Skills Assessment for Australian Visa Pathways
A positive skills assessment can be an important step toward visa eligibility. Contact Immilex to understand your options.
Understand Skills Assessment Pathways
Requirements vary significantly depending on the visa subclass and stream. Different visa subclasses have specific rules regarding the type, validity, and suitability of a skills assessment.
Your Foundation for Migration
A skills assessment is the independent verification that your qualifications, training, and work history meet Australian standards for your nominated occupation. It is the key that unlocks eligibility for most skilled visa pathways.
Skills assessments are issued by relevant assessing authorities, professional bodies or regulators authorised by the Australian Government. Each authority sets its own standards, procedures, and timeframes to determine if an applicant is "job-ready" for the Australian market.
The Main Skill Assessing Authorities
There are dozens of bodies, but these represent the primary sectors:
VETASSESS: Professional and technical occupations (Business, HR, Marketing, and some trades).
ACS (Australian Computer Society): ICT and IT professionals.
Engineering Australia: All engineering disciplines.
TRA (Trades Recognition Australia): Vocational trades (Electricians, Chefs, Carpenters).
ANMAC: Nursing and Midwifery qualifications.
AITSL:Teacher and school-teaching standards.
Accounting Bodies (CPA): Finance and accounting professionals.
APHRA: National regulator for health practitioners (Doctors, Dentists, Physiotherapists).
Unlock Your Visa Options
Obtaining a positive result requires a strategic, "decision-ready" approach. We guide you through the technical stages.
Identify the Assessor
We match your ANZSCO occupation to the correct assessing authority and review their specific criteria.
Evidence Preparation
We assist in compiling certified documents, including qualifications, academic transcripts, and identity proof.
Statement of Service
We help you prepare robust employment references and supporting financial proof (payslips, tax records) that align with the authority’s standards.
Lodgement & Tracking
We manage the formal application, monitor processing timelines, and interpret the final outcome to plan your next visa steps.
A positive assessment is the "golden ticket" for skilled migration. Contact us for a technical review of your qualifications and a clear strategy for your assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fees are set by the individual assessing authorities and are separate from Immilex professional fees. We provide a full itemised estimate of all third-party costs upfront.
If no expiry date is shown, the Department of Home Affairs generally considers it valid for 3 years. If the authority states a shorter period (e.g., 2 years), that period applies.
Usually, no. Assessing authorities often have different criteria for "Provisional" (485) assessments versus "Full" (Permanent Migration) assessments.
Most assessing authorities (like ANMAC or Accounting bodies) require your English test results before they will issue a skills assessment. We will confirm the requirements for your specific body.
For Doctors, full AHPRA registration is generally accepted as a skills assessment. For Solicitors, evidence of admission to practice in an Australian State or Territory is required.
This depends on the ANZSCO skill level. Generally, it means holding a qualification equivalent to an Australian degree or diploma and having at least 1 year of post-qualification work experience.