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malkinburg:
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What am about to say might not go down well with you. am also an engineer with a first degree in chemical engineering and currently doing masters here in australia. what am about saying is out of love and not as a hater. IF I WERE U I WILL COME TO OZ VIA PR (PERMANENT RESIDENCE) no need to come and waste your money especially when u plan on not being an academic. it will be better to enter and come do a six months internship to have australian work experience before starting to look for work than to come here all in an effort to get post work study after spending thousands of dollars with no access to scholarships like our brothers and sisters in the united states. if u have plenty money or on scholarship its a different case entirely. as for me i never looked at the PR critically until i was over invested in the whole student visa parade. Dont get it wrong coming to do Masters here is noble but i am asking you to do your COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. truth is after school and ur post work study big ass employers still want u to have PR before they employ u. i have been here three months and 10 days now. in this time i have started my PR waka thanks to all the info i got from the lengends on this forum Bosslady et al. i decided to be proactive and have gone to several recruiters like chandler macloed, Hays and spoken to several other recruitment advisors in this firms. my general strategy was to inform them about my circumstance and ask them for advice on how to integrate myself into the industry after my program. BROS i cant begin to speak the english that i heard. plenty advice "Reasonable and unreasonable" the bottom line was I NEEDED PR ASAP. i have met other nigerians who came here with PR and working professional jobs with only BSC. if i get hold of that PR today all this acada will turn distant learning at my convenience or part time. MORAL OF MY STORY.... PR without work experience is better than masters without paper... so just take your time and come via PR. but if u are not patient enough you can still come ooooh its still waaaaaaay better than being in naija with all this drama and all. just be prepared to work your ass off to foot your bills if you dont have enough support from home.

God bless.

What do you mean by being patient enough?
Is it being patient to get some experience here in naija before applying for PR?
What of when we are not getting any jobs at all here, what choice do we have? Besides immigration laws change, so waiting can sometimes be detrimental.

NNBB2012:
I like people who speak frankly like you. I have had the cause to stop someone who was about investing his money in Msc route here when he is more than enough qualify for PR. He listened to me and followed the PR process and today he is here in Australia with a job. He is ever grateful that I did that.

If you have mind of studying here in Australia with the hope of staying back, you have to do at least 2yrs minimum Bsc. Your occupation has to be on the list for you to be eligible for Post graduate visa. The truth is , even with the post graduate visa, there is no guarantee that you will get the job that will help you to gain experience so that you can apply for PR . After the expiration of your post graduate visa, you have to leave the country except you jump on another course or you marry a PR/Citizen. And staying 10yrs in Australia does not automatically translate to PR. It is not given based on years of staying. It is either through skilled path, family/spouse route, Business/Investors or Refugee path. No other way please. Even refugees path is not easy these days.

My advise will be, go for PR if you are eligible. And if not, it had better to gain experience overseas than to think you could possibly gain experience here. It is really hard.

A sound of warning to people who might be coming here to study and that want to stay back. Kindly check if your course is accredited. Particularly people that want to study Msc degrees. It is not all courses that are accredited. For example, if you studied Geology in Nigeria without experience and you came here to do Petroleum Engineering thinking that you will be assessed by Engineers Australia, I'm sorry to let you know that it is not accredited. The implication is that your first degree will still be considered and since your first degree is not in Engineering, it won't fly. Generally, accreditation is done at BSc level except where your first degree is not equivalent to First degree in Australia. In that case, your Msc in the same course will be considered. These are bitter truths. I know people who happened to go back after their studies. Think twice before you invest.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR ENGINEERS

I have an Australian postgraduate engineering degree, but my undergraduate degree is from overseas. Can I use my postgraduate degree from Australia as the basis for my qualification assessment application?

