Australia PR Updates/Changes in 2017; General Skilled Migration Update - September 2017

Australia PR Updates/Changes in 2017

Australian's SkillSelect results for the 20 September round have been released. Most occupations, the required score continues to be declined. The required score for Accountants to receive an invitation has increased to 85 points.

NSW also has released its Priority Skilled Occupations List for 2017-18 and should soon start nominating applicants for the Skilled Nominated 190 visa.

This article looks at the latest SkillSelect invitation round and at the NSW State Migration Plan for 2017-18.

20 September SkillSelect Invitation Round

For non-pro rata occupations, the required score for a Skilled Independent Subclass 189 invitation remains at 65 points. However, waiting times with this score are now down to 1 week, so we expect the required score to drop to 60 points in the next invitation round.

Most pro rata occupations remain stable, but the occupation of Accountant required 85 points in the last round, up from 75 points. The same number of invitations was issued in the 20 September round (239), so this result is very difficult to understand. We are currently seeking clarification from the Department of Immigration as it appears that there may be an error with the SkillSelect system.

We will post further information as it becomes available. Below is a summary of results by occupation for the 20 September round:

Occupation/ Subclass	Points Req.	Waiting Time	Invit - 15 Mar	Running Total	Target	Places Remain	% Filled
Non Pro Rata
189 Skilled Independent	65	Next round	1750	7500
489 Family  Sponsored	60	Next round	47	569
Pro Rata Occupations
Accountants	85	Next round	239	1434	4785	3351	30.0%
Auditors,  Company  Secretaries  and Corporate  Treasurers	75	8 weeks	66	396	1327	931	29.8%
ICT Business  and System  Analysts	70	14 weeks	78	468	1574	1106	29.7%
Software and Applications Programmers	65	25 weeks	310	1860	6202	4342	30.0%
Electronics  Engineer	65	9 weeks	50	300	1000	700	30.0%
Industrial,  Mechanical and Production Engineers	65	31 weeks	108	648	2178	1530	29.8%
Other  Engineering Professionals	70	Next round	50	300	1000	700	30.0%
Computer  Network Professionals	65	30 weeks	65	390	1318	928	29.6%

NSW Priority Skilled Occupations List Released

NSW has released the long-awaited Priority Skilled Occupations List. So far this program year, NSW has not granted many 190 Nominations and we expect that NSW will resume the invitation and processing of Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 nominations in the coming weeks.

The NSW list is similar to the list for Independent and Family Sponsored visas (IFSOL). There have been a number of occupations added and subtracted as compared to the 2016-17 list:

Occupations Added

The following occupations which are also on the IFSOL have been added:

• Architect
• Chemical, Electronics, Industrial, Production and Plant Engineers
• ICT Security Specialists
• Civil Engineering Technicians
• Stonemasons

There are also a number of occupations which are not on the IFSOL which are available for NSW nomination including:

• Baker
• Cook
• Enrolled Nurse
• Architectural Draftsperson
• Butcher or Smallgoods Maker

Occupations Removed

A number of occupations which are on the IFSOL have been removed including:

• Surveyors, Cartographers and Other Spatial Scientists
• Agricultural Engineers, Consultants and Foresters
• Teachers of the hearing and sight impaired, as well as special education teachers
• Chiropractor and Osteopaths
• Speech Pathologists
• A range of Medical practitioner specialisations - such as General Practitioners, Cardiologists, Surgeons etc
• Electrical and electronics trades such as Electrician (Special Class), Electronic Instrument Trades Workers, Radio Communications Technicians, Telecommunications Field Engineers and Cable Jointers
• Boat Builders and Shipwrights

Other occupations appear to have been removed as a result of being also removed from the IFSOL, including:

• Mining Engineers
• Occupational Health and Safety Adviser
• Anaesthetist
• Psychotherapist
• Dental Technician

Conclusion

The results in the latest SkillSelect round are very unexpected for accountants. For all other occupations, results were in line with expectations and we expect the required points for a 189 invitation to reduce to 60 for non-pro rata occupations in the next round.

NSW has reduced their priority skilled occupations list somewhat, but there are still some great opportunities for state nomination through NSW.

Thanks to acacia immigration Australia for compiling this information.

How to do assessment of qualification and experience myself without any agent for Australia PR

Assessment of qualification and experience myself without any agent for Australia PR,

We can easily do assessment of our qualification and experience our self. We can definitely save some money giving to Agent. I did he same, I did my assessment from ACS for my qualification and experience successfully.

This takes approximate 1-3 months.

Here are the steps for IT professionals:

1. Prepare documents and attest them following the guidelines (https://www.acs.org.au/msa/skills-assessment-guidelines-for-applicants.html). 
2. Create account in ACS (https://id.acs.org.au/memberlogin) and login.
3. In dashboard, click 'New Application'.  This will navigate to another page that contains options of assessment.
4. Select 'Skills (Qualifications and Work Experience required)', Select appropriate ANZSCO code from the list box. Makes sure that you select correct option and click 'Continue'. You can find ANZSCO list here. For example I had selected 261313 (Software Engineer)   for my assessment as shown in below screen.
   
