JanetJackson

Thanks, Actually this what I wanted to enquire which state nomination fits to my criteria for 261313 (Software Engineer).

Dear All, I have following situation. I got my ACS done for 261313 (Software Engineer) back in 3 April 2012. I did 3 attempts for IELTS and latest one I got overall 7 (8 Listening, 7 Reading, 7 Writing & 6 Speaking) band. I am 34 years of age. I have Master of Computer Science and Information Technology outside Australia. My work experience till date is 9 yrs plus but in ACS when I applied its was 7 Years and 7 months. [TABLE=class: grid, width: 500] [TR] [TD]Factor[/TD] [TD]Description[/TD] [TD]Points[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Age[/TD] [TD]33–39 years[/TD] [TD]25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]English language ability[/TD] [TD]IELTS 7 (8 Listening, 7 Reading, 7 Writing & 6 Speaking) band.[/TD] [TD]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Outside Australia: skilled employment[/TD] [TD]In skilled employment for at least eight and up to 10 years (of the past 10 years) 9 yrs plus till date[/TD] [TD]15[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Qualifications[/TD] [TD]At least a bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or other degree of a recognised standard[/TD] [TD]15[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nomination/sponsorship [/TD] [TD]Nomination by state or territory government (visa subclass 190 only) 5 Nomination by state or territory government or sponsorship by an eligible family member to reside and work in a specified/designated area (visa subclass 489 only) 10[/TD] [TD] ??[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] The total points are 55 without nomination/sponsorship. I did some workout on this nomination/sponsorship but I am not able to figure my way out from this situation to get 60 points and proceed with my application. Any help/advice in this regard will be very helpful. Thanks & Regards, Janet A. Jackson