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Hi there, my partner and I are considering making the move to Australia from British Columbia (we've lived in Canada for over 3 years but are from Wales originally) She's a fully qualified Painter and Decorator (NVQ2&3) and has many years of experience working both in the UK and Canada. Please feel free to get in touch here if you or someone you know might be interested in sponsoring a decent UK tradie ?

I might request remarking on the writing exam just on the off chance another examiner might bump me up half a point but if not maybe I'll give the PTE exams a try next time. Thanks for the info anyway!

I got 3 9's in Listening, Speaking and Reading but only managed 7.5 in the writing test. I'm pretty gutted to be honest, after the test I thought my writing was the one I had done best in and only really worried about the results of the speaking test! I have an overall score of 8.5, but it's my understanding that the overall score doesn't count and you need a score of at least 8.0 in each exam to get the full 20 points. Very disappointing, that only puts me on 60 points now - not the 70 I was hoping for.

Thanks Richard, got it booked now so here's hoping I can get the 20 points and get myself out of Canada!

Thanks for the info, I booked the General Training test. So far on the mock exams I have had 8's so hopefully I'll get the full 20 points which would put me at 70. I'm an Electrical Lineworker and apparently there are 1000 invites every year - hopefully I can get one. I'm not in a huge hurry and if I have to re-take the IELTS then so be it.

Thanks for clearing that one up for me. So I have the option to book either the Academic or the General Training IELTS tests - will it make a difference on points or can I get maximum points for both categories of testing? (I'm assuming General Training will be easier)

I'm intending to express interest in the 189 Skilled Independent visa and have a simple question regarding the points system. I will have 30 points for age, 10 for education and 10 for occupational experience so a total of 50 points. Will I get English language points by default as a British Citizen with a British Passport or do I still need to take a IELTS test to gain the extra 10 (min) points that I would need to qualify for invitation? I did try searching this forum and others but have found it difficult to get a clear response, I read somewhere that as a British Citizen I would be awarded 15 points for language by default. Is this correct?