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ACS-registered migration agents

Launching March 2024, the new ACS Migration Skills Assessment will offer ACS-registered migration agents and lawyers the opportunity to enhance their migration services.

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Introducing the new ACS Migration Skills Assessment. A better applicant experience is better for agent businesses.

 
 

Deliver faster turnaround times

 

Promise your clients a faster, simpler skills assessment. New operating systems and streamlined processes will improve the quality of applications, avoid delays and reduce turnaround times to as little as 15 days.

 
 
 

Introduce greater certainty

 

A faster, more informative skills assessment with more options and fewer delays will offer peace of mind to your clients whose Australian dreams rest on the outcome of their skills assessment.

 
 
 
 

Enjoy personalised communication  

 

ACS-registered migration agents have access to a personalised dashboard delivering real-time updates on individual client cases and direct communication with ACS assessors.

 
 
 

PLEASE NOTE: In alignment with the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020, onshore migration professionals require current OMARA registration (e.g. MARN) or a current Australian legal practicing certificate to engage with the ACS Agent Portal.

 
 
 
 

The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment delivers a superior applicant experience.

 
 

Existing applicants

 

If you have an active ACS Skills Assessment, to progress your application please consider the recommendations below:

 

Recommendation 1:


You have started your application but have not yet paid the application fee.

 

You need to: 


Finalise your application and pay by midnight AEST, Thursday 28 March 2024. 

 

Login to your account → 

 
 

Recommendation 2:


You have submitted and paid for your assessment application and are awaiting an outcome letter.

 

You don’t need to do anything.  


Just wait for your outcome letter. 

 

Login to your account →

 
 

Recommendation 3:

 

You are planning to reapply

 

If you are planning to reapply, you should follow the new application process, launching March 2024.

 
 

The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment portal will deliver: 

 

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.

Greater clarity

Applicants benefit from a ‘guided’ service through the application process, increasing the likelihood of a right-first-time application.
 

Improved communication

Each applicant will have access to a personalised dashboard and the ability to check on the progress of an application at any time, from anywhere in the world.

Increased options

The new ACS Migration Skills Assessment will automatically select up to three ANZSCO codes simultaneously, increasing options and the chances of success.

If you are new to the ACS Migration Skills Assessment, register here:

 

Download and complete the agent registration form making sure you include all details, especially your MARA registration number. ACS only works with MARA-recognised migration agents. 

 

Please note that existing ACS-registered migration agents can login using their current details.

 
 

Register with ACS 

 

Download and 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 download and complete a registration form and then email the form to (insert email address). You must complete the form fully with all your details including your MARA registration number.

No, while ACS is determined to support as many migration agents and lawyers as possible, only those registered with MARA can also register with ACS.

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. (Hyperlink to the ACS events page).

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 Webinar

ACS Migration Webinars

Get the latest skilled migration updates and questions answered live by experts.
 
 
ACS Migration Webinar

ACS AppAssist

Get your application right first time with expert guidance from your AppAssist consultant.
 
 
ACS Migration Webinar

Migration Agents

A registered migration agent is great for guiding you through the whole process.