5. In this page (Personal Details), provide/upload personal details and click 'Continue' as shown in below screen
   
6. In this page (Application Details), provide/upload qualification and experience details and click 'Continue' as shown in below screen.
   
7. In this page (Application Overview), verify all the details that are provided/uploaded. You can change if required. Once everything is ready then click 'Continue' as shown in below screen.
   
8. In this page (Payments & Submission), provide the payments details (AUS 500, this may change) and submit as shown in below screen.
9. 

After successful submission, you will see the status of application in the dashboard.

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Terrorist attack London- 22 March 2017

London terrorist attack 22 March 2017

Attack happen in parliament 22 March 2017

• 4 people have died, including a police officer and 1 man believed to be the attacker, said by police.
• At least twenty other peoples were injured in the attack, some sustaining “catastrophic” wounds.
• The alleged assailant drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster. Bridge before crashing it and then trying to enter the complex, armed with a knife.
• He was shot by armed police inside the security cordon of the Houses of Parliament.
• Police currently believe there was only one attacker, but have locked down the area around Westminster for further searches, as a precaution.

• Two of the victims are thought to have died on the bridge.
• Three French students, from a secondary school in Brittany, were among those injured when the car ploughed into pedestrians.
• Three police officers returning from a ceremony were also among those injured on the bridge.
• One woman was rescued from the Thames with serious injuries, after she apparently jumped or fell from the bridge, a spokesman for the Port of London Authority said.
• Minister for counter-terrorism Tobias Ellwood was among those who raced to give first aid to the police officer who later died. Pictures showed him with blood on his face as he administered CPR.
• Scotland Yard said it had declared the attack in Westminster, which began at about 2.40pm London time, “a terrorist incident”.
• The Palace of Westminster was put in lockdown for several hours, as armed police searched through buildings.
• Many MPs were confined to the Commons chamber after parliamentary business was suspended. But both the House of Commons and House of Lords plan to sit tomorrow as usual.
• The prime minister, Theresa May, was evacuated from the parliament building within minutes and driven to Downing Street.
• International leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Holland have sent messages of shock and solidarity. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sent condolences to victims.
• Both the ambulance service and the Metropolitan police have appealed to the public to call 999 only in a genuine emergency.
• The London Eye, opposite parliament on the other side of Westminster Bridge, is also in lockdown, with some being held inside the attraction’s pods.
• The Thames has been closed to all but emergency vessels between Vauxhall Bridge and Embankment.

source: theguardian.com

Calculate Point for Australia PR VISA

You require atleast 60 points (depending on your skills set)

SN	Factor	Description	Your Score
1	AGE	Age Range Score - 18–24 years 25 25–32 years 30 33–39 years 25 40–44 years 15
2	LANGUAGE	IELTS Score Score - 6 in each 0 7 in each 10 8 in each 20
3	Skill Employment	Outside Australia Experience Score - In skilled employment for at least three but less than five years (of the past 10 years) 5 In skilled employment for at least five but less than eight years (of the past 10 years) 10 In skilled employment for at least eight and up to 10 years (of the past 10 years) 15 Inside Australia Experience Score - In skilled employment for at least one but less than three years (of the past 10 years) 5 In skilled employment for at least three but less than five years (of the past 10 years) 10 In skilled employment for at least five but less than eight years (of the past 10 years) 15 In skilled employment for at least eight and up to 10 years (of the past 10 years) 20
4	Qualifications	Qualification Score - Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or other doctorate of a recognised standard 20 At least a bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or other degree of a recognised standard 15 Diploma or trade qualification completed in Australia 10
5	Australian study requirement	Qualification Score - One or more degrees, diplomas or trade qualifications awarded by an Australian educational institution and meet the Australian study requirement 5
6	Specialist Education Qualification	Qualification Score - Post Graduate Degree by Research through a course or courses taken for at least two academic years at an Australian educational institution 5
7	Others	Details Score - Credentialled community language qualifications 5 Study in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area (excluding distance education) 5 Partner skill qualifications 5 Professional year in Australia for at least 12 months in the four years before the day you were invited to apply 5
8	Nomination/sponsorship (where required)	Details Score - Nomination by state or territory government (visa subclass 190 only) 5 Nomination by state or territory government or sponsorship by an eligible family member to reside and work in a specified/designated area (visa subclass 489 only) 5

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What are Risks of rejecting Australia PR visa

Many people may have this question in their mind before applying Australia PR to know what are the risk of rejecting visa.
In my experience, I have observed following reason that may reject Visa:

1. Incomplete document not sent even after they remind with in time frame.
2. Fake document like qualification or Experience because some they call and verify.
3. Medical report not good
4. Police record not good

Apart from above, I don't see any major reason to reject visa.

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Should I apply Australia PR process myself or hire an Agent?

Should I apply Australia PR process myself or hire an Agent? Most of the people may ask this question so that they could save some money. Because migration agent charge processing fee from 1500 US to 3000 USD depending on countries. So this amount may be big.
Coming to the answer, I would say YES and NO.

