Before applying for a General Skilled Migration Visa (Subclass 189 and Subclass 190) or a Subclass 186 direct entry employer-sponsored visa, the applicant must submit a favorable skills evaluation.

Skills evaluations are a procedure to evaluate your credentials and professional experience. They demonstrate that you have the abilities necessary to carry out the duties of the position you are looking for. To show the Department of Home Affairs that you can genuinely carry out the responsibilities you list on your application, you must undergo an assessment.

Have you given this any thought if you want to apply for permanent residency or a temporary visa that calls for a skills assessment? Even if the current state of COVID-19 is terrible, you may have the chance to address this need, gather your papers, and prepare your application right away.

Positivity in your skills assessment will reduce the amount of time it takes for you to lodge your immigration application, get the vital bridging visa, and get your Medicare card when you’re ready to do so (available on lodgement of certain visas).

Depending on the vocation for which you are applying, someone else may conduct your skills evaluation. Trades Recognition Australia is a good place for onshore candidates to start when looking out their registered assessor.