Re: [Linux-aus] Linux Australia member services

[Avi Miller <avi.miller@squiz.net>]

Donna Benjamin wrote:
> A friend was encouraged to join ACS, but then discovered they had to
> fill in long forms because they didn't have a recognised qualification.

This was my experience as well during my immigration process: In order
to qualify for an Skilled Migration Visa, I needed to prove I had an
occupation on the MODL. In order to do that I needed to be certified by
the ACS. In order to be certified, it appeared as though I had to join
the ACS. All up, I worked out it would cost me several hundred dollars
and an excessive amount of time.

So I decided not to migrate that way, and migrated using the (strangely
much simpler) Interdependant Partner Visa option.

cYa,
Avi

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