Assessment(not trade) validity date(dec2009)??

[Killie]

Welcome again everybody, i would ask about yours opinion about date of validity of skill assessment , i get mine in december'09(welafre centre manager), i ask vettaess but they are helpless and just send me to DIAC, then i thought i could ask you about that.

please share your opinion with me.

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[Guest Noodle]

Sorry I can't help either, so am BUMPING in the hope that someone can. It may be quiet on here for a few days, if no one responds re-post a new thread someone may be able to help.

 

Best wishes and happy Christmas. x

[Guest AustrAnglian]

Hi Killie,

 

I do not know how long your skills assessment is valid for. Each assessing authority is different - mine is valid for 2 years.

 

Note however that it only needs to be valid on the day you lodge your visa. See below:

 

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)

Skills assessment validity dates

Some assessing authorities may impose a validity date on a skills assessment. If your assessment is only valid for a certain period, you will need to make sure that your application is lodged within this timeframe.

This is on the 176 visa pages. There is less information on the 475 visa pages but the same will be true.

 

Your skills assessment was issued in Dec-09 and you told me you lodged your 475 in Nov-10, so your Skills Assessment was only 11 months old at the date of lodgement. I will be surprised if any Skills Assessments are valid for less than a year so you are probably OK. Other posters will hopefully confirm this.

 

It does not matter how long it now takes you to get a CO, or how long it takes until a decision is taken to award the visa - those dates are not important for validity. As long as the Skills Assessment was valid on the date you lodged you are OK. Merry Christmas.