Hey everyone, New to this forum, have found many useful discussions already. Although could not find answer to a specific query I have. Here it goes - I (27 years old) graduated in 2015 from India having a bachelor in technology (mechanical engg.) from well known institute giving me points on...

Hi there, I graduated from an University with major as Information Technology, I have worked as a Front-end web developer for about 8 years I've been working remotely for an Australia Web development company for 2 years, and now my company want me to move to Australia to work for them with...

Hi Everyone. I am working as a restaurant manager under 457 visa. I have granted for 457 visa Sep/2015 and it will be expired by Sep/2019 186 visa temporary resident transition stream requirement has changed as at least 3 years worked for employer. However I only worked for 2 year for my...

Hey guys, does anyone knows how long would it take for ACS to finish the assessment? for me now it shows that my application is "With Assessor", I don't really what that means, and it says" Please note that the whole application process takes approximately 6-8 weeks", which is really LONG LONG...

Hi. Is the relevant work experience verified again by Australian Boarder or do they just go with what's on the skills assessment? I have a successful skill assessment with 5 years work experience included and I am about to lodge my EOI for 189 but my ex employer (who is referee for the 5 years)...

Hello, Guys! I'm planning to go for a skills assessment with ACS and I have a confusion about experience letter. The reference and guidelines for the employee reference letter boldly state that start and end date are required for a particular job role and the experience won't be considered if...

Hello experts, I have a Diploma in Business Management certificate from Sydney which was a one year course. After completing my degree, I also have worked part time in a hotel as an Assistant Business Manager in Melbourne, which I think is relevant to a Hotel and Motel Manager (141311)...

Hi All, I just received a 3 yr fellowship from Uni Queensland to do research and teaching. UQ has sponsored me for a 457 visa. I have a PhD in chemical engineering (nanotechnology) from Uni Adelaide (Australia) and 2 yrs of poastdoc experience in USA. I was wondering do I need a skill...

Hello, I have decided I want to stay in Australia and want to go on the Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (subclass 186). I am a qualified painter and I have the certificates and experience for this visa and also have a company willing to sponsor me. My questions are: once I finish my 2 years...

Hi, A quick query regarding ACS skills assessment. I have around 5 years Network Support experience and have MCSE which is equivalent to AQF Diploma. Now I ave changed my field and have been working as Software Engineer (Web Developer) for the past 2 years. I was wondering if skills...

Hello Everyone. I want to know couple of things regarding Skilled Based Immigration. I have done BS in Computer Engineering, MS in Biomedical Engineering and now doing PhD in Electrical Engineering. I have 11 months of teaching experience. I want to apply for University Lecturer Skill...

Hi guys, My boyfriend is doint phd in " Mechanical Engineering" in Australia. He plans to apply for Visa 189 after graduation. For his graduation background, he did "Master of Material Engineering from China" and "Bachelor of Material Physics" from China as well. Before going to Australia for...

Hi all, I got a positive skill assessment today but have a doubt on how my points can be calculated : I have total 6 years work experience based on the assessment. 3yrs 9m is within Australia on a 457 and 2 yrs 3m is in India. Since Aus experience will give me 10 points for 3 years only, I want...

Hi, My friend got his skilled assessment done earlier this year(Mar 2015) for skilled immigration(subclass 189 - Skilled Independent) purposes. He is about to lodge his immigration case with the embassy in a day or two(as his required work experience completed just now - which is 5 years)...

Hi, My domestic partner and I are currently applying for permanent residency in Australia. We carefully submitted our documents for skills assessment but our request got rejected last week. We were not given much information as for the reason for rejection. We have the option to appeal this...

I was looking at the points system for Skill Select for 189 subclass visa. I assume that once ACS assesses my skills they will provide something that will give me 5, 10, or 15 points. For the last 8 years I have been working independently as a software developer consultant / IT. I did lots of...

Hi, I am 29 years old, and I am currently a PhD student in ICT in Australia. I will be finishing my PhD by July 2015. Both my bachelor (biomedical engineering, 4 years) and master (telecommunication engineering, 2 years) degrees are from non-Australian accredited institutions. Also, my IELTS...

Hello, Can someone please confirm if it is true that: 1. There is currently a temp pause for new skilled sub class 190 applications? 2. ICT Business Analyst is removed from the main SOL or SOL of the major popular states? I am about to begin the process and will be sending documents to the...

I had my ACS Skill Assesment filed on 27 Feb '13 , & its being more than a month now, & my application is still in Stage 4 ( Under Evaluation), Was wondering about the time frame for this, As Immigration Portal says it takes 4 weeks, Does any one experienced the same , who have filed in there...

Hi, Need your urgent help. I'm from the Philippines but currently residing in Singapore. I am about to send my credentials for skill assessment. I read that certificate of employment (COE) is needed and would require duties and responsibilities on it. I have a few queries: 1. Most of the...