DD & J, Have you received your HSMP approvals? I'm the one having problems with the master's degree not being accepted for 35 points. (I only sent the master's degree when I applied for HSMP. I have no idea how they determined my bachelor degree was not in the same subject!?) I'm trying to have ...

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Thank you, J!!

Thank you all for your advise!

I will have my Masters evaluated by NARIC and apply again. Even though it will cost me another 800 USD for the application fee, I believe that is the best option since it will be hard, if not impossible, to have them reverse their decision.

Hello all, Can successful HSMP applicants, who have claimed points for a masters degree, please let me know if they submitted their bachelor degree certificate along with their masters degree when they applied? As I read the guidelines, I do not see a requirement where a bachelors degree certificate...

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions!

I just sent an e-mail to the lawyer who submitted my application, along with some of your comments and the link to this thread.

I certainly hope she can help get this resolved in my favor.

I'll keep you posted on the progress of this issue.

Hello all, I was awarded zero points for my Masters based on the fact that my Bachelor degree was in Geology and the Master was in Information Systems. Does anyone know what I need to do, from an education perspective, to be able to claim points for my Masters degree? By the way, here is what the re...

Amy,

Safe trip and keep us posted on your job progress and experiences.

Good luck!

I believe Australia and New Zealand have stricter age rules than the UK. This could have something to do with the greater influx of immigrants into UK as compared to Australia and/or New Zealand. For instance, if over the age of 45, one cannot apply for an HSMP-type scheme to go to Australia. Has an...