The assessment is based primarily on your undergraduate degree and your demonstrated competencies. Your postgraduate degree will be taken into account in that it contributes to your engineering competencies. However, a non-accredited Australian postgraduate degree alone will not meet the academic requirement to confer recognition in Australia.
Similarly a non-accredited Australian postgraduate degree on top of an overseas qualification will not provide automatic recognition in a higher occupational category. You will still have to apply for a formal assessment of your combined qualifications.
Only a few Australian post graduate qualifications are fully accredited and would grant eligibility for an assessment under the Accredited Australian Engineering Qualifications Pathway.
Please refer to the list of accredited courses available on our website.
I have limited engineering experience. Can I still apply for an assessment of my qualifications?
Yes, you can still apply. It is possible for you to demonstrate the competencies by referring to your undergraduate professional engineering qualifications and the project/work experience elements of your academic study. Applicants may however find writing the career episodes more challenging without workplace experience from which to evidence the competencies.
Please note that you must provide a certificate copy of an employer reference letter if you have relevant experience of 12 month or more, or if the work experience provides a basis for a Career Episode.
Will you accept the TOEFL, or the Pearsons Test of English (PTE) in lieu of the IELTS
No. For the Migration Skills Assessment with Engineers Australia, you will need to submit an IELTS test result form with a score of 6 in each of the 4 modules. Alternative English Tests will not be accepted.
I have an accredited qualification, but I would rather be assessed in a different discipline than the one on my degree. What can I do?
Under the accredited qualifications pathway, the outcome is given in accordance to the discipline of your degree. If the discipline does not match the content of your degree (for example, Electrical Engineering degrees focusing on Electronics Engineering), then a close analyse of the transcript will determine the appropriate occupation.
If you would rather be assessed in a different discipline, then you can apply via the Competency Demonstration Report pathway. Note however that there is no guarantee that you would be successful in getting the outcome you desire as the qualification has to contain the necessary underpinning knowledge in the discipline you are seeking assessment for.
am applying for migration to or permanent residency in Australia and need to have my engineering qualifications assessed. What do I need to do?
The first step is to read the Migration Skills Assessment Booklet to determine under which pathway you should apply. The booklet and application forms are available from the website

At the bolded. Australia gives a 2 years post study visa which in some applications like with Engineer Australia, you dont need work experience after msc studies to get a PR. Jst get up to 60 points and proceed from there. And the two years are enough to get the PR and get a job

mctowel01:
At the bolded. Australia gives a 2 years post study visa which in some applications like with Engineer Australia, you dont need work experience after msc studies to get a PR. Jst get up to 60 points and proceed from there. And the two years are enough to get the PR and get a job

You do not need Australian MSc either to get positive assessment from Engineers Australia as a graduate of Engineering from Nigeria. Some Engineering degrees at MSc level are not even accredited by Engineers Australia. The implication is that you will still need to write your CDR provided that you have first degree in Engineering which is even enough on its own to get you positive assessment.

You can only be eligible for post-study visa if you meet the criteria which is at least minimum of 2years study. After studying here, there is no guarantee of securing a job in your field to enable you get the experience that will be required due to your visa limitation, particularly in Engineering. So, the main thing is that, if you can gather your 60points overseas, then go for it. Studying here does not automatically lead to PR, you just need to get your qualification assessed positively and earn the points.

mctowel01:
Hello everyone. I ll be very glad to get your kind responses to this

I want to migrate to australia through masters in Electrical Engineering. I read elect elect bsc in unilag with a 3.0/5. I also want to use the post study 2 yrs and also process my PR from there. My service will start june/july 2016 to may/june 2017. I dont have work experience. I am planning my masters resumption with july 2017 in take.

1. I am planning to write my ielts by december 2016. I also want to use the same ielts result for all my processing there, ie student visa, scholarships/internships available, 2 years post study visa and finally PR(189 visa). I ve read that to get PR, the ielts result has a validity of 3 years, how true is this?
Will this be possible to use the same ielts result especially till the PR stage

2. Is transiting from student visa to the 2 years post study 485 visa an easy process? Hence howlong does it take? Can i use the remaining visa time after my msc to get it. Will it be an easy process? Can someone tell me the neccesary conditions and documents required for it? Will it be an easy process. I ve read about it from other sites, but i m quite scared on this plan, so can an experienced person tell me/ give me assurance.

3. My plan on getting the PR is
Age: 30
Australian qualification: 15
2 years study in australia: 5
Regional area: 5
Ieslt of min 7: 10
Total: 65

I ll be choosing skill on SOL as Electrical Engineering. What are my chances?

My bsc is of 4 years cos i came through direst entry from diploma to 200 level.
I read about getting skill assessment from engineers australia. Will my bsc status with 4 years from nigeria cause any problems even with my msc from australia in the same course.

Finaly, i also read that to use the independent 189 visa(no work experience) the final qualification should be at most 6 months before PR application. How fast will the previois applications be to enable me still get 3 years ielts validity(if i write it in latest jan 2017) in order to apply for the PR.

