CKramer

I need to get 5 points for spouse.
She has 50 points occupation "Social Professionals (nec)", assessed by Vetassess.
but in past 3 years she was working in diffrent occupations: as Office Manager (40 points) and Personnel Consultant (50 points).

Could that be a problem? Will DIMIA count it as "spouse fits basic requirements" ?
The whole life depends on these 5 points.

Thanks.

Jonahs_mummy

She needs to get her trade assessed. If it comes back positive then she is entitled to claim those 5 points.

CKramer

She has it asesssed with Vetassess. Do you mean that only assesment matters? I have read that spouse must have been working 2 of 3 prior years. But there's no indication which occupation that may be.

Jonahs_mummy

On page 40 of Booklet 6 it states the in order for your spouse to satisfy the basic requirements for the 5 points then you must submit:

- suitable skills assessment
- evidence of age (passport or birth cert)
- evidence of English language (we sent cert copies of exams)
- evidence of recent work experience (we sent letter from employer & a payslip)

As far as I understand from reading the booklet, your spouse must still comply with the DIMIA requirements for work experience. That is 12 out of the last 18 mths for a 60 point occupation or 2 out of the last 3 years if applying as a 40/50 point occupation. The work experience has to be in whatever she has been assessed as.

In regard of only the assessment being important - do VETASSESS give assessments out to people that haven't been working in that trade recently? I do not know as we went via TRA.

Claire
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CKramer

That's the whole point. My spouse have experience in other occupatioons than assessed.
And I want to find out will that pass or not as "basic requirement".

Vetassess assess only diploma. They do not account experience at all.

Jonahs_mummy

If you are unsure you are best off speaking to an agent - I would recc'd George Lombard as he helped us with our TRA.

JAJ

No it doesn't - in most cases, any skilled occupation will do (there are exceptions).



Jeremy

Jonahs_mummy

reeally??? that seems a little strange..?

JAJ

Why?

It's not that unusual for people to have work experience in a different skilled occupation to nominated occupation. It means many spouse skill applicants can use Vetassess, for example rather than authorities like ACS or AIM.

CKramer

hmm interesting, exceptions like what ?

JAJ

Exceptions include registrable occupations and cases where DIMIA don't believe the work is genuinely 'skilled'

This is beyond the scope of an online forum, sorry - you need some good professional advice if these points are important.



Jeremy

WESTLY

VETASSESS do not want to know about work experience.

The work experience can be in ANY occupation on SOL.

Westly Russell
Migration Agent

Sleeping Beauty

Vetassess assess only diploma. They do not account experience at all.[/QUOTE]


so, if i have a BTEC national diploma in business studies, i could get Vetassess that diploma ? (i have worked in the same industry for 18 years, but not worked for the last 4 years, due to children)

sorry, but i am really confused about Vetassess and work experience?

stevensfamily

Hi,

No expert but I have asked this question. Your skill ass can be for one skill and totally seperate to that is your work experience. If your partner worked for 3 out of past 4 in a job that comes under SOL then that work experience will count. The two things do not need to be the same. Your trade/skill and work experience can be in different.

Cheryl

JAJ

Vetassess will assess you based on qualifications only, but if you read the Skilled Migration Booklet you will see that *DIMIA* still look for recent skilled work experience.

A BTEC National Diploma may well not be enough for Vetassess, to be confident of a 40 point skill assessment you need a Higher National Diploma.

However - a skill assessment, on its own, is *not* enough.


Jeremy