Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 for international student graduate of an AASW accredited social work course in Australia
Transition of the application process for migration and employment purposes to Online lodgement
The AASW Migration and Eligibility and Assessment Team (MEA) is excited to announce that the migration and/or employment assessment process has moved to online lodgement via the AASW Website.
What types of applications can be lodged online:
- International Qualification Recognition
- New Zealand Mutual Recognition Agreement
- International Students Studying AASW Accredited Social Work Course in Australia
- Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 for international student graduate of an AASW accredited social work course in Australia
- Renewals and Reissue of Assessment
- Optional Migration Assessment
The MEA Team is looking forward to assisting applicants and will be available to guide you through the new online process if you’re planning to migrate to Australia and need recognition as a qualified social worker for migration and/or employment purposes.
What this means:
- A quicker, easier application process.
- Uploading documents online will make it easier for an applicant to submit a complete application.
- Online applications will promote a flowing approach to the process, which is beneficial to applicants
- Priority is placed on the type of application linked to employer recruitment demands, not how/when you apply.
- A faster turnaround time for all applications
How will it all work?
The AASW website through a MyAASW account will be where you will link into the online process
To assist you with lodging your application online, a series of Guides for specific types of applications have been developed. The Guide for your specific application will help you with your application.
Paper-based applications will no longer be accepted after 26 May 2024.
We look forward to working with you, as the MEA program moves to an online application process.
We will let you know with further updates as to the launch of online applications via the AASW website.
Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 for international student graduate of an AASW accredited social work course in Australia
On behalf of the Australian Government, as a nominated assessing authority, we assess academic social work qualifications by assessing your qualification for migration purposes.
This application form can be used by social workers who would like to apply for an assessment of their AASW accredited social work qualification/s for a Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485.
- Temporary Graduate Visa
The Temporary Graduate (485) visa has 2 streams:
The AASW as an Assessing Authority accepts applications for this visa subclass to complete a skills/qualification assessment which applicants can use as part of their temporary visa application to the Dept Home Affairs.
The Post-Study Work Stream is for international students who have recently graduated with a degree or higher qualification (Australian Bachelor or Masters degree, three years for a research-based Master’s Degree, and four years for a PhD or Doctorate), regardless of their field of study, from an Australian CRICOS approved institution. This stream is available only to persons who applied for, and had been granted, their first student visa on or after 5 November 2011. This ensures that all Post-Study Work stream applicants have been subject to Genuine Temporary Entrant provisions assessment. Applicants for this stream do not need a skills assessment. Applications can be made direct to Dept. Home Affairs.