Hi Chris-
Thanks for the luck- every day I'm hoping to have some more progress and just waiting is very frustrating at times.
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That's great news about Vetassess- I hope it all works out for you. Also, the IELTS max points is 20 (you have to score all 8s on the 4 topics) but if you get that they will give you 20 points not 15- so there is your extra 5 points to meet the threshold of 60. YEAH!!!
You are very close with your bday being in Feb- just make sure you submit your EOI with at least 60 points before then. DIAC go for the date that you meet the criteria as being eligible. You have to submit the EOI for them to even look at you- these are the new changes.
I got lucky to get the 65 points in the end- I also needed the 20 points for IELTS so I had to take the test twice. But my age, edu and experience made up the rest of the points.
Will your wife be getting her skills assessed? If so- just FYI all her paperwork has to be ready to go (points allocated by assessing authority etc) as well by the time you submit the EOI in order to get your points before your bday. That puts you in an even tighter deadline. But you should be okay without it - just get those 8s on IELTS!
The points for IELTS is strict. You get 10 points for 7s and 20 points for 8's- no halvies! Good luck with your result!!
Why did you guys decide to move to OZ?
My husband and I want sunshine and it just seems like such a better lifestyle there... I know there is no perfect place but at least there will be warm climate!
Im not on Linkedin - one step at a time I think!!
Angie