VETASSESS - Can anyone tell me when you applied Vetassess and when it was approved?

[Hot Welder]

*UPDATE*

Date Applied : 23/08/2012

Occupation Type : Metal Fabricator

Assessment Type : Skill Assessment

Other Comments : Certified docs emailed for faster processing before posting. (Had to be received in post before stage 1 could be passed) Not using an agent.

Practical Assessment: 29/09/2012

Date Approved : 08/10/12

Total Duration: 6 weeks, 4 days.

Edited October 29, 2012 by Hot Welder

[plutology]

after 8 weeks waiting, the lady in vetasses said my partner's case is still with the MANAGER of the Unit.

 

how long more we need to wait ?? We're so worry !!

 

job: Industrial Pharmacist

[Tracey Le]

For my case, Recruitment Consutant. They received my docs on 26July 2012 and amazingly I received Positive resuot on 09 August. Just less than 02 weeks.

[Guest katie007]

We have a candidate lodged 22nd July 2012 and still waiting for Interview.

 

(1st Class Welder)

 

Sad point is, he has a Placement and very soon the Employer will opt for another Candidate as when positions come open they like to have them filled within 6-weeks not months.

[Candygirl]

Date Applied : 19/09/12

Occupation Type : Program or Project Administrator

Assessment Type : Skill Assessment & Points test advice

Other Comments : Submitted note of urgency (turn 40 on Xmas day!)

Date Approved : 27/09/12

 

Very surprised and pleased at the speed this went through!

 

Wow!!!!! Your papers must have read like a book and been a dream for them to assess. You are the quickest I have heard of. Well Done.

[bonza2211]

Some positive responses here!

 

what about some of the others?

[bonza2211]

Date Paid/Applied : 25/10/2012

Occupation Type : Marketing consultant

Assessment Type : Skill Assessment

 

Other Comments :

1. Colour scan + certified docs emailed for faster processing before posting

2. Created "cover" letter explaining structure of application and supporting documents - included "File #"

3. Couriered all documents with "File #" on the courier package : 29/10/2012

4. SRG05 Urgency request form submitted + supporting letter

5. Received email confirming receipt of documents : 30/10/2012

 

Status : Waiting

Edited October 30, 2012 by bonza2211

[bonza2211]

My docs were delivered on tuesday 30/10

 

I got an email updating the status of receipt and yesterday got contacted to submit a further document.

 

Try not to get excited but does this mean the application is already being reviewed? the Assessment officer seemed pleasant and helpful from her email and response.

 

fingers crossed!!!

[nectar2012]

i would like to join this thread. i am starting my aus immi process this week.. did lot of research but totally confused. i have b.com, m.com, icwa(inter) as my qualification with ard 8+yrs exp ..should i nominate accountant as a occupation or internal auditor .bec people say only professionals would get positive result in IPA/CPA/CA aust skill assessment. This website seems to be very helpful and have seen many people have shared their views as well. so please guide me

[THE DUNSCOMBE FAMILY]

I applied for my [h=2]VETASSESS end of Sept 2007 got it approved within 3 weeks , how ever we were one of the first People to go through the migration process on the NEW SYSTEM at that time, did my TAFE work in the December was a 3 day course at the time , now been condensed to a DAY course now , lodge our visa in the January 2008, did medicals in the April 2008 and had our visa granted on 21 .8.2008.Left the Uk 31.11.2008 and landed in Oz 1st December 2008.Been here now 4 years this December will be appling for Citizenship from the 1st December 2012.Its just a waiting game which we all must go through , no cases are the same .Goog luck with your journey .Still very happy living on The Gold Coast and best move we ever made .[/h]

[Guest katie007]

I applied for my VETASSESS end of Sept 2007 got it approved within 3 weeks , how ever we were one of the first People to go through the migration process on the NEW SYSTEM at that time, did my TAFE work in the December was a 3 day course at the time , now been condensed to a DAY course now , lodge our visa in the January 2008, did medicals in the April 2008 and had our visa granted on 21 .8.2008.Left the Uk 31.11.2008 and landed in Oz 1st December 2008.Been here now 4 years this December will be appling for Citizenship from the 1st December 2012.Its just a waiting game which we all must go through , no cases are the same .Goog luck with your journey .Still very happy living on The Gold Coast and best move we ever made .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vetassess / TRA and Now VU all have a rather long waiting list, all due to the laws alterations back on July 1st, in some cases on Vetassess and they even confirm the waiting list now is around 8/12 weeks with some applications going thought faster if all information is in place.

