General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

vhenzchico · April 2016

@Megger Every state po ay iba ang procedure ng pag-apply ng sponsorship. Anong state ba plano mo?

Megger · April 2016

@vhenzchico Im considering NSW and western australia. Nag apply ka na pala sa NSW, hows things?

ShyShyShy · April 2016

@wannabecathy HI, Would like to ask, yung IELTS score must be band 7 overall? acceptable pa bang PTE for EA? or DIBP?

Cassey · April 2016

Hi everyone. Just a question, My husband and I are currently here in Australia. We have a daughter and she is in the Philippines. We'd like to include her in the 189/190 Visa application. Anyone who once were or who are in this situation? What did you do? Thank you.

wannabecathy · April 2016

@Shyluck hi, yung sa EA, need lang ng 6.0 for all components. hindi nila accept PTE sa EA e. but accepted sa EOI.

wannabecathy · April 2016

@Megger EE na lang raw apply nya like what we originally planned

se29m · April 2016

@Cassey pwede mo naman i declare as dependent yung kid mo when you lodged your eoi and visa

Cassey · April 2016

@se29m thank you for replying. Natapos na kasi kami ni hubby magmedicals dito sa Au so ang dilemma namin kung paano namin iaapply ung daughter namin for medical exam diyan sa PInas. We want everything ready kasi before we lodge. we tried the health declaration for her kaso lumalabas na Primary Applicant ung bata since siya na lang ang kukuhanan namin ng medicals.

se29m · April 2016

@Cassey what I can advise you is give a call or email GSM of your query.

engineer20 · April 2016

@Cassey generate na lang kayo ng HAP ID for your daughter after you lodged your visa application.

archbunki · April 2016

@Megger 70pts ako bali teka nakalimutan ko if 5 or 10 points ang ss.
Basta alam ko parang 60-65 points ako. Nag apply muna ako as 190 sa nt then they send invite for 489 rather.

Cassey · April 2016

@engineer20 @se29m Thank you.

ArchillesDavid · April 2016

Good Morning to all!

Im new in this forum and I have some few questions with regards to the skills assessment.

I am a graduate of BS Psychology and obtained a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling. I am also a licensed Guidance Counselor. I have been working in an academic institution as a guidance counselor for more than 5 years now.

Recently I have a classmate that moved in to Australia and that made me decide to try acquiring a Visa for myself as well.

I've checked all possible state and territories where my skills or occupation is open and found 3 states. NT, ACT and NSW.

1. NT - Counsellor nec - 272199 (VETASSESS)
2. ACT - Student Counsellor - 272115(VETASSESS) (this will re-open in july 2016)
3. NSW - Educational Psychologist - 272312 (APS)

My first choice would be NSW since my dad and 2 half sisters are Aus citizens and they live in Sydney.

Second choice would be ACT because it near NSW

Last choice would be NT.

I have collected all necessary documents for skills assessment and now im ready to do the assessment.

This is my problem, Im not sure which skill or occupation should I get assessed? out of the three occupation the best match would be the Student Counsellor, followed by Counsellor and Educational Psychologist.

1. Will I pay double if I decide to get assessed on 1 and 2?
2. Should I choose NT or wait for ACT in July?
3. Is there a higher possiblity of approval in NSW since my dad and sisters live there?

Btw I was planning to get an agent but Im still not decided.

Any help or Input would be appreciated.

ShyShyShy · April 2016

@wannabecathy noted and thanks.

wannabecathy · April 2016

@Shyluck pwede na rin pala TOEFL with minimum scores of Listening: 12 Reading: 13 Writing: 21 Speaking: 18 for EA.

ArchillesDavid · April 2016

Good PM, I need your inputs with regards to the guidelines of ACT for nomination. I read their guideline regarding 190 Visa nomination and it states that

If you, or any dependents, are living or have lived in another Australian state or territory
within the last twelve months, you are not eligible to apply for ACT nomination.

