Elias Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Busy doing lots of research at the moment to see if this move will be possible for me (age 34 and my wife age 32). Due to our current situation it is likely we would try to move to Aus via the Skilled 190 visa, this would be via my wife's skills, not mine. My wife is an accountant with over 8 years experience, five years of which is working for companies in England. For the three we have returned to Europe so she could complete what I think is a fast track degree (two years). This appears to be the first big stumbling block regarding points, we are currently trying to find out if this is in fact a degree. To attend the course she had to prove previous education and have a number of years experience. To complete the course she had to produce a final thesis. So in short Is work experience in an English speaking country worth more than 'overseas work experience' & Is there a simple way if this foreign qualification will be recognised in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 What is hte degree of your wife? Is it Bachelor? Overseas experiense can be in any country but it should be post- qualification experience to count for points and may be a positive skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 So if we put down the recent degree we can't claim points for the 8 years+ work experience prior to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 For accountants, go to the website for one of the assessing bodies: CPA or ICAA. There you will see all the requirements. But, yes - for skilled employment , only the post qualification experience counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks for clearing that up, need to have another go on the points thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yes, keep in mind that skills assessment is different from skilled employment. If she has enough points based on age, education, IELTS and skills assessment, she might even not need the work experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 But, yes - for skilled employment , only the post qualification experience counts. This is not correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Is work experience in an English speaking country worth more than 'overseas work experience' Only if the 'English speaking country' is Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 This is not correct. Why is it not correct? For accountants, they can claim as many years as they want for employment but to be considered skilled employment, it must be post qualification or if the qualification is not obtained yet, all the criterias should be met. In this particular case, she did not have any degree while working and the accounting bodies require at least equivalent to Bachelor's degree. Even if she had all the courses before graduating, she must complete the degree to satisfy this requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Nah the English speaking country is England. It's a strange rule it looks like her eight years experience will be more use to us then the degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abz123 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Is your wife an accountant Of a recognised body e.g. CA, CIMA, ACCA or similar? Just holding positions with the title "accountant" is not going to be enough for a skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 We're in eastern Europe, I'll find out if she is a member of the equivalent here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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