Congrats.

I believe urs is decision ready visa. I heard that they are just processing non decision PR application submitted end of last year.

Planning to secure your own place there? Or you already bought one before approval?

decision ready? 

there are 2 types of processing. one is priority and another is non-priority. priority = will skip to most demand job and process the application first. non-priority = applicant need to wait on the queue based on the date they submitted

ok so you were talking about ENS aka work sponsorship. i thought it was independent PR

Dealing with australians make me go nuts, forget abt working in there

Yup.

You already prepare to go back to Msia after your visa expires?

yes if i don't have alternate way. earn all the money here and be a boss in msia

Working and earning dollars sounds nice. However, the living cost in Oz is also very 'nice' especially these 2 years. Rentals, public transport, utilities bill are getting higher and higher. If the employer here does not offer you a good salary package, I doubt the money you save (even after converting to RM) will be more than what you are saving in Msia. 

yes if you have family or some loans like car and house.

i can save 50% of my salary and even more if didn't buy anythings. the place i'm working will increase the salary every 6 months and just had 4% rise on July

Lucky you! salary increment every 6 months.  Are you planning to go back to Msia eventually? Where are you base?

Lucky you! salary increment every 6 months.  Are you planning to go back to Msia eventually? Where are you base?

i will go back but not for now.

in melbourne working in education sector. i think  is a law that they need to increase the pay every 6 months base on the "market rate". is not that much but better than nothing.

many companies(but not asian) will have performance review every 6 months or 1 year and they will increase your salary based on your performance

How about yourself?

half yearly performance review is common but salary review half yearly is not really common, normally is yearly increment. I am not in the education section, never know there is such a law. It is a good policy though, taking care of the employees.

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Added on September 22, 2012, 10:39 pm

I am based in Sydney. I am only having yearly increment. however, the increment really cannot catch up with the inflation/cost of living in Sydney. It is getting out of hands. 

I believe at least it is better compared to if you are in Msia

How about petrol station? Restaurant?
Retail?

Actually, if you must go australia, die die also want to go , there is one way besides trying to get a skilled visa (or whatever crap visa) and HOPING to send THOUSANDS of resume in HOPES (fat hopes) that some company to hire you while you have enough saving (burning though it like Ferrari on petrol at full speed) to last you for your unemployment period.

The solution is simple. Instead of wasting hundreds of thousands of dollar for something not guaranteed, why not consider investing in a course to become a qualified nurse. I was told Australia is SO SHORT OF NURSES that they are willing to GIVE YOU A HIGH PAYING JOB AND sponsor you a working visa which will be converted into PR in a few years time. Isn't that just fantastic?! You get a stable job (and I was told the starting pay is quite high for nurses bout 5k-6k AUD a month before tax) and you get to live in Australia.