 

Most applicants pre July 1st, and the thought of after this date the new EOI made their assessments, even Migration Agents are at logger heads with the longer than expected timeline, like all, this will catch up and come into the old ways of 3/5 weeks.

[JoannaAch]

Date paid/applied: 11 Oct 2012

Documents received: 30 Oct 2012

Occupation: Life Scientist nec

 

So far no update from VETASSESS, but I am hoping for a quick assessment as I have in total only 17months of skilled experience and all within one company...

Edited November 5, 2012 by JoannaAch

[srg73]

Vetassess turned my application around very quickly. Inital application March 2012, questions raised and agent appointed in May 2012. Questions answered June 2012 and pass received July 2012.

 

Occupation, Project Builder

[bonza2211]

Date paid/applied: 11 Oct 2012

Documents received: 30 Oct 2012

Occupation: Life Scientist nec

 

So far no update from VETASSESS, but I am hoping for a quick assessment as I have in total only 17months of skilled experience and all within one company...

 

Similar situation here but Im a marketing consultant with a Masters in Marketing.

 

Did you apply online? I received confirmation of my documents being received as I applied online (physical docs needed to be sent after).

 

Also received a tax invoice for the payment of $713.00 in the post.

[JoannaAch]

Similar situation here but Im a marketing consultant with a Masters in Marketing.

 

Did you apply online? I received confirmation of my documents being received as I applied online (physical docs needed to be sent after).

 

Also received a tax invoice for the payment of $713.00 in the post.

Hi,

I am worried that going through all my qualifications might take a while, as I have two different Master degrees and I have additionally included my BSc.

I applied online, but I needed some time to certify all documents and to post them to Melbourne (from Germany).

The invoice for the payment come within a few days after submitting an online application:)

[phillys1980]

Sumitted my paperwork to Vetassess and payment taken on 11/10/12

Had Training and Qualifications come back as Level 2

Paid for my Web Conference Technical Inteview on 1/11/12

Waiting to findnout my interview date

Electronic Security Technician

[debbie13]

It took around 3 months for us

[srg73]

A masters has no greater strength than a BSc or BA so far as any visa application is concerned. A Phd does earn additional points. My experience is that the application is strongest with good qualifications backed with solid work experience in your chosen field. Although slightly older, I have BSc (Hons) with 15 years continuous experience in the field. My post graduate qualifications including becoming chartered have not been considered at any stage although should hopefully help in securing good work.

 

S

[YankDownUnder]

Occupation: ANZSCO Skill Level 1 - White collar professional (staying anonymous, as it's an uncommon profession)

VETASSESS service requested: Skills assessment for ENS visa

 

Application express posted from Australia: 19 October, 2012

Additional information submitted with application: Form SRG-05, requesting urgent attention due to looming birthday deadline

 

Email with online (preliminary) results: 29 October, 2012

Positive skills assessment letter received: 31 October, 2012

 

Yes, I was stunned at the less-than-two-week turnaround. I was hoping for a result within 4-6 weeks, as my deadline wasn't until early December. But there you go. (Hope you don't mind a Yank invading your forum. I figure we are in somewhat similar situations, being native English language speakers generally with original documents not requiring translation.)

[cjbchris]

Vetassess received payment 27th July 2012

Application received by Vetassess 29th August (it got lost in post somewhere!!, but eventually they found it)

Approval 19th October 2012

[bonza2211]

Date Paid : 25/10/12

Date Applied : 30/10/12

Occupation Type : 225113 - Marketing Specialist

Assessment Type : Skills Assessment

Other Comments : Submitted note of urgency &

Date Approved : 12/11/12

 

Time taken : 13 days (6 business days if you exclude the weekend and Melbourne cup!!!)

