The migration assessor for veterinarians in Australia. The only Australian skills authority that requires full state veterinary board registration before the assessment can even be lodged.
AVBC is the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council, the designated assessing authority for the Veterinarian ANZSCO code (234711) for skilled migration. It is the only Australian skills authority that requires applicants to already hold full registration (without conditions) with an Australian state or territory veterinary board at the time the migration skills assessment is lodged. The assessment itself is fast (most outcomes within 5 weeks), but the registration pre-requisite often takes far longer for overseas-trained vets, who typically sit the Australasian Veterinary Examination (AAVE) to qualify for state-board registration first.
The AVBC migration skills assessment is only available to applicants who already hold full registration (without conditions) with an Australian state or territory veterinary registration board. AVBC is not the registration body; each state and territory board administers its own registration. The path to that registration for overseas-trained vets often runs through the Australasian Veterinary Examination (AAVE), which can take a year or more. Plan AVBC last in the sequence, not first.
AVBC administers the AAVE, a three-step examination (preliminary check, written examination, clinical practical) for vets whose overseas qualification is not on AVBC's list of generally-recognised programs. The AAVE is for state-board registration eligibility. The migration skills assessment is a paper-based assessment for the visa points test. The two are different products, with different fees, timelines, and outcomes. Some applicants complete the AAVE on the road to registration, then separately apply for the migration skills assessment.
Each AVBC product has a direct-deposit fee and a higher card-paid fee that includes a surcharge. The Full Skills Assessment is around $702 inc GST by direct deposit or around $715 inc GST by card. The Renewal is around $340 inc GST by direct deposit or around $346 by card. The gap is small but real, and the fee schedule names both rates explicitly on the AVBC website.
AVBC publishes that most applications are processed within 5 weeks from the date all required documents and payment are received. That is among the fastest published timelines of any Australian skills assessor. The catch is the "all required documents" qualifier: state vet board registration evidence, qualification evidence, English evidence, and identity documents must all be lodged together before the 5-week clock starts.
AVBC assesses exactly one ANZSCO code for skilled migration: 234711 Veterinarian, which sits on the MLTSSL. There is no AVBC path for veterinary nurses (361311), animal scientists, or other animal-care occupations. Those route to different assessors where a pathway exists, or have no skilled-migration assessment pathway at all.
Source · avbc.asn.au
Passport identity page and any change-of-name documents.
Veterinary qualification certificate and academic transcripts, plus evidence that the program of study covered the core veterinary competencies.
Registration evidence from the home country veterinary regulator.
English proficiency evidence accepted by the AVBC. Check the official AVBC checklist for current accepted tests and scores.
The Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List. Eligible for the skilled visas (189, 190, 491, etc.).
This page is general information about Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated and its publicly listed fees, processing times, and document requirements. It isn't immigration advice for your situation. Only a registered migration agent (MARA) or Australian legal practitioner can advise on whether you meet this authority's criteria or which visa pathway fits your circumstances. Find a registered agent at mara.gov.au.
