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Guide - Doing your skill assessment

If you're planning to migrate to Australia, you may need to undergo a skill assessment to determine whether your skills and qualifications meet the requirements of the Australian job market. This assessment is often a requirement for certain visas, such as the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190). In this guide, we cover the following:

  • Why you must do a skill assessment
  • How can you do a skill assessment
  • Documents required for a skill assessment
  • The skill assessment process
  • Visas that require a skill assessment
  • For how long is a skill assessment valid
  • What to do after obtaining your positive skill assessment

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