Australia Thread 3

[ataypool]

Marshie, Spring in Sydney is the beginning of September; cool and sunny.

[belle_v2g]

^thanks for the reply sis! kinakabahan kasi ako at baka hindi mag-enjoy ang mommy ko so lagot na.

whats the weather ba ng april 30-may 14? para ma-prepare ng maayos yung damit. hmm..

Medyo palamig na yon sis kase last month na ng fall. Better bring warm clothing pa rin if ever. Especially pag may edad na medyo mahina sa lamig.

[marshie]

Thanks, ataycool hopefully it wouldn't be too sunny. I'd be back in Manila by September 2 if ever my vacation wouldnpush through.

[anagenesisr]

Oh, alright. So we might have more chances(?) since we've had all of our docs. certified.

Would a class card of her previous school year suffice? E kasi di pa man enrollment e. Atsaka, wala man tao sa school. Have any suggestions?

[Madness]

Nakakainip yung tagal ng pagaaantay ng approval ng visa ngayon. Thinking if nag VFS global na lang ako, more expensive pero atleast i have number to call to ask. Here, sa online, parang you just wait in vain. Mahal na masyado yung ticket ko, if ever

[fittotravel]

@Madness: 'Yung turnaround time ng visa approval depends on the documents submitted and the profile of the applicant. Some are approved within 24 hours (no kidding). Other applicants take 1 month before receiving an approval. 

[Madness]

For real yung 24 hours?? Gosh! I applied back in 2010, courier service pa yung gamit ko and it took me just a week but i remember i paid more. But they delivered pa mismo yung passport ko with tatak (visa) sa house. I wouldn't mind paying more if mas mabilis.

[rocky]

sis madness kelan ka nag-apply? kasi ako last nov eh peak season yon kaya january 2 na narelease visa ko. kagagaling ko lang don last month & sana makabalik sa spring😊

[choco_loka]

For real yung 24 hours?? Gosh! I applied back in 2010, courier service pa yung gamit ko and it took me just a week but i remember i paid more. But they delivered pa mismo yung passport ko with tatak (visa) sa house. I wouldn't mind paying more if mas mabilis.

Yes, mine was approved the next day, pero siguro case to case basis din.

[fittotravel]

@ choko_loka: Jackie! Kuya Chris 'to! Haha! So inggit with your Australia trip. Di ako nakapag-ikot sa Sydney non. Literal na nagbreakfast lang ako tapos derecho Brisbane na. Hehe!

[Madness]

@sis rocky Nung April 23 lang naman.  But supposedly June na kase ang travel time ko. Ugh! I thought madali lang since dati naman,  1 week lang yung processing ng visa ko. So dahil online, I assumed na mas mabilis. Hala! Napaisip tuloy ako kung peak ba ngayon? Since winter dun sa kanila, peak nga kaya?

@choco_loka oh, am an avid reader of your blog, sis! swerte naman 24 hours lang yung sa'yo.

[choco_loka]

@fittotravel Wahahaha! Kuya Chris! I havent posted the Sydney leg, I'll do it one of these days. Inisa-isa ko blog entries mo and followed your blog na! Ang galing!

@madness
Awww thank you sis! I think kasi I coursed through my online application sa Aus Embassy Hong Kong office, not in Manila... Baka they receive less applicants din kaya they can process the applications immediately. God bless and good luck Kaya yan!

[fittotravel]

Abangan ko 'yun, @choko_loka!  Gusto kong pumunta sa Sydney at mamingwit ng lifeguards sa Bondi Beach. Haha! Enjoyed reading your blog. 

[vain_kixie]

Matagal parin kaya ang result if i apply online? Thinking id i should submit online or through vsfglobal. How many days ba usually before i get a result if i lodge my application through vsfglobal? Leaving mid July.

[Madness]

@vain_kixie apply ka na ngayon sis. Sabi sa akin, whether apply ka VFS or online, it will still end with the same case officer from australian immigration. So it will take longer pa rin. Plus, more expensive pag VFS.

Got my visa already. 28 days inabot sa akin. i suggest apply ka na just in time for your july flight

[rocky]

nakabook ako kahapon ng one-way manila-sydney 2,499 all-in. wait na lang uli ng promo pabalik. sayted ng makakita ng cherry blossoms

[vain_kixie]

Ako din i booked. 13k round trip for 2 adults and 1 infant with seat (no luggage and no food pa). Mura kasi sa July na yung flight. Now i have to fix my papers for the visa. San ba faster result sa vsf or online? 

[mama squeak!]

^I did not apply with vfs so I can only relate my online application experience, one word - hassle-free! It only took two weeks to process (this was in October), I left in November. I just scanned all my supporting docs and paid with my credit card online. Easiest visa application I ever experienced.

[rocky]

^^apply ka na kagad sis online pareho lang processing nyan kasi same CO din hahawak. enjoy winter, super lamig don

[vain_kixie]

Mama squeek, hope my experience will be as good as yours.

I have a question with the visa application. Kailan ba talaga certified true copies yung birth certificate, passport copies etc?

Also i have a cousin in Australia but i wont be visiting them. Would it complicate things if i declare her? She wont be sponsoring me or anything. Baka lang kasi hingan ako ng documents niya and i dont want to bother with that anymore. Or they wouldnt and its just for reference lang?

Rocky,how cold could Sydney and Melborne get at mid July? It will be my son's first winter experience.