jayooh:

Hmmm. Let's wait and see the result for this invitation round, then one can estimate the backlog on the prostate occupations. At east the 70pointers on prorata were closer to clearing theirs at the last round with 2-4weeks lodgement dates.

Next round should maybe clear up almost/if not all 70poin.

teewhysafe:
True. However backlog for 65 pointers has also built up. Some have been waiting since last year November. Non Pro rata backlog is at around June 21st now. We are waiting sha

spyroxy1:
I got my EA assessment yesterday and decided to test my EOI:

My standing below, pending my PTE exam;

Bellong , Mamajaz , Alphadoor and other gurus please advice

jayooh:

Especially 65 pointers? We need to know if the minimum point invited is coming down.

Dfavouredone:
Urgent:
If you need some Australia Dollar, pls contact me now. I have up to AUD5,000 I want to exchange for Naira. It will be available till Wednesday, 9th of August. You don't have to need all of AUD5,000, I can exchange in bit.

ZoeW:
Jesus is Lord!!!

Baba God helep me oo!!! Warrisdis?

jayooh:

Do they try sorting it out by occupation?
So let say for example, 200 applicants are to be invited in a round; and you have say a very competitive occupation like accountants having 140 applicants with 70+ points. Now would the invitation cater for all of them at the detriment of other less competitive ones with lower points say 60-65 or is there a basis for spreading the 200 slot across different professions?

jayooh:

Hello, what exactly does that date of effect mean and how does it relate to when one expects ITA? I have seen you guys talk about it once a while and I just want a better understanding.
Thanks

mamajaz:
Just this is enough for us in this trying time.
Poor network house. I was trying to upload a picture to encourage us all. @Alphadoor, Rett0, and AZY123

teewhysafe:
With the new information on the occupation list and Pro-rata occ., Do non pro-rata occupations with 65 points stand a chance in the next round?

Azy123:
No be small thing o. Back to english test. Sigh

uchenna2017:
Olowogbogboro has done it againoooo.
Positive out come from vetassess in just 18 days.
I have given up and God did it just like that.
Make Una follow me thank God

petetherock:
Nairalnders goodmorning, just got a wonderful news from my friend this morning about his ITA to NSW. Am here to ask this question on his behalf, he plans to travel alone for now due to financial constraints on visa fees and flights to Australia for his wife and two kids, [b]However, he wants to know if he can proceed without medicals for every member of his family for now since they will be coming in a few months time [/b]after he is settled, or must everyone do a medicals now to continue his application? Thank you. your kind responses are very expedient @this time thanks to a wonderful community.

OzyMigrant:


Your friend is lucky, that requirement was recently waived. His wife and kids don’t need to screen for medicals since they won’t be travelling (i.e. not added to his application). However, the dream of joining him in few months might not be realistic, getting dependent visa is not a piece of cake……..they might not even be able to join him years after settling. Best bet for him is to pull resources together and add them to his application right away.

icon2:
Good morning everyone... Finally I have decided to asses with ACS... For Computer And Network Engineer

I sent someone to my school for my transcript they said it must be addressed to a school

International school is 35k
National is 15k

My question is this... I want to give them a national address to forward the transcript to just to save money

Hope it won't affect me negatively when I want to process visa?

Secondly hope ACS will accept transcript forwarded to a national address. Thanks

koleefem05:
Finally, the result of the almighty PTE-A written yesterday rolled in. Too bad...too bad...too bad.
L66, R71, W81, S63.
Over to IELTS.

Misoke:


If i may ask in the eoi form is there not an option of choosing both 189 and 190 visa?and then you can either choose a particular state for nomination or all...i ve been looking tru that form by filling some parts and i ve seen about 1-4 of the pages ...pls can someone explain why we need to send multiple eoi and if theres no penalty?thanks

lawland:
Ok.. 4 of my mates did Advanced diploma in Electrical Engineering here, they assessed their diploma qualification for electrical engineering draftsperson with EA and never mentioned their degrees. They got positive outcome and nothing about their degree was mentioned in the outcome letter. When filling the EOI, they entered their degree as their highest qualification and got 15 points for it. Specifics: one studied a 4 years course in Unilag, the other 2 studied a 5 yrs course from FUTO and one is french and studied in France. They all got their visa granted and no questions about qualification asked. I hope this answers all your questions?

