Certificate of Employment (COE)

If you want to migrate to Australia, one of the first things you need to do is to get skill assessment from your Assessing Authority. One of the requirements to assess your skills is your COEs from your previous and current employers.

Your COE should have the following:

• Company letterhead and signed by author or representative your that company
• Company full address, telephone, mobile or fax numbers, email address, and website
• Start and end date of your employment using the DD/MM/YY format
• Position title
• Countries where your employment was undertaken
• Performed duties and responsibilities
• Indicate whether your work is part time or full time

What if I can't get a COE from my previous employer?
This happens usually when the company no longer exists, or you had a bad exit that you can't go back there and ask a favor, or your employer simply doesn't want to give you your COE. When this happens, you can ask your colleague, HR, supervisor, manager or anyone who works closely with you during your stay in that company to create a Statutory Declarations or Affidavit with the presence of an authorized witness (eg. legal attorney). The said document must be Sworn Before, Signed Before or Witness Before the authorized witness. Also the contact details and relation of your colleague should be provided in the document. It is also advisable that the colleague has a higher position than your position in that company.


What other documents can I provide to prove my employment?
Any document related to the company will do. Here are some examples:

• Tax payments
• Contracts (during job offer, promotion, etc)
• Payslips
• Termination letter

Last Updated: Feb 2016

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Which Visa Requires Proof of Competent English

In order to prove your english speaking competency, you need to provide either a certification from your college/university or take an English exam.


To prove your English competency, you need to provide at least one evidence of the following:

• You have a valid passport issued by United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or Republic of Ireland, and you are a citizen of that country.
• You have achieved a score of at least 6 points in each four test in International English Language Testing System (IELTS) which was undertaken in three years prior to lodging of the visa application.
• You have achieved of at least 'B' in each four test in Occupational English Test (OET) which was undertaken in three years prior to lodging of the visa application.
• You have achieved the minimum score (12 for listening, 13 for reading, 21 for writing and 18 for speaking) for each test in Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL-ibt) which was undertaken in three years prior to lodging of the visa application.
• You have achieved a score of at least 50 points in each four test in Pearson Test of English (PTE) which was undertaken in three years prior to lodging of the visa application.
• You have achieved a score of at least 169 points in each four test in Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) which was undertaken on or after January 1, 2015 and prior to lodging of the visa application.

The following visas have a requirement to show your English competency:

• Skilled-Independent (subclass 189) Visa
• Skilled-Nomination (subclass 190) Visa
• Student Visa
• ...

Last Updated: Jan 2016

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What is Skilled-Nominated (subclass 190) Visa?

Skilled-Nominated Visa or 190 Visa is similar to Skilled-Independent visa. The only difference between the them is the nominated occupation in Skilled-Nominated visa should be in Consolidated Sponsorship Occupation List (CSOL) instead of being in Skilled Occupation List (SOL).


Last Updated: Jan 2016

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