Australia Thread 3

[rocky]

^^nasa 1.5-2 months na processing ngayon kaya dapat sept or oct apply ka na

[pinklilac]

Hello mga sis.
Pabalik na ng Pinas ang mother ko at may gusto  ako.pasalubungan ng ground coffee.
Any recommendation?
Kahit yung mga nasa Woolies ,Coles or Aldi lang basta  ok lasa.
Salamat sa mga sasagot

[[-c-h-a-]]

^my mum brought back some homebrand coffee $4 lang sya I think... nagustuhan ng binigyan nya. Yun lang nirerequest sa kanya everytime she comes here. Ayaw na ng Nescafe or whatever.

Well, Woolworths gold label and home brand are decent naman talaga. I'm obsessed with their chocolate finger biscuits!!! OMG $1.80 lang soooo yummy!!!

[ysa.belle]

hi mga sis, sino po ang nasa sydney? =)

[fallen_@ngeL]

hi mga sis.. a few questions lang regarding visa application
currently i have no work right now, kaka resign ko lang last december 2015. we plan to go to Sydney on June 2016 kasi sasamahan namin yung friend namen na mag ma-migrate may kasama kasi twins (1 year old) and 1 kid pa na 4 yrs old, so nag volunteer kami na we will accompany them since yun wife nya is mauuna na sa sydney this march 2016.

- when should we apply (me and my husband) for tourist visa? Ok ba na apply na kami ng April?
- since wala pa ako work, then wala ako masa submit na COE, is it ok?
- si hubby may work naman (atleast meron siya COE mapapakita)
- we have enough savings naman sa bank as proof din na we can sustain ourselves and makikitira lang din kami dun sa sasamahan namen.
- what are the chances na hindi ma approve ang visa ko?   (meron naman na ako mga previous trips and visa like Korea, Schengen)

I plan also to ask for my friends copy of her visa and invitation letter.

thanks in advance.

[mama squeak!]

^medyo similar tayo ng circumstance in regards sa COE. Since retired na ako I didn't have one but I have money in the bank, investments and properties under my name. Nagsubmit din ako ng COE and ITR ng husband ko as additional docs. Yup, better apply early para di kayo naghahabol.

IMO, I wouldn't show your friend's visa and invitation letter kasi baka madaming question pa since bagong migrate pa lang sila. I would apply purely as a tourist since you can show naman your financial capability to sustain your trip. Gawa ka na lang ng dummy hotel booking to show as your supporting docs.

Good luck!

[ataypool]

^^Yes do what Mamasqueak is suggesting you to do na na mag-apply ka for a tourist visa.

2 people I know nag-apply ng visa for their friends/relatives the with the same purpose as your friend, both rejected; iyong isa matagal na dito and another one kakarating pa lang.

Reason given to them was pwede naman sila mag-take ng leave from work to go back to Manila to accompany their partners and kids to Australia.

[rocky]

^^sis fallen_@ngeL, bank cert/statement na lang pasa mo since malaki naman yong pera mo sa bank. add ka na din ng credit card statement. saka may schengen visa ka naman, approved ka nga don eh mas mahirap kumuha non. kaya don't worry approve yan, wag mo na lang banggitin yong sa friend mo baka ma-question ka pa

[ysa.belle]

Any ideas po san magandang pasyal sa Sydney?

[rocky]

^
1. sydney opera house
2. harbour bridge
3. bondi beach
4. manly beach
5. taronga zoo
6. blue mountain
7. hyde park
8. botanical garden
9. paddys market (pasalubong)
10. darling harbour
11. sydney tower eye
12. chinatown
13. wax museum

HTH

[ysa.belle]

^wow andami. Thank you po!

[candid_girl]

for those who applied for visa how many weeks lumabas iyong result? did you call them ba to follow up or just wait the email and text?

[fallen_@ngeL]

thank you mga sis @mamasqueak @ataypool @rocky for replying buti nalang nag tanong muna ako sa inyo here. mas naliwanagan na ko =) may pahabol pala ako question mga sis, do you still submit your planned itinerary (places to go etc..) on your trip when applying for a visa? salamat ng marami!

[mama squeak!]

^you're welcome!   No need to submit an itinerary.

[rocky]

^^ako, nag-attached ako sis para proof na mamamasyal ka talaga

[ysa.belle]

@candid girl, ako po i never followed up via email. check lang sa v.f.s. global via the tracking number they gave.

[candid_girl]

thank you @ysa.belle we got our visa po last week in just 2 weeks na-release nila.

[rocky]

^ay ang bilis congrats sis thru VFS or online?

[mama squeak!]

^I think kaya mabilis kasi hindi peak travel period ngayon so konti lang nag-aaply. Yung na-notice ko kung summer period (both here or in Australia) marami nag-aapply kaya siguro medyo loaded talaga.

[candid_girl]

@rocky thru VFS po ginawa namin ng anak ko.