I am suprised reading down, i have not seen many apply through this route(2 yrs aus msc with no experience) Someone pls rate my plans and chances of getting a PR on a 100 scale. I ll gladly glady appreciate. Thanks for even taken time to read down. Responses are warmly welcomed.

I had already replied your post where you quoted me before seen this. You did not sound as someone genuinely seeking for answers but rather as someone who is well experienced in the subject matter. Well, as someone has told you to take your time and read through the pages in this thread and you will get answers to your numerous questions.

Your case is simple. You could get positive assessment provided you follow the right procedures. As I can see from your information, you are eligible for PR without necessarily going through the study path but you just need to gather the required points . Good luck!

NNBB2012:
I had already replied your post where you quoted me before seen this. You did not sound as someone genuinely seeking for answers but rather as someone who is well experienced in the subject matter. Well, as someone has told you to take your time and read through the pages in this thread and you will get answers to your numerous questions.

Your case is simple. You could get positive assessment provided you follow the right procedures. As I can see from your information, you are eligible for PR without necessarily going through the study path but you just need to gather the required points . Good luck!

I ve actually read a lot about it before coming here, but sometimes fear takes its toll. But i calmed down to read the DIBP site nd answered most of my questions.
But I m really confused as to how I can still get up to 60 points considering I dont have any reliable experience except for undergraduate internship and I dont have a family member in australia for other visa paths

NNBB2012:
You do not need Australian MSc either to get positive assessment from Engineers Australia as a graduate of Engineering from Nigeria. Some Engineering degrees at MSc level are not even accredited by Engineers Australia. The implication is that you will still need to write your CDR provided that you have first degree in Engineering which is even enough on its own to get you positive assessment.

You can only be eligible for post-study visa if you meet the criteria which is at least minimum of 2years study. After studying here, there is no guarantee of securing a job in your field to enable you get the experience that will be required due to your visa limitation, particularly in Engineering . So, the main thing is that, if you can gather your 60points overseas, then go for it. Studying here does not automatically lead to PR, you just need to get your qualification assessed positively and earn the points.

Frm the bolded, But the 2 years aus msc study(from an accreditted course) in the same SOL with no experience is enough to also get a positive skill assessment? And joining other factors like age nd ielts score, region one can get a pr?

NNBB2012:
You do not need Australian MSc either to get positive assessment from Engineers Australia as a graduate of Engineering from Nigeria. Some Engineering degrees at MSc level are not even accredited by Engineers Australia. The implication is that you will still need to write your CDR provided that you have first degree in Engineering which is even enough on its own to get you positive assessment.

You can only be eligible for post-study visa if you meet the criteria which is at least minimum of 2years study. After studying here, there is no guarantee of securing a job in your field to enable you get the experience that will be required due to your visa limitation, particularly in Engineering. So, the main thing is that, if you can gather your 60points overseas, then go for it. Studying here does not automatically lead to PR, you just need to get your qualification assessed positively and earn the points.

My tone is in regards to mostly fresh graduates from Nigeria who have no experience and no higher qualification apart from bsc. Can they get the cdr with just bsc and without any experience or added family member?

mctowel01:
My tone is in regards to mostly fresh graduates from Nigeria who have no experience and no higher qualification apart from bsc. Can they get the cdr with just bsc and without any experience or added family member?

You can write CDR with your internship and any project you did during your undergraduate years.

Age: 30
Nigerian qualification: 15
Ielts of min 7: 10. If you can get this, you will have 55points on your own.
State Nomination: 5
or Regional area: 10
With this, you could end up having 60points for visa 190 or 65 for visa489, which is 2 years temporary visa in regional area which is a path way to PR.

Your starting point is to sit for IELTS. If you do and get the result sufficient for assessmen i.e at least 6,6,6,6, you can then commence your assessment process. I am sure you will get positive assessment.

@ Okpas12
sir,
what level are you now?
TRA, what are those things that must be done to get positive result

NNBB2012:
You can write CDR with your internship and any project you did during your undergraduate years.

Age: 30
Nigerian qualification: 15
Ielts of min 7: 10. If you can get this, you will have 55points on your own.
State Nomination: 5
or Regional area: 10
With this, you could end up having 60points for visa 190 or 65 for visa489, which is 2 years temporary visa in regional area which is a path way to PR.

Your starting point is to sit for IELTS. If you do and get the result sufficient for assessmen i.e at least 6,6,6,6, you can then commence your assessment process. I am sure you will get positive assessment.

