Visa 457 Updates
Get Your Visa is glad to announce that the required English level for the 457 changed as per the 17 of April 2015.
As many overseas workers were not qualifying for the visa 457 because of the English level, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection considered to amend the required score to help people on gaining their visa to remain and work in Australia.
The new required test scores are as follow:
- an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 4.5 in each of the four test components
- an Occupational English Test (OET) score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components
- a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) total score of at least 36 with a score of at least 3 for each of the test components of listening and reading, and a score of at least 12 for each of the test components of writing and speaking
- a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic overall test score of at least 36 with a score of at least 30 in each of the four test components
- a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) overall test score of at least 154 with a score of at least 147 in each of the four test components.
It is important that visa holders can speak, write and understand English while they are in Australia, however the previous score of 5 with a score of at least 5 in each of the four test components in the IELTS test was indeed creating the problem that many potential applicants could not apply.
This is an epochal change for the visa 457 system and we are looking forward to helping our customers with this new law change.
If you have any questions or you believe this change affect you, email us at [email protected] or just visit our Contact Page to submit your inquire and book your consultation with our migration agent. We are conveniently located in West Leederville.
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