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Is work experience required to apply for a 489 or 189 visa?


Jupiter

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Hi everyone.

Here is a summary of my points.

  • Age: 26 (30 Points)
  • PTE: Over 80 in each module (20 Points)
  • Bachelor degree from a top university (15 Points)
  • Nomination by a state or territory government, in case of 489 visas (10 Points)

As you can see, I can get 65 - 75 points easily. However, I don't have skilled employment as I am a fresh graduate.

Is skilled employment a must or will my points be enough?

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What job code are you applying under? for the 189 and 489 the website states "have a relevant occupation" and "suitable skills assessment of a qualification" so going off that info I would say yes skilled employment is a must. I think there are a couple of occupations that don't require post qualification experience but not sure what they are. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along soon.

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 Work experience is not in general required for skilled migration.

For skilled migration in most occupations work experience is required obtain the mandatory pre-migration skills assessment. 

Engineers can sometimes obtain a skills assessment without work experience and accountants can, but an accountant with out work experience would be doomed.

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I'm not sure about the exact job code but it will be something under the ACS (Australian Computer Society) like Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, etc. I studied Bachelor of Science in Information Technology which is about ICT, Computer Science and Software Engineering.

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3 hours ago, Jupiter said:

Hi everyone.

Here is a summary of my points.

  • Age: 26 (30 Points)
  • PTE: Over 80 in each module (20 Points)
  • Bachelor degree from a top university (15 Points)
  • Nomination by a state or territory government, in case of 489 visas (10 Points)

As you can see, I can get 65 - 75 points easily. However, I don't have skilled employment as I am a fresh graduate.

Is skilled employment a must or will my points be enough?

Most occupations need post-qualification experience. Have you looked at your occupation to see what it requires in order to qualify?

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