Australia Immigration Skills Assessment

About visa :

There is no single authority or organization which assesses or recognises all overseas qualifications. Depending on the type of qualification or occupation and whether the assessment is for the purpose of migration or employment in a particular state or territory of Australia, the organization may vary.

For Example:

Australian Computer Society (ACS) is the professional association for Australia's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

Before applying for an ICT skills assessment, the organization recommends applicants to understand their personal visa requirements as set by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP).

Skill assessments for Australian Immigration are not an analysis of your suitability for employment or to check the probability of your Australian residency status.

At the completion of skills assessment, ACS issues visa applicants with a result letter via email. This letter can be submitted to DIBP as evidence of ICT skills assessment.

To apply for a Points Tested Skilled Migration visa, at time of invitation you must nominate an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation lists. You must provide evidence that your skills have been assessed as suitable for your nominated occupation by the relevant assessing authority.

A skills assessment is only valid until the expiry date specified on the assessment, or when a period of three years from the date of issue has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

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.

Assessing authorities:

• Education
• Technical Certifications
• Work Experience
• Projects Completed
• 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)
• Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council (AOAC)
• 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
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA)
• 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)