skilled designated area sponsored139 visa help!!!!
Jun 18th 2006, 1:51 pm
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skilled designated area sponsored139 visa help!!!!
I'm just about to send my 139 visa for processing, the problem is my recent work experience. I've passed my skills assessment under an Office Manager, although my job title is not an office manager where I work, I do the duties of an office manager if that makes sense. So, my reference from my employer says the duties I undertake are akin to an office manager's position, I'm worried this is going to cause problems with my application. My employer is not keen to state that my position is Office Manager but Senior Support Officer, anyone know that this will cause a problem?
Worried sick TeriS
Worried sick TeriS
Jun 18th 2006, 3:19 pm
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Re: skilled designated area sponsored139 visa help!!!!
Originally Posted by TeriS
I'm just about to send my 139 visa for processing, the problem is my recent work experience. I've passed my skills assessment under an Office Manager, although my job title is not an office manager where I work, I do the duties of an office manager if that makes sense. So, my reference from my employer says the duties I undertake are akin to an office manager's position, I'm worried this is going to cause problems with my application. My employer is not keen to state that my position is Office Manager but Senior Support Officer, anyone know that this will cause a problem?
Worried sick TeriS
Worried sick TeriS
If you want me to say that the title is irrelevant and it's the duties that matter, that's true. However I think you do need to be careful, since ASPC people are often guided by the local title. If you don't want to be worried, stop reading now....
"Office Manager" is done to death as an occupation for recent work experience. A lot of agents promote it and a lot of self-represented people talk themselves into it. If the ASPC were to take a critical approach to claims of this occupation many would fail. I think that in most cases it's safer, given how out of date the ASCO is (revised one being issued next year), is to claim Business and Information Professional nec. That being said, it's also important to remember that the ASCO is a statistical tool which is meant to establish exclusive categories, so if you're in one, you're arguably not in another and that means a rational approach is to work through all the possible occupations when first considering the application - that's what you could expect from a professional migration agent.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
Jun 18th 2006, 8:39 pm
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Re: skilled designated area sponsored139 visa help!!!!
Originally Posted by George Lombard
Hi Teri,
If you want me to say that the title is irrelevant and it's the duties that matter, that's true. However I think you do need to be careful, since ASPC people are often guided by the local title. If you don't want to be worried, stop reading now....
"Office Manager" is done to death as an occupation for recent work experience. A lot of agents promote it and a lot of self-represented people talk themselves into it. If the ASPC were to take a critical approach to claims of this occupation many would fail. I think that in most cases it's safer, given how out of date the ASCO is (revised one being issued next year), is to claim Business and Information Professional nec. That being said, it's also important to remember that the ASCO is a statistical tool which is meant to establish exclusive categories, so if you're in one, you're arguably not in another and that means a rational approach is to work through all the possible occupations when first considering the application - that's what you could expect from a professional migration agent.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
If you want me to say that the title is irrelevant and it's the duties that matter, that's true. However I think you do need to be careful, since ASPC people are often guided by the local title. If you don't want to be worried, stop reading now....
"Office Manager" is done to death as an occupation for recent work experience. A lot of agents promote it and a lot of self-represented people talk themselves into it. If the ASPC were to take a critical approach to claims of this occupation many would fail. I think that in most cases it's safer, given how out of date the ASCO is (revised one being issued next year), is to claim Business and Information Professional nec. That being said, it's also important to remember that the ASCO is a statistical tool which is meant to establish exclusive categories, so if you're in one, you're arguably not in another and that means a rational approach is to work through all the possible occupations when first considering the application - that's what you could expect from a professional migration agent.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
