4mula22:
IMMI Grant Notification...!

TIMELINE STORYLINE:

Jan 2016: MSC in the UK. BAE travellled from the UK to Canada for a conference. Met a total stranger that told her about Australia's 476 visa. BAE did her research and alerted me immediately. BAE was done with studies so BAE went back to naija.

June 2016: Graduation

July 2016: first IELTS... 7, 8.5, 8, 7 L R W S
July 2017: BAE's IELTS... 7,7,8,8.5 L R W S

July 2016 BAE applied for 476 visa. Grant received in October 2016.

Sept 2016: I Applied for 476 visa. Grant received on 20th Sept 2016

Sept 2016: I went back to naija from UK

Nov 2016: met BAE's parents.

3rd Dec 2016: got married to BAE. BAE is now WIFEY.

28th Dec 2016: I and WIFEY left Abuja for Melbourne.
30th Dec 2016: arrived Melbourne.

Feb 2017: submitted EA assessment

March 2017: EA CO contact to provide another CDR.

April 2017: submitted a 2nd CDR.
April 2017: EA Assessment outcome.... Engineering Technologist. That was a big blow.

8 June 2017: WIFEY submitted EA assessment
15 June 2017: EA CO contact to provide an updated CV.
20 June 2017: WIFEY's EA assessment outcome... professional Mechanical Engineer. Chai... diaris God ooo

July 2017: WIFEY's 2nd IELTS... 9,8.5,8,7.5 R L S W
July 2017: WIFEY ported to PTE... 90,84,82,79. R L S W. 20 points in the bag

3rd Aug 2017: EOI lodged for 189. 70 points, Mechanical Engineering. Principal applicant?... WIFEY. Bit at least I contributed 5 points and was her cheerleader coach.

9 August 2017: ITA received for 189
11 August 2017: application submitted, medical and all necessary documents attached.

12 Sept 2017: CO contact to provide polio vaccination or certificate. Uploaded same day. We thought it wasn't necessary since we were already in Australia.



29 Dec 2017: last working day of the year. Last working hour of the day. IMMI Grant Notification received for me and WIFEY!!

It's been a sweet ride. Best friend turned BAE. BAE turned WIFEY. WIFEY turned knight in shining armour!!

I wanna thank all those that contributed positively to this thread. Special shout to Mamajaz and Bellong.

Although it's coming late, someone might be gingered for the rest of their journey to Aussie.

May the Lord God bless y'all real good.

sofi05:
Guys!!!!!

I finally got my grant today for myself, wifey and baby after 234 days.

I wish everyone here a speedy grant and best wishes.

Aussie (QLD ) here I come!!!

Ifexsco:
My people....being a while! The journey so far.... I and my family landed Sydney 29th December 2016. I bin know as my pocket be, so I sharply go do construction white card and began doing labourer work�. On the other hand I started very enthusiastically with professional job search, applying for all available petroleum engineering jobs and other allied positions....Brethren one month became 2 and 2 became 3.....the responses were all negative! "We thank you for taking out time to apply....unfortunately you have been unsuccessful at this time....blah blah bla.....however we will keep your details on our database blah blah bla". I got so discouraged, stopped applying, and went deep into the labourer work as man had to survive. I started thinking of doing my Phd and made some applications.

mctowel01:
Just to update the group. i ve finally moved to Sydney, Australia. I was picked by Iceberg and Jamson themselves. Very cool guys. Currently staying with Jamson and his Mrs, a very homely couple.... Its been just two days, i slept for most of the first day, got a new sim and I m slowly adapting as it goes. Its a new culture and a lot to learn here. Weather is quite cold but easy to get by with sweaters and jackets. Will proceed with TFN, medicare and bank registrations within the week. Cheers all.

