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Aub430:
Congrats Idng. I need to tap into this direct grant glory.

So I applied for my 489 in July (Front loaded PCC and medicals) and just wondering if I need to upload a NEW Nigeria police clearance as the one I submitted says "valid for 3 months"?

It's going to be 3 months in few days and I really wanna make sure there is no CO contact as that usually makes the processing longer.

bellong:
That is to say, I get too much time abi,?




@idNG,

Congratulations....

Phlunter01:
Congratulations! All the best in OZ

wapu:
This is awesome.

Congratulations!

bellong:
@idNG,

1. Yes, he can add his wife to the application. The wife will need to update Home affairs so they can issue a different bridging visa.

2. No, it will not. All she should do is withdraw the appeal. 489 visa is superior to student visa.

3. Although there is no hard and fast rule about the documents to provide in proofing a union. However, wisdom requires that he provides as much evidence as possible to proof their relationship considering that the wife has been denied a study visa. Don't give the CO any opportunity to come up with a conspiracy theory.

laudate:
Will you give them the millions they need, to take advantage of that technology? Talk, nah!

Alphadoor:
Nothing much really.
Just
Focus Focus Focus
More and More practise

I was just undeterred and highly determined to ace the exams that's why I was able to take it 4 times in ~4weeks

And you need a lot of cheerleaders

ham334488:
Pls how do you always know the point required for each states/professions and when it changes .
Kindly post the link
Thanks

ham334488:
oga belong and other experienced boss in the house
am already on student visa but I'm thinking of getting the PR before the visa expires
studying MEng ,Mechanical Engineering and i ready check the Engineer Australia.They require i have minimum of 6.0 in all band in IELTS
Luckily for me my IELTS is still much valid though i intend doing another so as to have a band 7.0-8.0 for a higher point.
please , which is saver. getting the PR before the end of the student VISA or waiting till the end and applied using the post graduate visa means.
***** the rate at which Australia policies keeps changing ehennn ......

bellong:
@All,

To those at the ITA stage, please ensure that the person you are nominating in your employment reference as the line manager is conversant with all your information. The person should also be willing to take necessary steps when contacted by DIBP.

Don't use someone who has been looking for a way to deal with you or doesn't want you to leave their company. It is pathetic that someone's boss jeopardized the Visa application by providing information different from what DIBP has. Application was refused on that note with millions wasted.

I am hoping that that particular application will encounter a turn around for good.

If you use your friend in the company, it is better than using a bitter boss.

Delovy:
Good day house.I got ITA through Tasmania 489 provincial nomination. I'm a little bit confused about medicals,especially generating HAP ID.I'm aware I will do that through my immi account after health declaration .Its a family of three,would I generate HAP ID for the other two family members?If yes,would it be thru my immi account or I would have to create immi account for them,then generate their own HAP ID.Abeg,make una clear my novice mind.Thanks

Delovy:
Good day house.I got ITA through Tasmania 489 provincial nomination. I'm a little bit confused about medicals,especially generating HAP ID.I'm aware I will do that through my immi account after health declaration .Its a family of three,would I generate HAP ID for the other two family members?If yes,would it be thru my immi account or I would have to create immi account for them,then generate their own HAP ID.Abeg,make una clear my novice mind.Thanks

jayooh:
Declared 37k for tasmania and was rejected. 17k cash and others land and cars

toslad:
Hello prettysussie,

Truth be told, our chances are very slim. I have been on 70 points with state nomination since last year (NSW and NT) nothing positive yet as Accountant and External Auditor. Whilst waiting, I am trying English tests too to increase my points. As per having hubby write IELTS and assess credentials, it depends on how badly you want it. I wish I had that option as I have spent close to that trying to increase my English score Sis. I don't know how many points you have in English proficiency though. If you are yet to get 20 points, you may consider writing another.

As per Customer Service Manager, I really don't know much about that but nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Misoke:
Lol @ Congrats..

You are buttressing a point abi? i do not even understand what the argument is about

Sky is big enough..if you create multiples to increase to increase your chances of getting quicker ITA no issues, its on dibp website..you can read up.Just be sure to delete the others if you are satisfied and made your mind up with one ITA.

For those "simulating" with fake points they do not have, i think that is not nice and they are not been fair to themselves anyway because they will have to prove all points claimed ahead when they do the application proper. Whatever is the reason or motive behind that is what i do not know...hustle is real

Misoke:
I filled an eoi with 189 and 190(vic),other 2 for state nomination only(Sydney ,Tas)...needed at least extra 5pts to add to my 65
as soon as my PTE came through didn't think I needed thier state nomination so I updated my eoi and withdrew the 190s... got 189
sorry for delayed response...been crazy busy.thanks
came for 189

stepo707:
result is out and speaking and reading messed me up with score 68 and 74 respectively
my writing and listening are 81 respectively.

