ACS Review For Skilled Immigration Applications

13 Dec 2010

A review from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) is sought for General Skilled Migration (GSM) to determine their occupation under Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). This involves advice relating to GSM visa applicants who:

1. lodged their application on the basis of a skills assessment by ACS in the Australian Standards Classification of Occupations (ASCO) occupation of Computing Professionals NEC prior to 1 July 2010 and
2. Review of their skills assessment from the ACS to determine their skilled occupation under Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).

This came into effect on 1 July 2010. The review was offered by ACS in light of this change to determine if the materials submitted for the original skills assessment could receive a skills assessment for an occupation classified under ANZSCO.

If ACS assesses an applicant as suitable against an ANZSCO occupation after review of the materials provided for the original skills assessment, the department will prioritize the GSM application based on that ANZSCO occupation.

As it is not possible to change a nominated occupation after lodgment, any skills assessment obtained based on new materials cannot alter the priority of an existing application.

Applicants who want to move to a higher priority category based on a new skills assessment must lodge a new application. Applicants should ensure they meet all eligibility criteria before lodging a new application.