Fizzywah:


Hi Stepo07,

My result was okay. Before the test I was worried I hadn't done any mock tests and wasn't sure what to expect. The most difficult parts for me which came as a shock / rude awakening were the re-tell lecture and describe image areas of the test. I employed Jay's (E2 Language) method of Title + x-axis (for Describe image) however some mixed charts caused me to just talk (fluency) whilst not properly interpreting the right data on the chart. As a result of just wanting to apply proven methods my vocabulary was poor, got lowest marks there. The others were pretty okay (Read Aloud, Fill in the blanks, etc). Essay was standard.

This was on the 19th of December. Left the center feeling down due to the few mistakes in my speaking. Hesitated once and the mic got cut off after 3 seconds. On another occasion I used up the time and was also cut off.

As I read earlier here I expected my results in two to three days but was shocked to see an email telling me my score report was ready less than 24 hours after my test. Long tori short see my result below:

Listening - 84
Reading - 90
Speaking- 79
Writing - 90

Seeing the result above, I now realize how lucky I was to have escaped with a 79 in speaking and run away with "Superior English".
I quickly logged in to SkillSelect, withdrew my Visa 190 application, and then updated my 189 points which stood at 60. At the end of the update, the new score changed to show 70 points.

Came back here on the forum to find out that I just missed out on an invitation round and that the next will be on the 3rd of January. I can't wait.

Breaking down the process so far:

Age: 33 - 45.
Work Experience: 8 years +
ACS - Positive Assessment in October (Acknowledged 6 years, swallowed 2)
IELTS: LRSW - 8.0, 8.5, 7.5, 7.5 (should have remarked but didn't have a clue I could do so with these scores)
PTE: December 19th, Got superior English
Total points - 70.

My advice like many here have given for the PTE is to keep practicing with Jay from E2 Language especially on the speaking part which a lot of folks have problems with ( I know I did). If you have the time to do practice or mock tests (which I didn't have due to a crazy work schedule) then by all means please do so. 79 on speaking was me pushing it. Could have gone terribly wrong.

All in all I thank God and am now waiting for the ITA. Also a big thanks to everyone here that has shared stories on the platform to help others. God bless all of una.

Wow really a narrow escape. thanks for the encouraging advice.

Dahyur119:
Hello nairalander,
I'm get confused I finished with a
BSc=ICT
Age=24
PTE= coming soon
But I only have work experience during my I.T and also youth service Corp but Acs is requesting for 2years work experience can I also use that ?

2.i also have another question since have a bsc in ICT can also get assessments in Engineering

Nairalander please help Abeg!!!!!!!!

You will definitely need more years of experience. however, there might be another option of accessing as a hardware technician but this profession is only on the 489 visa. @eladua can help with this or search his moniker and you'd see his posts here and how he went about getting his grant as a hardware technician.

Why did you withdraw your 190 application?
You never know, that ITA might come first. @fizzywah

trastar:
Why did you withdraw your 190 application?
You never know, that ITA might come first. @fizzywah

Oh really!!! Just felt it would be best to avoid getting tied down to a particular state for 2 years going the 190 route.

But if there is any reason I may not be aware of please let me know. Honestly having made up my mind already about this movement the ITA should've come like last week. Kindly advise.

Denny2017:


It is the normal GT MasterCard you have,If what you are paying for is not more than 1000 USD. Are you assessing your work experience? If you're going to assess work experience,that means it will be more than 1000 USD.You will need dollars MasterCard. They deducted #282.5 for 1 AUD.

Thanks.
Is there another way I can pay for the assessment because I do not have that dollars MasterCard?

Denny2017:


It is the normal GT MasterCard you have,If what you are paying for is not more than 1000 USD. Are you assessing your work experience? If you're going to assess work experience,that means it will be more than 1000 USD.You will need dollars MasterCard. They deducted #282.5 for 1 AUD.

Thanks.
Please, is there another way I can pay for the assessment because I do not have that dollars MasterCard?

I used the normal GTB Mastercard to pay for my EA assessment. So it can fly.

korlahwarleh:


Thanks.
Please, is there another way I can pay for the assessment because I do not have that dollars MasterCard?

elothaddi:
I used the normal GTB Mastercard to pay for my EA assessment. So it can fly.

Will try it tonight then

Thanks

And please, like how much in naira was deducted?

