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发表于 2011-7-10 04:56:35
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来自： INNA
7月1日 移民法修改，雅思不能后补了。
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English Language Requirements, Berenguel “Reversed”
The 1 July 2011 - Points Test for Certain Skilled Migration Visas document, under the heading Better English levels, reads:
To claim points for proficient or superior English language, all applicants, including citizens of United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America or the Republic of Ireland, will need to complete an English language test. The test must be completed before the visa application is lodged.
David Stewart, Program Director, General Skilled Migration, DIAC, has advised the MIA:
I have been advised there are Regulation changes on 1 July, which change the definition of Competent, Proficient, etc, English. This change effectively is a reversal of the position created by the Berenguel decision, as it is will be defined in the Regulation that the English test must have been conducted in the two years immediately preceding the date of the visa application:
(ii) the test was conducted in the 2 years immediately before the day on which the application was made;
This will mean that for applications lodged from 1 July the required International English Language Testing System (IELTS) / Occupational English Test (OET) results must be provided with the application; if not, the application must be refused. It is likely some applicants had been planning to lodge applications and provide test results later (although DIAC had not changed its view that Competent English was a Time of Application criterion).
Unfortunately this information was not included in the Roadshows. Information was posted on the web yesterday, advising tests must be completed prior to an application being made.
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