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HI all, Bit late to this thread but was hoping for some advice regarding a skilled visa for lawyers. I have been in Australia approximately 4 years now (2 yrs working holiday, 2 yrs de facto). De facto visas have huge backlogs at present and I have been advised that my PR de facto visa could take another 28 months to grant (Crazy!), meaning a grand total of over 48 months without PR. I have questions in relation to skilled visas as I have legal qualifications, but not much experience practising. Here is my scenario: 2014: LLB from UK university 2015-2016:First working holiday visa 2016-2017: Second working holiday visa -During this year I asked the legal admissions board in Victoria (VLAB) what I needed to do to qualify as an Australian lawyer. -They said to qualify for admission to the legal profession I needed to complete: 1. 5 undergrad modules (Ethics, Corporations, Consti, Admin and Civil Procedure) 2. PLT course Do this by 2022 (This qualified as a ‘skills assessment for migration purposes’) 2017-2018: First year of defacto 2018-now: second year of defacto -I have complete step one of VLABs requirements (completion of 5 undergrad modules) - I will complete the PLT by March 2020, hopefully being admitted as an Australian lawyer by May 2020. So come May 2020, I will be admitted as an Australian Lawyer/Solicitor. But with no experience actually practising as a solicitor. Would I be eligible to qualify for a skilled visa as a solicitor? Would I likely be invited to apply if I submitted an EOI? I currently work as a mediator/conciliator for commercial disputes. Somewhat legal related (2 years + experience).