General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

persephone30 · May 2014

Boosting the economy through Australia's migration programme
Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Growth in business visa programmes will be prioritised and over $300 million will be saved through changes to Australia's 2014-15 migration programme, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Scott Morrison, said today.

'The Abbott Government is ensuring our migration programme matches the nation's economic and skills needs while also contributing to a cohesive and strong community,' Minister Morrison said.

'This Budget allocates almost 68 per cent of Australia's migration places to skilled migration, and reprioritises employer-sponsored visas.

'With the reprioritisation towards employer-sponsored visas, employers will be assisted in finding workers to fill vital positions where they have been unable to find local workers. This also protects Australian workers, who will have less direct competition from independent migrants who arrive without a guaranteed job.

'The 2014-15 migration program provides a total of 190 000 places including 128 550 for skilled migration, 60 885 places for family migration and 565 places for migration under the special eligibility stream.

'The family stream will see more places being allocated for partners and children which together increase by 335 places, in recognition of the strong social and economic benefits of close family reunion, while the number of places in the contributory parent category has also been increased by 500 places.

'The additional 4 000 places in the family stream which the previous government allocated to illegal maritime arrivals have been removed, resulting in a saving of around $267 million.

'This change will provide yet another disincentive for people considering the dangerous boat journey to Australia.

'Changes to the skilled and family stream intakes will provide approximately $35 million in savings,' Minister Mor

Source: http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/sm/2014/sm214434.htm

Nabasa ko din po tu... and should we expect ba na di sila maghihigpit this coming july?! Sana naman alang masyadong changes at mas madali ang pag aapply...

ten2six · May 2014

Question sa mga nag file na may children.. Yung evidence of a member of family unit, birth certificate na lang ba inupload nyo? If yes, upload nyo ba ulit kahit naka upload na dun sa evidence of age nila?

mady_ · May 2014

Hello All -

I am a newbie here.

I am planning to apply for 189 & have husband as dependent. Kindly let me know the process in terms of having a good execution.

Thanks in Advance !

IslanderndCity · May 2014

@mady_ same as most of us did here, it's of great help to read page 1 of this thread.

I suggest also to read below thread so you'll have a grasp of your current possible points & could set your target.

http://pinoyau.info/discussion/903/eoi-skillselect-point-test-table/p1

IslanderndCity · May 2014

@mady_ by the way, good luck po. sa umpisa lang medyo mahirap dito. pero kaya naman po. welcome to the club

cnel_26 · May 2014

@enayam16 ang alam ko sa relative temporary visa lang (SC 489) pwede sila mag sponsor sayo pero regional area dapat sila.
there are two types of visa 489:
a) 489- regional sponsorship - so region po ang mag ssponsor sa inyo.. occupation should in CSOL

b) 489 relative sponsorship - ang relative nyo should be living in a designated area, occupation SHOULD BE in SOL

Hi po! Usually gano katagal po ang hihintayin para sa Visa 489 relative sponsord na ito?
Madalang po yata mga invitation nila dito eh.. Please help! Thank you-

lock_code2004 · May 2014

@cnel_26 - yup may number of slots per year.. pag naubos na un, wala ng maiinvite..
im not sure kung gaano katagal ang waiting period..

point tested din po yan, so mas mataas ang points nyo mas mabilis..

Xiaomau82 · May 2014

Question sa mga nag file na may children.. Yung evidence of a member of family unit, birth certificate na lang ba inupload nyo? If yes, upload nyo ba ulit kahit naka upload na dun sa evidence of age nila?

birth cert and passport...

IslanderndCity · May 2014

@cnel_26 - yup may number of slots per year.. pag naubos na un, wala ng maiinvite..
im not sure kung gaano katagal ang waiting period..

point tested din po yan, so mas mataas ang points nyo mas mabilis..

How they prioritize po if with same points? 189 first then 190?

TasBurrfoot · May 2014

@cnel_26 - yup may number of slots per year.. pag naubos na un, wala ng maiinvite..
im not sure kung gaano katagal ang waiting period..

point tested din po yan, so mas mataas ang points nyo mas mabilis..
How they prioritize po if with same points? 189 first then 190?

quota for 189 is different from 190 in my understanding...

janjud · May 2014

hello po, pano po pala kung ang ginamit during assessment sa EA na COE is statutory declaration of detailed job description, pano po sa pag lodge ng visa, kailan po ba i upload yung statutory kung walang detailed job description na COE from epmployer? pano po kung in-submit ang original na statutory doc sa EA, need pa po mag pa statutory declaration ulit para sa visa application?

altuser41 · May 2014

GoodPM.
Pwede kayang mas mauna ang submission date ng EOI kaysa sa last day ng current job?

