Victoria state nomination

[bumba]

I'm preparing to apply for state sponsorship by Victoria for my visa application. I have checked Victoria official website and found that detailed resume, skill assessment and trade qualification/certificates are needed for attachment with state nomination application. If there's anyone here who knows about the checklists and already sponsored by Victoria. My queries are:

1. Detailed checklist for attachment for Victoria state nomination
2. What trade qualification/certificates means? Should I attach all the certificates in a zip file?
3. Is IELTS is needed or not for Victoria state nomination Application?
4. Should I apply for more than one state for sponsorship at the same time?
5. Victoria or Australian Capital Territory, which one is better for IT Professional(c#/ASP.Net programmer)?

Please do not hesitate to share your knowledge with me! Many thanks!

[cintai]

Hi bumba,

Did you apply for C# SS Victoria?? I am also falling under the same category... can u guide me to get SS.

[rangola1]

If u r in CSL......better not to apply for state sponsorship....bcos both takes more or less same time. And Victoria state takes more time to give SS.

[cintai]

ok rangola..tx for ur suggestion

[qwerqwer]

but if you got Sate Sponsor and occupation is on CSL, your 176 application will be more priority

[anj1976]

Bumba u need to attach all documents u sent to the Visa department/skill assessment

you need to send all work related documents, Ielts score card, passport copy, detailed CV, assessment proof.

dont attach zip files, make a pdf of all documents, along with that make a word file that has an index stating which pdf page number has what document, that will make it easier for them to figure out things.

u can apply for multiple states at the same time, each state needs a commitment statement along with asset proofs. the assets have to transferrable which means they consider cash as assets, property/jewelry is not considered transferrable asset.

if you ask which state is better, Victoria it is but off late i have seen they are not giving out sponsorships easily, we got rejected, i know a couple of people who got rejected as well, they were on the list and were given no reason for rejection, they were told your skill is not in demand there (though the skill was in the state list). ACT is small but being the capital the unemployment rate is controlled, it is currently the lowest in the entire AU, infact lower thn the prevailing unemployment rate.

let me know if u need any more info

cheers
anj

[anj1976]

Hi Cintai,

as u know i just got SS for ACT, if u need any info on the procedure etc, lemme know

i am happy to help

cheers
anj

[cintai]

yah sure Anj... I will be more interested to know.. I havent completed my ielts yet so after completing it wht all docs shuld I collect.... I feel state sponsorship is faster and safer too. Will we get a job before we leave India if we get SS? Since I got CSL category i would like to utilise it with SS. Wht is your suggestion?

[anj1976]

Hi Cintai, if you are on CSL, why do u want to go for ss, it limits your options when it comes to picking a job. the time it takes for processing of both is more or less the same, there might be just a month's difference. but if u feel strongly about a state and u dont want to go anywhere else, u can go for ss.

as for documents, u need more or less everything tht u will be sending to DIAC for your application, including ur work documents, IELTS score, assessment proof, along with a commitment statement and your asset proofs. when i say commitment statement, they want to see how much u know about the state and that u r going for the state because u want to, not becasue it is a faster route to the visa. so u write about the state, work oportunities for u, cost of living, how the place is good for u, culture, population, different areas so on n forth.
for asset proofs, they dont bother much with those from Non HR countries but when it comes to indo-asian region, they are very particular, they do check proofs, they want to see how much cash u have in ur bank for last 3 months. we gave our proofs back in april but they asked for it again to check if we were still holding it in our account and the day we sent them proofs, in two days we got our sponsorship letter.

and remember state sponsorship is taking forever these days, 3-4 months for ACT/Victoria. in our case they took 6 months (april-September)

so u can apply for the visa and then if u still feel u want to try state sponsorship, aply for it and then convert form 175 to 176

[cintai]

Well if SS and 175 will take the same processing time then I dont want to go for SS. I had a feel tht SS will be much faster than 175.