Hi! I am currently preparing my IEAust buttessment as well. Hope to send it by next week.
Answers: 1)Take a look at their site : it says it's valid for immigration purposes for a year and after that you have to pay a certain fee to get a new buttessment (just to have them send you the doc again, not go through the entire process again). They are just looking for ways to make money because it also says their buttessment is valid indefinitely. 2)I am no lawyer and I don't know who's certifying your documents, but as far as I know, if you're doing it the traditional way (notary or the equivalent) it should be valid for ever.
My questions: Regarding the CV they request, should it describe only my professional CV or should I add other important details that aren't relevant to the buttessing authority (like marital status, periods in which I lived abroad as a child, my army service which as nothing to do with my profession, work experience not in my profession - for example working at a book store as a student, etc.)
Hope I answered your questions. Good luck :)
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