Showing all posts

Evidence of functional English s56 Request You are required to provide evidence of functional English or pay the second instalment of the visa application charge (second VAC).

If you have decided to pay the second VAC, attach a letter to your application in ImmiAccount and you will be provided with more information about when to make this payment.

To prove that you have functional English you must provide evidence of one of the following: - You are the holder of a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland and you are a citizen of that country. - An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) average band score of at least 4.5 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) total band score of at least 32 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic overall band score of at least 30 based on the four test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - A Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test result with an overall score of at least 147 across the four test components. The test must have been conducted on or after 1 January 2015. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - An Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills (ACCESS) test result at the functional level, certified by the relevant testing body. The test must be completed not more than 12 months before lodging the visa application or can be completed during visa application processing. - You have completed all years of primary education and at least three years of secondary education at educational institutions in which all instruction was conducted in English. - You have completed at least five years of secondary education at institutions in which all instruction was conducted in English. - You have successfully completed, in Australia, at least one year of full-time or equivalent part-time study towards a degree, higher degree, diploma, or associate diploma at an institution or institutions where all the instruction was conducted in English. - You hold an award (being a degree, higher degree, diploma or trade certificate) that required at least two years of full-time study or training and all instruction (including instruction received in other courses for which you were allowed credit) for that award was conducted in English.

Skillselect data is now updated till 30 September 2025

Select your occupation here and click on the SkillSelect tab.

Victoria’s 2025–26 Skilled Migration Program now open

Victoria’s skilled migration program is now open to applicants in Victoria and overseas.

Program allocation The Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs has provided Victoria with a small interim allocation for the 2025–26 program year: - 200 places for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) - 180 places for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) The full allocation for the 2025–26 program is expected to be confirmed by the Department of Home Affairs in the coming weeks. Updates will be shared on the Skilled Migration Program page and through the Live in Melbourne website.

Existing ROIs If you have an active Registration of Interest (ROI), it will remain valid for consideration in the 2025-2026 program. You only need to submit a new ROI if your information has changed.

New applicants can apply under two visa pathways: - Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) - Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) To be considered, you must submit a SkillSelect Expression of Interest and a Registration of Interest.

Note: Only 1 ROI is allowed per applicant, and the ROI can only select 1 occupation and 1 subclass (regardless of how many EOIs you have submitted).

Published 2 OCTOBER 2025. Read more here

if one receives an s56 for health examination, but the referral letter shows tests as Completed or no action required, should one re do the medicals on the same HAP ID or just submit it as it is? @gregormendel