Fizzywah:


Oh really!!! Just felt it would be best to avoid getting tied down to a particular state for 2 years going the 190 route.

But if there is any reason I may not be aware of please let me know. Honestly having made up my mind already about this movement the ITA should've come like last week. Kindly advise.

With the current trend, you wouldn't get an ITA with a 70 in next round. People have been waiting for like a month now with a 70 point.
The number of invites was reduced drastically to about 700 and even less in December.

ogbevireo:
@Trastar,
Good evening, please I would appreciate if you could answer the following:
1. Have you gotten a grant?
2. Did your husband still access with ACS using a statutory declaration and if yes, did it go successfully?

Expecting your replies.

Thank you so much!!!

No we haven't, we had to repeat our assessment to included experiences we assumed we couldn't include before. The accessemnt outcome just came out last week and that's when we became a 70 pointer.
He accessed with ACS using reference letter from his office.

trastar:


No we haven't, we had to repeat our assessment to included experiences we assumed we couldn't include before. The accessemnt outcome just came out last week and that's when we became a 70 pointer.
He accessed with ACS using reference letter from his office.

Thank you so much!!!

Please House, I did a 5-year course, but I started from 200level through direct entry. I hope it will still count as a 5year degree in VETASSESS assessment. I graduated from the University of Ilorin.
Kindly assist, please.
Please kindly assist me.
Thank you
Merry Christmas!

trastar:


You will definitely need more years of experience. however, there might be another option of accessing as a hardware technician but this profession is only on the 489 visa. @eladua can help with this or search his moniker and you'd see his posts here and how he went about getting his grant as a hardware technician.

So someone can get 489 visa easily with 60points?

Merry Xmas everyone.May all our prayers and heart desired be answered.

For my fellow ICT workers, i just saw that TRA cost twice as much as ACS for the assessment....How do i determine which one am to assess with. All i did was IT Support.
Also how do i get the job description for each Occupation?
thanks

stepo707:
Merry Xmas everyone.May all our prayers and heart desired be answered.

For my fellow ICT workers, i just saw that TRA cost twice as much as ACS for the assessment....How do i determine which one am to assess with. All i did was IT Support.
Also how do i get the job description for each Occupation?
thanks

TRA and ACS are not the same thing.
You don't just decide which to access with..
You were advised to go go the TRA route as a hardware technician because your years of experience is not enough to give you a positive outcome with ACS.
Hardware technician isn't as competitive as other ICT occupations hence you can get a grant with 60 points however, it's only available on the 489 visa.
Merry Christmas.

Here's wishing y'all a truly merry Christmas and a new year of realising ambitions.

Zany.

A special greetings to all the elders in this thread. Please I need your advice on how to go about this Australia work permit, I was introduced to one agent and she told me that she is going to help me in processing the visa but she will take 1.8m but first I will have to make a deposit of 200k for a start then when my visa is out I will pay the remaining money.

And I also have another person who told me the same Australia work permit at the same rate of 1.8m and Australia employment visa at 1.750m but I will have to make a deposit of 60k at a start. And he also tell me about New Zealand visa at the rate of 1.5m with a deposit of visa fees 60k. But the problem now is that I don't know how to go about it do to what is happening now in Nigeria through some so called agents. So please if there is any one on this thread that can help me with a good advice on how to go about it because am a kind of confused right now thank you all Waiting to get a good reply.

Dgovernor88:
A special greetings to all the elders in this thread. Please I need your advice on how to go about this Australia work permit, I was introduced to one agent and she told me that she is going to help me in processing the visa but she will take 1.8m but first I will have to make a deposit of 200k for a start then when my visa is out I will pay the remaining money.

And I also have another person who told me the same Australia work permit at the same rate of 1.8m and Australia employment visa at 1.750m but I will have to make a deposit of 60k at a start. And he also tell me about New Zealand visa at the rate of 1.5m with a deposit of visa fees 60k. But the problem now is that I don't know how to go about it do to what is happening now in Nigeria through some so called agents. So please if there is any one on this thread that can help me with a good advice on how to go about it because am a kind of confused right now thank you all Waiting to get a good reply.

This thread is do it yourself thread and I believe you can do it yourself too. Over 50 people and still counting have done it on this thread.
Read page 0 of this thread to get started and ask questions/clarifications afterwards. People would be willing to assist you after you have made efforts yourself.

