Skill Assessment in the process of immigration in Australia

Do not confuse basic terms: emigration and immigration. The term “emigration” refers to the process of leaving your resident country. On contrary, the term “immigration” implies to the process of moving to a destination country. Therefore, Skill Assessment System it is the system that used when emigrating from Russia and immigrating to Australia.

From July, 1 2012 alterations to the program “Occupational immigration to Australia”: potential migrants, both within the territory of the country and abroad, can apply only through the SkillSelect system.

SkillSelect is an electronic service designed for those who intent to obtain Occupational immigration to Australia. Potential migrants demanded to: 1) register for the waiting list (file an application), 2) then obtain a permission by getting passing score and by inclusion in quota of current round, 3)only then one should apply for one of «Occupational migration»visa types. For detailed information on application file process for immigration according to the number of score see Australia visa application SkillSelect.

How are points for immigration to Australia calculated?

It is still possible to get a permission to work visas 189, 190, 489 only after the passing points test. Evaluation criteria remain the same. The principal difference is that applicant’s scores is valid at the moment of getting a permission process (on the second step of selection system)

Pass mark – is a minimum number of points, which should be scored to meet the requirements of “Occupational migration”. Department of immigration is entitled to change the Pass mark. However, getting a passing score does not mean getting permission, because Permits are issued in priority sequence: 1) to the highest priority applicants and 2) depending on the allocated quota. If you are lucky and you still get permission, you need to prove that the information you specified is true.

Scoring procedure for Subclasses 189, 190 and 489 effective July 1, 2012.

Criterion (at the time of obtaining permission)	Description	Points
Age	18-24 (inclusively)	25 points
	25-32 (inclusively)	30 points
	33-39 (inclusively)	25 points
	40-44 (inclusively)	15 points
	45-59 (inclusively)	0 points
The level of English language proficiency	Competent English – IELTS 6 / OET B	0 points
	Proficient English – IELTS 7 / OET B	10 points
	Superior English — IELTS 8 / OET A	20 points
Work experience in the target specialization field outside Australia	from 3 to 5 years (over the last 10 years)	5 points
	from 5 to 8 years (over the last 10 years)	10 points
	from 8 to 10 years (over the last 10 years)	15 points
Work experience in the target specialization field in Australia (Please note, cumulative work experience in Australia and outside its territory cannot exceed 20 points)	from 3 to 5 years (over the last 10 years)	5 points
	from 5 to 8 years (over the last 10 years)	10 points
	from 8 to 10 years (over the last 10 years)	15 points
	from 8 to 10 years (over the last 10 years)	20 points
Education	Doctoral degree, obtained in Australian educational institution or any other authorized institution	20 points
	Bachelor degree, including degree with honors/ Master degree, obtained in Australian educational institution or any other authorized institution	15 points
	Diploma, obtained in Australia, category, obtained in Australia, qualification, which meets endorsed standards	10 points
Education in Australia	One or number of degrees, diplomas or categories, which obtained in Australian educational institution and meet endorsed educational standards of Australia	5 points
Other criterion	Proven Australian community language proficiency	5 points
	Study in regional Australia or in towns with low population growth rates (excluding distance form of learning)	5 points
	Partner qualification	5 points
	Completion of professional year programme (at least 12 months in the last four years from the date of receipt of the permission to file)	5 points
Nomination/sponsorship	Nomination by State government or territory of Australia (for sub-class 190)	5 points
Nomination/sponsorship	Nomination by State government or territory of Australia or sponsorship, provided by Australian relative, permanently residing and working in specified/designated area (for sub-class 489)	10 points

Stage 3 of professional migration (applying for a visa on-line)

As the permit for immigration to Australia is approved, there is no need to paste the visa sticker into the passport. All information about issued visas is located in the electronic database Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO). The applicant will be sent an e-mail or a regular letter (if the e-mail address was not specified when submitting the application) as confirmation of the issuance of a visa, indicating the period and all the details of the visa. Read also «Visa for family members to Australia».