What is EA assessment for Australian immigration?

Australia is a dream destination for many skilled migrants. Its fair and clear immigration policy, stunning weather, a welcoming environment for migrants, salary, and lifestyle has a lot to do with creating this image for the country.

Engineers are among the most in-demand professionals in Australia. Most of the engineering occupations are even included in the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List released for the COVID-19 recovery period. These include:

• Civil Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233211),
• Geotechnical Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233212),
• Structural Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233214),
• Transport Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233215),
• Electrical Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233311),
• Mechanical Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233512),
• Mining Engineers (excluding Petroleum) (ANZSCO code: 233611), and
• Petroleum Engineers (ANZSCO code: 233612).

Engineers Australia (EA) is the designated skill assessment authority for engineers applying for skilled Australian visa and immigration programs.

How Engineers Australia provides assessment services to migrants?

EA works with the Department of Home Affairs, international organisations and migration agents to assess the skills and competencies of engineers who want to migrate to Australia.

Different EA Migration Skill Assessment pathways are:

• If your qualifications are accredited by Engineers Australia and the date of your qualification matches the listed accreditation dates, you should apply under the Australian Qualification Pathway.
• If your qualifications are from a country that is a full signatory to the Washington Accord, Dublin Accord, or Sydney Accord and the date of your qualification matches the listed accreditation dates, you need to apply under WA, DA, or SA Pathways as applicable.
• If your qualification is neither accredited by EA nor from an Accord-listed country, you need to apply under the Competency Demonstration Report (CDR) Pathway. 

We have some of the best experts to guide you on how to ensure success in the Engineers Australia Migration Skills Assessment. Consult them now!

Fast Track Migration Skills Assessment or Fast-Track MSA

Normal MSA applications processing time is quite long. Fast-track assessments mean that your application will reach the assessor within 20 working days of receiving all required information.

You can choose 'Fast Track' when you submit your Migration Skills Assessment. You can also fast-track an existing MSA application using the online form on the official website.

If you choose the CDR MSA pathway that normally has a processing time of 12 weeks, the fast-track application processing time is 20 working days. On the other hand, if you have:

• Accredited Australian qualifications,
• Dublin Accord qualifications,
• Sydney Accord qualifications, or
• Washington Accord qualifications,

your MSA application normally has a processing time of 8 weeks. The fast-track application gets processed in 18 working days.

How to register for EA Migration Skill Assessment?

• Download and read the latest MSA booklet released by Engineers Australia.
• Choose the assessment pathway you prefer.
• Read the Applicant User Guide, and collect all the required documents.
• Create or log in to your account with Engineers Australia.
• Fill in all the details in the MSA application form carefully, review it, and then submit it.

Ask for any help from Visa2Immgiration experts any time you want. Applying correctly for the EA MSA assessment is crucial to get your application processed quickly and smoothly.

Global Talent Independent (GTI) Program

Highly skilled engineering professionals can seek EA nomination to live and work permanently in Australia through this program. Engineers in the priority sectors can apply for the GTI nomination assessment if they fulfil the requirements.

The priority sectors include:

• Resources
• Agri-food and AgTech
• Energy
• Health Industries
• Defence, Advanced Manufacturing and Space
• Circular Economy
• DigiTech
• Infrastructure and Tourism
• Financial Services and FinTech
• Education

To be eligible for a Global Talent visa, the candidates should have the ability to attract an annual salary of AUD 158,000 and above. Candidates can prove this by showing their contract, payslips, job offers outlining remuneration or a recent PhD in the target sector.

They must demonstrate outstanding achievements in their fields or expertise areas that are internationally recognised, showcase that they can obtain employment in Australia readily, and prove that they would be an asset to Australia. 

Senior roles, patents, professional memberships, professional awards, and international publications help with proving your candidature for the program.

How to apply for GTI nomination?

You need to complete a self-assessment form to see if you are eligible for the GTI program. Then, you need to apply for the GTI assessment and nomination along with all the required documents.

The GTI nomination assessment fee is AUD 810 for overseas applicants and AUD 891 (including GST) for applicants residing in Australia. This fee is non-refundable.