Recent changes – SKILLSELECT

1 2012);xxxxxx(2008);xxxxxx(2006 2008).MaritalStatus:Noinformationprovide dRecentchanges SKILLSELECTOn1 July2012 Australiastartedtoimplementanewprocessfo rissuingvisas,calledthe"SkilledMigrantSe lectionModel"or" SKILLSELECT "forshort, , (Stage1),whichmayinduecourseleadtoaninvi tationbyAustraliaforustoapplyforavisa(St age2).TheideaisthatunderthisnewsystemAus tralianemployers,StateandTerritoryGovern ments,andtheAustralianGovernmentitselfwi llbeabletobetteridentifyandnominatesuita blemigrantsforaSkilledVisa,whichcouldbe- ASkilledIndependent-Subclass189visa, ASkilled Nominated-Subclass190visa, ASkilled NominatedorSponsored(Provisional)

2 -Subclass489visa,allofwhicharepoints-tes ted,withapassmarkof60points,ortheycouldb enon-points-testedvisas,suchas AnEmployerNominationScheme-Subclass186vi sa, yourcompletedSkillsAssessmentoraJobReady Program yourPointsTestAdvice(forworkexperiencean dqualifications)Inotherwords, ,becauseallnewvisasaresubjecttoPublicInt erestCriterion(PIC)4020 ,ifyougiveinformationinyourEOIwhichprove stobedifferentfromornotsupportedbytheinf ormationinthevisaapplicationitself,thisw illbepassedontotheDepartmentsofImmigrati onofothercountries,includingtheEuropeanU nion,theUnitedKingdom,Canada, ,wecanupdateyourinformationatanytime,for examplebecauseyouhavegainednewworkexperi ence,obtainedahigherqualification,improv edyourEnglishlanguageability,changedyour familycomposition.

3 Ifwelodgeavisaapplicationandyourpointssc oreislessthanclaimedinyourEOIandinvitati onletter,yourvisawillberefused,youwillno treceivearefundofanyvisaapplicationcharg e,youmayfacea3-yearbanonfurthervisaappli cations,andyoumaybeunabletoapplyformigra tiontoothercountries:thepenaltiesareseri ous!AsyourMigrationAgentwecanandwillensu re/guaranteethatyouwon'tsufferthesepenal ties!However,ifwereceiveaninvitationtolo dgeavisaapplicationandyourpointshavedecr easedforasoundreason(forexamplebecauseyo uareinadifferentagebracketatthattime), InvitationtoapplyforavisaDIAC willset,onamonthlybasis,anoccupationceil ingofplacesforoccupationslistedintheSkil ledOccupationsList(SOL), ,theoccupationsrelevanttoyourapplication ,xxxxxxandxxxxxxbothfallunderANZSCO codesstartingwith XXXX".

4 XXXX CompetentEnglish ( ).ItisarequirementfortheVisaapplicationp rocessthatyoumusthavearecentIELTSTestRep ortForm(TRF)confirmingthatyouhaveatleast CompetentEnglish( ). ; ; (suchasuniversityortrade) , (SOL)orontheConsolidatedSponsoredOccupat ionList(CSOL)-followtheselinksfordetails oftheselists:SOL- (whoarerequiredtoscoreatleast60onthepoin tstest).TheCSOL isforpeoplewhoarenominatedbyaStateorTerr itoryGovernmentagencyunderaStateMigratio nPlan(SMP)andforpeopleapplyingundertheEm ployerNominationScheme(ENS) (alsocalled Designated Nominated(subclass190)visa- inyourcase, : aqualificationwhichisattherequirededucat ionallevel,inahighlyrelevantfieldofstudy tothenominatedoccupation, atleastoneyearofcloselyrelatedemployment completedinthepreviousfive(5)yearsatther equiredskilllevel, insomecases, , (5) ,thefollowingwillbetakenintoconsideratio nfortheassessment.)

5 Whetheryouholdaspecialisedqualificationo rwhetheryourqualificationhasamajorareaof studywhichVETASSESS hasidentifiedasbeingsuitablefortheoccupa tioninAustralia, thenumberofunitscompletedintherelatedfie ld(forexample,thisisusually33%fora3-year Bachelordegreecourse,or25%forafouryearBa chelordegreecourse), theprogressionofstudiesintherelatedfield throughoutthecourse, thedepthandbreadthofstudiesinthefieldofs tudyrelevanttothenominatedoccupation, theoutcomesofthequalificationforemployme ntinthecountryconcerned, courserequirements thesis,majorprojects, : thetotallengthofrelevantemploymentexperi ence, therelevanceofthemajortaskscompletedduri ngthisemploymentexperience, ,theemployee.

6 -position/sheldthroughouttheemploymentpe riod-theemployer sname-exactperiodofemployment(dateofcomm encementandtermination)-numberofhourswor kedperweek-themainduties/tasks-salarylev elEmploymentreferencesshouldcontainthefo llowinginformationabouttheemployer:-cont actdetailsforthecompanyincludingpostalan dstreetaddress,telephoneandfaxnumbers,em ailandwebsiteaddresses-contactdetailsfor theauthoroftheemploymentreferenceincludi ngfullname,position,telephonenumberandsi gnature-organisationchart(onCompanyLette rhead)highlightingyourdutiesYouwillalson eedtoprovidethefollowingevidence:-contra ctofemployment-payslips-taxationrecordso fassessment GSTFree ).

7 $1,100uponsigningthewrittenagreement, $1,100whenyourskillsassessmentapplicatio nisreadyforlodgmentwithVETASSES, $1,000*whenyourEOIapplicationisreadyforl odgmentwithSkillSelect, $800whenyourvisaapplicationiscompleteand readyforlodgmentwiththeDepartmentofImmig ration(DIAC).(*)asurchargeof$ ,therewillbeanextrafeeof$ ,suchasphotocopies,mail,telephone, ,however,beliableforadditionalcosts,incl udingfeestoDIAC,theSkillsAssessmentbodya ndothergovernmentauthorities,aswellascos tsassociatedwithobtainingmedicalsandpoli ceclearances,asfollows: IELTS applicationfeeasapplicable Policeclearancesasapplicable MedicalexaminationforPermanentResidencea sapplicable VETASSESSS killsAssessmentApplicationFee(payablewit hthesecondinstallment)AUD693 StateSponsorshipApplicationFee(payablewi ththesecondinstallment)asapplicable DIACVisaApplicationFee(payablewiththefou rthinstallment)AUD3,060 Inadditiontotheaboveexpensesyoumayincurc ostsinyourcountryforgettingofficialcerti ficationofcopiesfromoriginals,gettingtra nslations(ifany), ,IwillprepareaLetterofStatementofService s(theContract)

8 ,togetherwithascannedcopyofthebanktransf erasconfirmationofpaymentofyourfirstinst allment, , ,JuanTobellaArchsManagingDirectorMARN032 2590