sifus! i'm applying for a PR under the new EOI system. have done my IELTS and such.

after doing the points calculation, i have 60 points (minimum requirement is 60 points). my agent is suggesting i should go with a state sponsorship since i'm on the borderline passing mark. apparently state sponsorship would be faster for my case (push my points up to 65) and since my skills are listed on SOL 1, it's best to apply for the faster route in case things get harder and harder in the future/my skills are not listed as high demand anymore.

problem is, state sponsorship costs AUD1200. so i'm wondering, is it really necessary to go this way? the cost is so high leh

that's what i heard apparently, that the higher the points, the better. as for the state sponsorship, if i'm not mistaken, the agent doesn't make any money from it. so how did you get your agent to do it for rm750? is there any website i can see to find what the standard price is supposed to be if i apply by myself?


funny thing is, my agent says that state sponsorship no longer requires one to work for 2 years in the nominated state. so apparently, all i have to do is pay for the state sponsorship and i can still work anywhere i want. anyone can confirm this? sounds weird to me.

I think I'm applying for Visa 189. But my agent says I should get a state sponsorship with that visa, apparently it'll increase my chances. I don't even know if that makes any sense. And they're charging me AUD1200 for that. Really unsure where that figure comes from.

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And regarding IELTS, I did mine in British Council Malaysia. If you register online, you get a free online course so you can get acquainted with the format. I scored an 8 (I'm a native English speaker). I did find that the test was pretty tricky though.

haha, that's true. but at this point i'm not 100% sure if they're telling me the truth/trying to help me or they're just trying to con me out of more money

I'm actually being charged a total of RM20k++ for everything. I believe most migration agencies also charge around this price?

But now, on top of the RM20k, they wanna charge another AUD1.2k for the "state sponsorship" thingie. So not sure if paying that extra is actually worth it or not