QMAS visa with 80 points

[QMAS]

Hi all,
Recently, I have been trying seriously for immigration to any foreign country. I scored 80 points in the QMAS general points system calculation. Since i am proceeding for the visa application through a consultancy which takes in a fee 0f 50000Rs, I am pretty confused whether to proceed or not.. I want you guys' opinion on this though my consultancy is positive, may be for my money

My details are:
Indian,
Bachelor of Technology in electronics
3.9 years experience in embedded software[Information Technology]
Age : 25,
Proficient english

PS : Please give valuable answers as my decision is going to be depending on this. I had already browsed enough on internet and my confusion is directly proportional.

[AIP]

Have you looked at the requirements on the IMMD website? It's quite straightforward to apply yourself, no need to pay money to a consultant. That way it will only cost you the postage.

Have you asked the consultants how many QMAS applications they have processed, and how many of them were successful? And how many with 80 points they have processed, and how many of those were successful? If they are not willing to give a straightforward answer on this it suggests they are just interested in your money (for which they will be doing very little, just filling out a form and sending in documents which you will need to provide).

Another criteria which you haven't mentioned is the need for sufficient funds to support yourself in HK for a year. If you don't have assets to value of approx $200K (over 1million Rs) your application is extremely unlikely to be successful.

It's impossible for anyone on this forum to second guess IMMD's decisions, but it seems from recent posters who have reported on their applications that it is getting more difficult to qualify. Your points are quite low, and you are profient in English but not a native speaker, both of which may count against you.

By all means apply direct yourself but be very wary of paying money to consultants.

[star-anise]

Your points are quite low, and you are profient in English but not a native speaker, both of which may count against you.............

I doubt you need to be a native English speakers to apply. If it is so, a lot of people would have failed miserably. Remember this is East Asia, not an English speaking country/ territory recruiting native English speakers (even Australia / NZ do not require this!). As long as one is able to fulfil the TOEFL and IELTS requirements, one is able to apply.

Check IMMD's English requirement.

"For English, an overall score of not less than point 6.0 in the academic or general training module of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test is required. Another recongised English language test is Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The acceptable minimum score is 550 for paper based test, 213 for computer based test and 80 for internet based test. To support his/her claim, an applicant should provide his/her examination result certificate and the examination must be taken within two years before lodging and application."

[AIP]

You're right, the requirement is to be proficient in English (or Chinese) not necessarily a native speaker. But as I said we can't second guess IMMD and we don't know whether they take the qualifications at face value or also make their own assessment of the candidate's proficiency based on the application form. I wasn't writing off the OP's chances of success, but he/she doesn't want a candy coated answer given the amount of money the application will cost if the consultants are used.

[star-anise]

I agree, AIP, I submitted my QMAS application during my last trip to HK. Had a bit of chit chat with the the officer at front desk and he indicated that eventhough we claimed that we might have score a certain number of points, the IMMD will still go through your points as claimed and allocate and award the points they see fit. It is also true that I knew many mainland Chinese/ Singaporean/ Malaysian who have obtained very high scores in TOEFL or IELTS tests, but as soon as they open their mouth and munch their words in English - I could pick out a lot of grammatical errors and words that are pronounced incorrectly.

[QMAS]

Thanks for you replies. Now, I am getting some confidence in applying it myself. But, How much will be the possibility of success if i do it myself and crosschecking it?

And, the major question is : Is it somewhere mentioned that 200000HK$ is the minimum asset amount we need to show proofs for???? Though i had been working for the last 4years, I cannot show this much assets.. Will my father's assets be taken into account?

[QMAS]

Thanks for you replies. Now, I am getting some confidence in applying it myself. But, How much will be the possibility of success if i do it myself and crosschecking it?

And, the major question is : Is it somewhere mentioned that 200000HK$ is the minimum asset amount we need to show proofs for???? Though i had been working for the last 4years, I cannot show this much assets.. Will my father's assets be taken into account?

[PDLM]

No they won't - they need to be your assets. The Q in QMAS stands for Quality. If you don't meet that criterion then don't waste your time applying.

[QMAS]

Thanks for the reply.. And, how much is the minimum assets amount do i need to show the proofs for??

[PDLM]

The ImmD website says:

Financial requirement

The applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she is capable of supporting and accommodating himself/herself and his/her dependants, if any, on his/her own financial resources without relying on public assistance during his/her stay in Hong Kong.

Other posters have indicated that they need to see HK$200000, which sounds about right to me.