Yan

Hi everybody,

I tried to evaluate my chances for immigration to Australia as skilled
independent worker. I got only 110 points (cutpoint 115). Does it mean
that I have no chances at all?
I would appreciate your opinion.

Thank you,
yan.

Spinach88

Hey,

the passmark only went up to 115 about 3 months ago. Maybe it will come
down? At the moment, the pool mark is at 70, so your application will be
held for a couple of years and then processed if or when the pass mark is
reduced to 110 or lower.

If the pass mark stays at 115, you do not have any chance of getting passed,
unless you can find another 5 points somewhere? Relatives in Oz? Invest some
money? Work experience?

good luck,

spinach/

"yan" wrote in message
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    > Hi everybody,
    > I tried to evaluate my chances for immigration to Australia as skilled
    > independent worker. I got only 110 points (cutpoint 115). Does it mean
    > that I have no chances at all?
    > I would appreciate your opinion.
    > Thank you,
    > yan.

Jaj

Personally I can't seen the Independent pass mark coming down in the
forseeable future unless it happens in tandem with some other changes
(such as increasing the basic requirement for English from IELTS 5.0
to 6.5 or 7.0).

What would happen then to Independent applicants in the pool is
anybody's guess.

Anyone applying for Skilled Independent with 110 points should see it
as a low-chance venture *and* be prepared to lose the A$1745
application fee which you pay up front.

Skill Matching is a lower cost option. You've no access to the points
test, but you could try to get a regional nomination. Chances would
be higher if you had a skill in demand in SA or Victoria, or if you
were prepared to do a lot of research to find an employer in remote
Australia (who can't recruit enough Aussies) to take you on.

With Skill Matching there's no up-front cost, only the skill
assessment fee. You pay the visa cost only if a nomination comes up.

Jeremy


    >On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:03:27 +0100, "spinach88" wrote:
    >Hey,
    >the passmark only went up to 115 about 3 months ago. Maybe it will come
    >down? At the moment, the pool mark is at 70, so your application will be
    >held for a couple of years and then processed if or when the pass mark is
    >reduced to 110 or lower.
    >If the pass mark stays at 115, you do not have any chance of getting passed,
    >unless you can find another 5 points somewhere? Relatives in Oz? Invest some
    >money? Work experience?
    >good luck,
    >spinach/
    >"yan" wrote in message
    >news:c57c378b.020923161-
    >[email protected]    ...
    >> Hi everybody,
    >> I tried to evaluate my chances for immigration to Australia as skilled
    >> independent worker. I got only 110 points (cutpoint 115). Does it mean
    >> that I have no chances at all?
    >> I would appreciate your opinion.
    >> Thank you,
    >> yan.