An essential part of Australia’s skilled migration documentation is your skills assessment. A skills assessment is VITAL for Australia and its employers to see the relevance of your skills and qualifications measured to their standards. Without a skills assessment, your qualification has not been legitimized according to Australia’s standards, however, a major issue is the validity of your skills assessment.

The new rule states that once you have received your invite from the Expression of Interest(EOI) stage you are awarded an extra 60 days to obtain a valid skills assessment. Once you have completed your skills assessment, a candidate would gather their points and enter the Expression of Interest phase. As soon as a draw is held allowing candidates to receive invitations to apply for the relevant visa then there is a rush to gather all your documents. Some candidates have been waiting for a very long time to receive their invitation and in the wait have left their skills assessments to expire.

These extra 30 days will put pressure on the assessing authorities to keep up to date with their processing times, but also put pressure on the candidate to make sure they have all the relevant and updated information to allow for a quicker process.

This invitation received from the EOI phase is a turning point for most candidates as it means that the last mile of their journey is completing their residency application. The last phase of the process can endure immense amounts of stress as we scrounge around for police clearance, medical exams and other relevant paperwork. Now that we have an extra 60 days to do our skills assessment if it has expired is a great moment for our clients.

At New World Immigration, we simplify the process. We offer a free assessment and make sure to keep track of all your paperwork so you are ready at any moment to submit it. Enquire now for a no-obligation free assessment to see your options.