Andrew1980 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Hi all We have been living in Oz for circa 1 year now arriving under my employer sponsored TSS 482 visa. My employer has just kicked off the PR visa process and I have been asked to undergo a skills assessment again which is odd considering I already passed that to enter last year albeit on a temp visa. I have now been asked to take an IELTS English test before they will approve my skill assessment. Again strange considering I am already here and from the UK as a British citizen. My question please - is it mandatory to take an English test for PR? Especially if I am already in the country under an emp sponsored TSS 482?? Not sure if the skills assessment place (CPA) are making me undertake the test when it's not required... Many thanks Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Andrew1980 said: Hi all We have been living in Oz for circa 1 year now arriving under my employer sponsored TSS 482 visa. My employer has just kicked off the PR visa process and I have been asked to undergo a skills assessment again which is odd considering I already passed that to enter last year albeit on a temp visa. I have now been asked to take an IELTS English test before they will approve my skill assessment. Again strange considering I am already here and from the UK as a British citizen. My question please - is it mandatory to take an English test for PR? Especially if I am already in the country under an emp sponsored TSS 482?? Not sure if the skills assessment place (CPA) are making me undertake the test when it's not required... Many thanks Andrew Which PR visa are you heading for? 186, 189, 190? I'm guessing the 186, but...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1980 Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Hi, yes the 186 via direct entry scheme... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 It can depend on your occupation exactly what is required. You can check on the immigration and assessment body website. The visa you state is a brand new application and doesn’t get any exemptions like the transfer one. Your original skills assessment etc may still be valid, you need to check the expiry dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 19:30, Andrew1980 said: I have now been asked to take an IELTS English test before they will approve my skill assessment. Again strange considering I am already here and from the UK as a British citizen. My question please - is it mandatory to take an English test for PR? Especially if I am already in the country under an emp sponsored TSS 482?? Not sure if the skills assessment place (CPA) are making me undertake the test when it's not required... The English test is required for the CPA skills assessment. They do not allow exemptions for native English speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Raul Senise said: The English test is required for the CPA skills assessment. They do not allow exemptions for native English speakers. IIRC where an exemption is given it only assumes that as a native English speaker you are at least a 6.5 on the IELTS scale, however for the CPA skills assessment you need to be at least a 7.0 and the only way to prove that is via a test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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