Category: Skilled Visas

Engineers Australia Soon To Accept PTE

    From the 1st of November 2017, Engineers Australia will be accepting the Pearson’s Test of English (PTE) (Academic) for Migration Skills Assessment as well as for Membership assessment purposes. Applicants submitting their application after the 1st of November will be able to use either the IELTS, the TOEFL iBT or the PTE (Academic) […]

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Design Your Future With Permanent Residency Options

    When you go to the combined list of occupations https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/combined-stsol-mltssl, it doesn’t look like interior designers have good permanent residency options. But please never make an assessment of your visa options by yourself. There are great permanent residency opportunities for interior designers as long as they have two (2) years work experience. It doesn’t […]

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VETASSESS Priority Processing, On The Way – Skills Assessment In Only 10 Days!

    VETASSESS is launching their Priority Processing service for General Professional Occupation applicants, effective 01 August 2017. Applicants will now have the option to fast track their application on this value-added service for a certain fee. For onshore applicants, by getting your skills assessment sooner, you can apply for EOI sooner, get that invitation […]

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When Is 60 Points Not Enough?

Based on the 15 March 2017 invitation rounds there are many occupations where 60 points is not sufficient to receive an invitation. These occupations include: 2211 Accountants – 70 points needed 2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers – 70 points 2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers – 65 points 2339 Other Engineering Professionals – […]

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Invitations For Some Occupations On Hold Until July

For the 189 independent skilled migration program there are limits on how many people for each occupation will be invited to apply for permanent residency. The limits reset each year on July 1. Occupations group Computer Network Professionals (2631) and Other Engineering Professionals (2339) have reached their ceiling value for this programme year 2016-1017. You […]

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