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發表於 11-3-12 08:59 |只看該作者 |倒序瀏覽 |打印

I just checked that my husband does not need to have the licesne to apply for the skills migration. He only needs to apply for skills assessment which is based on academic qualifications. But he only has 110 points. If he got all "B" in OET, he should have enough points then....

The problem now is he gets a job offer with 457 working visa for 3 years. He is going to have OET again, so if he gets sufficient points, can he applies for PR onshore? I cannot find a suitable type for his situation....

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發表於 11-3-12 10:17 |只看該作者

I asked a migration agent in Hong Kong. He just reminds me that if I am holding a 457 visa, it cannot be converted to PR even I can't find the sponsorship from employer.... so if I finish the contract, and no one sponsor for my PR then I have to leave Australia. Is it true? I cannot apply myself if I have enough marks?

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發表於 11-3-12 10:28 |只看該作者

原帖由 busiuhk 於 11-3-12 10:17 發表
I asked a migration agent in Hong Kong. He just reminds me that if I am holding a 457 visa, it cannot be converted to PR even I can't find the sponsorship from employer.... so if I finish the contract ...

My husband got a job and came with a 457 visa. But just before we left HK he applied online for PR. Can't your husband do the same?

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原帖由 busiuhk 於 11-3-12 10:17 發表
I asked a migration agent in Hong Kong. He just reminds me that if I am holding a 457 visa, it cannot be converted to PR even I can't find the sponsorship from employer.... so if I finish the contract ...

My friend applied PR online when she was in Australia, why can't your husband do the same? She actually took the IELTS test in Australia.

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發表於 11-3-12 10:33 |只看該作者

My husband need to get all "B" in OET in order to have enough marks....

Since I am not working now, he can't get the partner skills point....

原帖由 lillymarie 於 11-3-12 10:28 發表

My husband got a job and came with a 457 visa. But just before we left HK he applied online for PR. Can't your husband do the same?

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發表於 11-3-12 10:53 |只看該作者

回覆 1# busiuhk 的文章

Can he take IELTS instead of OET?
my husband thought of taking OET but took the IELTS at the end cos if he failed he had to wait a longer time for another attempt.

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發表於 11-3-12 13:39 |只看該作者

I see... because for his license exam, he also needs to sit for the OET....

in fact, I tried IELTS too, difficult for us to get 7.0 in speaking and writing, though overall I got 7.5....

Your husband got 7.0 and then apply for PR??

原帖由 lillymarie 於 11-3-12 10:53 發表
Can he take IELTS instead of OET?
my husband thought of taking OET but took the IELTS at the end cos if he failed he had to wait a longer time for another attempt.

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發表於 11-3-12 14:28 |只看該作者

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yes, IELTS is very hard to get 7.0!

before we took the IELTS, I took the preparatory course in British Council. My husband had no time for the course, so he employed teachers to brush up his English, they are NET. one for speaking and one for writing. And he had done nearly all the past papers.

He must pass the English requirements to get even his 457 visa, either IELTS all 7.0 or OET all B's.

He chose IELTS, because there are lots of past papers and mock papers and tips for exam available, easier to prepare than OET.

I think if you have enough points, it doesn't matter where you are to apply online for the PR (skilled migration), but only need to go back to HK when the PR is approved, to put the visa label in your passport. That was what happened with my friend.

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發表於 11-3-12 20:50 |只看該作者

Did you get 7.0 in all subtests finally after taking the preparatory course?

How much does it charge for net teacher? any more information?

It's because my husband should have pass in OET for license exam in the future. Therefore, he chose to study for OET but limited resources, and expensive....

原帖由 lillymarie 於 11-3-12 14:28 發表
yes, IELTS is very hard to get 7.0!

before we took the IELTS, I took the preparatory course in British Council. My husband had no time for the course, so he employed teachers to brush up his English, ...

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發表於 11-3-13 05:16 |只看該作者

if you apply onshore PR visa, you have to be here at the time they grant you PR visa.

if you apply offshore PR visa, you have to be outside Australia at the time they grant you PR visa.

