NEWS » 1 July 2012 http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog SortOutMyVisa: Australian and New Zealand Visas and Migration News and FAQs Fri, 10 May 2013 13:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Change to the Australian Skilled Visa Points Threshold http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=341 http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=341#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:18:08 +0000 admin http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=341 The Australian Department of Immigration has announced a change to the points test threshold as it will apply from 1 July 2012.

Currently the points threshold for skilled visa applicants is set at 65 points.

From 1 July 2012, and until further notice, the threshold for new applicants will be
lowered to 60 points.

Although this is fantastic news, it is worth bearing in mind that meeting the 60 points threshold is not automatically a guarantee that an applicant will receive an invitation to apply for a visa; the new system will operate in a way where the selection of applicants will depend on their overall score as well as the quality of their qualifications and work experience.

This means that the higher the score, and general quality of an application (taking into account qualifications and work experience), the greater the likelihood that an application will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants and will be invited to apply for a visa.

For more information about the new points threshold please click here.

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]]> http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=341 0 New Skilled Occupations List (SOL) released for 1 July http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=335 http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=335#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:26:39 +0000 admin http://sortoutmyvisa.com/blog/?p=335 The Department of Immigration has now released its updates SOL, in anticipation of 1 July changes.

This new list will be effective from 1 July (Australian time).

The list contains the following new occupations:

133513 Production Manager (Mining)
234912 Metallurgist
251411 Optometrist
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer

133513 Production Manager (Mining)

234912 Metallurgist

251411 Optometrist

263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer

The list no longer contains these occupations:

234211 Chemist

252711 Audiologist

331111 Bricklayer

333411 Wall and Floor Tiler

The occupations that have been removed can still be applied for after 1 July via the state sponsored skilled visa scheme, provided  that they are being sponsored by a State.

For more information about the new list please click HERE.

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