My pronunciation was very very low.am so devastated now as i needed 20pts for my PR

Listening 81
Reading 74
Speaking 68
Writing 81
Oral Fluency 77
Grammar 81
Pronunciation 23
Spelling 88
Vocabulary 86
written discourse 69

stepo707:
Hi guys...apart from the score card sent to our email, are we supposed to pick our result at the centre we wrote our PTE?

Bamz:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-for-PTE-Pearson-Test-in-English

I'm following Joshin John's method with some modifications.

I have no hard copy textbooks.

stepo707:
You are right about the retell lecture part.I have a format from jay though just that cos am writing the points too fast i hardly can comprehend them to put into sentence....what i discover from the mock test i wrote now is that i have to speak more fast.speaking fast is the key as it will help your fluency score...i has 67 as fluency score and 30 as pronunciation...my speaking socre was 58 which is the least from all i have done so far due to the various mistakes i highlighted....if you go to that ptestudy.com, you willl see ploads of ractise questions and most of them i saw in real test...They also have answers for them

stepo707:
i just did moct test just now...Here is what i observed especially for the retell lecture part.I wrote most of the points but because i was writing too fast, my writing was not so clear and so i could not retell properly as it gave me some few hesitations and i was just talking without looking at the time and so i could not give conclusions and the one that i gave conclusion, i got cut off while talking.am sure it will have an effect on my grammar.
Also for describe image, i was talking too much on content instead of just giving the main trends...i could not give conclusion...its important to give conclusion.am sure it will ahve an effect on my grammar score as well but i was more confident than previous test i did.

So i guess the more you practise the mock test, the better confident you are.Also i was more faster in the reading aspect.
cc Azy123 Bamz

40manlappy:
Wifey scored Listening-80, Reading-74, Speaking-65, Writing-88 in December.

Retook the test yesterday after a very vigorous preparation and got the following;

Listening-90, Reading-76, Speaking-90, Writing-90

Considering a rescore

Azy123:
I need someone to enlighten me too . I'm still battling with it.

Good luck in our pursuit.

Bamz:
You are so spot on, I was just about to start writing dictation before the time petered out.



I'm glad that I took the test in an uncontrolled environment. Environment influences the result a great deal and we were 4 including me at my center. I suppose the guy closest to me should be getting a 90 in speaking. His voice totally drowned mine, and somehow affected my retell lecture. I should be looking forward to a quieter (more VIP setting) centres . I'm open to suggestions. Btw I went to LCF.

For speaking, I've been thinking quite a lot too, 79+ is achievable. When I get the trick, I will let you know but one thing is sure: doing the same thing won't yield a different result.

I understand that 'content' isn't the all in all. You want to improve your pronunciation, yet you don't want your fluency to be hindered. One thing I would try is to 'open my mouth more' when I'm doing the speaking exercise. I believe this would require a conscious effort.

I intend sending my recordings to a friend to see how well I'm improving as well.



Thanks, I actually find all the tasks exciting lol. I used those materials but I'm sure they are the outdated ones.Something tells me that I need a hardcopy for the PTE Academic Testbuilder. That book is very helpful particularly the student answers.

Bamz:
You are so spot on, I was just about to start writing dictation before the time petered out.



I'm glad that I took the test in an uncontrolled environment. Environment influences the result a great deal and we were 4 including me at my center. I suppose the guy closest to me should be getting a 90 in speaking. His voice totally drowned mine, and somehow affected my retell lecture. I should be looking forward to a quieter (more VIP setting) centres . I'm open to suggestions. Btw I went to LCF.

For speaking, I've been thinking quite a lot too, 79+ is achievable. When I get the trick, I will let you know but one thing is sure: doing the same thing won't yield a different result.

I understand that 'content' isn't the all in all. You want to improve your pronunciation, yet you don't want your fluency to be hindered. One thing I would try is to 'open my mouth more' when I'm doing the speaking exercise. I believe this would require a conscious effort.

I intend sending my recordings to a friend to see how well I'm improving as well.




Thanks, I actually find all the tasks exciting lol. I used those materials but I'm sure they are the outdated ones.Something tells me that I need a hardcopy for the PTE Academic Testbuilder. That book is very helpful particularly the student answers.

stepo707:
UseE2 Jay on YouTube.

Bamz:
I have taken my first test. My result is very funny considering I was expecting 79+ in Reading and Writing.

Listening 63
Reading 83
Speaking 68
Writing 67

Oral Fluency 63
Grammar 78
Pronunciation 49
Spelling 90
Vocabulary 90
Written Discourse 79

PS. I did not finish Listening maybe that was accounted for my low scores but the score for my Writing is debatable. I've never scored less than 79 in Writing even in mock tests.

cc: afolaseg