I have a family member in Sydney, NSW (Dad and 2 half sisters) they ate technically not my dependents right? or are they? They are Australian Citizens btw.

admt2016 · April 2016

Hi. Question lang. Meron na ba nainvite dito na 190, april nglodged, south Australia? Thanks

stewart · April 2016

hello!! masayang araw po. magtetake po ako ng IELTS BC sa june 25. isa po sa requirements eh passport or PRC id. mag paparenew pa lang po kasi ako ng PRC ID ko. so ang sinubmit ko po eh yung passport ko as my national ID. kaso di ko po napansin na bawal po pala may butas ng staplers. eh nanggaling po ako ng japan, twice na po as part of my work eh nilagyan lagyan po ng staplers upon entry sa airport, at yung mga tax free items na binili ko, iniaattach yung receipt sa passport at may stapler. so meron pong mga butas butas yung passport pages ko. ano po ba dapat kong gawin? d na po kaya ako makakatake ng exam?

sunflower · April 2016

@stewart
British Council ba ang mismong nag-specify na bawal ang may butas ng stapler ang passport? The main purpose of bringing your passport/PRC ID on your IELTS Test Day is for identification. So, as long as your passport hasn't expired yet and your passport's bio page is intact, there shouldn't be any problems.

stewart · April 2016

@sunflower yes po. nakaspecify sa kanilang confirmation email. uhm, siguro po magdala nlng ako ng other ID's ko like my PRC ID. maipaparenew ko naman na po. what do you think po?hoping hindi macancel yung pabook ko for the exam

sunflower · April 2016

@stewart
Usually, kung ano yung ID na ginamit mo sa IELTS registration, yun rin yung hahanapin nilang form of identification on the test day. So kung passport number mo nakalagay, you should bring your passport. Otherwise, magpa-renew ka na ng PRC ID (meron na silang online renewal, and then you'll just claim your new ID from a PRC office). And then, you have to inform BC that you will be bringing your PRC ID as your mode of identification as opposed to your passport.

stewart · April 2016

okay po. salamat sa guidance. :-)

Xiaomau82 · April 2016

hello!! masayang araw po. magtetake po ako ng IELTS BC sa june 25. isa po sa requirements eh passport or PRC id. mag paparenew pa lang po kasi ako ng PRC ID ko. so ang sinubmit ko po eh yung passport ko as my national ID. kaso di ko po napansin na bawal po pala may butas ng staplers. eh nanggaling po ako ng japan, twice na po as part of my work eh nilagyan lagyan po ng staplers upon entry sa airport, at yung mga tax free items na binili ko, iniaattach yung receipt sa passport at may stapler. so meron pong mga butas butas yung passport pages ko. ano po ba dapat kong gawin? d na po kaya ako makakatake ng exam?

As an ofw madaming rceipts nan aka attach sa passport ko, when I took the IELTS with BC SG, wala nmn ako nagging problem.

WalanjoSG · April 2016

@xiaomau82. Exactly, lalo na ung OWWA receipt na andoon sa likoran passport. may butas butas ng stapler bullet. Wala din namang naging problema. Ang OA lng din nila dyan ha.

stewart · April 2016

gandang araw po sa inyo. ask ko lang po if ang SMAW or GMAW welders ay pasok po sa visa 189 or 190. kasi po ang meron po sa CSOL or SOL eh first class welders, or welders fitters. pareho po kaya yun?

se29m · April 2016

@stewart check anzsco description if it matches. You can search sa anzscosearch

stewart · April 2016

maraming salamat po @se29m

Cassey · April 2016

Hi, anyone who ticked both the 189 and 190 boxes for your EOI Application? What did you do after getting the invitation? Did you withdraw the other one?
Thank you.

se29m · April 2016

@Cassey you won't need to withdraw it kasi it will automatically be locked after getting the invite and will be removed from skillselect database after the decision.