Applicants who have received their Migration Skills Assessment outcome may request a review of the assessment or appeal against the outcome of their assessment.
Review of Assessment
If you disagree with the outcome of your Migration Skills Assessment, you can request to have your assessment decision reviewed. Your request for a review must be submitted within six (6) months from the date of the original outcome.
An additional fee is payable to cover the costs of processing the review of your Migration Skills Assessment outcome. Your application will be evaluated by a different assessor than the one who assessed your original application.
Here’s how you can lodge a review:
- Prepare Supporting Documents: Gather any additional employment evidence and compose a cover letter addressing in detail the reasons provided in your outcome letter.
- Prepare Identification Documents.
- Submit Your Review Request: Lodge your review request via the Online Review Request portal. (You will be prompted to make the payment for the review fee at the end of the online form.)
- Once your payment is received, an acknowledgement letter will be sent to confirm the receipt of your review application. This letter will also include a link for uploading additional supporting documents and identification materials.
- You will receive your review outcome within the estimated timeframe.
We aim to maintain a fair and comprehensive assessment process for all applicants. However, it is important to note that lodging a review on a successful outcome with the expectation of including more employment is not guaranteed.
Appeals
If your Migration Skills Assessment and your review applications were both unsuccessful, you can appeal against the decision. Your request for an appeal must be submitted within six (6) months from the date of the original outcome.
An additional fee is payable to cover the costs of processing the appeal. Your appeal will be assessed by the independent, external assess authority VETASSESS.
Here’s how you can lodge an appeal:
- Prepare Supporting Documents: Gather any additional employment evidence and compose a cover letter addressing in detail the reasons provided in your original outcome letter and/or review outcome letter.
- Prepare Identification Documents.
- Submit Your Appeal Request: Lodge your review request via the Online Appeal Request portal. (You will be prompted to make the payment for the appeal fee at the end of the online form.)
- Once your payment is received, an acknowledgement letter will be sent to confirm the receipt of your appeal application. This letter will also include a link for uploading additional supporting documents and identification materials.
- You will receive your appeal outcome within the estimated timeframe.
