General Skilled Immigration Visa - Step By Step Process

Ozdrims · November 18

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In Australia, a skills assessment for a Graduate Visa (subclass 485) is not directly acceptable for migration purposes. Here's why:

Graduate Visa Skills Assessment:

For a Graduate Visa, the skills assessment focuses on verifying your qualifications and experience in relation to your nominated occupation. This assessment is typically done by:

VETASSESS (Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services)
Engineers Australia
Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Other assessing authorities relevant to your occupation

Migration Skills Assessment:

For migration purposes (e.g., Skilled Independent Visa, subclass 189), a more comprehensive skills assessment is required. This assessment evaluates your qualifications, experience, and skills against the Australian standards for your nominated occupation.

Key differences:

Purpose: Graduate Visa assessment focuses on temporary residency, while migration assessment focuses on permanent residency.
Scope: Migration assessment evaluates skills and experience in more depth.
Requirements: Migration assessment may require additional documentation, such as:

a. More detailed work experience
b. Qualification certification
c. Professional development records

Acceptable Assessments for Migration:

For migration purposes, skills assessments from the following authorities are generally accepted:

VETASSESS
Engineers Australia
ACS
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
Other relevant assessing authorities

Important Note:

If you've already had a skills assessment for a Graduate Visa, you may need to:

Update your assessment to meet migration requirements.
Provide additional documentation.
Pay additional fees.

Recommendation:

Consult the Australian Department of Home Affairs website or contact the relevant assessing authority to confirm specific requirements for your migration skills assessment.

theamarie23 · November 18

Thanks @Ozdrims. I just saw the note in the immi site, it was clearly stated pala doon.

@Ozdrims said:

@theamarie23 said:
Hi fellas, my husband is my secondary applicant. Antagal din namin maghintay for invitation since 2022.
He's graduating na soon in Australia and processing his skills assessment via VETASSESS for Civil Engineering Draftsman.

**Is it valid to claim partner's skill using his graduate visa skills assessment? **

Thanks in advance

I believe is not valid is it for a 485? If yes then he needs to provide a SKILLS ASSESSMENT for Migration Purposes in order to claim points

JLaurence · November 19

Appreciate your insight po about this.
My wife has 9 yrs worth of relevant experience here in PH as Civil Engineer however, she is not a board passer. Now, she got this feedback from the EA Assessor:
Option A---No record Relevant Skilled Employment and the outcome will still be Civil Engineer
Option B---Record Relevant Skilled Employment but the outcome will be Engineering Technologist.

Sa tingin nyo po ano ung mas ok sa dalawang options for her EOI process?
Would it matter po ba either of the 2 options if ako naman ang mgcclaim ng +5 points for partner skills?

Thank sa mga sasagot po.

soufflecake · November 22

Hello po, mayroon po ba dito nakakaalam paano po mag apply ng Medicare once lodged na po yung visa? Pwede po ba mag apply kahit nasa PH palang?

castm007 · November 22

Hello good day, is there anyone here that can help in makiNg CDR?

whimpee · November 23

@soufflecake said:
Hello po, mayroon po ba dito nakakaalam paano po mag apply ng Medicare once lodged na po yung visa? Pwede po ba mag apply kahit nasa PH palang?

You can't apply until your visa is granted and as far as I know, you need to be onshore.

Adrian1429 · November 25

Hello everyone, I’d like to ask about updating my wife’s name for the PTE. We’re planning to take the test by the end of this year, but we recently got married, and my wife hasn’t updated her IDs to reflect my surname yet.

Should we get her IDs updated before taking the exam, or is it fine to use her maiden name?
Will it cause any issues when lodging the EOI if her PTE results are under her maiden name, but her passport will eventually reflect my surname?

mathilde9 · November 25

@Adrian1429 said:
Hello everyone, I’d like to ask about updating my wife’s name for the PTE. We’re planning to take the test by the end of this year, but we recently got married, and my wife hasn’t updated her IDs to reflect my surname yet.

Should we get her IDs updated before taking the exam, or is it fine to use her maiden name?
Will it cause any issues when lodging the EOI if her PTE results are under her maiden name, but her passport will eventually reflect my surname?

Personally, I'll update my IDs first then book PTE (if time is not of the essence).

She can prove change of name through your marriage contract in skillselect, visa lodgement etc, yun nga lang ang hassle kasi. I'd rather have my name and IDs synced from the start than provide other proof of identity in the midst of invite / lodgement. Depende rin kung paano kayo magssubmit eh. Kelangan passport halos sa lahat - PTE, Skills Assessment, ROI, EOI...

PTE lang ba itetake nga, wala na skills assessment?

Adrian1429 · November 26

Thank you, @mathilde9 , for your response. We’ve decided to update all her IDs first before proceeding with the PTE. She will only be taking the PTE.

cebreros · November 28

hello guys, e ask ko lang po sana, yon wife ko meron syang relevant skills from 2010 until 2016, accounting po ang work nya, eligible pa po kya ito e pa assess para ma claim ko ang 10 points for partner skills? Salamat

whimpee · November 28

@cebreros said:
hello guys, e ask ko lang po sana, yon wife ko meron syang relevant skills from 2010 until 2016, accounting po ang work nya, eligible pa po kya ito e pa assess para ma claim ko ang 10 points for partner skills? Salamat

Yung period counted for points is employment during the last 10 years, so likely na ang mai-include lang nya is from 2015.

theamarie23 · November 29

Hi. Good day dreamers!
While waiting for my miracle invite for GSM visas, my husband is going to lodge his graduate visa soon and include me in his application.

However..
We just found out that I won't be able to join him in his visa and apply as secondary applicant because I am currently offshore as what stated in their website. However, I'll be coming to Australia next month for a holiday vacation for 2weeks (I'm holding Tourist Visa multiple entry expiring August '25). But I'll be returning back to Philippines for work after my vacation.

1) Can he lodge the 485 visa (including me as secondary applicant) when I get there next month?
So just to fulfill the requirements and save waiting time. Any implications on that plan?

or

2) Just wait for his 485 visa to be granted, and apply myself for a subsequent visa?

Thanks in advance to whoever can help us with this.
@RheaMARN1171933 thoughts on this?
Thank you!