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How To Clear IELTS In First Attempt – Part 2

Last updated on May 25th, 2019

You won’t appreciate the efforts one has to take to prepare for IELTS unless you have been through the ride yourself. It was a gruelling experience for me. Being the father of a newborn daughter, I was helping my wife during the post-maternity period, juggling between job and IELTS coaching, keeping up with ACS formalities and trying to keep sanity intact during all this. It was one hell of a ride. In this instalment, I am going to share some of the tips I found useful to successfully clear IELTS.

Listening

Once I went through a couple of lessons, it was clear that I had good ears. Listening was not a problem for me. Throughout the mock tests and assignments, I scored more than 34 out of 40 consistently. Few of the tricks about doing well in the Listening module are:

  • Read the questions first – Before the start of every section,

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How To Clear IELTS In First Attempt – Part 1

Last updated on May 22nd, 2019

What the Joker is to The Batman is what an English skills assessment is to a skilled visa. It’s evil, it’s pain in the butt and yet its role cannot simply be dismissed in your successful migration. It’s a decisive milestone, one that will literally change your fate. In fact, it is so crucial and yet so scary that many people want to tackle it first and then proceed ahead with a skills assessment.

Why it is important?

Well because you need those valuable 10 points (or 20 points, yum!), but even more importantly it tests one of the most important skills you will need to live happily in Australia – English language.

The Horror of IELTS

When I finished gathering documents for skills assessment, I had no idea how deadly my next opponent was – IELTS.

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How To Prepare For Skills Assessment – Part 2

Last updated on November 27th, 2018

From the documents list I gave in the previous post, you must have gotten some idea about how time-consuming this step is. But I didn’t have a clue back then that 90% of my time in this step will be taken up by just one document – well technically three documents but of the same type – Employer Reference Letter.

What The Heck Is A Reference Letter?

Reference letter, also known as roles and responsibilities letter, is a document, usually provided by company HR on a company letterhead. It contains a list of duties performed by you during your tenure in the company. This document gives a clear picture of your role as well as your responsibilities in the company, hence the name. You have to get one letter for each company that you worked for.

Why it is needed,

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How To Prepare For Skills Assessment – Part 1

Last updated on May 25th, 2020

Once the initial research about the country, immigration agent and the visa points system was done, I was ready to get a jump start on the real thing. Please beware that it’s a long process, which can take over a year if everything is perfect and there are no surprises. You have to invest a lot of time, patience, money and energy in the process. So before jumping into it, make sure that you are absolutely sold to the idea of immigration.

Skills Assessment or English Language Test?

This is sort of a chicken or the egg first, kind of problem. Before starting the visa process, many people face this dilemma and get confused as to which one should be done first. I voted in favour of skills assessment because:

  • It takes a lot of time to gather the mammoth list of documents.

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Introduction To Skilled Visa Points System

Last updated on October 5th, 2019

If you are looking to migrate to Australia as a skilled migrant, you must be well-versed with the skilled visa points system. All three types of skilled visa, i.e. Skilled Independent (189), Skilled Nominated (190) and Skilled Regional (489) require that you score pass mark to be invited to lodge the visa application.

What Is The Points system?

Australia attracts a lot of talent from all over the world due to various factors. Hence, DIBP has laid out certain parameters for people to qualify their entry to Australia. Consider the skilled visa points system as a funnel which allows people with desired skills to pass through to the next stage in the immigration process.
There are broadly six pillars of the Points system:

Age

Australia favours young talent when it comes to visa.

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Should I Go With Migration Agent?

Last updated on November 27th, 2018

Once I finalised the country, the next immediate question for me was to go with a migration agent or not. I am sure it will be an important question for all those who are trying to migrate to Australia. It’s a very important question and sometimes, the choice can dictate your fate.

If you ask this question in the online forums, you will get mixed opinions – some people fiercely advise against using agents while some others highly recommend them. Which way should you go? You can’t simply toss a coin and accept the outcome. You have to know both good and bad things about going with agents. So in this post, I will present you both sides of the coin and let you decide.

Why Go With The Migration Agent?
Peace of Mind

The immigration process can be quite unnerving,

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