If I have 60 points exactly in SkillSelect for an Australian Permanent residency, what is the likelihood of getting an invitation for EOI? What is the waiting time involved? Should I retake the IELTS to get an 8-band score, instead of the 7-band?
Akanksha Mehra Thanks for the A2A :)Unfortunately, due to changes in Immigration policies on Skilled migration program, an EOI claiming 60 points will not be eligible to receive an invite. According to latest information, one needs to have a minimum of 65 points.As you can see that no one with less than 70 points were issued invites. Securing 70 points also may not be good enough as the cut off score for most pro rata occupations is 75 and above.In the last invitation round, only 1010 invites were issued last month under independent and regional nomination streams. So you can imagine, how competitive it is at the moment. If we compare this with last year’s figures, there is a stark difference. 2210 invites were issued in July 2017 as per Immigration website here. That’s a drop of 1000 invites from July round reflecting a drop of 50 percent.Getting a score 8 in IELTS has become compulsory these days due to high cut off score and I will strongly suggest you to definitely retake IELTS, get all 8’s and hope that for your occupation the cut off score drops to 75.What I would also suggest you is to explore other options like state nomination (additional 5 points) in the hope that your points may increase. One can also explore NAATI - test for obtaining points through skills in credentialed community language. More on NAATI test here.If you are married and if your spouse has work experience in a similar field as yours, you can get points for that too.Hope this was helpful to you. Please upvote if it was informative :)
What are my chances of getting a PR in Australia with one year of work experience and an undergrad degree?
I answered a similar query just yesterday, I am taking sme inputs frm that replyI think this is not how it works, invitations are sent to those who have highest points, also there is huge rush in few occupations due to which a limited number of invites is allocated to them in each invitation round.Starting again, invites are sent based on points which depends on below listed factorsAge - maximum 30 points if age is between 25–32English - maximum 20 points if english skills are of superior level(IELTS 8 or PTE 79 or equivalent)Skilled employment in last 10 years (outside Australia) - maximum 15 pointsSkilled employment in last 10 years (in Australia) - maximum 20 pointsQualifications - maximum 20 points for doctorateAustralian study requirement - 5 pointsspecialist education - 5 pointsother factors - a) Accredited in a community language - 5 points b)Study in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area that meets the Australian study requirement - 5 points c) Partner skill qualifications - 5 points d) Professional year in Australia - 5 pointsIt is highly unlikely to get points for all subdivisions listed above, however one has to maximize their points to the extent possible which they can prove at later stage. Also some occupations demand some minimum numbers of experience to get positive skill assessment(Eg IT field occupations demand at least 2 year minimum work experience for those who graduated in ICT major)Considering all above, the possibility of getting invite is complex and cant just be said in yes or no.
How good is an IELTS of 6.5 for applying to US universities for a master’s degree? Will a writing score of 5.5 ruin my chances?
If you are approaching top notch universities my advise would be to give the IELTS again.Nobody (almost) certainly disqualify one candidature solely based upon IELTS results, but it does affect as they will be reviewing other applications too and if they have a strong profile along with good IELTS score they will get the privilege which is totally justified.Hope I answered your question.Good luck!
Why are many Americans so jealous the success of immigrants?
Is it because the most educated people in this country(those with PhD in Math and Science) are immigrants? Is it because the smartest students in this country are either immigrants or children of immigrants? Is it because the silicon valley in California is dominated by immigrants? Is it because successful companies such as Google and Yahoo were partly started by immigrants? Is it because they do not like to see people coming from other countries and succeeding at the same time they are broke? Is it because of their inherent prejudice and racism? Is it because they are told that immigrants are suppose to be poor? Why do many Americans come up moronic myths such as the one which says that immigrants don't have to pay taxes? And for those uneducated people, who truly believe in this myth, show any evidence from a government agency which proves that this myth is true.