Australia Thread 2

[sachism]

^welcome. There's a portion naman sa form requesting for a multiple entry. They consider that. Kasi sa 1st application ko, they gave me multiple entry din pero 3 mos lang. Lol. Nilagay ko kasi na mag NZ ako and would require a re entry to AU for my return flight. After that, 1 yr multiple na nga ang max.

Sarap ng free flights and accomm

[rocky]

Sa OB ko naman who applied online, approx 2 weeks nga daw and he was given 5 yrs multiple. Halos sabay kaming aalis pero wala pa Visa ko.

katuwa naman yong 5 years multiple. ang alam ko rin sa visitor visa max 1 year. sana makakuha din ako ng 5 years na yan, para wala ng prob sa pag-apply ng visa anytime pag may promo book lang ng book. wala pa kasi talaga akong balak don tumira, bakasyon lang muna

[rocky]

nagbabalak akong bumalik ng january for my DIL's 80th bday. kaso uber mahal ng ticket papunta? anong meron?

[oreo08]

^mahal talaga ticket pag December and January papunta dito... I'm loyal to SIA and hindi bumababa ticket namin ng $1.4k per head. Ewan ko lang how much ang PAL, Qantas etc.

[mama squeak!]

summer season = peak travel season = high ticket prices.

[sachism]

ang tagal din nila magprocess ng tourist visa more than 2 weeks minimum going 3. while business visas take only 2 days to max 1.5 weeks. 

[rocky]

summer nga daw sabi ni hubby & school holiday. PAL nasa 50,000+ RT while cebu pac 30,000+

[sachism]

Meron pa ba sa airport ng prepaid sim with  unli data for 15days? Aud 30 ba yun?

[rocky]

mga sis sino na naka-try mag-apply online, magkano na visa fee & gaano katagal process? apply muna ako ng visa bago magbook ng ticket

[mama squeak!]

^I applied online and paid Php5700 with my cc. Going one week na and still in process pa rin ang status. Mukha nga aabutin ng one month pag tourist visa.

[rocky]

^hala ang tagal nga kung 1 month. target ko 3rd week ng january wait mo baka next week may result na, nong unang apply ko kasi saktong 2 weeks

sis, yong mga docs pina-notarized mo pa? TIA

[mama squeak!]

^No, scanned copies lang lahat. I am hoping na they won't require me to submit notarized copies. In case required then no choice I have to get all my docs notarized and re-submit. Buti hindi naman ako nagmamadali. Playing the waiting game! 

[rocky]

^goodluck sis, by next week ako mag-apply. start pa lang ako mag-gather uli ng mga docs

[choco_loka]

sis @mama squeak

when you applied for your visa online, pati yung bank statement mo scanned din ba? first time to apply kasi and im not based in pinas. inisip ko pwede ba mag open ng online account then saka ko ifully lodge and submit the application pag complete na lahat?

sorry and thanks in advance for your reply

[mama squeak!]

^sis, scanned lahat ng docs ko. Actually ganyan din ginawa ko, I opened an account muna then when ready na all my supporting docs saka ako nag-fill up ng form sabay bayad with my cc. By the way, you have to pay first before you can attach all your docs.

Actually meron pa akong pahabol na docs so hindi din sabay-sabay yung pag-submit ko. Although within 3 days of each other yung submission. To date I'm still waiting kung ma-approve visa ko.

[choco_loka]

^ thank you sis @mama squeak update us ha. mag lodge siguro ako by early january. thanks again and good luck on your application

[sachism]

Brsibane CBD is very beautiful right now specially at night because the buildings are lit up. We crossed the bridge to southbank. Explored the place. Malamig pa din sa gabi pero may mga nagsuswimming then kakain ng ice cream. Lol. E ako ginaw na ginaw na.

[chinilachika]

just want to share. if you're going to Sydney, yung mataas na palit na napuntahan namin ay sa Chinatown, along Little Hay St., no service charge.  green/white yung store tapos may 2 cashier. sa may Bondi Junction merong okay din ang palit, malapit sa nagtitinda ng chinese takeaways.

also if you're going on a trip far from the city, like sa Blue Mountaints or even Manly, and if you're gonna use an Opal card, if possible gawin niyo ng weekend.  when you consume 2.50 (mga 1 to 2 journeys lang) free na the rest of your journeys, by bus, train or ferry. we practically toured Sydney for free bec of this

[ikaela]

Just to update: the sponsored visa we applied for was granted today. We uploaded only scanned (not notarized) copies of everything online. If I remember correctly, we clicked on the "submit" button on October 24 but kept uploading documents until October 26.

So it's still a two-week wait now, not one month as others have experienced.

[rocky]

^thanks sa update sis, prob ko lang sa online kasi may dati akong passport na 2016 pa expiration then nag-update ako ng status kaya nag-renew ako. pag in-enter ko yong expiration date ng luma kong passport ayaw nyang tanggapin kasi dapat daw on or before today yong date na nakalagay. ok lang kaya na ilagay kong date kung kelan ako nag-renew? kasi automatic na invalid na yon dahil binutasan na. within the week ako mag-submit ng visitor visa

^^sis chinilachika, salamat sa tip about opal card