Wow... Thanks, so once my skills have been accessed by EA, i wont be needing to show work experience if i can get up to 60 points for 190. Are the state nd or regional areas compulsory considering if(assuming) one gets 8 in ielts.

Edited
I just read about nomination requirement by state by using EOI. What are my chances of being chosen if I apply to all states with my present qualification?

My bro are you not running forward too much? You are not even sure of getting mobilised by June for NYSC!! I will only ask you to calm down and start service... DIPB rules might even change to your favor or against you by then.
My 2 cents.
quote author=mctowel01 post=41207489]Hello everyone. I ll be very glad to get your kind responses to this

I want to migrate to australia through masters in Electrical Engineering. I read elect elect bsc in unilag with a 3.0/5. I also want to use the post study 2 yrs and also process my PR from there. My service will start june/july 2016 to may/june 2017. I dont have work experience. I am planning my masters resumption with july 2017 in take.

1. I am planning to write my ielts by december 2016. I also want to use the same ielts result for all my processing there, ie student visa, scholarships/internships available, 2 years post study visa and finally PR(189 visa). I ve read that to get PR, the ielts result has a validity of 3 years, how true is this?
Will this be possible to use the same ielts result especially till the PR stage

2. Is transiting from student visa to the 2 years post study 485 visa an easy process? Hence howlong does it take? Can i use the remaining visa time after my msc to get it. Will it be an easy process? Can someone tell me the neccesary conditions and documents required for it? Will it be an easy process. I ve read about it from other sites, but i m quite scared on this plan, so can an experienced person tell me/ give me assurance.

3. My plan on getting the PR is
Age: 30
Australian qualification: 15
2 years study in australia: 5
Regional area: 5
Ieslt of min 7: 10
Total: 65

I ll be choosing skill on SOL as Electrical Engineering. What are my chances?

My bsc is of 4 years cos i came through direst entry from diploma to 200 level.
I read about getting skill assessment from engineers australia. Will my bsc status with 4 years from nigeria cause any problems even with my msc from australia in the same course.

Finaly, i also read that to use the independent 189 visa(no work experience) the final qualification should be at most 6 months before PR application. How fast will the previois applications be to enable me still get 3 years ielts validity(if i write it in latest jan 2017) in order to apply for the PR.

I am suprised reading down, i have not seen many apply through this route(2 yrs aus msc with no experience) Someone pls rate my plans and chances of getting a PR on a 100 scale. I ll gladly glady appreciate. Thanks for even taken time to read down. Responses are warmly welcomed.[/quote]

mctowel01:
Wow... Thanks, so once my skills have been accessed by EA, i wont be needing to show work experience if i can get up to 60 points for 190. Are the state nd or regional areas compulsory considering if(assuming) one gets 8 in ielts.

Edited
I just read about nomination requirement by state by using EOI. What are my chances of being chosen if I apply to all states with my present qualification?

If you can get 8points from ielts, then you are good to go for 189 subclass-which is skilled independent. Your NYSC is not even a requirement for your assessment. Nobody cares about it here; all that matters is your ability to earn points. However, it may hunt you later in the nearest future in Nigeria.

Ifexsco:
My bro are you not running forward too much? You are not even sure of getting mobilised by June for NYSC!! I will only ask you to calm down and start service... DIPB rules might even change to your favor or against you by then.
My for even taken time to read down. Responses are warmly welcomed.

I understand you, but I have to notify my sponsor early enough and i can advice my older relatives in better position than I am. Moreso, I have other plans, so, I think its never too early, nysc can be sorted by other means, besides its a waste of time.

NNBB2012:
If you can get 8points from ielts, then you are good to go for 189 subclass-which is skilled independent. Your NYSC is not even a requirement for your assessment. Nobody cares about it here; all that matters is your ability to earn points. However, it may hunt you later in the nearest future in Nigeria.

First of all. Thanks for taking your time to reply my posts. I really appreciate it.
I want to know how does our bsc correspond to aus bsc. I also saw: to get 15 points, it should be bsc hons. Can my qualification count as bsc hons?. Is it cgpa based?

Been a while i posted on this thread. If you're targetting 20 points for English, i'd suggest you try PTE but it requires good preparation and determination. I wrote Ielts once and got LSRW (7.5, 8.0,8.5,7.0) which gave me just 10 points. I earlier mentioned determination because i had to write PTE twice to bag 20 points within the space of two weeks. I needed 79/90 at least in each ability and got LSRW(90, 79,78,90) in my first attempt. I went on different PTE discussion threads and almost gave up from the discouraging posts about PTE underscoring people and all sorts but i decided to shove them aside and gave the exam another shot where i finally got LSRW(90,87,86,90).

