VETASSESS offers priority processing service for general and professional occupations to fast-track the application assessment of the applicants. From July 31 VETASSESS priority processing service will be reformed to allow the applicants with evidence of urgent need to receive priority when places are allocated.
Urgent reasons for an applicant to apply for Priority Processing will include:
- Receiving an invitation from the Department of Home Affairs or an Australian state or territory government, which has an expiry date.
- Expiration of visa due within eight weeks and inability to obtain another visa
- Applicant turning 33, 40 or 45 within eight weeks
- Expiration of English test result (IELTS or PTE) due within eight weeks
- Expiration of Partner Skills Assessment due within eight weeks.
It must be noted that the applicants without an urgent need can still apply for priority processing. Once places are allocated to those with an urgent need, any remaining slots will be offered to other applicants in the queue on a first-come-first-served basis.
Changes to requirements for Pakistani and Nigerian applicants
From August 9 it will no longer be mandatory for applicants to provide verified copies of qualifications from the registrar’s office of the awarding body of Pakistan and Nigeria.
However, during the application process the applicants may be required to provide verified copies if an assessor identifies it essential to complete an assessment. This applies to qualifications from other regions as well. However, the request for verified copies by the assessor may delay the priority processing assessment process beyond the standard 10 business days.
VETASSESS has also updated its information sheet for the occupation of Actuary. It will now consider studies completed towards Associateship or Membership of recognised Actuaries Institutes if an applicant holds a qualification which is assessed at AQF bachelor’s degree level but lacks the required focus on Actuarial Science.
