Skilled migration pathways (subclass 189, 482 and 494) start with a skills assessment from a body like VETASSESS, Engineers Australia or CPA Australia. That means your degree, academic transcript and police check usually need a NAATI-certified English translation. These guides walk through the assessment process and the documents you'll need translated.
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Skilled migration applicants from non-English speaking countries usually need 8 to 15 NAATI translations across the Skills Assessment and visa stages. This guide covers every document you'll need for the 189, 190, and 491, which ones require a NAATI certified translation, and the mistakes that cost applicants months.
Degree certificates for skills assessment and registration.
Subject and grade records required alongside your diploma.
Character requirement for skilled visa applications.
Translate the documents most skills assessments require.
See the exact document list for your skilled visa subclass.
