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Refused skills assessments
What can be done when an assessing authority refuses a skills assessment.
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A refused assessment
A refused skills assessment is a decision of the assessing authority, not a visa refusal. The next step depends on that authority.
Read the reasons first
- The reasons say whether the qualification, the employment, or the documents failed.
- A new assessment with better evidence is sometimes the stronger path.
- A review is worth taking only where the authority got the existing evidence wrong.
Review paths
- Many authorities offer an internal review, with that authority’s own time limit.
- Some skills-assessment decisions can be reviewed by the Administrative Review Tribunal. Many cannot.
- The path depends on the authority and on the type of decision. We identify which one is open.
Effect on the visa
- A points-tested invitation cannot be sought on an unsuitable assessment.
- A sponsored visa that requires an assessment cannot be lodged on a refused one.
- We advise whether to review, to reapply, or to change the occupation or the visa.
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Discuss a refused assessment
Bring the outcome letter. We will tell you whether a review is open and whether a new assessment is the better use of the evidence.