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IML · Leadership
Institute of Managers and Leaders
IML focuses on whether the applicant performs genuine senior management at strategic and organisational level, not merely whether the title contains “Manager”.
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Assessment categories
Choose the pathway before preparing documents.
Express Migration Skills Assessment
485 Qualification Assessment
Renewal, reassessment, review and appeal
Representative occupations
Chief Executive or Managing DirectorCorporate General ManagerSales and Marketing Manager and other IML-designated roles
This is a practical summary, not the complete legislative occupation list. Confirm the authority against the current Home Affairs instrument.
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Decision-critical evidence
The title on a reference letter is never enough.
Organisation size, reporting lines and subordinate managers must support seniority
Duties should evidence strategy, budget, people and decision authority
Qualification and management experience must match occupational rules
Organisation chart, company records and referees may be verified
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Application sequence
IML assessment process
First confirm the role substantively reaches IML management level
Prepare organisation chart, duties, reports and business-scale evidence
Choose Regular or Express and lodge online
Respond to referee and employer verification
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Checked 30 July 2026
Budget for the correct pathway, not only the base fee.
Express $998 offshore or $1,097 onshore; fees effective 8 September 2025.
The clock commonly depends on a complete application and may pause or restart after further-information requests.
XIVisa document strategy
Enquire about this assessmentPrepare the IML 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.