos you decide ibalik ulit, baka you might need to wait again para ma-cover.

I decided to go on private because of the condition of my sugar level. But thank God naman sa last ogtt ko nag normal na. Ang sabi sa kin ng OB ko, ang maganda sa public, laging me doctor anytime you need. Asa public din ang NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) if in case me problem yung baby mo. Normally daw pag CS ka, solo mo room as much as possible. HIndi puede mag-stay overnioght kasama mo, so lalabas mag-isa ka lang pag gabi BUT all the help you need, the nurse / midwife will be there for you.

Sa private naman, yes me out of pocket ka, so far now ang nagastos na namin is yung fee ng OB, $2.5 less na refund ng medicare. Ang ni-rereadynamin is yung anaesthesiologist & pedia estimate is mga $1K ang fee. Sa private, puede mag-stay overnight kasama mo. Meron sila Special Care Unit for the baby. Tapos ang doctors sabi ni OB, pag gabi wala daw unless emergency, notify nurses ang doctor. Parang yan yung natandaan ko ha.

I have a letter na here from the hospital na need to pay the excess of $275 para sa admission ko. 4 nights.

@Sis Oreo08, pano ka na umabot sa $3.5K? Well yung sa kin pla yng ultrasound hindi ko dito pinagawa, sa Pinas nung umuwi kmi for 2 weeks.






oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #244 on: July 25, 2013, 03:40:37 pm »
^dito kasi kami nagpaultrasound saka nagpa Chorionic Villus Sampling... yung Nuchal Translucency test (ultrasound) was $180 out of pocket tapos yung CVS $200 out of pocket... yun "normal" ultrasound naman $150 out pocket :o kaloka! Eh ang mura mura nyan diba sa pinas? Tapos may initial consultation ako with an Anaesthetist (same group) kasi nga may scoliosis ako and my OB thought it was best na at least makapa na yun likod ko at masabi na nya sa ibang anaesthetists ano dapat gawin... di yung magulat sila on the day tapos magfail epi ko... huhuhu wag naman sana!

Our OB din also told us na there are 30 possible anaesthetists for me and di nya masasabi kung sino ang scheduled on the day of my delivery. Pero ang sabi nya, one of them is naughty... naughty kasi he charges $1500 out of pocket!! :o nakakaloka sya! Sya na ba pinaka expert dito sa buong SA kaya ganyan kamahal singil nya? So hubby and I are hoping na hindi sya ang maging anaesthetist ko on the day ;D

Yun paedia rin, hindi nya masabi kung sino scheduled on the day so nagvavary rin ang fees. Basta, ipon ipon na lang.

Ay midwife lang ba tumitingin dito pag public? Hmmm unless my friends didn't know na midwives and not OB yun tumitingin sa kanila ;D kami lang kasi kauna unahang nag private dito. Simula bata ako, masyado ko kasi pinahihirapan mga duktor sa mga nararamdaman ko at nangyayari sakin. So I thought, kelangan ko ng specialist dahil who knows... baka maselan na naman ako.

RE: Visa
Kaya nga ako galit na galit. Sobrang bagal nila ngayon! Pag yan talaga wala pa ring resulta next week, mangbubulabog ako dito sa Australia AT sa Pilipinas >:(

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #245 on: July 25, 2013, 04:24:02 pm »
^ Yup, midwife ang tumitingin pag public. Though ang sabi nga nila mas experienced daw ang midwife. Ako naman nag private kasi nga yung sa case ko.

Grabe naman yung anaesthesiologist mo, sana nga wag mapunta sayo. Puede mo naman siguro arrange yan with the OB para di kao bigla. Kasi yung sa akin kasi OB ko na bahal eh mag-coordinate eh. Check up ko next week, ask ko ulit about this (anaesthesiologist & pedia).

Hope bukas or early next wek ma release na visa Mum mo, malay mo like AussieMom, multiple entry din ma-grant. diba they required you pa nga na magsubmit health insurance nia. Kami kasi wala ni-request eh kaya din siguro ganun.

