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joefab:
Good afternoon guys, I have a Higher national diploma in electrical engineering with 9 years experience, do I stand a chance of getting a positive assessment from engineer Australia.

For which occupation as you assessing with EA?
Not as Electrical Engineer though as that's a level 1 occupation and requires a Bachelor's degree.

blackbriar:
You need to make photocopies of your certificates.
Then take the original and photocopies of your certificates to a court, federal, state or magistrate.

The photocopies will be stamped with "certified true copy" on all pages.

you dont need any of these for this process.

dest4real:
Okay sir. Please what do they mean by certified copy? Do I need to take my transcript and certificate to court to swear an affidavit? Or the stamp on my transcripts from my Universities will be enough please?

Thank you sir.

You need to relax...I did not mention anything about certified copy in my message. I said transcipt copy which is a copy of your transcript.
you dont need to certify documents for australian process except the assessing body specifically requires it; of which Vetassess does not.

milliondollarma:
My ppl, please I need your advice. I planned moving to Australia with my family of 4(Me,my wife and two kids). I am a Mech Engr (age - 37) while my wife(age - 28) just finished internship as a pharmacist. My years of experience is in electrical not mechanical. How best should I go about this frds?.

Tricky!
you have two options:
1. Get a skills assessment and select Electrical however your CDRs need to be detailed and reflect electrical and you have to provide employment documents as an Electrical engineer. It's a 50-50 chance that the assessor will accept due to your qualification OR
2. Get a skills assessment as a Mechanical Engineer and claim no experience point.

Your spouse can start the APharmC assessment and write KAPS afterwards.

dest4real:
Now you got me confused sir. "If that's not possible, you can send it to VITASSESS".

Are you saying DHA may refer me back to VITASSESS for assessment if they so desire?

My second statement was based on your last question on transcript.
if you dont have your transcript copy, your school can send it to Vetassess

Codedboy95:
Hello House,

I'm a software engineer with over 5 years of professional experience, but my university degree is in an unrelated field. I do have a diploma in computer networking. I've heard that ACS can give a positive skills assessment based on substantial work experience even without a computer science degree, as the experience can substitute for formal education.

Has anyone here gone through ACS assessment with a similar background? I'd appreciate hearing about your experience and outcome

You need at least 6 years experience to go through Recognition of Prior Learning (that's the substitute for no formal computer education)

id4sho:
2. if you worked and lived in Lagos, then it should be from LIRS. Other states in Nigeria have their own respective Internal revenue service.
Who is going to pay this tax? Individual or company/employer?🙏

If you are an employee - your employer is expected to pay your taxes
if you are self employed - you are expected to pay your own taxes

dest4real:
Thanks for your response. I'm thinking of not including my PhD for VITASSESS assessment because I fear it might delay the assessment process. Now, if I don't include my PhD for assessment, my point on the assessment result from VITASSESS won't be up to 85 points.

Are you confirming that since the requirements for Biotechnologist only requires level 7 qualification, Visa Subclass 189 will allow me include my PhD during EOI application submission without assessing the said PhD with VITASSESS?

Again, during EOI application, is there a place where I'll be asked if I've completed skill set assessment? If so, what do I fill there please since my PhD wasn't assessed by VITASSESS please?

Another question is; how do I submit my transcript to VITASSESS? Do I need to tell my previously attended Universities to send directly to VITASSESS or I only need to upload a copy on the application portal?

Thanks you sir.

you can add Phd to EOI if it wasnt assessed.
You can upload your transcripts to the portal, if that's not possible, you can send it to Vetassess.

sos123:
Hi guys i'm trying to fill in my EOI application. my masters was assessed as a bachelors degree, do I input bachelors degree or do i input a masters under education

Bachelors pls

MJJ:
Hi everyone.
Please is there a way to contact my Engineers Australia assessor? I was required to submit some extra documents, but due to bad network I couldn't do so before the deadline, any idea how I can proceed with this?
Can one appeal a negative outcome on this grounds?

Bad network? how bad was the network cause they usually give between 14-28 days?
Why didnt you call them on their line? Check their contact us page.

dest4real:
Thank you for your response. I've a BSc (Unilorin), MSc. (FUNAAB) and a PhD from Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) with about 8+years of experience. English is Proficient and age is 30.

