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Jokezzy:
I wish to know if it's possible to claim years of experience if the company you worked is no longer existing but you have only some few payslips to show u worked with the company. I can't find my contract and all effort made is unproductive.

How do I go about it. I need the maximum point on experience.

Do you have bank statement, tax and pension for the employment period?

Jayboi:
To be honest, my wife is not ready to sit down and study any ielts. And I believe it will reduce the points. U mean the PR path for her and my kid will be an issue.

That means she is enjoying Nigeria

Jayboi:
I'm a graduate of elect elect with 9 yrs experience. I just did my ielts and had 6.5/7.5/8/8. Tho married, can I claim single and then is there hope if I apply for the regional nomination pathway?
@Tunlex @Bellong

You can apply for assessment with EA with that score but re-writing another one will help boost your score and you may be able to get nomination. Getting nomination with any score lower than proficient as an Engineer may be a tall order

You cannot claim single if you are married. If DHA eventually finds out, your visa will be refused or cancelled. Also, you may be excluded from any Australian visa application between 3-10 years and you may not be able to get visa from other countries Australia share reports with.

rambaldy:
Hello,
I recently got Australia student visa and would be travelling soon by God's grace. Please I wanted to apply for PTA with GTbank and saw on the portal that they require stamped visa page. Please is there anyone who have used this before and how to go about it. Thank you

Are you sure PTA is available to student visa holder?
You are going for studies not to visit

EngnrAkande:
Hello, please do we have any DIY Australia PR telegram or watshap group.

Please add me if you are on one 0813 341 6783

Anosky:
Please is there an australian whatsap group? admin kindly send a message so i sedn you my number to add me.thanks.

Send an email

kontrieman:
Good day, Bellong and other leaders in the house,

I am done filling in the necessary information on the VETASSESS portal, but I am having challenges making the required payments for the skill assessment. Please, kindly, guide me on how to make payment from Nigeria.

I have been reliably informed that I can not use my Nigeria master card to do such payment, and barter shut down their virtual dollar card service recently.

Please, how do I go about making payment? Guide me

Look for someone in Australia to help pay on your behalf.
You can also reach out

madapcmod:
Please can I use my master's project for my CDR even though I'm not declaring M.Eng as my highest degree (since it will affect my years of experience). Just want to use 5yrs course B.Eng degree.

Not sure how that will work.

fizzy33:
Pls what's the current exchange rate for 1 AUD to naira.some wants to dribble me oo.
pls oooo my people.itd uregent

It’s about N560 now

donpaulo44:
Hello Tunlex, Bellong

I just realized that the reason why my visa 489 application has remained stagnant is because Home Affairs sent a mail to my employers to verify my employment since January 2020 and they didn’t reply this message till today. It is now over 2 years and I’m just finding out today. I am heartbroken and confused on what next to do. Please I have attached the mail and will appreciate your advices

They can still respond.
Chai, it’s well with your organisation.

prettyirene:
Dear all, good morning and thanks for all thr effort. please i need your advice... i just did an immigration assessment for Australian immigration.
And i paid with my card which reflected on my salary account as immigration Australia
Do you think it will affect my application for visit visa. Will they think i am trying to run away.

No it shouldnt

Shenaniganzzz:
Hi Bellong, Tunlex and everyone

Has anyone lodged an interest in a particular state in Australia? Does anyone know how long it takes to get a reply from the state?

There is no timeline per se. Some have gotten it in few days (with reasonable excuse) while standard were 3-6 weeks. Also, it varies from state to state
Have you got a pre-invite and applied for a nomination?

donpaulo44:
Please I need help. I’ve been waiting for visa 489 since 2019 with my status saying “received” without any CO contact. I’ve ran out of patience and want to withdraw the application and apply for 482 subsequent entrant as I married just this year and my wife happens to be on 482 Labour agreement. Is this move a good one ? Note; I wasn’t going to let DHA find out that I got married. Should I go ahead or continue waiting for this 489 that I don’t know when it’ll come.

Thanks

It's not a good option. 489 is better than 482 as the former has a pathway to PR.
COs have been contacting 489 applicants in recent times for medicals and new PCC. You will be contacted.

teejaybee:
Good Day all,

Kudos for the good job.

I need your candid advise on this new PR journey i am about to embark upon. Below is my profile.

Age: 36
Qualification: Bsc Statistics (2008) Unilorin, Msc Operation Research (2012) Unilag , ACCA (2018)
Occupation: Internal Audit (Banking)
Tax clearance for 3 yrs
Year of Experience: 8+
IELTS: LSWR 8.5,7,7,8
1 Australian student VISA Refusal
wife occupation: Business
Wife Qualification: Bsc Mass communication, Professional Diploma in Education,
Member: Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria
Age: 35

I am about submitting my documents to VETASSESS. Also will VETASSES accept transcript from WES?
Do you advise i should go ahead.
I will waiting patiently for the response

For which occupation?
It's stated on Vetassess website that your transcript and copy of your certificate must be sent directly by the school, in your case, schools for BSc and Msc.

