Australia Skill Assessment Re-Application Process via Registered Migration Agents

Australia Skill Assessment Re-Application Process via Registered Migration Agents


Registered migration agents (RMAs) will:

Re-assess education and employment points
Re-apply for your skill assessment
Instruct you on further steps

Program Overview

“Partner skills” is one of the areas a primary applicant is allowed to claim points and will be allotted 5 points for this. Australia Spouse Skill Assessment is required from one of the nominated occupations that is listed in the same SOL of primary applicant’s visa. Normally, these points should be claimed by the applicant if they fall short of 5 points to the threshold requirement of the visa or would like to gain as maximum points as possible for visas that go through invitation rounds every month. It is one great thing every applicant can take advantage of.

Filing for Australia PR from outside Australia requires you to score 60 minimum however it depends on the minimum threshold set for the selection of that particular invitations rounds for an application to receive an invitation to apply for visa (based on the visa subclass). You get points for your age, education, overseas work experience, Australian education and employment, and also for your spouse skills , professional year , state nomination, relative sponsorship and community language. Your score can significantly go up on adding your spouse's details to the application.

You can even switch the main applicant and dependant between you and your spouse. If he/she obtains more score than you, then you can file as a dependant. But before all that is done, you and your spouse will have to take Australia Skill Assessment. You can get it done with Keywest.

Keywest employs Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) to assess your profile and that of your spouse accordingly suggest how you can proceed and what subclass to apply for. To have a clear idea of what Australia Skill Assessment - Spouse Via RMA is, Speak to an expert.


Eligibility Requirement


  • Nominated an occupation that is on the CSOL for the applying visa subclass 489/190 for state sponsored or your occupation listed in SOL if applying for 189 / 489 relative sponsored.
  • Obtained a suitable skills assessment for that occupation.
  • Not yet turned 50 years of age.
  • Achieved the required English language scores as per the occupational/points requirement, if state have sufficient funds and other specific/additional requirements towards your nominated occupation.
  • If state it is mandatory for you meet the sponsorship criteria defined by the state, and you commit to live and work in the specified regional area for at least 2 years.
  • For submitting a valid EOI it is required for the applicant to meet the threshold points requirement which is currently 60.

Application Costs


If the applicant is applying outside Australia

Skill Assessment fee – AUD$300-AUD$2200 (For applicants, applying in Australia may require to pay GST wherever applicable)

Keywest Process


Our Processing Includes:

  • Document checklist.
  • Complete Application Processing.
  • Forms, Documentation & Application Filing.
  • Updates & Follow up with the relevant departments if required, till the decision is received.


Keywest Immigration Department


  • We offer documentation processing, application & filing services related to immigration.
  • Our Immigration Processing Department ranks amongst the best in the world; and our strong research team evaluates and processes each application as per the latest rules and regulations in place.
  • Our experience of 16 years, in filing thousands of immigration applications has resulted in a strong, comprehensive and a case-study database.
  • Our offices across India and Overseas make us the only immigration consultant in India with a global presence. As a result, we file the highest number of visa applications from India. Keywest also employs and works with regulated and accredited immigration lawyers through company-owned offices in London and Canada; and through partner offices in Australia and New Zealand.
  • We have the highest success rate in visa approvals for applications from India and more than 50% of our customer base is churned through client referrals and word of mouth.
  • Currently, there are five countries which have a point-based immigration program. Point based immigration program is a good option for people who want to work and settle overseas.
  • An applicant can file for a visa application under a number of visa categories. You can apply for a visa independently/have a family member to sponsor you / have an overseas employer to sponsor you/have the country to sponsor you. Applicants, who fall under skills that are in demand, usually get bonus points on their visa and also get their visa faster. Each country has a list of occupations that are in demand.

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  • 1.We are the established Market Leaders in overseas careers with company owned and operated branch in your city. We do not have franchisees.
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