AussieMom

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #246 on: July 25, 2013, 06:58:53 pm »
Thanks Sis oreo and Sis jenny, OMG parang if ever mag preggy ako parang mas gusto ko pa sa pinas na lang ang delivery, I can choose pa na 1 week sa hospital di pa sobra mahal tulad dito, plus mas asikaso pa.  4 yrs plus na kami on private health insurance with pregnancy service, kahit wala pa plan kelan ba talaga sundan ang unico iho. 

Good news sis jenny, book na rin ng ticket.  Pag 2nd time or nakailang balik na daw dito, posible na  multiple 3 yrs daw ang ibigay na visa.  Even my friend ni request nya 3 yrs multiple sa invitation pero 1 year lang binigay sa mother nya kase first time.

Sis oreo if not this week baka next week dumating na visa ng Mom mo and hopefully multiple 3 yrs din.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #247 on: July 26, 2013, 11:07:15 am »
^^mas gusto ko pa rin OB kesa midwife... during labour naman, nandun ang midwives, nurses at si OB. So mas kampante ako.

Yun tungkol dun sa nakakalokang anaesthetist, hindi macoordinate ng OB ko kasi apparently, sya ang duty every weekend. Pero he doesn't get up na after 10pm. Parang diva lang sya no? Ok lang. Ayoko magbayad ng $1500 para sa epidural lang! Yun paediatrician naman, there are 4 possible paedias and ok naman silang lahat sakin. Binasa ko na profile nila and hindi naman OA yun fees nila. And maaadmit si baby as out of patient so mas maliit gastos kasi we went over the Medicare Safety Net na rin so mas malaki yun nakukuha namin na rebate.

^kami kumuha lang ng PHI nung nagdecide kami na ok this year, magtry na tayo. May waiting period sya ng 1 yr so inadjust na lang namin. Sayang rin kasi yun premium eh...

after 5 (!!!) emails from me yesterday - 3 direct replies dun sa email ng CO namin, 1 complaint, and 1 through here http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/philippines/, nagreply ang senior migration officer sakin this morning and sabi nya sinabihan na nya Global Health to prioritise my mom's health clearance. And then, just 30 mins ago, I received another email saying nareceive na nila yung assessment and they will make a decision na sa visa ng mother ko very soon. So hopefully nga next week meron na.

kelangan pa talaga mangbulabog >:( kakainis!

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #248 on: July 26, 2013, 12:11:33 pm »
^pano ka humingi profile ng paedia? so weekend ka pala naka sched. ask ko ob ko.

3 years grant nian natakot na sila kasi ginalit ka na eh. hehe.

trying to book ticket for mom. wala pa available date for return ang PAL sa month ng July 2014. Pinakalatest pa lang is til June 20, 2014. Baka ang ending namin nito rebook na langbticket nia pauwi. Ans as usual kaching din yun. Hay ang gastos nga.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #249 on: July 26, 2013, 12:40:29 pm »
^meron print outs yun mga paediatrician tapos andun background nila tapos nakaspecify na rin how much charge nila na gap. Weekend yun EDD ko (Aug 17) pero who knows kung kelan sya lalabas.

Lumabas na visa ng mum ko ngayon, 3 yrs multiple entry. Ilang email rin nakuha ko sa immigration dept from manila today and pati yun feedback unit dito in Australia this morning... ngayon lang daw nila nareceive yun assessment from Global Health... tapos maya maya, yun email is the visa grant notice na. Kelangan pa talagang magalit >:( kastress sa buntis!

Napakagastos talaga! Dibale, laking tulong naman nila when they get here.

