Nikita93 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi thereme again. We are in process of State Sponsorship 167 Visa on my husband's IT skills.As the spouse I have to prove that I have functional English skills. Since my high school (was dual-medium) classes were all in English - do you guys know if my Senior Certificate will suffice? Needless to say my English grade itself wasn't that great. I have studied further but not continuous for 2 years or more.Any help greatly appreciated.Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclebabycaw Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi CamNo it won't be. You will need either a letter from your school stating that your Matric and high schooling was done in English, or alternatively you should do the IELTS. For us it was the easier route to do the IELTS as my hubby and I matric'd in 1988, so he wrote that rather. Means more money but for us it was the most practical rather than trying to get a letter from the school.HTHShona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikita93 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi ShonaThanks for the reply. Yes I think you may be right. I matriculated in 1989 and the school has even changed names since. May be easier to just do the IELTS route. More $$ but less stress. How far are you with your application now? What IT skills are you/hubby in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclebabycaw Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nikita, I'm an analyst programmer. Hubby is in Forex in the bank. We are going on my skills.. Visa is approved so we are just sorting out and getting house on the market. Hoping to be over by the end of the year all going well.Good luck with everything. It's a roller coaster but so worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werns Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hi,I hope you don't mind me adding my question in here.My wife has a 4 year bachelors degree studied in English. We simply uploaded her degree as proof of English.Does anyone know if that will be enough, or do we need more than that?Somewhere I saw someone mentioning a letter from the University stating that the course was in English, but we have had no luck getting a letter out of them. We are not in South Africa so we can't just go in to the university, and they don't answer any of the emails we send. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramer Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 We got a letter on a letterhead from my wifes high school stating she was taught in English and DIAC were happy with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclebabycaw Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Werns, afaik that should be enough, but if you have asked the university they might just get around to it sometime this year LOL. I know I have asked UNISA for things in the past. Often I get no answer and then a couple of months down the line I get something in the post that resembles what someone on that side thinks I am asking for. I have asked for these items to be emailed..doesn't happen.Oh and be aware esp if it is UNISA, they just send to your last address on record, don't bother to find out if you are still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikita93 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hi WernsFrom what I understand the four year degree should be sufficient.Functional EnglishAn applicant required to demonstrate they have at least functional English can provide any ofthe evidence described above or any one of the following:• holding an award, being a degree, a higher degree, a diploma or a trade certificate, that requiredat least 2 years of full-time study or training; and all instruction (including instruction receivedin other courses for which the person was allowed credit) for that award was conducted inEnglish;• successful completion, in Australia, at least 1 year of full-time study or equivalent part-timestudy towards a degree, higher degree, diploma or associate diploma at an institution or institutionswhere all the instruction was conducted in English• completion of all their primary education and at least 3 years of secondary education at aneducational institution where all instruction was conducted in English;• completion of least 5 years of secondary education at an educational institution where allinstruction was conducted in English;• achievement of an IELTS average band score of at least 4.5 in a test conducted not more than12 months before lodging their application or at the time of processing the application;• evidence of having achieved an ACCESS test score of at least 15 with a minimum of 3 foreach of the 4 test components of listening, reading, writing and oral interaction in a test conductednot more than 12 months before lodging the relevant application to migrate; or at the time ofthe processing of the relevant application to migrate; or• worked for 2 years or more in either Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand,the United States of America or the Republic of Ireland.Functional English and the 2nd Visa Application Charge (VAC)Applicants who are included in the application on the basis of their relationship to the mainapplicant and who are at least 18 years of age at time of application must provide evidence oftheir current level of English language ability. Applicants who cannot provide evidence of havingat least functional English will be liable for the payment of a second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werns Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Thanks for the replies.Yes, I know that a degree is all that is required, but the things is that they add on to that: and all instruction (including instruction received in other courses for which the person was allowed credit) for that award was conducted in English.Now will we have to prove that? That is my question.Well, we are going to SA for a visit in a month's time, so a that time we could go into the University and hopefully get the letter from them.If that fails (highly likely unfortunately - it's UKZN we're dealing with) we could always get a letter or something from her high school.Is there anyone here that has had to do that? What exactly is needed? Just a statement that person X went to School Y for x number of years and that all teaching was done in English?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deroche Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I was told if you can't meet any one of the following requirements than you have to sit the IELTS as well.• has a degree, diploma or trade qualification that required at least 2 years of full-time study or training, and all instruction was conducted in English• completed all their primary education and at least 3 years of secondary education at an educational institution where all instruction was conducted in English• completed at least 5 years of secondary education at an educational institution where all instruction was conducted in English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaytee Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 If you are fortunate to still have all the school reports from Sub A to Standard 8, this is also sufficient proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werns Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well, we finally managed to get the letter from the university - AMAZING!So, now it shouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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