485簽證的一點小變化（08年10月27日后實施）

消息出處：太傻論壇 原作者：aijun815

IELTS Result required for 485 Applications IMPORTANT CHANGE

IELTS Result required for 485 Applications DIAC has just announced that as from 27 October 2008, an IELTS result is a time of application requirement for the Skilled Graduate 485 visa.The Department's announcement is:Changes to Skilled - Graduate (subclass 485) visa - effective 27 October 2008Changes relating to the provision of evidence of English language ability for the Skilled - Graduate (Subclass 485) visa are being introduced from 27 October 2008. People who have made an application for a Skilled - Graduate (Subclass 485) visa before 27 October 2008 will not be affected by the changes.People lodging an application for a Skilled - Graduate (subclass 485) on or after 27 October 2008 must provide evidence at the time they lodge their application that they have met the relevant English language standard. The standard for professionals, para-professionals and managerial occupations is ‘competent' English (a score of at least six (6) on each of the four (4) components of the International English Language Test Scheme (IELTS) test or equivalent standard in a specified test). For people who nominate an occupation in the Major Group IV in the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, the standard is ‘vocational' English (a score of at least five (5) on each of the four (4) components of the IELTS test).IELTS test results must be no more than two (2) years old at the time of application.This is a departure from the current regulations which allow an applicant to apply having only booked an English language test. Please note that from 27 October 2008, applicants will need to provide evidence of English language ability when lodging their application. Failure to do so may result in applicants being unable to satisfy the criteria for this visa, and this application may be refused.Exception:Applicants who hold an eligible passport from one of the following specified countries are not required to submit evidence of their English language ability: Canada * New Zealand * Republic of Ireland * United Kingdom (UK) * United States of America (USA). ===========================================================

我解釋下，原來申請485簽證，你可以在申請時只提供雅思報名表，之後再考雅思也可以。但從10月27日以後，必須在申請485時已經有4個6的成績單。因此，此次變化只不過讓我們要提早考好雅思而已，對我們影響並不大。我們應該慶倖485對於雅思的要求仍然是4個6即可。