incemay:
Dear E- Family,

We (Son, Wifey & I) arrived Melbourne on the 25th of May having left Lagos on the Tuesday 23rd. We booked the flight through IOM (certainly the best anyone can have now) 980k compared to the 2m we would have paid if we booked directly.
Booked accomodation through airbnb prior to leaving Nigeria.
Slept throughout Thursday, Finally met @Tysho who has been of tremendous help to us, she came to pick us on Friday, drove us to the bank where we opened bank accounts, stayed till we finished and took us to where we did medicare and centerlink registrations too. She has since been our godmother here giving us guidance on what to do. I call her everytime and she's never tired or rendering assistance from time to time. It's amazing that someone I have never met before and only just contacted here after getting the grant will rise to our help this much..... we appreciate you Sis.
Also finally spoke with the Cheif himself- Bellong, we have always only communicated via mail, a very selfless man still providing the usual guidance.
Went to the clinic for son's immunization records update, they informed us today he will be taking 3 more shots of immunisation.
Will provide more updates on accomodation, job search and others as time goes on.

mctowel01:
Grant Finally.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9 : 11)

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I m a living witness to this.
It was all a dream

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Nov 2015, I didn't really know where I was thinking what next with life, and what it will present, in the hostels in UNI. A friend told me about studying in Australia and the fact that they didn't have so complex admission process, as far as one had the funds, there were always spaces. Plans were down. Time went, then I started service, and thats how exchange rate started dramatizing... Till it reached an unthinkable level. Australia in turn changed student visa policies, just a week to July, making it soo tough at that point. Then I felt really bad and knew studying wasn't possible again.

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I started the PR processing, and thats how immigration started their wahala, almost two months to get a passport. Thanks to mamajaz at this point for her selfless service and support. She helped put.calls to lots of people in different states to help me process the passport. I will not forget it. Time went, I took ielts on the 5th of November, then prepared my CDR, which was submitted around that time. December 7th, I took PTE first time, scored all except speaking above 79. Speaking was 73. I booked again to take it on the 13th and scored all above 79, speaking 81.
Moreover, i got my assessment for professional electronics engineer on the 13th of December. Got the result on the 17th and lodged eoi immediately with 60 points. At that period, electronics went on pro rata, so I waited till April 12th round to get invited. I ll also add that the last invited 60points for electronics submitted on Dec 19, so it came down to the wire.
Lodged 13th April, submitted all relevant documents abd here I am, I ve gotten the Direct grant on the 31st May.
Sometimes, we think we are at the lowest point, but that point in life, not knowing we are being prepared for grace untold

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Notable mentions to the veterans,...(some newbies might not know them) More like the forefathers in this thread... NNBB2012, scrollmeout, ericktack, bossylady Johnsontade, Malkinburg, and out ever, selfless, passionate and respected Bellong... God bless you sir. I owe you a complementary visit there.
My brothers from another mother Bnimz and big bro Jamson, catchdwindfrmkd... Thanks for being part of the journey.
Aussie, here I come

bolaobby:
To the glory of God, we (My wife and I with our two sons) made it to Melbourne early morning of May 20th having travelled through the emirate airline booked by IOM (Anyone coming should try to book their flight through IOM, we paid N1.2M for a flight that would have cost me N2.6M if am to book it myself).

Anyone comming to Australia between now and August should come with good winter jacket because winter is starting in full swing now, the weather is cold and might be too cold for someone coming from 29 - 33 degrees.
We use the first week for all the necessary registration like Medicare, Centrelink, Bank Account opening, Tax File Number, Phone contract etc. TYOSHO [/b]has already done justice to the process for these registration in her post on [b]page 210.

It was on Saturday that we arrived, was able to open my bank account on Sunday after church service and likewise got a SIM plan with vodafone which offer 300min talk time to Nigeria and 1000 mins talk time to US, UK, Canada, South-Africa with some few others for 45AUD. We also went to the train station to get the Myki card (As posted by Vinsmuft, you need this card to make use of public transport system in Victoria State i.e Bus, Train and Tram).

Getting accommodation is not an easy task for new comer in Melbourne. It is not about the money only,there are so many criteria in use by the estate agent. It is a requirement for you to inspect a house before you can get it and its not easy going for inspection without a personal car because many of the agents fix their inspection around the same period.Secondly, there are many requirement in the application form like pay-slip, bank statement, electricity bill, water bill, gas bill, reference from employer in some cases. Am still house hunting and am getting help from the family we are staying with.

