It did not take long after returning from our vacation in Melbourne for us to decide that we want to try and see if we are eligible for an immigrant visa to Australia. In all honestly, at first we were not very hopeful as we were just freshly rejected in our New Zealand immigrant visa expression of intent – for me it was like, if little brother Kiwi rejected us then we probably won’t stand a chance in a more strict immigration criteria of big brother Australia.
We started researching some facts about moving to Australia as Skilled Migrant; in between reading informations published in the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website and some other miscellaneous informations found in the web, I also became an active member of Pinoy Australia Information Forum (commonly know as Pinoy AU) - a forum managed by a Filipino that discusses anything related to Australia including getting in there.
Thankfully, we found out that the occupation of Babes (Accountant, General) is included in the skilled occupation list – good enough to know at this stage that we might have a chance to get the visa.
We started researching some facts about moving to Australia as Skilled Migrant; in between reading informations published in the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website and some other miscellaneous informations found in the web, I also became an active member of Pinoy Australia Information Forum (commonly know as Pinoy AU) - a forum managed by a Filipino that discusses anything related to Australia including getting in there.
Thankfully, we found out that the occupation of Babes (Accountant, General) is included in the skilled occupation list – good enough to know at this stage that we might have a chance to get the visa.
The process is tough and long and could possibly take months; we asked ourselves then if we would need an immigration lawyer to assist us. However upon asking about the range of fees being charged in Singapore for such services, we knew there and then that it was simply beyond our budget and it challenged us to do it on our own.
The below outlines what we have done before we were able to secure the coveted visa.
The below outlines what we have done before we were able to secure the coveted visa.
- Securing of relevant documents
- IELTS
- Skills assessment from CPA Australia
- Lodge an Expression of Intent (EOI) for a 189 visa
- Apply for a 189 visa
- Arrange for medical examination
- Police clearance
It should be noted that for readers who may use this blog entry as
a reference for their visa application, I will make this disclaimer that what
we have written here are based solely on our personal experience and the fact
that our nominated skills is that of
an accountant. It should be noted that item 2 & 3 above are where
the difference will come in. Please check specific requirement based on your
nominated skills.
By end of June 2012, we began the process to secure our skilled migrant visa.
By end of June 2012, we began the process to secure our skilled migrant visa.
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