Secondly, kindly ensure you go for the fast track option for EA assessment. It would cost you an additional $250 but very fast. I applied last week Thursday, got an additional document yesterday which i also submitted yesterday and got my assessment outcome this morning.

Also note that your University(ranking, federal, state e.t.c.) doesnt really matter because i went to a state school. What they really check is your degree duration, transcript course content, your CDR and CPD.

bossladymo1:
Not bad for a country town eh

Yeah,. Like town mouse and country mouse

johnsontade:
Been a while i posted on this thread. If you're targetting 20 points for English, i'd suggest you try PTE but it requires good preparation and determination. I wrote Ielts once and got LSRW (7.5, 8.0,8.5,7.0) which gave me just 10 points. I earlier mentioned determination because i had to write PTE twice to bag 20 points within the space of two weeks. I needed 79/90 at least in each ability and got LSRW(90, 79,78,90) in my first attempt. I went on different PTE discussion threads and almost gave up from the discouraging posts about PTE underscoring people and all sorts but i decided to shove them aside and gave the exam another shot where i finally got LSRW(90,87,86,90).

Secondly, kindly ensure you go for the fast track option for EA assessment. It would cost you an additional $250 but very fast. I applied last week Thursday, got an additional document yesterday which i also submitted yesterday and got my assessment outcome this morning.

Also note that your University(ranking, federal, state e.t.c.) doesnt really matter because i went to a state school. What they really check is your degree duration, transcript course content, your CDR and CPD.

Thanks maybe pte is a better option, I ve heard ielts is more difficult.

mctowel01:
Thanks maybe pte is a better option, I ve heard ielts is more difficult.

Well, i'd say IELTS is more straightforward because your writing and speaking is scored by an Human unlike PTE where everything is score by a computer which means you just have to tell the computer exactly what it wants to hear

The advantage PTE has its that you get your result much quickly and can book your exam anytime as there is always enough dates and available space. I would personally say PTE reading and speaking is tougher than IELTS. Writing is easier in PTE and listening is almost the same but not just fill in the Gap as we have in IELTS.

Hello peeps, I just got to read that CBN is planning to stop naira cards from working abroad from Jan 1st 2016. This decision will definitely affect some of us still spending naira, is there anyone with suggestion on how to spend your naira in Australia after Jan 1st? Please share,
In the interim, I did a withdrawal on Sunday and the rate is N211 for access bank while stanbic was N191.

johnsontade:
Well, i'd say IELTS is more straightforward because your writing and speaking is scored by an Human unlike PTE where everything is score by a computer which means you just have to tell the computer exactly what it wants to hear

The advantage PTE has its that you get your result much quickly and can book your exam anytime as there is always enough dates and available space. I would personally say PTE reading and speaking is tougher than IELTS. Writing is easier in PTE and listening is almost the same but not just fill in the Gap as we have in IELTS.

So which one is better?

Sharonlass10:
So which one is better?

Its relative...but PTE still seems to be a better option.

Good day the gurus in the house, please I have been going through this thread for sometimes although confusing with some short words
I really need help on cheap school to do my postgraduate studies , I have communicated to Edith Cowan school and their fees is high for my budget, I also checked uni of central Queensland but was confused with their fees so I need anyone that applied and got admission to the schools to guide me.

I also have some issues which I will like the gurus to help me with I just wrote IELTS and got overall band of 6 although I didn't finish my reading test which made the mark low here is my score

speaking 7.5
listening 6.0
writing5.5
reading 5.0 overall band =6.0 am so depressed and confused can I get a school that will take the result ? I came out with 2.2 but not so wonderful GPA and most schools in western Europe said I should do an art course instead of MSC on business.

I wanted to go through skilled select but my course is not listed rather is in the other CSOL but I don't know how to go about with that one.
someone advice me to go through school since the idea is to move with the family for PR purpose.

please can anyone help guide me on what and cheaper school with good record of acceptance that I can apply for any other useful information will be highly appreciated.

N/B not much fund at hand on a tight budget

bless you all.

Ok..
After 34 days of submitting 572 SVP Application to Pretorians.
and sending 4 Acknowledgement letters to them.
their response on my last letter was received earlier today.
saying, Yes!! They've received my Application.
Without sending me my Hap I.D.
wetin dey do Pretorians?
No be time dey waka so?

