As a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) since 2017, I have reliable information from various perspectives such as migrants overseas and temporary migrants in Australia who have received an unfavourable outcome on their Australian Computer Society (ACS) Migration Skills Assessments. One of the common reasons for refusals or unsuitable outcomes is that their work experience was, according to ACS, not closely related to their nominated occupation. Occasionally, applications are not refused. Therefore, the outcome is not necessarily unsuitable, but the work experience being assessed as ‘not closely related’ to the nominated occupation. An outcome can be termed unfavourable even if it is suitable as the applicant is not happy with it. This is because one or some work experience may not be considered related. Interestingly, some applicants have received an Employment Reference Letter (ERL) endorsed by their employers as per the prescribed format. Another issue is that applicants whose ex...
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