Do I need to submit all of these transcripts or only transcript of highest qualification is required please?

Again, I don't intend to include my PhD because it was obtained in 2024 and since my MSc was obtained in 2015 and I commenced work in 2016, it'll give me at least 8 years of experience till date. My question is; for Biotechnologist, can I include my PhD qualification during EOI and claim points for it without assessment?

For clarity, if I include my PhD which was obtained in year 2024, how many years of work experience will VITASSESS record for me? Please note that I commenced work as a Biotechnologist in 2016 after obtaining my MSc. in 2015.

Your experience will start counting from your Msc date if your Msc was at least 18-24 months.
You will need to provide all the transcripts.
Adding your Phd will not reduce your years of experience because Biotechnologist is a level 1 occupation and only requires an AQF 7 which your masters should meet (AQF .
You can add the Phd to your EOI without assessing it.

dest4real:
Good day house. I'm currently on 85 points (Using the PR subclass 189 calculator). I want to use VITASSESS for my assessment as a Biotechnologist. My questions are as follows;

1. For evidence of payment of salary, how many Months of bank statement do I have to submit,and from what duration please?

2. For tax clearance, which is the most acceptable please (Only that issued by the Lagos State Government)?

3. For visa subclass 189, what is the application duration (Visa processing time) after receiving ITA?

Thanks.

What's the breakdown of the 85 points?
Also how many years of experience do you have and do you have both bachelors and masters? if you have both, which university(ies)?
Biotechnologist occupation is a level 1 occupation.
1. For Vetassess, the last 12 months is fine. For DHA, you will need to provide for the entire period of employment
2. if you worked and lived in Lagos, then it should be from LIRS. Other states in Nigeria have their own respective Internal revenue service.
3. 90% of applications are completed in 4 months as at now. That can reduce or go up as well.

Emeth:
Hello everyone,
I am considering applying for Sub class 189 visa. I am an Electrical Engineering graduate and i kindly request for answers to the following questions, please:
1. Is it advisable for me to go for the Electrical Engineering Technician MSA under TRA.
2. Will my student's copy of transcript be accepted.
3. I scored 8, 8, 8, 7.5 (overall 8.0) in my ielts. how many points will that fetch me?

Thank you

SIncerely, the data keeps changing.
if you have a chance of getting up to 80/85 for 189, you can go for Electrical engineer.
EE has gotten 189 over EET in this financial year.
The rest has been answered

Emeth:
Hello everone, happy New year to us all. Please i want to know if the TRA Employer template is meant to be hand-filled or should it be typed?
Thanks alot.

Typing it iis better and makes your work legible and fit into the space provided.

Firebox:
Hello @everyone, i need your guidance.

Assessment :Vetassess Positive
occupation: Architecture draftsperson
Approved overseas experience: 5.89years
Education: Architecture (degree)
current location: Regional, Victoria
studying: construction management (in-view-june 2025)
Age:31
ielts: 7.5,7.0,7.0,6.5 (overall 7.0)
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spouse age: 30
spouse assessment: nill
spouse english test: nill
spouse location: australia

current point for

190: 60
491: 70

please i need your guidiance on where to target my EOI, how to apply based on the fact that i am onshore student visa, in australia.

You can only express interest to the state you reside.
WA allows interstate applicants too.
just those 2.
Also your point is low. You both should be writing English test

MJJ:
For Engineers Australia assessment, what can I use as tax payment proof? I have used tax certificate downloaded from my page on Lagos Inland Revenue but my assessor is still requesting for proof.
For pension contributions, I used statement downloaded from my pension body but my assessor is still requesting for pension proof.
For reference letter, must it be exactly 5 duties? I included 6

Reference letter must be a minimum of 5. you cannot have anything less than that
get an actual statement from your pension company
get the lagos tax card alongside your tax statement

JackTheReaper:
Positive assessment alert. VETASSESS for Information and Organisational professional nec (224999)

Congrats

HOMOTOYOSI10:
Good evening everyone.
Is there any social worker here who has gone through the AASW skill assessment process who can share their experience on how it works?
I currently hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from University of Ilorin, and I'm in the middle of my masters programme in Social Work, in Hungary. I wrote an academic IELTS with an overall score of 7.5, however, I had 6.5 in writing.
I currently have 4+ years of social work experience and I'd be happy if anyone can advise me on the subclass route I should explore.
Cc: tunlex01 bellong

All the details are here
https://www.aasw.asn.au/education-employment/migration-eligibility-assessment/
Click International Qualification recognition

ganie:
Truly, i am the owner. Which visa class is it?

