familyof4

My OH is a carpenter and it only took a few months from sending the paperwork and being assessed. Surely it would be better doing it now.

It is well worth doing the IELTS again, my OH did it 3 times before getting the score for 20 points.

I am very confused because we asked the exact same thing and we were told you couldn't claim the points for the certificate, only the points for experience.

I have just noticed on the November lodged gang that someone's visa has come through today, so hopefully we are looking at a 2 month wait!

We are wanting to go to Sydney.

I never thought we would ever get to this stage, but I have just submitted our visa!

Thank you very much for that. I will submit our application tomorrow.

When you have completed your EOI but before you submit, does it tell you how many points you have? We say we have 60 so I wouldn't want the system to say a different amount.

We are finally in a position to complete an EOI. Under education history, when it asks 'has the client ever completed studies at secondary level or above', does this mean A levels. I am unsure because you don't get any points for GCSE's or A levels, I am a bit confused. Also they are not in the drop down list. My OH is self employed since 2005 with no qualifications & the assessment authority took 3 years off for on the job training, so I am not sure what to put in employment history because I don't want them to think we are wanting more points that we are not entitled to. Any advice would be great.

I have been on the TRA website & you choose 1 of these for carpentry assessment, you don't actually choose TRA. Carpenter [331212] The RTOs approved by TRA to conduct skills assessments for this occupation are listed below, with the countries where assessments are available. Australian Construction Training Services Website: http://www.visaskills.com Email: enquiries@visaskills.com Phone: +61 29609 1100 (Sydney) +44 20 3375 9333 (UK and Ireland) +63 9176 193919 (Philippines) Australia, China (incl Hong Kong and Macau), Ireland, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom VETASSESS Website: http://www.vetassess.com.au Email: tradeassess@vetassess.com.au Phone: +61 3 9655 4801 Australia, Brazil, China (incl Hong Kong and Macau), Fiji, India, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zimbabwe Victoria University Website: http://www.vu.edu.au/skilled-migration Email: 457skillsassess@vu.edu.au Phone: +61 3 9919 7365 Australia, Brazil, China (incl Hong Kong and Macau), Fiji, India, Iran, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

Hi my OH is a self employed carpenter & went through vet assess for his assessment. He has no qualifications & they used 3 of his years as on the job training. I can't remember the reason why we didn't go through TRA but my OH has now got a certificate in carpentry following his assessment.

Thank you for the link. That info has certainly answered our question.

Thank you so much for that info. We were feeling quite down hearted up until now. We really appreciate your reply.

Carpentry.

We only have 60 points and can't get anymore. How many of you have put in an EOI with 60 points and received an invitation quite quickly? We have been told that the EOIs with the higher points get invited first. Is this correct?

My husband has had his occupation assessed by vet assess. Just looking through the info booklet to make a visa application, am I reading it right, that all the paperwork we sent to vet assess to prove his self employment, do we need to include it in the visa application once been invited? Or do they just accept the letter we received from vet assess stating how many years experience in nominated occupation? Any advice would great. Thank you.

Hi could you check my car out please? 2005 Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto, diesel, air con $27200 - 30700 £15000 Thanks