‘Shocked’ Irish vet denied visa after failing oral English test. To be sure, to be sure!

Dr Louise Kennedy has been refused a skilled migrant visa after not passing the English oral test despite being a native English speaker and holding multiple degrees.

Earlier this year the pregnant mother, who’s married to an Australian and lives on the Sunshine Coast, decided to apply for a skilled migrant visa.

The veterinarian profession is on the Australian Government’s skilled occupation list. There’s currently a shortage of equine vets, particularly in Queensland.

But she says to her shock, she did not gain enough points in the English oral test component to obtain her visa.

“It was such a shock,” she tells SBS World News. “It’s the only exam I’ve ever gone into not being nervous about.

“It’s taken about two-and-a-half years to get to this point because as a vet you’ve also got to prove your skills as a vet, so I’ve done all of that – that takes about two years – and then to not get it from English is just so frustrating.”

Source: ‘Shocked’ Irish vet denied visa after failing oral English test | SBS News