nikkiandscott Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Im looking into sorting my Visa alone to try and save some money. Any ideas on the best route to take??? I have a wife and 2 children and have been in the motor trade for 23 years. Ive been offered a 457 visa but I am looking at going for a 189 or 190. Thanks In Advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Lots if help on here and immi website if you want to do it yourself. See forum thread posted in the last few days debating this very question http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175735 Personally we are doing it ourselves also to save money but there re a number of pitfalls to be aware of. If your case is straight forward though you should be able to do it yourself. Just make sure you have all your evidence to claim any of the points before submitting your eoi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiandscott Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ok thank you very much for your reply I think I might do it myself as my case should be straight forward ive got to get my qualifications assessed and then put in my eoi and hope its all ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Any questions let us know we can try and help. Do you need ielts points? Also be careful when claiming work experience as in some professions you can only claim points for work experience one you are qualified in your profession. What skill are you applying under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiandscott Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ive been told that I dont need to do the ielts test im applying under diesel mechanic which ive been doing for the last 23 years ive got to get my skills assessment done and then submit my eoi once I've got my results back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 That's good. Do you have enough points then without claiming any for English? If you don't then you have to do the ielts to claim them. Good luck with everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del70 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Perhaps you could give us a breakdown of where you believe you'd get your 60 points, and people on the forum can double check that you're claiming correctly. Good luck with it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiandscott Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 My mistake I do need to take the ielts test to get at least ten points that will give me 65 pionts in total so if there is anyone who has taken it would be great to now what its like to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del70 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 My mistake I do need to take the ielts test to get at least ten points that will give me 65 pionts in total so if there is anyone who has taken it would be great to now what its like to do My husband sat the IELTS test. It was a long day, and took a lot of concentration. He revised for about 2 weeks before he sat it, which is recommended. He is a teacher, but needed to practice the style and format of the various tests, and as a consequence, got good results (see scores below). There's lots of practice sites on the internet, and books that you can buy etc. Also, lots of people have given advice on PomsinOz, so worth putting IELTS into 'search'! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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