If you have taken our on-line visa eligibility assessment and received a successful outcome, we recommend that you now commence the visa application process as soon as possible.

From 1 July 2011 there will be a New Points Test for Skilled Migration to Australia.

Significantly, the method of allocating points scheduled to occur under the new points system, may work to reduce your total points score so that you are ineligable to apply for a skills visa under the Skilled Migration Program post 1 July 2011.

Also, If you're thinking about putting off lodging your skills visa application because the changes aren’t going to take effect until 1 July 2011, think again.

Although the proposed changes are some time off, the other critical and often overlooked factor is that you need to have applied for and received a positive skills assessment outcome before the time of application to the Department of Immigration for a skills visa.

Skills assessments are conducted by independent skills assessing bodies for each occupation and typically take between 1 to 4 months to return an assessment, depending on your occupation.

In addition, following the announcement of the proposed points changes, it would be prudent to expect skills assessment will take significantly longer to process as a result of an increase in the number of assessments being lodged by applicants wanting to have their visa applications processed under the current points system.

So, if you are hoping to lodge your skills visa application before July 1 changes are introduced, you should start the application process now to avoid delays in obtaining your skills assessment, English language tests and other related supporting documentation.

How Can We Help?

If you want to prepare your own skills visa application and skills assessment, contact us for more information regarding our Premium Skilled Migration Service. As part of this service you receive a personalised step by step skilled migration guide as well as advice from your appointed immigration lawyer and registered migration agent for 30 days while preparing your case (AU $349.00).

Alternatively, if you don't want the hassle of preparing everything yourself, contact us for more information regarding our Total Case Management Service to ensure all aspects of your case are professionally managed by an experienced immigration lawyer from beginning to end.