YES:Yes you can apply yourself but with some  risk. Because if you don't provide all the necessary information in time because of lack of time or lack of knowledge then your application might get rejected due to delay response. So to apply yourself you must need to make sure that you know lot of information about what is required and what is not with in time

NO: If you don't know more information, or don't have time to follow up all the details then rather than taking risk, I suggest you to hire a agent or go to an migration agent to process you file.


For me, I have done first step like (assessing my qualification and experience from ACS for IT work) myself. Then I approach a migration agent to process from Mumbai India.


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How can I apply PR for Australia myself?

How can I apply PR for Australia myself? Or Can I apply Australia PR myself without any agent?

Many of the people may have this question specially to save the money that is give to Agent for their processing fee.
So in short, YES you can, because some of my friend had done themselves and got visa.

Steps	Time	Cost	Can I do	Remarks
Basic information and document gathering and self assessment	Depend on you, approximate 1 month	0	Yes
Preparation for EOI (Expression Of Interest) application by completing IELTS, skill assessment and getting State sponsorship	Depend on you, approximate 1-3month	IELTS (variable like 200 AUD) +assesting document from ACS (550 AUD)	Yes	Steps to assets docs self
Submit EOI (Expression Of Interest) application and wait its response	Waiting period is from 1-6 month depend on score	0	Yes
Preparation for Visa Application on its invitation	Depend on you,  how fast document gathered, approximate 1 month	0	Yes
Submit Visa application	You have 45 days to apply, then after application submitted  you  have to wait 3-6 months	Main applicant 3600 AUD, +Spouse 1800 AUD +900AUD for each children (under 18 year)	Yes
Submit Medical and Police report when Visa officer request and wait for your LUCK	You have approx 20-30 days to apply,then wait 1 week to 2 months	Medical report (approx 200 USD for each application member) Police report (depend on country) for each member	Yes

Cost may changes.


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Steps to process PR for Australia migration

Ongoing changes  applied by Australian government for PR process, it is very important to understand the basic steps of processing PR for Australia migration. Because small mistake or miss understood may cause bog loss in money, failure if getting PR and can block your visa to Australia for ever.
So, it is very important to know each and every details before processing and spending money for Australia PR process.
I am sharing this information based on my personal experience while processing PR for Australia on 2016.

Basic requirements for Skilled Independent visa (189) is 60 points (as per 2017 Jan) and requirements are:
-nominated an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list
-obtained a suitable skills assessment for that occupation
-not yet turned 50 years of age
-achieved the score specified in your letter of invitation based on the factors in the points test

-at least competent English.

There are following basic steps that you need to go through for processing PR for Australia migration:

1. Basic information and document gathering and self assessment
   You have to spent some time to know about your details, your qualification, experience and identify how much points you will get from each factor. The site of Australia Department of Immigration and Border/Protection is the best way to get information.  Evaluate your points based on the requirements mentioned in above link.
2. Preparation for EOI (Expression Of Interest) application by completing IELTS, skill assessment and getting State sponsorship 
3. Submit EOI (Expression Of Interest) application and wait its response
4. Preparation for Visa Application on its invitation
5. Submit Visa application
6. Submit Medical and Police report when Visa officer request and wait for your LUCK.

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Top 5 kids book

1.First 100 Words 

writer:-Rogger Priddy

A complete book for your little one for learning his or her 100 first simple words.It is a colorful book with beautiful image along with the corresponding words.The book is small but easy for toddlers to hold with their tiny hands.So buy this book for your little one.

Dr. Seuss

2.Oh, The Places You'll Go

Writer:-Dr. Seuss 

3.Giraffes Can't Dance 

Writer:-Giles Andreae

4.Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

Writer:-Eric Carle
looks like artwork with beautiful accessible text .it's like a treasure.This is perfect gift for your kids.A beautiful Expression o love.

5.Llama Llama I Love You

Writer:-Anna Dewdney

This book contains short and simple sweet lesson for your kids.The pictures are bright and beautiful.And this cute book teaches your kids the power of sharing love and making your own gifts

Top 10 books 2017

Best seller 2017


1.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild :The Complete official Guide collector's Edition

2.The Shack:Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

3.The 5 Love languages: The secret to Love that last
4.Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
5.A Man Called Ove: A Novel
6.Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires,Icons, and World-Class Performers
7.1984(Signet Classic)
8.The Four Agreements:A Practical Guid To Personal Freedom 
9.This Life I Live : One Man's Extraordinary ,Ordinary Life and the Women Who Changed it Forever
10.Lincoln in The Bardo

What is the national language of India?

What is the national language of India?
Which language should learn to visit India?

Referring at various source, I could not find single national language of India. Although all the stated have their own local language, however majority of the states have accepted 'Hindi' as national language but because of few states, Hindi is not the officially declared as national language yet.
Dr.Ambedkar, the architect of Indian constitution wanted Sanskrit as the national language of India. However, India didn't choose any national language because of different opinion of few states.

But, in most of the places of India or majority people of India understand Hindi. So, for the tourist, or the person who want to visit India, person needs to choose the language based on the places that he/she wanted to visit. If the person is going to visit all metropolitan cities then English and Hindi would be best option, because either of these language will be definitely spoken.