One of three designated accountant assessors for Australian skilled migration. CPA Australia maps each unit of your qualification against Australian accounting competency standards.
CPA Australia is one of three designated assessing authorities for accountant occupations in Australian skilled migration, alongside Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). For most accountant ANZSCO codes (221111, 221112, 221113, 221213), an applicant may choose any of the three. CPA Australia is designated to assess six occupations: Accountant General (221111), Management Accountant (221112), Taxation Accountant (221113), Corporate Treasurer (221212), External Auditor (221213), and Finance Manager (132211). The assessment maps overseas qualifications against the competency requirements of the relevant Australian accounting body for each ANZSCO.
For most accountant ANZSCO codes (221111 Accountant General, 221112 Management Accountant, 221113 Taxation Accountant, 221213 External Auditor), three designated assessing authorities sit alongside each other: CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Applicants pick one. The choice usually comes down to fees, the competency-mapping approach, and which body the applicant plans to join professionally in Australia. The outcome letter is treated equally by Home Affairs.
CPA Australia publishes three fee tiers: onshore (with GST), offshore (no AU GST), and a separate Singapore tier. The Combined assessment is $620 incl GST onshore, $564 ex GST offshore, and $615 in Singapore. Picking the wrong tier delays the application until the correct one is paid. The Singapore tier may carry local Singapore tax on top of CPA's listed rate.
CPA Australia assesses each applicant's qualification against the competency requirements of the relevant Australian accounting body for the nominated ANZSCO occupation. That requires detailed syllabi or course outlines for each unit of study, not just transcripts. Light unit descriptions or generic course listings are the most common reason for additional-information requests. The level of detail expected exceeds what most other Australian skills authorities ask for.
CPA's Fast Track Qualification Assessment costs around $675 incl GST onshore (about $110 more than the standard $565). It moves the application to the front of the queue for processing but does not change the depth of unit-by-unit competency mapping. If syllabi or unit descriptions are thin, Fast Track does not bypass the back-and-forth.
Assessing against more than one ANZSCO requires an Additional ANZSCO fee. Combined Additional ANZSCO is $350 incl GST onshore (about half the standard Combined). For applicants whose qualification supports both Accountant General (221111) and Taxation Accountant (221113), an additional ANZSCO assessment opens both pathways for the visa points test. Worth the cost when the second occupation might invite earlier in a points round.
Source · cpaaustralia.com.au
Passport identity page.
Accountancy qualification certificate and academic transcripts. CPAA assesses against the competency requirements of the relevant Australian accounting body for the nominated ANZSCO occupation.
Detailed syllabi or course outlines for the accountancy qualification, sufficient to map each unit of competency.
Skilled employment evidence with detailed duties, only required if applying for the Combined assessment or Skilled Employment Assessment products.
Short-Term Skilled Occupation List or Regional Occupation List. Visa eligibility differs from MLTSSL.
This page is general information about CPA Australia Ltd 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.