Zany.

That your 200k or 60k will be gone before you know it. Shine your eyes oo. Like Zany stated, read from Page 0 to 10 and then ask specific questions.

Dgovernor88:
A special greetings to all the elders in this thread. Please I need your advice on how to go about this Australia work permit, I was introduced to one agent and she told me that she is going to help me in processing the visa but she will take 1.8m but first I will have to make a deposit of 200k for a start then when my visa is out I will pay the remaining money.

And I also have another person who told me the same Australia work permit at the same rate of 1.8m and Australia employment visa at 1.750m but I will have to make a deposit of 60k at a start. And he also tell me about New Zealand visa at the rate of 1.5m with a deposit of visa fees 60k. But the problem now is that I don't know how to go about it do to what is happening now in Nigeria through some so called agents. So please if there is any one on this thread that can help me with a good advice on how to go about it because am a kind of confused right now thank you all Waiting to get a good reply.

Please is it possible for me to apply for immigratn to Australia?

1. Work as ownership of a franchise biz for the past 8 years

2. Read accountancy but has been doing this juice and Natural bar biz

I run as owner with about 8 staff, How do I get about it?

Dgovernor88:
A special greetings to all the elders in this thread. Please I need your advice on how to go about this Australia work permit, I was introduced to one agent and she told me that she is going to help me in processing the visa but she will take 1.8m but first I will have to make a deposit of 200k for a start then when my visa is out I will pay the remaining money.

And I also have another person who told me the same Australia work permit at the same rate of 1.8m and Australia employment visa at 1.750m but I will have to make a deposit of 60k at a start. And he also tell me about New Zealand visa at the rate of 1.5m with a deposit of visa fees 60k. But the problem now is that I don't know how to go about it do to what is happening now in Nigeria through some so called agents. So please if there is any one on this thread that can help me with a good advice on how to go about it because am a kind of confused right now thank you all Waiting to get a good reply.

The first Red flag should be the fact that what they are promising you is a work permit.
A lot of people have read this thread and did the entire process themselves and gotten a Permanent Residency Visa. Not Work permit.
Read the first 5 pages and you will see you don't need an agent.

highway007:

I am planning to apply as an agricultural consultant
Maybe we can reason together?

pls am also planning to apply as an agricultural scientist. Have you done your assessment through vetasses?

taradan:
Please House, I did a 5-year course, but I started from 200level through direct entry. I hope it will still count as a 5year degree in VETASSESS assessment. I graduated from the University of Ilorin.
Kindly assist, please.
Please kindly assist me.
Thank you
Merry Christmas!

@Oga bellong, kindly assist me sir

Thank you

taradan:

@Oga bellong, kindly assist me sir
Thank you

It should fly...your transcripts will do the job. Transcripts are very key in assessing with VETASSESS. Both the ND(if possible) and degree I’ll advise.

taradan:


@Oga bellong, kindly assist me sir

Thank you

Add your OND transcript to it.

Engineers in the house please if someone has B.sc Physics Electronics what will the outcome be after evaluation from EA,is he gonna get 10 points or 15 points? Thanks @ Mctowel and other Engineers

veleta:
Engineers in the house please if someone has B.sc Physics Electronics what will the outcome be after evaluation from EA,is he gonna get 10 points or 15 points? Thanks @ Mctowel and other Engineers

It depends on what they rated your qualification to be. If rated to be equivalent to Australian Bachelor degree, you get 15 points.

Zany.

zanyzara:
It depends on what they rated your qualification to be. If rated to be equivalent to Australian Bachelor degree, you get 15 points.

Zany.

Thanks Zany,please let me clarify,are you saying that if the outcome of the assessment is Technologist instead of engineer that you can still get 15points?

The degree is B.sc Physics Electronic Technology.
thanks so much for your time.

veleta:


Thanks Zany,please let me clarify,are you saying that if the outcome of the assessment is Technologist instead of engineer that you can still get 15points?

The degree is B.sc Physics Electronic Technology.
thanks so much for your time.

Irrespective of what you are assessed as, (PE or ET) you can claim 15 points if your qualification is rated equivalent to Australian Bachelor's degree. Your qualification equivalence will be stated in the outcome letter.

Zany.

Thanks a lot @ Zany.I really appreciate

Thank you so much @trastar I really appreciate your advice toward my fear over our Nija agent