No details of your spouse's experience

madapcmod:
I appreciate all the work you do here. May God bless you

Please, can pension statement suffix for tax clearance? Having difficult time getting tax clearance from my work place and tax office.

Which subclass (189, 190 and 491) would you advise me to apply considering age (40yrs)?

Yes, pension for all the years will work.
Which ever visa you points can take you.

EngrKemp:
*Bsc: Engineering.. not first class or upper oo

*Advanced Diploma : Distinction.

*IIW- int'l institute of welding (Diploma)
This is an international Certification.
*AutoCAD Certification

Work experience: Oil and Marine as Engineer, welding and fabrication supervisor
And QA/QC-Materials Engineering.


Pls Op kindly advice how one with these can proceed his application and successful get into oz

Check the occupation list on anzscosearch.com to select occupations that align with what you do.

Nickxander11:
Good evening fam.

I intend to commence my jakpa to Australia but I need clarification on tax and pension matters.

*My details*

Marital status: single

AGE: 30

IELTS: LRSW: 8.5,7.5,7.7 (overall band 7.5). Will expire may next year.

Work experience: 5 years (different companies. Company A= 1st 2 yrs, company B current/remaining 3 yrs)

Tax issue: No tax was paid for company A (inclusive of NYSC). For the remaining 3 yrs(compayB), only 1yr+ tax was remitted (my company just started paying that)

Pension: I have no pension for the 5 yrs work experience. But around 2012(was still in school), I worked with a firm for 3 months, and my pension was paid by the company ( they opened the pension account for me). Till date the account is still valid and I receive monthly financial update from the pension company.

Questions:

1) can I commence the journey with just a1 yr+ of tax payment?

2) is there any way I can pay my tax for the remaining 3yrs+ ?

3) can I use my undergraduate pension account?

4) is it possible to pay pension for all my 5 years of experience?


Responses will be appreciated.

You didn’t state anything about your occupation.
Undergraduate Pension for the 3 months will not suffice cos the dates remitted will be clear on the statement. You can still use the same account for your company to start remitting pension however for the purpose of migration, only payment made during time of employment for the occupation you are assessing will be calculated.

Company B: the 1 year payment, does it cover the entire 3 years or just one year? Get your company to o make full payment for the 3 years.

Not sure if you can make pension. You should make the enquiries with the companies/tax authorities/ pension company

madapcmod:
Thank you.

I have pension from all the years of experience except NYSC. However, no tax for the telecommunications experience.

From 2014 - date experience in power system, I have both tax and pension evidence.

Can pension statement from ARM suffice? I also have my pay slip with pension and tax deductibles as evidence.


For NYSC, I have letter of engagement and " to whom it may concern letter" at the end of the service year. I stopped using the wema bank account they opened for me for their allowance after NYSC. ( I don't know if I reactivate it, I can still print the statement of account to show evidence of earnings)

For telecom experience, I have the offer letter and pension deduction in ARM statement of account

For the power system experience, I have the appointment letter, pension and tax deduction in pay slip as well as Pension in my ARM retirement savings account as evidence

You may have to get evidence to support that NYsc is exempted or you remove Nysc from the experience years.
Pension is pension whether from ARM or any pension company.
Payslips that shows pension or tax deductions do not mean it’s actually remitted and cannot replace pension or tax statement

You don’t need to reactivate an account to print out bank statement. Reach out to your bank.

Shenaniganzzz:
Please at what point of application do they request for pension or tax statement? is it during assessment or visa application proper?

Depends on your assessing authority.
EA, TRA, ACS and a few others request for it at the point of assessment.
While it’s required for visa application whether your assessing authority requests for it or not

madapcmod:
313212 Telecommunications Field Engineer


233311: Electrical Engineer

Good day comrades

I'm a 40 yrs old Engineer with the following yrs of experience:

1. NYSC experience Field maintenance (7 months)

2. 18 months e- banking experience 2008-2009 (this may not count)

3. 3 yrs Telecommunication Field maintenance Engineer experience 2010-2023

4. 8 yrs Power system Engineer experience 2014- date.

Qualifications

1 B.eng Electrical/Electronic Engineering 2006

2. M.Eng Power Systems and Machines Engineering 2015

3. M SC Engineering Management 2017

COREN and Nigerian society of Engineers Certified.

Married but my wife 33yrs is unemployed (Bsc and MSc Microbiology)

What are my chances?


Can " to whom it may concern" serve as reference letter?

What if an employee is not willing to give reference letter, what can one use in lieu?

