Skilled Independent Migration PR Visa - Subclass 175 (One Stop Guide/Experiences)

[varunsal]

Hi All,

I am only a month and a half old on this forum; have been reading almost all posts and threads from this forum and at the same time researching a lot. But, i have ended up little confused on how to proceed. I have identified Skilled Independent Migration PR visa as the right one for me. (not sure of going through State Sponsorship way)

Issue I am facing is, I am almost very confused after reading so much. Where to start? There is no step by step guide thread explaining experiences of expats/senior expats or moderators, which I was able to locate. Let me give you brief info about me (i guess there will be many guys with similar profile only little different experience, so it will help all), so that i am not a complete stranger to you guys.

Varun
MBA (finance) from a premier institute and B.Tech (Computers Science)
3.5 years experience in IT and consulting industry as business analyst/ PM consultant
Age - will turn 27 next month

I do not know where to start. I really do not want to hire an agent, they are almost charging 1 lakh here these days; plus no guarantees. I have figured out i should get ACS assessed first, in the same period planning to give IELTS. But I have little idea if this is right way to start.

Could you guys please either direct me to a comprehensive thread (one stop guide) or reply to my query here and help in making this one a one stop thread for all seeking help. I will be hugely grateful an I am sure many more guys will be.

Many of you are already doing a great job here with some people having almost 7000 posts, RESPECT. I sent private message to one of the moderators and she suggested me to start this thread. So guess this ones needed here, no doubt there is great treasure of information spread all over.

Thanks in advance to all who will give their time in replying, take care.

Regards,
Varun

PS - Please all guys who have figured out the steps and are in process or those who have DONE IT ALL, please all share your experiences, or add up onto others experiences.

[anj1976]

hi varun

as i mentioned earlier, look for the different skill lists, see where you fit, see what the minimum requirement for S and DIAC is because surprisingly, ACS requirement is different than that of DIAC. If you fit in both start gathering all documents for skill assessment, in the meanwhile start preparing for IELTS, see how much do you really require (take a point test from immi site and see how you qualify. if you are short of points you have to apply for state sponsorship as well.

the only state that does not want you to apply post assessment is victoria, i am not saying they grant you the sponsorship without assessment but they do tell you if you qualify for their sponsorship or not, if yes they ask you to submit assessment it means you almost have the sponsorship from them.

once you have skill assessment, you then apply for the visa with the same documents that you sent for assessment, well, not same but a few additions like spouse documents, marriage cert, birth certificate of child if applicable, ielts transcript etc.

i wont say it is easy but it is not even difficult, read about assessment for now, take one step at a time and you will do fine but make sure you do the point test first so you know where you stand and what step you have to follow so that you can prepare for the state sponsorship while waiting for assessment.

as for state sponsorship, that route is the fastest right now, takes sometime for approval from the state but once you have it and you apply for the visa they take not mroe than a month for a case officer and another month or so for the visa. For teh state sponsorship you need comittment statement, funds proof, CV and a few other documents related to work/education (basically all that you send to ACS).

make sure your passport is in order, India passport formalities take forever, if you need change of address or anything else, get it done while you wait for assessment, if not, nothing like it .

if you are stuck somewhere give us a shout, some or the other person will answer to your query

wish you luck
Cheers
Anj

[varunsal]

Originally Posted by anj1976

hi varun

as i mentioned earlier, look for the different skill lists, see where you fit, see what the minimum requirement for S and DIAC is because surprisingly, ACS requirement is different than that of DIAC. If you fit in both start gathering all documents for skill assessment, in the meanwhile start preparing for IELTS, see how much do you really require (take a point test from immi site and see how you qualify. if you are short of points you have to apply for state sponsorship as well.

the only state that does not want you to apply post assessment is victoria, i am not saying they grant you the sponsorship without assessment but they do tell you if you qualify for their sponsorship or not, if yes they ask you to submit assessment it means you almost have the sponsorship from them.

once you have skill assessment, you then apply for the visa with the same documents that you sent for assessment, well, not same but a few additions like spouse documents, marriage cert, birth certificate of child if applicable, ielts transcript etc.

i wont say it is easy but it is not even difficult, read about assessment for now, take one step at a time and you will do fine but make sure you do the point test first so you know where you stand and what step you have to follow so that you can prepare for the state sponsorship while waiting for assessment.

as for state sponsorship, that route is the fastest right now, takes sometime for approval from the state but once you have it and you apply for the visa they take not mroe than a month for a case officer and another month or so for the visa. For teh state sponsorship you need comittment statement, funds proof, CV and a few other documents related to work/education (basically all that you send to ACS).

make sure your passport is in order, India passport formalities take forever, if you need change of address or anything else, get it done while you wait for assessment, if not, nothing like it .

if you are stuck somewhere give us a shout, some or the other person will answer to your query

wish you luck
Cheers
Anj

Thank you Anj once again, i hope more expats will share more experiences here and help us........

[rdongre]

Thanks a lot Varun for starting this Post and thank you Anj for replying.
This post will really help many newbies.

Could you please let me know the difference the Subclass 175 and Subclass 176?

[sri2005_05]

176..is if any of the australian state sponsors you...
Advantages;

Faster processing of your application

disadvanates:

you should be in that state for 2 years
2. not easy to get state sponsorship

174..individual application

Advantages:
After your p.r gets approved you can live anywhere in australia

Disadvanatages: \

Late processing ...might last to 2 years


i think first step for you is to know whether you are elgible or not..you should have qualifying points i.e 65 points to apply for any category of visa

check the attachment for new points system..

and for anything..you can visit


www.immi.gov.au...information is really good..take a day to look into it

Originally Posted by rdongre

Thanks a lot Varun for starting this Post and thank you Anj for replying.
This post will really help many newbies.

Could you please let me know the difference the Subclass 175 and Subclass 176?

[Bunyip02]

Originally Posted by rdongre

Thanks a lot Varun for starting this Post and thank you Anj for replying.
This post will really help many newbies.

Could you please let me know the difference the Subclass 175 and Subclass 176?

175 and 176 family sponsored are in the same cat 4 and are independent visa's, were as 176 state sponsorship is in cat 3 and you apply to a state to sponsor you/your occupation and you ate tied into that state for 2 years before you can live/work independently.

Hope this helps.

23/3/2011+skills ass from EA 233411 -IELTS L7.5 R9 W9 S9(8.5 total)- 175 lodged 04/2011

[varunsal]

I read a 2010 post on this forum, which says you need to have minimum 4 years full time experience to file for ACS assessment.....

This is new for me, trying to find same on their site.....quick reply will help....Thanks

[optimus_prime]

Originally Posted by varunsal

I read a 2010 post on this forum, which says you need to have minimum 4 years full time experience to file for ACS assessment.....

This is new for me, trying to find same on their site.....quick reply will help....Thanks

i don't believe there is any such rule.. you can still go ahead and get certified from ACS. meanwhile, also check your eligibility for the 65-pt cut-off!

[Artemisa]

Originally Posted by varunsal

I read a 2010 post on this forum, which says you need to have minimum 4 years full time experience to file for ACS assessment.....

This is new for me, trying to find same on their site.....quick reply will help....Thanks

Before july 2010, it was necessary to have 4 full years of experience. Now, you can go with 2 years if your degree is closely related to your nominated occupation.

The rules changes REALLY quickly, and will change in july/2012 again ;P

My guideline is:
1) Points system
2) ACS guidelines
3) Booklet 6

This covers almost everything you need to know.

[gurram.mahesh]

I got my skills assessment with PIM 3 Group A what does this mean. It does not say anything about my bachelors degree