 

How did i win?

I prepared a very thorough file with a cover letter and cross referenced every document i submitted back on to the cover letter with a code to identify the document. I can provide a PDF version for reference here. I truly believe this made their life easier.

 

Other : Only showed my minimal 2 years Australian work experience instead of showing multiple employers overseas.

 

Good luck to everyone waiting!

 

Date Paid/Applied : 25/10/2012

Occupation Type : Marketing consultant

Assessment Type : Skill Assessment

 

Other Comments :

1. Colour scan + certified docs emailed for faster processing before posting

2. Created "cover" letter explaining structure of application and supporting documents - included "File #"

3. Couriered all documents with "File #" on the courier package : 29/10/2012

4. SRG05 Urgency request form submitted + supporting letter

5. Received email confirming receipt of documents : 30/10/2012

 

Status : Waiting

[YankDownUnder]

For what it's worth, my strategy was very similar to Bonza's. However, it looks like he was in far more of a hurry than I was, because I didn't bother emailing scans of documents. I also didn't use color scans.

 

I just double checked it 5 or 6 times and tossed it all into an Express Post envelope, using those large paper clips to organize sets of related documents such as "all documentation related to employer 1". As instructed by VETASSESS via phone (don't be afraid to call them, they are very helpful), I included the SRG-05 form as the topmost page in my packet, and (again per instructions) wrote URGENT at the top of the form in big letters and highlighted it in yellow. I also included a cover letter explaining a couple things that they might wonder about or question, and included a detailed table of documents submitted, grouped by category.

 

Bonza, given your timeline, it looks like the person who did mine put it down, mailed the result, and then picked up yours. Even the time it took to process both assessment requests was pretty much identical.

 

From the date they received it, to the date I received the email notifying me that the assessment had been completed (boy, was that a shock!), it was 6 business days (10 calendar days). It took another 2 to receive the paper assessment letter.

Edited November 14, 2012 by YankDownUnder

[JoannaAch]

Date Paid : 25/10/12

Date Applied : 30/10/12

Occupation Type : 225113 - Marketing Specialist

Assessment Type : Skills Assessment

Other Comments : Submitted note of urgency &

Date Approved : 12/11/12

 

Time taken : 13 days (6 business days if you exclude the weekend and Melbourne cup!!!)

 

How did i win?

I prepared a very thorough file with a cover letter and cross referenced every document i submitted back on to the cover letter with a code to identify the document. I can provide a PDF version for reference here. I truly believe this made their life easier.

 

Other : Only showed my minimal 2 years Australian work experience instead of showing multiple employers overseas.

 

Good luck to everyone waiting!

 

Congrats on positive assessment! I have applied beginning of October (docs received 30 Oct) and also have sorted the documents and added cover latter for all of them, but still haven't received any update on my application... My guess would be that the urgency request is the most important thing that speeds up the assessment process:)

[nectar2012]

i am afraid..i have submitted application for internal auditor vetassess - on 25th dec.. courier delivered to vetassess on jan 2 but as of now no reply or status changed.. do anyone have idea onit..when they would update us on receipt of application

Edited January 6, 2013 by nectar2012

[fari447]

i have submitted application for internal auditor vetassess - on 25th dec.. courier delivered to vetassess on jan 2 but as of now no reply or status changed.. do anyone have idea onit

 

Dear Nectar,

Usually it take around 8 to 9 weeks for assessment as I sent documents on 18/09/2012 and Vetassess sent me confirmation email on 26/09/2012 that we have recieved your application and I recieved email for the positive assessment on 21/11/2012.

As you have applied on 25/12/2012 (During the holidays as Vetassess was closed till 03/01/2013) so probably they will be reviewing the applications these days and hopefully you will get the reply tommorow or day after.

 

Good luck

Edited January 6, 2013 by fari447