NNBB2012:
I had already replied your post where you quoted me before seen this. You did not sound as someone genuinely seeking for answers but rather as someone who is well experienced in the subject matter. Well, as someone has told you to take your time and read through the pages in this thread and you will get answers to your numerous questions.

Your case is simple. You could get positive assessment provided you follow the right procedures. As I can see from your information, you are eligible for PR without necessarily going through the study path but you just need to gather the required points . Good luck!

Hello, I do appreciate your posts here especially on pr issues, I got a positive assessment from vetasses for environmental scientist 'nec' some weeks back, I did PTE, which was where I flopped especially in the speaking and listening part, I got over 70 in both writing and reading though, I was actually targeting 190 visa for south australia but looks as if since my pte test scores is not up to the required score in all components, I may not have enough points to apply for nomination, Please what do you advise and is there any other province that has my occupation? Thanks

^^^^ They are not responsible for sending you HAP ID. You should generate it yourself from their website.

Why not try PTE again?

Check this link for the requirements and plans of other states: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/State-Migration-Plans

Goke7:
Hello, I do appreciate your posts here especially on pr issues, I got a positive assessment from vetasses for environmental scientist 'nec' some weeks back, I did PTE, which was where I flopped especially in the speaking and listening part, I got over 70 in both writing and reading though, I was actually targeting 190 visa for south australia but looks as if since my pte test scores is not up to the required score in all components, I may not have enough points to apply for nomination, Please what do you advise and is there any other province that has my occupation? Thanks

utcheylee:
Good day the gurus in the house, please I have been going through this thread for sometimes although confusing with some short words
I really need help on cheap school to do my postgraduate studies , I have communicated to Edith Cowan school and their fees is high for my budget, I also checked uni of central Queensland but was confused with their fees so I need anyone that applied and got admission to the schools to guide me.

I also have some issues which I will like the gurus to help me with I just wrote IELTS and got overall band of 6 although I didn't finish my reading test which made the mark low here is my score

speaking 7.5
listening 6.0
writing5.5
reading 5.0 overall band =6.0 am so depressed and confused can I get a school that will take the result ? I came out with 2.2 but not so wonderful GPA and most schools in western Europe said I should do an art course instead of MSC on business.

I wanted to go through skilled select but my course is not listed rather is in the other CSOL but I don't know how to go about with that one.
someone advice me to go through school since the idea is to move with the family for PR purpose.

please can anyone help guide me on what and cheaper school with good record of acceptance that I can apply for any other useful information will be highly appreciated.

N/B not much fund at hand on a tight budget

bless you all.

The truth is no cheap school in Australia & your IELTS result is low for Msc, the minimum requirement for IELTS as regards Msc is 6.5 with nothing less than 6.0 in each band.
If you are aiming at Msc budget around 1.8m to 2m & rewrite your english test, you can as well try other test of english like Toefl iBT & PTE, just find out the minimum requirements for the school you are intending to apply to.

bellong:
^^^^ They are not responsible for sending you HAP ID. You should generate it yourself from their website.

I don't understand,
You mean I will still generate the HAP I.D by my self after I've lodged my Visa Application.?

pingu2k5:
Why not try PTE again?

Check this link for the requirements and plans of other states: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/State-Migration-Plans

Thanks, just discovered i qualify for regional skilled visa 489 for Queensland despite my pte scores, pls what do u feel can I go ahead for Queensland regiona, what are my chances pls and is it worth it?

johnsontade:
Well, i'd say IELTS is more straightforward because your writing and speaking is scored by an Human unlike PTE where everything is score by a computer which means you just have to tell the computer exactly what it wants to hear

The advantage PTE has its that you get your result much quickly and can book your exam anytime as there is always enough dates and available space. I would personally say PTE reading and speaking is tougher than IELTS. Writing is easier in PTE and listening is almost the same but not just fill in the Gap as we have in IELTS.

@ Johnsontade, Did you sat for PTE in Lagos. I am considering sitting for PTE early January 2016

Jetspeed:
@ Johnsontade, Did you sat for PTE in Lagos. I am considering sitting for PTE early January 2016

I took both exams at the Pearson Education office in Ikeja. I think they have about 4 centres in Lagos alone.

johnsontade:
I took both exams at the Pearson Education office in Ikeja. I think they have about 4 centres in Lagos alone.

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Thanks.