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2008年8月14日，当全天下关注08年奥运会沉湎正酣时，澳大利亚移民部公布了下面这则新政策：
Changes to Skilled – Graduate (subclass 485) visa – effective 27 October 2008
Changes relating to the provision of evidence of English language ability for the Skilled – Graduate (Subclass 485) visa are being introduced from 27 October 2008. People who have made an application for a Skilled – Graduate (Subclass 485) visa before 27 October 2008 will not be affected by the changes.
People lodging an application for a Skilled – Graduate (subclass 485) on or after 27 October 2008 must provide evidence at the time they lodge their application that they have met the relevant English language standard.
The standard for professionals, para-professionals and managerial occupations is ‘competent’ English (a score of at least six (6) on each of the four (4) components of the International English Language Test Scheme (IELTS) test or equivalent standard in a specified test).
For people who nominate an occupation in the Major Group IV in the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, the standard is ‘vocational’ English (a score of at least five (5) on each of the four (4) components of the IELTS test).
IELTS test results must be no more than two (2) years old at the time of application.
This is a departure from the current regulations which allow an applicant to apply having only booked an English language test. Please note that from 27 October 2008, applicants will need to provide evidence of English language ability when lodging their application. Failure to do so may result in applicants being unable to satisfy the criteria for this visa, and this application may be refused.
Exception:
Applicants who hold an eligible passport from one of the following specified countries are not required to submit evidence of their English language ability:
•Canada
•New Zealand
•Republic of Ireland
•United Kingdom (UK)
•United States of America (USA).
抄录自：/-skilled-migration/changes-skilled-graduate-485-visa.htm。
对于多数人都通过先申请485再辗转申请永久居民的中国留学生来说，这个消息非常糟糕又至关重要。为什么这样说？两层原因。
一层原因是表面的。原来可以先递485申请，后考雅思。也就是没有雅思成绩也可以递交485申请。至于什么时候递交雅思成绩，从法律上来讲，只需要在移民官做决定的时候。也就是说，法律上并没有硬性规定必须递交当时递交485签证时附上的报名参加雅思考试的那一天考出的雅思成绩。而可以是在移民官做决定前任何时候考出的雅思成绩。在考雅思这个问题上，时间上不是固定的，有松动的余地。更没有要求必须在完成学业半年内考出雅思。事实上，就目前的485签证审理速度，在学业完成半年内就被要求递交雅思的申请人几乎绝无仅有。而10月27日后，递交申请时没有雅思成绩将无法成功移民。这还不是最糟糕的。更玄乎的是如果在学业完成半年内没考出雅思，就失去了申请485的机会，当然也同时失去了申请885的机会。两年书白读。再翻身需要精巧的设计。先不说多数留学生这半年中只有前半段有签证，后半段本来是寄托于靠申请485拿过桥签证的。
这另一层原因是实质性的。10月27日之前递交的申请，因为雅思成绩不够而申请被拒的，从法理上来讲，可以到MRT申请复议。如在复议期间考出雅思，一样有机会拿到485签证，从而再申请885签证。但10月27日后，随着递交申请时必须同时递交两年内考出的雅思，这项申请原来具有复议权利被同时剥夺。
看似小小的变动，实际地动山摇。
考不出雅思意味着与485无缘，这是新政策的本质。与留学生讲，几乎颠覆了九一政策带来的可能的所有积极正面的因素，不能不说是极其糟糕的政策。该政策由从来鼓励移民的工党政府提出，让人匪夷所思，百思不得其解。
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