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Australian Computer Society (ACS) Skills Assessment Review
The following information is for General Skilled Migration (GSM)
visa applicants who:
lodged their application on the basis of a skills assessment by
ACS in the AustralianStandards Classification of Occupations (ASCO)
occupation of ComputingProfessionals NEC prior to 1 July
2010and
subsequently sought a further skills assessment (this may be
known as a review, arevalidation or a new skills assessment) from
the ACS to determine their skilledoccupation under Australian and
New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations(ANZSCO).
ACS allows applications for further skills assessments following
the announcement of theSkilled Occupation List (SOL) in ANZSCO that
came into effect on 1 July 2010. The review is
offered by ACS in light of this change to determine if the
materials submitted for the originalskills assessment could receive
a skills assessment for an occupation classified underANZSCO.
If ACS assess an applicant as suitable against an ANZSCO
occupation, solely on the basis ofthe materials provided for the
original skills assessment, the department will prioritise theGSM
application based on that ANZSCO occupation.
If you have lodged an online application, to notify the
department of this information pleaseattach your further skills
assessment to your GSM visa online application, then email it
withthe subject title ACS review and your file reference
number.Email:[email protected]
See:Attaching Documents to a General Skilled Migration Visa
Application
If you have lodged a paper application, or you are unable to
attach your documents to yourGSM visa online application, please
scan and attach the information to an email with thesubject title
ACS review and your file reference
number.Email:[email protected]
Note: This does not guarantee immediate allocation. Your
application will be allocated in thesame order as applications
based on that ANZSCO occupation. For updates on processingtimes and
dates, please send a blank email to the department. The case
officer will thendetermine whether your nominated occupation and
supporting documentation maps to theANZSCO occupation.
Email:[email protected]
If ACS assess an applicant as suitable against an ANZSCO
occupation, but on the basis ofqualifications or experience
obtained after the date of the original skills assessment,
thedepartment will consider it as a new skills assessment. As it is
not possible to change anominated occupation after lodgement, any
skills assessment obtained based on newmaterials cannot alter the
priority of an existing application. If it is determined that
newinformation was provided, your application will be processed in
line with priority group 4timeframes.
Applicants who want to move to a higher priority category based
on a new skills assessmentmust lodge a new application. Applicants
should ensure they meet all eligibility criteria before
lodging a new application.
Applicants who have concerns regarding their skills assessment
should contact ACS at forverification and any amendments if
required.Email:[email protected]
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