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #250 on: July 26, 2013, 01:19:23 pm »
^ wow sis oreo08 finally
dumating na and 3 years pa. worth the wait and galit ng buntis. hahaha. buti nga kayo 3 years eh, kami single lang. I wonder ano basis nila sa 3 years. Form 1419 yng ginamit namin form eh. sponsored tourist visa ba sa inyo?

pang 2nd na ng mom ko here, una nia punta is nung 2008 pa. Kaya in a way nag assume din ako possibility na mabigyan sya multiple lalo na yung reason is manganganak ako.

tama. ang gastos nga. kukunan din namin sya health insurance na din just in case.

san kayo pa book ticket and kelan na tentative alis mom mo? nag quote ako online sa PAL roundtrip ticket $965. Pero as of now ang pinakalatest date nila sa 2014 for booking is june 20.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #251 on: July 26, 2013, 01:30:07 pm »
^Yes form 1419 din ginamit namin. I think this is going to be my Mum's 4th time here? Subclass 600 lang inapply namin and nagbigay lang brother ko ng statutory declaration saka proof ng income nilang magasawa, proof na they own a house etc... ako naman, letter of invitation at dun ko nga sinabi na buntis ako etc. Provided letter of my OB, payslips, certificate of employment and proof na we own a house too. Di ko na sinama si hubby kasi feel ko sobra sobra na proof na we can afford her stay here.

Mag Singapore Airlines sya, Manila to Adelaide, depending sa dates (earliest sana is next sunday arrival nya dito) $1050 to $1200... yun uwi nya is Feb 2014 kasi uuwi rin kaming pamilya dahil kasal (or renewal of vows) ng sister in law ko sa Manila... so gusto nya sumabay pauwi. Saka na lang ulit balik nya dito.

AussieMom

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #252 on: July 26, 2013, 02:55:21 pm »
Good news Sis oreo.  Finally may visa na mga Mommies natin.  This weekend dating ng Mom ko via Qantas, yun na lang may slot na economy airfare $1500 round trip. This Dec balik nya sa manila kase bakasyon din kami.

Sis jenny kami nun pina re-book na lang namin $50 yata sa PAL ang re booking fee.

Pa exclude ko na lang siguro muna yung pregnancy sa private insurance ko until we are decided na mag anak pa ulit, sayang din nga premium.

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #253 on: July 26, 2013, 07:06:10 pm »
di kayo nagtry sa PAL? Malalaman ko yan bukas pag bumili na sila
ticket.

AussieMom

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #254 on: July 26, 2013, 07:39:48 pm »
^business class na lang Sis available sa PAL tapos sunday alis sa pinas then monday balik dito so di rin kami pwede kase may pasok na.  Mas oks kase kung andito na this weekend, cancelled ko na rin ang childcare for next week.

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #255 on: July 27, 2013, 08:44:36 am »
^ ah ganun ba? kami kasi weekday (july 31) kukunin na flight and yes the following day ang dating which is me pasok nga. conflict din kasi nga i have a check up with my ob tapos mga bata pa sa school. bday na din kasi ng son ko sa sat eh. kaya yun ang habol din para andito na sya.

Oreo08, baka yun nga siguro isa sa reasons yung mga proofs. Though Mom ko nagsubmit din ng bank statements and deed of title. Tapos sa amin yung hubby ko ang nag gawa ng invitation for her since sya lang kasi ang me work sa min (SAHM kasi ako because of the kids) and yung proof ng income sa hubby ko din manggagaling.

oreo08

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #256 on: July 27, 2013, 05:59:45 pm »
my mum naman is arriving Aug 6 (Singapore Airlines)... flight nya is Aug 5, hopefully that gives her enough time to pack and buy things. Yun friends nya, papadespedida pa sya :o kala mo naman di na sya babalik ;D

sana di pa ako nanganganak nun... although I wanna give birth na rin!


eklea

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #257 on: July 31, 2013, 07:16:54 pm »
thanks mga sisses dito...

inspiring ang mga experiences na pinost niyo po dito, kahit may onting issue like what happened with sis oreo08 still good news ang kapalit. God is good talaga, ibibigay niya pag para sayo. 

I got my visa (457) narin po, salamat sa lahat ng tumulong at nakatulong sa mga makulit kong tanong....looking forward to see and meet you guys... :)

jenny_2284

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #258 on: August 02, 2013, 08:38:16 am »
^ sis eklea, san ka based pag dito ka na australia?

eklea

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Re: Australia Thread 7
« Reply #259 on: August 03, 2013, 09:51:20 am »
^wagin po work location ng asawa ko pero we'll probably travel weekly to perth to spend the weekends po, wala daw buhay sa wagin talaga. kau po?

 

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