Assessment fees and additional services

Learn about migration skills assessment fees and other paid services.

Engineers Australia provides a professional assessment service to help you to secure a migration visa. Our fees cover the costs associated with this comprehensive assessment of your qualifications.

We also provide additional paid services associated with migration skills assessment including fast-track applications, overseas engineering PhD qualification assessments and reviews of relevant skilled employment. 

Fee increases for the 2024-2025 financial year

From 1 July 2024 our migration skills assessment fees will increase by 3–4 per cent to align with the consumer price index, wage price index and producer price index. The changes have been approved by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. 

You can view the new fees in the tables below. 

Migration skills assessment fees

Our migration skills assessment fees for the 2023 to 2024 period are set out below.

International Accords qualification assessment fees

 Current     Current     From 1 July From 1 July
Item/sFee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Fee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Washington/Sydney/Dublin Accord qualification assessment$460$506$475$522.50
Washington/Sydney/Dublin Accord qualification assessment plus
relevant skilled employment assessment
$850$935$875$962.50
Washington/Sydney/Dublin Accord qualification assessment plus
overseas PhD assessment 
$705$775$730$803
Washington/Sydney/Dublin Accord qualification assessment plus
relevant skilled employment assessment plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$1095$1204.50$1125$1237.50

Australian accredited engineering qualification assessment fees

 Current     Current   From 1 July From 1 July
Item/sFee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Fee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Australian engineering qualification assessment$285$313.50$295$324.50
Australian engineering qualification assessment plus
relevant skilled employment assessment
$675$742.50$695$764.50
Australian engineering qualification assessment plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$530$583$550$605
Australian engineering qualification assessment plus
relevant skilled employment assessment plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$920$1012$945$1039.50

Competency demonstration report (CDR) assessment fees

 Current    Current     From 1 July  From 1 July
Item/sFee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Fee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Standard competency demonstration report$850$935$880$968
Competency demonstration report plus
relevant skilled employment assessment
$1240$1364$1280$1408
Competency demonstration report plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$1095$1204.50$1130$1243
Competency demonstration report plus
relevant skilled employment assessment plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$1485$1633.50$1525$1677.50

Additional services

Fast-track applications

This option carries a fee but your application can be assigned to an assessor within 20 business days. This doesn’t mean you’ll receive an outcome in this timeframe. The time it takes to process your assessment depends on the quality of the documents you provide and whether we need to ask you for more information.

Before you start your fast-track application read the detailed instructions on the migration skills assessment page.

The fast-track fee is non-refundable. Before you submit your application, ensure you have the correct assessment pathway and account ID

Once you've lodged your application, you can login to your account to check the status. Status updates appear throughout the assessment process until finalised. You can also email us to request an update on the status of your application.

Overseas engineering PhD qualification assessment

We can assess your overseas engineering PhD to determine if it’s equivalent to an Australian engineering PhD for migration purposes. You don’t need this service if you completed your PhD in Australia.

Relevant skilled employment

We can review documentary evidence of your employment. This option is available for all engineering occupation categories except engineering manager, where it’s a mandatory part of the CDR assessment.

Additional services fees

 Current     Current    From 1 July From 1 July
Item/sFee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Fee excl.
GST
AUD
Fee incl.
GST
AUD
Fast-track assessment fee (additional to MSA assessment fee)$325$357.50$335$368.50
Separate relevant skilled employment assessment$440$484$455$500.50
Separate overseas engineering PhD assessment$295$324.50$305$335.50
Separate relevant skilled employment assessment plus
overseas engineering PhD assessment
$680$748$705$775.50
Review fee$305$335.50$315$346.50
Appeal fee$580$638$600$660
Updated outcome letter$165$181.50$165$181.50
Standard administration fee$115$126.50$120$132