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Oli @ Embrace Australia!

Ok my question is that i have done my IELTS tesat and i have scored an overall band of 7 as follows:
Speaking: 8
Writing: 7
Listening:8
Reading: 5.5

So i was thinking will i get 25 points or 15 points for scoring that much in the 4 components. Your opinions would be very much appreciated.Pls somebode advise as i want to do my application for Skilled sponsored to Australia

If wouldn’t hurt dropping her a mail – click on her profile and send her a message.

Mike

It could well be worth talking to an MARA registered visa and migration consultant/specialist

Is there any way of speeding up my processing time for a CSL Skilled Migration application? Would it be worth my while hiring an Australian based immigration lawyer? Should I travel to Australia, make my application while there, then return to Ireland in order to be treated as an onshore application? Alternatively, could I apply as an onshore application while in Ireland and travel to Australia when my visa application decision is expected?

If you sit an IELTS test and score 7 or more in each of the four bands, you will be eligible to apply via an occupation on the Critical Skills List which means your application will receive priority processing.

If not, you can still apply, but your application won’t be processed until all the employer sponsored, state sponsored and CSL applications have been assessed – and that could take years.

Because the process is untested, it’s not yet known how long it will take to have a CSL application processed, but industry expectations are that it will be within 12 months of lodgement of your application.

The first step is to have your skills assessed by one of Australia’s three professional accounting bodies – they each have a migration skills assessment guidelines section on their website, which contains all the info you need to make a start.

Good luck!

Best regards
Susan

Can I add to anyone else reading these posts you are better off posting questions like this within our forums http://community.embraceaustralia.com/forum

Mike

I am also wondering what the first step is and how long it is likely to take me to get to Australia from when I lodge my application?

Any advice would be very welcome.

Thank you

The Minister’s direction on priority processing (including the Critical Skills List) includes GSM applications lodged prior to 1 September 2007.

The Critical Skills List includes the occupation of Accountant, but only where the applicant has achieved a score of at least IELTS 7 in each of the four competencies. In your case, you could re-sit the IELTS test, with the goal of lifting your score to 7 in each competency. If you succeeded, you would then be eligible for priority processing.

Alternatively, you could apply for State Sponsorship, and if you are succesful, your application would also receive priority processing, but that is not a risk-free strategy – please refer to my response to VS above for a more detailed explanation.

Your third option would be to do nothing – your application will still be processed in due course, but not as a priority application. If you’re managing your own application, you could contact your case officer to obtain some idea of the difference in processing time between the three options, or if you have a migration agent assisting you, you could ask them to do so.

Best regards
Susan