Halimbawa:
-Isusubmit na namin yung EOI by Aug 31. Kasabay nito ay ang pagsubmit ng Resignation Letter sa company.
-Ang targeted last date sa current job ay Sept 30 (to claim 3 years, net of 6 deductible years-RPL)
-Sa EOI, ang ilalagay namin na last date from current job ay Sept 30.

Naisip ko lang na it would be less likely na makareceive kami ng invitation within a month, dahil 60 pointer lang kami.
May nakagawa na ba nito? Salamat!!

altuser41 · May 2014

Please ignore my question. I just found out na may validation pala ang pagchoose ng date.

iamfi · May 2014

Hello. Meron po b dto onshore ng apply ng visa 189? Pano po ung medical? And wat if my medical aq within 12months kya nag yes aq dun pero ung medical q dati e pang temporary resident lng? Ano po mga kelangan q p ipamedical? Ty

ten2six · May 2014

^^
*Raises hand

Parehas tayo ng case. Nothing to do but wait for CO. Hindi pwede mag generate ng HAP ID sa Immiaccount because the CO must check our previous medical. Although I am pretty sure na ipa medical tayo ulit, we cannot front load it kase kelangan natin HAP ID. I am still hoping na hindi na para menos gastos.

IslanderndCity · May 2014

Source of below info: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/state_migration_plan

Question: Will this affect visa grant processing sa mga visa 190 applicants? or ang impact lang nito ay sa mga naghintay pa na ma-invite?

Planning levels 2013-14

Planning levels exist for all occupations. Immigration SA advises that the following occupations have reached their planning levels for the 2013-14 program year:
12 May 2014 - 222311 - Financial Investment Adviser

13 May 2014 - 149212 - Customer Service Manager

21 May 2014 - 261112 - Systems Analyst

21 May 2014 - 135112 - ICT Project Manager

22 May 2014 - 233511 - Industrial Engineer

22 May 2014 - 262111 - Database Administrator

22 May 2014 - 233311 - Electrical Engineer

Xiaomau82 · May 2014

@IslanderndCity sa opinion ko affected sa processing time lahat ng applicants ng under sc 190, so antay uli hanggang mag open ang financial year.

kaitoto · May 2014

lock_code2004 · May 2014

@kaitoto read page 1

http://pinoyau.info/discussion/1073/important-information-how-do-i-start-my-application/p1

kaitoto · May 2014

thanks sir! @lock_code2004

IslanderndCity · May 2014

Source of below info: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/state_migration_plan

Question: Will this affect visa grant processing sa mga visa 190 applicants? or ang impact lang nito ay sa mga naghintay pa na ma-invite?

Planning levels 2013-14

Planning levels exist for all occupations. Immigration SA advises that the following occupations have reached their planning levels for the 2013-14 program year:
12 May 2014 - 222311 - Financial Investment Adviser

13 May 2014 - 149212 - Customer Service Manager

21 May 2014 - 261112 - Systems Analyst

21 May 2014 - 135112 - ICT Project Manager

22 May 2014 - 233511 - Industrial Engineer

22 May 2014 - 262111 - Database Administrator

22 May 2014 - 233311 - Electrical Engineer

@Xiaomau82, do you mean even if I've lodged visa 190 last April 15, excluded na ako for visa grant review nila before July 1 dahil na-reach na ang planning level for Industrial Engineer last May 22?

Xiaomau82 · May 2014

Source of below info: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/state_migration_plan

Question: Will this affect visa grant processing sa mga visa 190 applicants? or ang impact lang nito ay sa mga naghintay pa na ma-invite?

Planning levels 2013-14

Planning levels exist for all occupations. Immigration SA advises that the following occupations have reached their planning levels for the 2013-14 program year:
12 May 2014 - 222311 - Financial Investment Adviser

13 May 2014 - 149212 - Customer Service Manager

21 May 2014 - 261112 - Systems Analyst

21 May 2014 - 135112 - ICT Project Manager

22 May 2014 - 233511 - Industrial Engineer

22 May 2014 - 262111 - Database Administrator

22 May 2014 - 233311 - Electrical Engineer
@Xiaomau82, do you mean even if I've lodged visa 190 last April 15, excluded na ako for visa grant review nila before July 1 dahil na-reach na ang planning level for Industrial Engineer last May 22?

I am not sure how they work, pero i know a few people na nag apply under sc 190 na waiting since March pa.

anderson · May 2014

helo..question lang po, kung may naka experience na ng ganito and ano po advice nio?