190 or 491

ChinemeremFidel:
I plan on doing Bachelor degree over there..

okay, best of luck then

Okoyedavid3:
Pls can some tell me if it's possible to move with my family to Australia using the VISA 190,189 or 491.

yes, you can

ChinemeremFidel:
Hello please I really would need your help in guidance on how to move to Australia, just an insight on what to do,,that's all I need please

What do you and your spouse (if engaged/married) do for work?

ChinemeremFidel:
Hi..
I plan on moving to Australia by next year and preparation has started in earnest

What route do you think I can use to go..
I am 21 years old, with an ND Cert which I would substitute for even certificate lower than that if necessary,I don't want to further here in Nigeria..
I am a professional video editor, cybersecurity analyst (Cloud Sec) in training tho, I play the piano professionally as well, I am a graphic designer and have little idea on web design,have a little knowledge on AI analysis, I know little about Sound Engineering as well...
I can go on and on with my skills so please what other route can I go through if not student route?
Any help please 🙏

All the occupations you mentioned here require a bachelors degree to be able to assess successfully. ND will not get you across with any of these occupations, not even HND

ganie:
No, it's a logistics company

okay that should work if you are owner/COO/leader

Olinga:
Hello house please I am in a dilemma

So I am in the pool and just thinking, I’m currently in a long distance relationship with a man and we intend getting married after I finalize my divorce from previous marriage ending of next year, my question is can I include this my current partner as a defacto relationship. If yes would pictures together and chat history be enough to proof our relationship?

Or is it better to file for him after I get PR, tho im scared of the long time it would take to process heard it takes up to 4 years. Please help. Thank you

Claiming de-facto when you are not living together is likely not going to be approved. Also chat history and pictures would not be enough. Anyone can put that together and claim they are in a relationship.

you are better off claiming your current status and applying for partner visa later. Not every application takes 2-4 years. it's all depends on the application and how it's assigned.

JackTheReaper:
Yes, I wrote. It was conducted online. These proctor tests.

Awaiting results in 4-6 weeks

Best of luck

Zinny91:
good afternoon my people. please I'm almost done with my CDR report. on EA platform, each episode shld be btw 1000 to 2500 words but my episode 3 has upto 3500 words. I feel everything is important and would nt like to reduce the words, should i go ahead and submit it like dat ? is there a penalty for exceeding the benchmark given?

no, there isnt any penalty

Aheadahead1:
Hello guys,

Please is CELPIP english Test accepted for this Australian PR thingy??

No.
The 5 test acceptable are included in this link
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-our-requirements/english-language

JackTheReaper:
Did anyone else write the NAATI Yoruba test earlier today? How did it go

Did you write? how did you go?

Chukdobz20:
How easy is it to go through the Australian Computing Society Migration Skills Assessment recognition of prior leaning route.
I have 6 years experience in Different IT field most especially System and Network Administration but i do not have formal IT education.
Anyone gone through this process before?

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As long as you have 72 months with COMPLETE document for those 6 years. (no evidence is missing for any month/year)
And you provide the 2 projects and 2 currency evidence, you are good to go

ganie:
Please,do i have a chance for any of the visa class?

Status-Married
Age-33years
Job title-Transport coy manager (5yrs exp)
Ielts-7.5 (8.5,8.5,7.0,6.5)
Education-Bsc Banking and finance. Ekiti state university.

What kind of company is your organisation? Are they into taxi or hailing system?

elvis07:
The job I want to nominate is occupational health and safety adviser. I have B.Sc environmental science and M.Sc Environmental mgt. I am NEBOSH certified, OSHA certified and so many other professional certifications on HSE.
I started work with OND and trained on the job before upgrading my academic qualification to the level I listed above. The OND is in computer science but I am in HSE field before furthering my education to align with the profession I am into.

It won't fly for that occupation. OHSA is a group A occupation that requires a degree in Occupational Health.
certifications like HSE or NEBOSH do not count in this case. Only qualification does.