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Every year, many people from all over the world are doing Immigration Australia. Most of them successfully get the visa and immigrate to Australia while few of them failed. However, the majority of them apply General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa.
September 2007 Immigration Australia law Change
DIAC (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) announced the General Skilled Migration Reforms On Sep 2007. This Legislation Change has big impact on General Skilled Migration (GSM) visa applicant.
Overview
The key changes include:
* increasing the English language threshold requirement for all GSM visas;
* Setting recent work experience as a requirement uniform across all offshore GSM visas;
* adjusting the points test.
* limiting Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) points to applicants with work experience;
* allowing overseas students with 50 point occupations to apply for GSM in Australia;
* clarifying the 2 year study requirement;
* creating a temporary visa for former Overseas Students.
Important Changes
English requirement
DIAC changed the basic requirement from vocational English (Listening:5 Speak:5 Read:5 Write:5) to competent English (Listening:6 Speak:6 Read:6 Write:6). And they adjust the point test to benefit those applicants with strong English skills. Professional English require you got 7 on every part. (Please note it is not an average 7.)
Moreover, all applicants need to provide English language test result before they submit the visa application after Sep 1st, 2007.
Accounting MODL
Accounting can only get 15 from MODL if you have 1 year working experience after you graduate after Sep 1st, 2007.
2 Year Full time Study
You can study a 1.5 year course for 2 years before Sep 1st, 2007. E.g. you are studying Information Technology Master Degree which has 12 subjects. You can leave 1 subject to the fourth semester and still belong to 2 years study experience before. However, you can not do it after Sep 1st, 2007. You need to study 4 semester full time.