NNBB2012:


I just double checked this and I found out that you could actually claim points from your highest qualification eventhough is not mentioned in your assessment letter. However, the qualification in question MUST be equivalent to Australian Bachelor degree, as assessed by Vetassess or Case officer referring to CEP

Where did you finish from and how many years?

Take a look at the policy guideline below used by the case officer in decision making.


Decision maker must also have regard to any other claims provided by the applicant that are relevant to the consideration of the qualification.

It is anticipated that, generally, an applicant’s qualification claims will be assessed by the relevant assessing authority for the purpose of that authority issuing a skills assessment. If an assessing authority has provided an opinion on an applicant’s qualification, the applicant should provide this with their visa application, together with any other relevant supporting documentation to support their claims and should include copies of the qualifications and transcripts provided to the assessing authority.

If an applicant may be issued with a suitable skills assessment based only on an assessment of an applicant’s claims of on the job training and skilled employment then, unless the applicant has other qualifications of a recognised standard, they are not eligible for educational factor points.

If an applicant’s highest level educational qualification (including qualification at a doctorate level) is not related to the nominated or closely related occupation, the applicant can have their qualification assessed by VETASSESS as to the comparability of their qualification to Australian standards for the purpose of awarding points. Decision makers must have regard to any opinion provided by VETASSESS on an applicant’s qualification (as this is ‘any other relevant matter’ they must have regard to in determining whether an educational qualification is of a recognised standard, under regulation 2.26AC(5)(d)).

If neither the relevant assessing authority nor VETASSESS has provided an opinion on an applicant’s qualifications, case officers must assess the qualification claims presented by the applicant. In such scenarios case officers should take into consideration any relevant information that is available to them, including information available on Country Education Profiles, advice from AEI - NOOSR and any other relevant evidence provided by the applicant.

lawland:
There is always a conflicting information on this topic, but from my experience and that of my friends, you can only be denied visa for qualification if your assessing body assessed your highest qualification as not being comparable to AQF bachelors degree and you go ahead and claim 15 points. If your assessing body didn't assess your highest qualification because it is not related to your nominated occupation, you can go ahead and claim points for it as long as it is comparable to the AQF equivalent. Two ways to know this are by going for PTA with Vetasses or by accessing CEP. Vetassess and DIBP use CEP to assess qualification.A CO will never deny you visa straight away if he is not satisfied with the comparability of your qualification to AQF, you will be asked to go for PTA. Like i said, this is from my own personal experience, intensive research when i was in this situation and from my friends after me.

jayooh:


Alphadoor pls send me a link to this immitracker page. Where Google is taking me ain't explicit like this your shot. Thanks

ZoeW:

Thanks bro! its now $3670 sef. Not to mention dependants. Lol. I go use brain o.

I didnt know I can create multiple EOIs sef. hmm. Let me try that.

junebaby:
With all the silence by dipb and all. Should I continue with assessment, just starting out.
Also anyone who recently got transcript from oou should please help with any leads and assistance. I can't go personally.
Thank you

ZoeW:

Thank you. I have updated my EOI and selected NSW. I even think am sef, to spend $230 for VETASSESS and wait for at least 4-6 weeks for additional 5 points? It doesn't seem worth it. Make I carry my 'diploma' dey go!!

ZoeW:
Finally, after what seems like an eternity I have gotten a positive assessment from ACS for ICT Business Analyst (ANZSCO 261111)
Age - 30
English - 20
Experience - 10
Education - 10
Let me inform the house that this ANZSCO code is very competitive and people with 75 points were not invited last round. Do you think I should get my degree assessed by VETASSESS? How long does it take on average? Or should I wait it out till number for this ANZSCO drops? (How long would that take?) Abi to do state nomination? I am just confused right now.

Hoping for ideas guys. Thanks.

bellong:


It is in the midnight Wednesday Australian time which falls on Tuesday in GMT + 1 zone.

Alphadoor:
HI e-fam,

What type of certificate does an Hairdresser need for Migration purpose.

What Authority issue this certificate in Nigeria

The person in question is already practicing the trade as a stylist in a good saloon but not the owner.

Kamal474:
Plz if anyone can tell me that civil engineer with 65 points and date of effect 7 July will be invited in Tommorow round or it will be shock like 12 July round? Anyone