In Melbourne, car is not a luxury, it is a requirement for work. Many job advert will ask you if you have a car, Australian drivers licence. It is a plus if you have the two because you might be on shift outside the public transport working period and some job require your card to perform effectively. Am starting the process for my licence this week by taking the first test. Ensure you come with your Nigeria drivers licence, else the process of getting licence might be longer.

I have completed two training, white card and forklift training. Have also done the police check and working with children check. Am hoping to start something with this before getting the professional job although am more preoccupied with getting accommodation at the moment.

I will update us more in the coming days...Those of us still in the process, don't give up. With the little i have seen, its a worthy adventure

Bnimz:

On this day, the chronology of a successful endeavor reads thus:

24th September 2016 - Wrote IELTS

10th October 2016 - IELTS result - L / R / S / W - 9 / 9 / 7.5 / 7.5
- Submitted for Assessment (EA) Fast Track.
- Booked PTE-A

19th October 2016 - wrote PTE-A

24th October 2016 - PTE-A Result - L / R / S / W - 90 / 90 / 90 / 90

28th October 2016 - Assessor requested a new episode.
- Wrote a new episode and uploaded.

3rd November 2016 - EA Positive Outcome, Electronics Engineer
- EOI submitted - 189 with 60 points

9th November 2016 - Electronics Engineering went Pro-Rata with 65pts
- Booked Medicals

16th November 2016 - Did Medicals..

3rd January 2017 - Electronics Engineering Pro-Rata returned to 60 points

14th February 2017 - ITA received
- Visa Application lodged.

28th February 2017 - CO Contact for already uploaded document.
- Uploaded the document again

26th May 2017 - Grant.

IED - 22nd November 2017


Special thanks to everyone who has contributed to this chapter in the story of my life. I really appreciate.

in conclusion - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9 : 11)

God Bless

hordunayodt:
my people, it has happened oo, grant came in this morning, i am so happy.

All 2017.

Jan 13th------vetassess assessment lodge
march 3rd---- positive outcome
march 17th----PTE, 10 points
march 17th---EOI, NSW and VIC both 55 points
march 31st--- VIC nomination and ITA.
April 21st-----VISA LODGE, all docs front loaded
April 28th-----Immi assessment commence mail
May 16th-----Direct Grant.

Thanks to everybody that has contributed to the success via sharing knowledge here etc, many more grants to come in Jesus name.

doyen06:
I got my NSW approval after 5 working days,all glory be to almighty God. Thanks to some old members who have helped from
Day 1-Bellong,ayaboyo, bossladymo,scrollmeout,nnbb1, fermandiko and kikiade to mention but a few. The journey has just started.

Omooloriredade:


24/09/16: IELTS (10pts)
26/03/17: EA assessment
28/04/17: positive outcome
02/05/17: EOI 65pts
09/05/17: ITA
?? : Visa application
?? : Docs upload
?? : Grant

bellong:
I officially completed the final survey today which puts to an end, my two year moral obligation living in South Australia.

Now, I can move ahead to explore other states in the nearest future....

Omooloriredade:


Na wa o. Effective? Tried searching on the web but couldn't find any links.

Anyway, got my invite today 14:18 hrs GMT. Got to beat that $70 increase o.
I doff my hat for those that have completed the 1221 and 80. Chai!!! See questions...

mamajaz:

A Ku oriire, congrats sister.

fonseca1929:
Hi good friends,

I applied for MSA in first week of march with EA,my assessor sent me a reply on 10th April that my university should send my transcript to him through his Engineer australia's office address in order to continue with my assessment.I had earlier sent student copy of my transcript in the application.My school(FUTO) has being on strike for a while.I have paid for the transcript but I cannot estimate when it will reach to them.A friend told me that I am only allowed to make response to EA via the portal once before decision will be made based on the response.I have been contacting EA through phone and e-mail but the assessor have not responded since about 3 weeks.I sent a mail to EA to inquire if I can send improve scan or a notarised copy and they replied 8 days ago that my assessor will respond to me shortly.

I want to get advice from the gurus or someone that has been in similar situation the best way to go about this.

#Anticipating your kind response.Thank you.