One of the most important questions is that do you have pension or tax statement for all the years of experience?
That can serve as reference letter.
You can get a supervisor to issue you one.

falax2016b:
Is this a miracle, over 2million visas processed in 3months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaY72A0eXk

No it’s not. They employed over 300 staff to clear the backlog

derommyvent:
Good evening All,
Please can my visa fee payment be made on my behalf by my cousin in America. I hope it won't it be a problem, as in raise red flag. Thanks in advance.

No it’s not.

Saynoomore:
For those who have received ITA and submitted required documents, Please how true is it that, Police Clearance/Character Certificate is required for every country you have visited in the past ten (10) years? Is this irespective of the duration of visit? e.g if I visited for only 2 weeks would I be required to present a PCC?

I don go South Korea o! I wonder where to start from in getting their PCC!

No, only if you lived for 12 months

derommyvent:
Good morning All,

Please I want to enquire if it's only the main applicant that will get a PCC or also with the spouse.
I don't mind if anyone has a contact there. Thanks.

Anyone above 17 years in your application needs to get a PCC for every location you have lived over 12 months
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/character

Melo101:
Thank you for you response. There something not so clear to me. After going through https://www.anzscosearch.com/ and searching the dull to be assessed on I came across 149212 customer service manger. I read English and did a pgd in mass communications. Can I be assessed for a customer service manager for 491 visa? Kindly advice guys.

You have not read the thread which is why the information you are providing cannot help us give you a response.
Take your time and read at least 50 pages back to have an understanding of the process and details required

sumynnad:
Good afternoon house,

So I've been gathering my document for vetassess skill assessment. My question is this. Out of my 4 years relevant work experience, if I'm able to get reference letter for 1 year as a Transport Manager in my current organization, will this be enough to give me positive assessment for my nominated occupation - Transport Company Manager?

N.B - I joined the company a year ago and I perform high level task with people reporting to me but my job title is not Transport Manager however, I can speak with my General Manager to sign my reference letter as Transport Manager.

Thanks for your response.

You are not getting me.
For Vetassess, if you assess for a managerial role, every other year you are not a manager is not added to the calculation of a positive assessment. For example, if you are a sales officer for 4 years and sales manager for 1 year, if you assess as a sales manager, only one year will be reviewed by the assessor.

None of us is an assessor so we can't categorically tell you if it will be positive or not. Please check the information sheet on Vetassess website.
Transport manager is different from Transport Company Manager

yungmin:
I would rather get married and have us do another IELTS. Thanks

It’s better that way. ITA is still flowing.
I know your schedule will be busy but both of you should create time and sort out the English asap and put in the EOI as married. These ITAs is likely going to continue till end of the year

iceberg54:
Please clarify the bolded. Do you mean you didn't do IELTS before submitting EOI? If that is the case, your ITA might be invalid.

The best way to include your partner is to apply for visa before your wedding day. Then while your application is ongoing (before you're granted visa), write DHA to inform them of your change in circumstance. They will request for additional documentation and if they are satisfied, they will add her to your existing application, then you both get PR. This is what I did. If you wait until you're granted visa before informing DHA, you'll be forced to apply for spouse visa for her, which means you might be apart for two years before she can join you.

If you're unable to apply before your wedding, then you might need to forfeit this ITA, and submit another EOI after wedding, then hope you're invited again.

All the best.

Which year did you get your visa?
Was this before single points was introduced or after?

baresi22:
Thank you so much. That is what I have decided to do. I called them after posting this and I was told to draft a cover letter and apply.Me self come tire... I had to explain the situation again to the Department of home affairs staff and I got the same response. It seems that they are bending their rules cos they need people.

Don’t be tricked. If they want to bend rules, they will release a circular on it. You can’t use expired documents to apply.
Also, the people you spoke to work in the contact center and they are not Case officers.
Case officers will assess based on legislation and not because the country is in shortage of skills.

There have been many people who got ITA in the last 2 months and they are in similar situations. They had to redo their skill assessment and get a new English result to proceed. I haven’t seen anyone that got grant with an expired document.

@kontrieman

If your school is not able to attach a copy of the certificate to the transcript. You can also upload it on the portal. A few people have gotten their assessment approved like that as long as the transcript comes from the school

mayo47:
The below profession relate to my experience:

132111: Corporate Services Manager
224711: Management Consultant
225112: Market Research Analyst

Management consultant seems to be the one with the best option followed by CSM.
Visit Vetassess website and download the information sheet for management consultant. See if it aligns to your role and let’s take it up from there.

Anosky:
Pls kindly with this EOI question;
Are there any family members the client will include in the future? If we have only one child w would the answer be 1 or does it include the spouse and the child making it 2?

Yes, your spouse and child. 2

ibrotee0:
Please wat will i select

Correct GSM - General skilled migration