Applied for ACS Assessment ... What Next?

[rushabhshah28]

Hey Guys,

Firstly let me thank you all for your inputs which i have been passively utilizing towards my Skilled Migration Application. Esp ppl like anj, manish & moderators. They kinda answered all my queries without me asking them !

btw m rushabh from mumbai india, java specialist.

I applied for skill assessment this week. Have few queries, pls assist:

1. My courier reached ACS, now what is the process? they will email me with updates of status on an ongoing basis? or courier a document directly stating the result?

2. How many day on an Avg. to result?

3. What can i do towards migration till i wait for results? Sit IELTS ? or prepare some docs? I am quite excited towards migrating and i wana capitalize on this till the fire is on !

4. I would wana migrate with my Wife, m not clear what is the exact fee 2K (odd) or 2K + 2K

Thanks !

[kaz101]

Hi rushabhshah28,

Have you read through the sticky posts at the top of the forum? They give you an idea of what you can be doing while you wait patiently

There are also other posts on this subject if you have a search for them

Regards,
Karen

[Dolly]

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum.

Well, once your RPL has been submitted, you will get an acknowledgement from ACS. Then it's a bit of a wait for someone to actually pick up your file and start assessing it.

You will go through 4 stages:

“To be allocated”
“in process”
“with assessor”
“case finalised”

I think at the moment the process is taking anything up to 8 weeks....do a search on the forum as quite a few members have either passed their RPL, submitted or in the process of getting information together.

Whilst you are waiting, get as much done as you can towards your main visa application.

Good luck.
Dolly

[rushabhshah28]

Well Dolly thanks for the info but i searched through the forum and went through the sticky thread but couldn't find any set of concrete action items to prepare for visa .
Seems i will have to create a consolidated one by picking up stuff from immi.gov.au and from the forum.

Would be very grateful if you can provide me with any such list.

Thanks.

Rushabh

[Dolly]

Here's a couple of recent threads which include RPL timelines:

With Assessor

ACS Cleared

Timelines are not 'set in concrete'.....they are 'approximate'. It depends on each individual submission.

Dolly

[angelpowers]

Hi Dolly,
What should one be doing while waiting for assessment results? Should me and husband sit for IELTS now or should we wait till the results reach us. My husband's visa is going to expire in another 10 months. Should I get it renewed now or can that be done after I lodge my Visa application?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[anj1976]

Hey Rushabh..
to start with.. ur acs will happen soon, they giv u a case number or whatever its called, u hv to check ur status online. they will contact u incase they have some issue with ur application, i dunno if they contact u over the fone or email. anyway, nxt was wut next for u.. manage all ur papaers. including ur marriage regis., ur birth certs, all certs of ur wife who will be a secondry applicant, her papers and proofs are as important while filing for teh visa. as for the ielts, wait till u get the acs result. ielts has a validity period, and the acs can take as much as 3 months. and as less as 20 days. anyway, if u are confident that u will clear ur acs, then go for the ielts but make sure all ur papers are ready, that way you wont be wasting the validity time of the ielts. we got our acs cleared in may, took ielts in august and applied for the visa. all this year.

any more questions, just ask away, will try to help as much as i can, and if not me, then there are so many others in here to assist.

cheers and wish u luck
anj (m from india too.. delhi)

[anj1976]

Originally Posted by angelpowers

Hi Dolly,
What should one be doing while waiting for assessment results? Should me and husband sit for IELTS now or should we wait till the results reach us. My husband's visa is going to expire in another 10 months. Should I get it renewed now or can that be done after I lodge my Visa application?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

HI angel,
i think its best to ask questions by starting a new thread, tht way u get more peoples attention and obviously more people viewing ur thread means more suggestions and replies. anyway, ur husbands visa expires in 10 months means?? wut visa r u talking about?
while waiting for ur results, its best if u gather all papers, going by the checklist for the visa application. this is the time that one can make best use of and not wait for the result, tht way as soon as u get the acs, u can apply for the visa.

[angelpowers]

Originally Posted by anj1976

HI angel,
i think its best to ask questions by starting a new thread, tht way u get more peoples attention and obviously more people viewing ur thread means more suggestions and replies. anyway, ur husbands visa expires in 10 months means?? wut visa r u talking about?
while waiting for ur results, its best if u gather all papers, going by the checklist for the visa application. this is the time that one can make best use of and not wait for the result, tht way as soon as u get the acs, u can apply for the visa.

Oops, that was a typo error...I meant OH's passport..

[rushabhshah28]

Thanks

well anj more than the validity of IELTS i am a bit concerned about clearing ACS coz my case is not so strong. My courier reached ACS on 3rd Dec and no email till date, this is adding to my apprehension .
Also, I had made the bank draft in favor of The Australian Computer Society as mentioned in FAQ on ACS, but i read somewhere it should be in favor of Australian Computer Society minus 'The' Will this be an issue ?

I wanna keep the time span between result of ACS (of course if positive) and applying for Visa minimal. Hence m trying to get the docs ready. Well i got a check list from immi.gov.au but it would be great if you can provide the final set of docs pertaining to Indian nationality eg. ration card (as proof) etc. my email would be
rushabh28 [at] gmail [dot] com . Also if u can come on Gtalk.

Hence i will wait for ACS results before sitting for IELTS but during the wait period i would wanna get all possible docs & info ready !

Rushabh