Skilled – Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 485)


VETASSESS offers a two-stage process for on-shore applicants who indicate they will be applying for a Skilled–Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 485).

The first stage will lead to a Qualifications only Skills Assessment which may only be used to support an application for the 485 visa subclass.

For this process, applicants will need to hold a qualification which is assessed as comparable to the required educational level on the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) for the nominated occupation in a highly relevant field of study.

  • Group A and B occupations require a qualification in a highly relevant field of study assessed as comparable to the educational level of an AQF Bachelor Degree.

  • Group C and E occupations require a qualification in a highly relevant field of study assessed as comparable to the educational level of an AQF Diploma.

  • Group D occupations require a qualification in a highly relevant field of study assessed as comparable to the educational level of an AQF Certificate IV.

A positive Skills Assessment outcome from VETASSESS can then be submitted in support of an application for a Skilled – Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 485). To find out more about the 485 visa and eligibility requirements, please click here

VETASSESS occupations available for 485 visa applicants:

Did you hold a valid student visa (subclass 572/573/574) on 8 February 2010?
Yes - click here (refer to occupations listed under Schedule 2A and Schedule 2B)
No – click here

How to apply to VETASSESS for a qualification assessment to support a 485 visa?

Complete the SRGI Application for Skills Assessment. You may apply online or by mail. For more information click here

For information on fee & payment, please click here

Post-485 Full Skills Assessment

After receiving a Skills Assessment for 485 visa purposes, applicants may gain sufficient relevant employment experience to apply to VETASSESS for a full Skills Assessment (qualifications and employment) to support an application to migrate for permanent residency under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) or Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS).

If the nominated occupation is the same, VETASSESS will only need to assess evidence of relevant employment to complete the assessment. However, applicants may choose to change their nominated occupation for the purpose of VETASSESS skills assessment. Please see below for more information.

VETASSESS occupations available for post-485 visa applicants:

Did you hold a valid 485 visa on 8 February 2010?
Yes - click here (refer to occupations listed under Schedule 2A, Schedule 2B and Schedule                        2C)
No – click here

How to apply for a post- 485 visa final skill assessment to VETASSESS?

If you have previously received a positive assessment from VETASSESS for a 485 visa purpose and wish to apply for a post-485 final skills assessment under the same occupation*:

  1. complete and send SRG29 Application for Post 485 Skill Assessment form to VETASSESS along with the required documents
  2. pay the required fee

If you have previously received a positive assessment from VETASSESS for a 485 visa purpose and wish to apply for a post-485 final skills assessment under a different occupation*:

  1. complete and send SRG1 Application for Skills Assessment form to VETASSESS along with the required documents
  2. pay the required fee

* Please note that it is an applicant's responsibility to find out which occupation is available for a particular visa type. Refer to www.immi.gov.au for more information

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