Free AssessmentTo apply for a Points Tested Skilled Migration visa, at time of invitation you must nominate an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list. You must provide evidence that your skills have been assessed as suitable for your nominated occupation by the relevant assessing authority.
You must provide from the relevant assessing authority a full (permanent) skills assessment which must be used for Points Tested Skilled Migration. The criterion by which an assessing authority undertakes different types of skills assessments is determined by the assessing authority in accordance with relevant professional standards.
Some assessing authorities issue a provisional or subclass 485 skills assessment for recent graduates of Australian educational institutions applying for a subclass 485 visa. The primary difference is that a subclass 485 skills assessment does not require employment in the applicant’s occupation at the skilled level unlike a full or permanent skills assessment. A suitable provisional skills assessment issued for subclass 485 is not a suitable skills assessment for a Points Tested Skilled Migration visa.
For doctors, evidence of full registration is a suitable skills assessment for Points Tested Skilled Migration. We will accept one of the following certificates issued by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as evidence of full registration:
- Full/unconditional/general medical registration
- Conditional specialist registration – this registration allows you to practise only in your particular speciality, with no further training or supervision requirements.
For solicitors, evidence of admission to practice as a lawyer in the relevant Sate/Territory is a suitable skills assessment.
Assessing authorities are responsible for undertaking skills assessments for migration purposes and are not employment agencies. The assessing authorities will not reply to requests for job placement. They cannot give advice on the likely success of your visa application.
List of the skills Assessment Authorities is given below:
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA)
Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM)
Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Australian Dental Council (ADC)
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS)
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR)
Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council (ANZOC)
Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council (ANZPAC)
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM)
Australian Pharmacy Council (APharmC)
Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC)
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)
Certified Practising Accountants of Australia (CPAA)
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA)
Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA)
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)
Engineers Australia
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
Medical Board of Australia (MBA)
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
Occupational Therapy Council (OTC)
Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ)
Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
Speech Pathology Association of Australia (SPA)
State Legal Admissions Authority
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
This information above is based on the Australian Department of Home Affairs policy guidelines. Policy and legislation change time to time without prior notice. All cases are dealt on case to case basis for these reasons. You may or may not require skill assessment for your visa . Please contact our registered migration agent to assess your requirements and the process.
