Steps to apply
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Check eligibility
5 minutes
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Know what you need
5 minutes
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Prepare documents
Between 1 day and 1 month, depending on whether you have to request documents
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Register and pay
10 minutes
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Upload documents
25 minutes
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Wait for email
Upto XX weeks
if your documents don't meet requirements, your application will be delayed.
Note:We assess your skillsusing documents. We don't assess your skills in a face-to-face test.Make sure your application is processed quickly
Follow these steps to apply for full skills assessment
You will need to provide us with:
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA/Ahpra) or
- Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) or
- Midwifery Council of New Zealand (MCNZ).
Not sure if you have current registration? Search for your name in the Ahpra register of practitioners or the NCNZ register of practicing nurses.
You will need to provide us with:
- proof of identity documents and a recent passport-quality photo
- proof of education documents
- proof of work experience documents
- a migration agent declaration document (if you have an agent)
- an ANZSCO code for your assessment
- payment for your assessment ($340).
It’s important that you send:
- high quality scans or photos of your documents
- photos that meet the passport-photo quality requirements.
This will help to ensure your assessment is not delayed-we cannot complete your assessment using low quality documents
Document | Required | How to submit |
Proof of identity
The bio-data page(s) from your passport |
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Change of name documents (marriage certificate, decree nisi, deed poll) | ![]() |
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A high-quality passport style photograph (taken in the last 6 months) | ![]() |
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Proof of education
Graduation certificates and transcripts for all nursing qualifications in Australia and overseas(transcripts need to show commencement and completion dates) |
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Proof of work experience
Professional references for your work experience as a paid nurse or midwife. | If applicable | Upload high-quality scan or photo that matches professional reference example |
If you are an agency nurse, you will need to provide:
| If applicable | Upload high-quality scan or photo that matches professional reference example |
Proof of registration
Registration from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA/Ahpra) or Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) or Midwifery Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). |
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Overseas professional registration documents. | If applicable | Email from an official email address or sent via post |
Migration agent declaration
Registration from the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA/Ahpra) or Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) or Midwifery Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). |
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Overseas professional registration documents. | If applicable | Email from an official email address or sent via post |
Documents you need to email or post
Overseas professional registration documents can be emailed to verification@anmac.org.au.
If email is not available, your relevant authority can post your registration document to:
ANMAC Skilled Migration Services
Level 1, 15 Lancaster Place
Majura Park
Canberra Airport ACT 2609
Before you upload your documents, make sure they meet our quality requirements.
After you have your documents ready, and made sure the document quality meets our requirements, you can start your application in the Skills assessment portal.
To upload the documents for your assessment, you need to:
- Register a new account. New applications will need a new account and email address.
- Complete the online form. Check the how-to video for a tutorial.
- Pay the fees with a credit card. Do not log out before your payment is processed.
- Check your email for your reference number, and confirmation of your application and payment. Contact us if you do not see it within 24 hours.
After you have your documents ready, and checked they meet our quality requirements, you can upload them to the Skills assessment portal.
Note: Your documents need to be uploaded within one month of registering a new account.
To upload your documents:
- Log into your account.
- Upload your documents. Check the how-to video for a tutorial
- Save your application.
- Check your email for confirmation that your application has been submitted and your reference number.
After you submit your application:
- Check your email for any assessment updates. You may not hear from us for a couple of months. See current wait times. We will send you an email if we need any documents or information.
- Check the application status by logging into the Skills assessment portal.
If your professional references lack the details needed for your nominated ANZSCO code, we will send you an email explaining why.
After we process your application, we will send an email with your Letter of Determination which is valid for 2 years from the date of issue.
Document requirements are the following
Content for passport
Content Residential address proof
ANZSCO codes are the following
Content Code 278844
Content Code 294476
Have a question?
Read our FAQs or conatact us at skilledmigration@anmac.org.au