Faster service
The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment will reduce the time to process an application, with a decision possible in as little as 15 days.
The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment offers migration professionals the opportunity to enhance client service.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ACS Christmas Holiday Shutdown period
The ACS office will be closed during the Holiday period from the 20th December 2024 12pm and re-open on the 6th January 2025.
Decision ready applications submitted up until the 7th November 2024 will be guaranteed an outcome issued prior to the 20th December.
If you have a visa that is due to expire within the closure period, please ensure you submit your decision ready application prior to the 16th December for a guaranteed outcome to be issued.
Please note decision ready applications are defined as “all the required documentations have been provided in the application” if a request for further information is made by the Migration Skills Assessment team, the application will be delayed, and an outcome will not be issued prior to the closure period.
In addition to the closure period, upon re-opening from the holiday period (6th January 2025) please expect delays and allow additional time of up to 4 weeks added to the current timeframe.
**The MSA team wish you all a happy holiday season**
Deliver faster turnaround times
Complete the Agent Registration Form including business details, contact information, and professional credentials. ACS will review and notify agents of Agent Portal access in approximately 3-5 days.
Please note: In alignment with the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020, onshore migration professionals require current OMARA registration (i.e. MARN) or a current Australian legal practicing certificate to engage in the ACS Agent Portal. Agents founds using the Applicant Portal may have their access revoked.
Getting Started
Watch our Agent Onboarding Webinar
Learn more about the agent experience and see the new ACS Migration Skills Assessment application in action, plus get answers to commonly asked questions. Use YouTube Chapters to jump between content.
Support your Client
Support your client to verify identity and nominate ANZSCOs
Applicants are required to complete two sections of the application directly: (1) identity verification, and (2) skills selection. Agents cannot complete these tasks directly through the Agent Portal. However, agents are encouraged to coach clients remotely as needed through skill selection and nomination.
Visit the Migration Skills Assessment Info Hub
The MSA Info Hub is your source for detailed requirements, visual guides, checklists, and policies to help you and your client prepare and complete an application.
The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment delivers a superior applicant experience.
The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment portal will deliver:
Greater clarity
Applicants benefit from a ‘guided’ service through the application process, increasing the likelihood of a right-first-time application.
Improved communication
Agents and applicants have access to a personalised dashboard to check on the progress of an application at any time.
Increased options
As part of the new ACS Migration Skills Assessment, applicants may nominate up to three ANZSCO codes in a single application; increasing options and the chances of success.
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Register with ACS
Complete the agent registration form making sure you include all details, especially your MARA registration number. ACS only works with MARA-recognised migration agents.
Attend a migration agent briefing
ACS is committed to supporting migration agents. As part of that support and to help migration agents understand the new ACS Migration Skills Assessment, migration agents can attend an ACS briefing.
FAQs – frequently asked questions
To become an ACS-registered migration agent, you must complete the registration form with all your details, including your OMARA registration number (lawyers must provide their LPN)..
To register with ACS, all onshore agents must provide their OMARA registration number, and lawyers must provide their LPN.
No, ACS operates with complete impartiality and does not fast-track or prioritise individual applicant cases. However, ACS-registered migration agents benefit from a personalised dashboard with access to real-time updates and communication with ACS migration assessors.
Access to the personalised agent dashboard is available via the usual ACS login. ACS-registered migration agents can click the ‘Sign in’ button at the top of this web page or the ‘Login’ button on the ACS home page.
The ACS Migration Agent Briefing is a complimentary event available to all migration agents. They are held regularly across each state and territory. Please check ACS event listings here.
ACS Migration Skills Assessment Info Hub
Your source of all detailed information and policies related to the ACS Migration Skills Assessment.
3 ways to get help should you need it
ACS Migration Webinars
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ACS AppAssist
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Migration Agents
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