A summary of the Australian Skill Assessment process and how it affects someone seeking a visa for Australia

2.  Q: DO I NEED TO DO ONE ?
 A: FOR MOST SKILL VISAS – YES. A POSITIVE RESULT IS
NECESSARY TO PUT FORWARD A VISA APPLICATION
UNDER “SKILL SELECT” IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES.
 Q: WHAT ABOUT 457 VISAS?
 A: IT DEPENDS ON YOUR OCCUPATION, BUT THESE
ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENTLY REQUIRED
 Q: CAN I SUBMIT AN EOI WITHOUT ONE
 A: NOT FOR MOST SKILL VISA SUBCLASSES

3.  Q: WHO ASSESSES MY SKILLS ?
 A: VARIOUS AUSTRALIAN ORGANISATIONS
APPOINTED ACCORDING TO THE
APPLICANT’S OCCUPATION
 Q: DO THEY CHARGE?
 A: YES. SOME CAN COST AS MUCH AS £1500 –
NON REFUNDABLE !
 IS THERE A STANDARD FORMAT?
 NO. EACH ASSESSING BODY HAS IT’S OWN
METHOD AND FORMAT OF ASSESSMENT

4.  Q: WHAT FORM DO THEY TAKE ?
 A: IT DIFFERS. SOME ASSESSMENTS ARE
JUDGED PURELY ON DOCUMENTS,
WHILST SOME INCLUDE VIDEO
TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS OR EVEN
PRACTICAL TESTS .
 THE WAITING TIMES FOR THESE ARE
CONSIDERABLE IN MOST COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD.

5.  Q: WHAT HAPPENS IF I FAIL THE
ASSESSMENT?
 A: IN SOME CASES YOU EITHER REQUEST
A REVIEW OR UNDERTAKE THE
ASSESSMENT AGAIN – HOWEVER HAVING
PUT FORWARD YOUR DOCUMENTS
BEFORE, LIKE A TAX RETURN, THEY ARE
ON FILE MAKING A SECOND OR
AMENDED APPLICATION SUCCESSFUL
UNLIKELY.

6.  IS MUCH PREPARATION REQUIRED ?
 DEFINITELY. WE HAVE BEEN DOING
THESE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND OUR
ADVICE IS TO PREPARE A SKILL
ASSESSMENT WITH GREAT CARE, AS
GETTING IT WRONG CAN LEAD TO AT
BEST DELAYS, EXTRA COST AND OFTEN
FAILURE – PREVENTING AN APPLICANT
FROM APPLYING FOR A VISA

7.  ABSOLUTELY.
 IT SAVES YOU STRESS, TIME AND OFTEN
MONEY. MANY APPLICANTS END UP
SPENDING MORE TRYING TO DO IT
THEMSELVES THAN IF THEY USED OUR
EXPERT SERVICES.
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