[sayeem424]

Hi,

My situation:
1. I have completed a Bachelor's Degree in ICT from 2014-2018 in Sydney.
2. I am currently on Post-study work stream visa (subclass 485), since May 2019.
3. I am currently doing professional year in IT/ACS professional year.
4. Currently I don't have work experience in IT.

What I want to know:
1. To achieve a positive skills assessment from ACS for 189 visa purpose(skilled independent visa), do I need to wait until my professional year finishes? Or can I apply for skills assessment before?
2. Also, is it compulsory that I will need any amount of work experience in related IT field to get a positive skills assessment from ACS?

Thanks!
-Sayeem

 

[anajali]

You will need to wait until you finish professional year to apply, professional year will give you a positive skills assessment but it is not counted as work experience.