General Guide

This is guide to get through to a Skill Recognized Graduate Visa. Please bear in mind that this is just a guide, whether you will be able to obtain a Visa or not id dependent on several other reasons and factors. These reasons can vary from your citizenship, where you studied and what course you studied. From my experience and from stories from friends this Visa is obtainable by ANYONE for has done the following:

1. Studied Engineering Degree in an Australian University
2. Got a certificate of completion from a Australian University
3. Valid Passport/Travel Document
4. Have an IELTS Score of 6 in all 4 Exams
5. Healthy
6. Below the Age of 30
7. No Criminal Records

If you happen to be able to meet all of the above 7 you are 99% chance of obtaining the Visa.

Preparation & Duration

The Visa process is a long and tiring process, specially getting the documentation right. It is a good practice to start the Visa Process well ahead to make sure that when you are on the application you will get all the documents right and you can upload them in a swift manner. The Visa Application takes a good 3 weeks if you have all the necessary documents at hand, so make sure you have everything and start collecting them early.

I have had friends who had their Visa Processing take up to 3 months, but to be realistic its due to the fact that they did not have all the necessary documents. One of the main reasons for this is that some countries you need a proper request for a Police Report, usually a formal letter from an organisation. For Example countries like Singapore, you need to get a request from the Australian Immigration to be able to actually apply for one.

I would suggest that everyone that is looking to obtain the Skill Recognized Graduate Visa to start at least 3 months before your last day of Exam Results. If you can get all the documents for your visa ready before the last day of the results, on the day after your results, if you are successfully completed your study, you can apply the next day! The problem with many people is that they wait till the day of their results and than only start to gather application. I have nothing wrong with that, but prepare yourself, if you want to land a Job right after University Degree! I will write another "Guide to Getting a Job in Australia within a Month" but before that, lets make sure that you are legally in Australia.

Preparing Documents

First of all the documents to get for this Visa is by far the simplest and most straight forward one. You are required to get a bunch of document which prove that you are a genuine human being who wants to get a work experience within Australia.
The following are the list of documents that you will need:

1. Passport
   1.1 Passport of your parents
2. Birth Certificate
   2.1 Translated to English if you are from a None English Speaking Country
3. Academic Transcripts from Australian University
   3.1 If you did Computer Science in Swinburne Malaysia ask for Letter Stating you did Computer Science & Software Engineering
4. IELTS Certificate (Minimum of 6 in all 4 Exams)
5. Police Report/Certificate of Good Conduct from Country of Residency
6. Police Report/Certificate of Good Conduct from every country you lived in for more that 12 months
7. Form 80 - Personnel Particulars
8. Form 1221 - Additional Information
9. Medical Certificate - Immi Account to Start it.
10. Updated & Current Resume/CV
11. List of All Countries you traveled - Date of Entry & Date of Exit
    11.1 Including Multiple Entries
12. Any other document that you may need to support.

IELTS

Prepare all these documents and you should be able to apply as soon as you have them all. Now the best way to start is to start of with the IELTS Exam, get the IELTS Exam done. Most people shouldn't have a hard time getting an IELTS Score of 6 in all 4 exams of reading, speaking, listening and writing. However if you think you will have a hard time start early and get the score! You will need to register for an IELTS Exam about 1-2 weeks prior to the exam date, and usually the exam centers are fully booked out closer to the exam date, so make sure to book ahead and prepare yourself. The exam itself isn't hard but maybe it maybe for you if your English is terrible! :P

Medical Certificate

The most questions part I get is how to get a medical Certificate. First of all make sure to do this at the earliest of about 3 weeks before the day you will apply, and earlier would be not a great idea unless the medical centers are over loaded with appointments. Check your local area before getting one. The medical certificate for this Australian Visa is done at special locations only, and to be able to apply for one you must be registered with https://online.immi.gov.au/

Register an account with Immi Account, make sure that you have your account to your real name and details as you wont be able to change later on. Any information provided for the Australian Immi Account is recorder and is used for record. Dont fake any document or plagiarize. Once you are in do the following:

1. Click on New Application
   

2. Click on Health, and click on My Health Declaration
   

3. Follow the 9 Question Application Process
   

4. Once you have done the application you will find a link to your Health Declaration Below
   

5. Download the provided Health Declaration Number and contact your local Authorized Medical Practitioner.

Application

Once you have all the above document you will need to start your application. Follow the below steps to get started:

1. Click on New Application
   

2. Click on Skilled Migration, and Click on Subclass 476 General Skilled Migration
   

3. Voila Get started with your application and fill in all the details and Submit your application!
   

4. Once you have made a payment for the application, about AUD350. You will be able to see your application, on the "My Application List" Over there when you click "View Details" you will be directed to the application page, you will see on to your left side panel, there is a section where you can Upload Attachments. This is the section where you will have to upload the soft copy of all the document that you have prepared.

Once you have completed Step 4, you should theoretically be able to receive your visa well within 3 weeks.

Summary

So there you have it guys, this is a first draft, if people have some questions just post them below and I will try to answer them and also update this Guide. Hopefully everyone that is in a desperate need to be able get through will find this guide useful!

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