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發表於 11-3-13 07:48 |只看該作者

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the preparatory course in british council was very helpful! The teacher is an ex-examiner of IELTS, so he has lots of tips. Speaking is my weakest part, I got 6.5 :(, others were above 7.0

NET was HKD170-200/hr. My husband found one through local district paper advs, the other was recommended by a friend. He usually asked the teacher to do mock speaking exam, using the questions in the past papers. And he did the writing part and sent it to the other teacher, then met and discussed.

We tried the sample questions from OET, which could be download from website. There was a part we had to listen to conversations then answer questions. That was horrible! The speed of speech and the slangs made it very hard to grasp what they were talking about! The listening test in IELTS is SLOW when compared with that! We got 8.0 in the IELTS listening test, but just couldn't understand the conversation in OET. You can imagine how different real life conversation is from an exam.......

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發表於 11-3-13 22:11 |只看該作者

Thanks, Mrs. Kangaroo

So we can still apply for Skill - Independent (Migrant) visa (Subclass 175) in Australia, but must go back to HK when the PR visa is granted?

原帖由 Mrs.Kangaroo 於 11-3-13 05:16 發表
if you apply onshore PR visa, you have to be here at the time they grant you PR visa.

if you apply offshore PR visa, you have to be outside Australia at the time they grant you PR visa.

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發表於 11-3-13 22:14 |只看該作者

Thanks for your information.

I just attended one day preparation course in british council. My speaking is the weakest also, only got 6.5 in the second trial. I agreed that OET and IELTS are very different. My husband got C in speaking and B in other 3 subtests.... it seems that the speaking test is really harsh!! Did your husband get band 7.0 in speaking finally?

原帖由 lillymarie 於 11-3-13 07:48 發表
the preparatory course in british council was very helpful! The teacher is an ex-examiner of IELTS, so he has lots of tips. Speaking is my weakest part, I got 6.5 :(, others were above 7.0

NET was HK ...

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發表於 11-3-14 05:29 |只看該作者

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Mrs Kangaroo is right, if you apply PR onshore, you don't need to go back to HK to have it granted.

Yes, my husband got all subtests above 7.0, he must, otherwise we wouldn't be here.

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發表於 11-3-14 08:46 |只看該作者

yes, you will need to be outside Australia when they grant you the visa if you apply 175 offshore visa.

Well, not necessary go back to HK, but any countries would be fine.

Is it possible you holding 457 visa to come to Australia, then apply 885 onshore visa straighaway if you don't need sponsorship.

原帖由 busiuhk 於 11-3-13 22:11 發表
Thanks, Mrs. Kangaroo

So we can still apply for Skill - Independent (Migrant) visa (Subclass 175) in Australia, but must go back to HK when the PR visa is granted?

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發表於 11-3-14 09:49 |只看該作者

Yes, I just wonder whether we can apply for 885 onshore visa if we are holding 457 visa.... because the website mentions that:

This visa is for you if you are in Australia and you are one of the following:

an overseas student or former overseas student
a holder of a Skilled – Graduate (subclass 485) visa or Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) visa
a holder of a Trade Skills Training (subclass 471) visa.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/885/

原帖由 Mrs.Kangaroo 於 11-3-14 08:46 發表
yes, you will need to be outside Australia when they grant you the visa if you apply 175 offshore visa.

Well, not necessary go back to HK, but any countries would be fine.

Is it possible you holding ...

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發表於 11-3-14 09:50 |只看該作者

He really worked very hard for it!! :)

原帖由 lillymarie 於 11-3-14 05:29 發表
Mrs Kangaroo is right, if you apply PR onshore, you don't need to go back to HK to have it granted.

Yes, my husband got all subtests above 7.0, he must, otherwise we wouldn't be here.

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發表於 11-3-14 10:54 |只看該作者

Oh..you may not able to do so then.

原帖由 busiuhk 於 11-3-14 09:49 發表
Yes, I just wonder whether we can apply for 885 onshore visa if we are holding 457 visa.... because the website mentions that:

This visa is for you if you are in Australia and you are one of the foll ...

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回覆 3# busiuhk 的文章

I checked from the website of immigration department, you can actually apply for visa175 when you are "in Australia", but you need to be "outside Australia" to be granted that visa.

so if you have enough points, you can still apply for visa 175 wherever you are.

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