marineboy

I am trying to apply on subclass 139- as me being the primary applicant.
I am not claiming any point for spouse skill.

*Does my spouse need to have functional/vocational English proficiency[IELTS 4.5-5.0]?
**If I have to pay the fees [for not being proficient in English] how much would it be for Victoria?

thanks

Marineboy

JAJ

Spouse must have functional English (IELTS band score of 4.5) or you pay the second instalment of the visa application charge. It's about AUD2700 (check form 990i for the exact amount).

This funds about 500 hours of English language tuition. Rules are the same Australia-wide about English competency for spouses of skilled migrants.



Jeremy

Greek Goddess

Hi Jeremy,

What if the secondary applicant(the skilled applicant's wife) submits a
letter from the college that English was the medium of instruction
(where in I completed my 4 year bachelor's in Computer Science) instead
of the IELTS :confused: ??

Will that suffice? We submitted the application on Sept 15th,2005.

Any idea when this new rule of every non-native english speakers to
submit the IELTS came into effect :rolleyes: ?

Thanks again..Greek Goddess

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