May 1 - lodged visa 189
but there is a problem with my birth certificate NSO

i was born in Ilocos, pero naregister ng parents ko sa NSO, both Ilocos and Manila (cguro magulo situation nung time na pinanganak aq) hehe..

before 2013 - lahat ng documents ko - Ilocos ung place of birth
but bec. i renewed my passport - urgent so nag pa online delivery aq NSO hotline (they sent me a birth cert - MAnila ang place of birth q), so dahil urgent , un ung ginamit ko for renewal of my passport..
starting 2013 (kasama na ung passport ko )- Manila na nilalagay ko na place of birth ko..pati sa Australian Computer Society (ACS) nung nagpa assess aq for occupation.
pati sa application ko for PR - Manila na din nilagay ko..

today - my mother verified my nso docs. ( she went to NSO office) - sabi ng nso, mali daw nila ung nagsend sila ng "Manila"..so icancel na daw nila ung manila..which means, ilocos nalang daw ang matitira sa database nila..

ayun..thats the problem..ano po kaya magandang gawin? thanks in advance

kenshusei · May 2014

Hi guys question lang, Im now in the process of uploading the supporting docs for employment and I have these 2 scenarios na di ko alam gagawin ko:

1. On my contract and payslips (first 2 years at work) ibang position ang nakaindicate compared dun sa COE na sinubmit ko sa ACS (the same doc na iuupload ko din sa immiaccount). I was promoted on my 3rd year but I dont have a copy of my payslips for that period anymore. On my COE, ang nakalagay nalang is yung last position na hinold ko before leaving. Hindi ba ako magkakaissue when the CO checks that the "position" is not consistent ? Should I just submit ITRs at wag na yung contract and payslips?

2. On my 2nd company, my Contract Papers was from a consulting company since startup company sya and in the process palang ng pagreregister sa sec,bir et al. After a few months (prior to my regularization), nairegister na officially si Company2 and by the time na my regularization papers were given to me, the docs were already under the Company2 (letterhead and all). The consulting firm was never mentioned in my COE; Is it better to just submit the regularization papers and wag na yung contract?

Thanks in advance!

redvelvet · May 2014

Hi, everyone

I just joined in and I am very glad to come across this forum that is full of insights on migrating to Australia. I can sense as well that every member is so willing to help.

I recently resigned from my job here in the Philippines and am now looking into applying for migration. I had the chance to visit Sydney last year and I thought to myself then that I would want to come back to work and live in Australia.

I have almost 9 years of work experience in the call centre industry - 7 years and 2 months as a Technical Trainer; 1 year and 9 months as a Call Centre Manager. Based on this, please suggest what you think is the best occupation I should be nominating in my application.

I would appreciate your feedback

TasBurrfoot · May 2014

Hi, everyone I just joined in and I am very glad to come across this forum that is full of insights on migrating to Australia. I can sense as well that every member is so willing to help.

I recently resigned from my job here in the Philippines and am now looking into applying for migration. I had the chance to visit Sydney last year and I thought to myself then that I would want to come back to work and live in Australia.

I have almost 9 years of work experience in the call centre industry - 7 years and 2 months as a Technical Trainer; 1 year and 9 months as a Call Centre Manager. Based on this, please suggest what you think is the best occupation I should be nominating in my application.

I would appreciate your feedback

sorry to burst the bubble but call centre work per se is not on the skilled migrant list I believe... in fact, a lot of call centre operations for Australian firms are outsourced in the Philippines.

Might be worth looking at other options.

redvelvet · May 2014

Shouldn't I be using the CSOL (Consolidated Skilled Occupation List) as a reference? That was where I found occupations that seemed to be related to call centre jobs (e.g. Call or Contact Centre Manager, Customer Service Manager, ICT Customer Support Officer).

TasBurrfoot · May 2014

Shouldn't I be using the CSOL (Consolidated Skilled Occupation List) as a reference? That was where I found occupations that seemed to be related to call centre jobs (e.g. Call or Contact Centre Manager, Customer Service Manager, ICT Customer Support Officer).

I could be wrong...

nonetheless all the best!!

redvelvet · May 2014

thank you

vhoythoy · May 2014

Shouldn't I be using the CSOL (Consolidated Skilled Occupation List) as a reference? That was where I found occupations that seemed to be related to call centre jobs (e.g. Call or Contact Centre Manager, Customer Service Manager, ICT Customer Support Officer).

The next most important thing for you to consider and check is which states in Australia are currently sponsoring your skills. I think its a mandatory requirement as your skill is only in CSOL listing if i'm not wrong.