Good news for some applicants for Australian work visas
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has announced that many Work Visa applicants who have nominated a trade occupation will be able to use an existing skills assessment to lodge a valid visa application.
The change affects only onshore applicants for skilled independent work visas, skilled sponsored work visas and skilled regional sponsored work visas. Previously, DIAC required skills assessments to be dated on or after 1st January 2010, but assessments dated previously can also be used under these new changes.
The changes appear to be a response to enquiries from international students and other applicants who had obtained their skills assessments prior to January.
From the DIAC media release: "Potential applicants expressed concern with the requirement that they provide a skills assessment dated on or after 1 January 2010 if nominating a trade occupation as a number already held a suitable skills assessment issued before this date."
The change affects only onshore applicants for skilled independent work visas, skilled sponsored work visas and skilled regional sponsored work visas. Previously, DIAC required skills assessments to be dated on or after 1st January 2010, but assessments dated previously can also be used under these new changes.
The changes appear to be a response to enquiries from international students and other applicants who had obtained their skills assessments prior to January.
From the DIAC media release: "Potential applicants expressed concern with the requirement that they provide a skills assessment dated on or after 1 January 2010 if nominating a trade occupation as a number already held a suitable skills assessment issued before this date."
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