ACS · Digital

Australian Computer Society

ACS is the authorised migration assessing authority for ICT and data-science professionals, focusing on IT content, occupational relevance and post-qualification professional experience.

Assessing focus

ICT, data science and cyber security

A positive assessment confirms the authority's criteria for the nominated occupation. It does not by itself guarantee visa eligibility, state nomination, registration or employment.

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Assessment categories

Choose the pathway before preparing documents.

Qualification Only: Australian diploma or associate degree

Post Australian Study: Australian bachelor or higher plus one year or Professional Year

General Skills: Australian/overseas qualifications plus employment

RPL: project-report pathway without a recognised ICT qualification

Representative occupations

Software engineer, developer programmer, ICT business analystNetwork, systems, database and cyber-security specialistsData science and other ACS-designated digital occupations

This is a practical summary, not the complete legislative occupation list. Confirm the authority against the current Home Affairs instrument.

Decision-critical evidence

The title on a reference letter is never enough.

Award, full transcript and IT content of study

Employment references must show dates, hours, duties and location

Payslips, tax, bank or social-insurance evidence verifies paid work

ACS may deduct experience needed to reach the skilled-employment date

Application sequence

ACS assessment process

Choose up to three suitable occupation codes

Match the Qualification, General Skills or RPL pathway

Pay online, verify identity and upload study/employment evidence

Respond to verification requests and download the outcome

Checked 30 July 2026

Budget for the correct pathway, not only the base fee.

Indicative application feeAUD $625–$1,498

Pathway fees: Qualification/RPL $625, Post Australian Study $1,136, General Skills $1,498.

Indicative processing timeDecision-ready cases commonly around 4–6 weeks; verification may extend this

The clock commonly depends on a complete application and may pause or restart after further-information requests.

ACS official guide ↗Current fees and timing ↗Search occupations →

XIVisa document strategy

Prepare the ACS application around the later visa objective.

We can review the nominated occupation, assessment pathway, qualification relevance, employment evidence and the dates that may be usable in the later EOI or visa application.

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