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What Do I Need to Provide?
The information on this form is collected by the Australian Physiotherapy Council for the purpose of assessing qualifications
and skills for the purpose of skilled migration for the occupation of Physiotherapist ANZSCO Code 252511. This is not an
application for assessment for general registration as a physiotherapist.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Introduction
The Australian Physiotherapy Council assesses qualifications and skills for the occupation of Physiotherapist for the purpose
of migration to Australia under the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP)’s General Skilled Migration
program. This is not an assessment for registration purposes. The Australian Physiotherapy Council has a separate and
different assessing role for physiotherapists seeking to qualify for registration in Australia – please see our website for more
information on this.
One of the first steps in applying for skilled migration is to nominate an occupation from the relevant skilled occupation list
and have your skills and qualifications assessed by the relevant assessing authority. If your nominated occupation is
“Physiotherapist” then the Australian Physiotherapy Council is the relevant assessing authority.
Who should use this form?
If you are applying for a Permanent Residence visa under the General Skilled Migration program that requires a skills
assessment for the occupation “Physiotherapist” (ANZSCO Code 252511), and you have previously had a successful Skills
Assessment from the Council, you should use this form.
Do I meet the requirement for an Additional Skills Assessment?
You must be able to answer YES to the below question to meet the requirement for a successful Additional Skills
Assessment. This is not an assessment for general registration purposes.
1. Have you previously had a successful Skills Assessment from the Council?
□ Yes □ No
If YES, please provide your Skills Assessment Reference Number
Your Reference Number can be found on your Skills Certificate.
What can I do if I cannot answer YES?
If you answered NO to the above question, you will not meet the requirement for this assessment.
If you require a Skills Assessment there are two different assessments, you may be eligible for:
• Skills Assessment – Temporary Graduate Visa
• Complete Skills Assessment – Permanent Residence Visa/Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa
Please visit the Council’s website for more information about these assessments.
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I Am Currently Overseas, What Type of Visa Can I Apply For?
The Australian Physiotherapy Council does not provide information about migrating to Australia, as this is beyond our scope.
If you are overseas and you intend to migrate to Australia, you should contact your nearest Australian Embassy, Consulate
or High Commission (overseas post) for information about migration processes and requirements. If you intend to migrate
under the General Skilled Migration program, important information is available via the DIBP website at www.border.gov.au.
It is essential that you read the DIBP website information about skilled migration carefully before proceeding with this
application.
How Do I Apply for An Additional Skills Assessment?
• Complete this application form in black pen and PRINT CLEARLY IN UPPERCASE (CAPITAL LETTERS)
• Answer all questions in English, unless otherwise requested
• Initial and date any alterations to the details provided on the form
• If your supporting documents are in English, please include:
- one application form;
- one certified copy of all supporting documents;
• If your supporting documents are in a language other than English, please include:
- one application form;
- one certified copy of all supporting documents in the original language;
- one certified copy of the official translated version of all documents;
• The Australian Physiotherapy Council will not accept responsibility for original documents sent to us and will not
return any documents. You must be prepared to show DIBP all the documentation you have relied upon in this
application, so you must retain the original documents and a certified copy of your completed application form.
• The Australian Physiotherapy Council reserves the right to request applicants to provide translations completed
by a translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
• Please include proof of payment of $1450.00 AUD (PLUS $25.00 AUD if you pay by an international funds
transfer).
• APPLICATION FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED
How Long Will the Additional Skills Assessment Take?
It can take up to 6 weeks from the date your correctly completed application form and all documents in the correct format
are received by the Australian Physiotherapy Council.
Internal Review of Decision
If you disagree with the assessor’s evaluation of your application, there may be grounds under which you can apply for an
internal review of the outcome. Please refer to the internal review policy on the website.
The Skills Assessment outcome from the Australian Physiotherapy Council must be included with your visa
application to the DIPB, and you must be prepared to show DIBP all the documentation you have relied
upon when seeking this Skills Assessment. You should keep a certified copy of your Skills Assessment
application and all other relevant documentation for your own records.
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Who can certify my documents?
In Australia, the following people are authorised to certify documents:
• Health professions: Chiropractor, Dentist, Medical practitioner, Nurse, Optometrist, Pharmacist,
Physiotherapist,
• Psychologist
• Legal professions: Legal practitioner, Patent attorney, Trademarks attorney
• Court positions: Bailiff, Justice of the Peace, Judge, Magistrate, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, Clerk, Master of a
court, CEO of a Commonwealth court
• Commissioner for Affidavits, or Commissioner for Declarations (dependent on jurisdictions)
• Government representatives (elected): Federal, State or Territory or Local
• Public servants: Federal, State or Territory or Local – employed for five years or more.
• Bank officer, building society officer, credit union officer, finance company officer – employed for five years or
more
• Veterinary surgeon
• Accountant (member of ICA, ASA, NIA or CPA, ATMA, NTAA)
• Minister of religion, or marriage celebrant
• Member of:
- Chartered Secretaries Australia
- Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of student
- Australian Defence Force (an officer; or a non-commissioned officer with 5+ years of continuous service; a
- warrant officer)
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• Notary public
• Holder of a statutory office not specified in another item in this Part
• Police officer
• Sheriff or Sheriff’s officer
• Teacher (full-time) at a school or tertiary education institution
Outside Australia, the following people are authorised to certify documents:
• Justice of the Peace
• Notary public
• Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)
• Employee of the Commonwealth or the Australian Trade Commission who works outside Australia.
Each copy of an original document must bear a statement certifying that it is a true copy of the original and the statement
should include any official stamp or seal. You must include a piece of paper with the name, signature, contact address and
phone number of the certifier. To have your copies certified you will need to present both the original and the copy of each
document to the person certifying the copies. Each certified copy of your documents must be certified separately, and it
must be possible, from the details provided, for the Australian Physiotherapy Council to contact the certifying officer if
necessary.
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LODGE THIS APPLICATION BY POST TO:
Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited
PO Box 3070
Burnley North, VIC 3121
If you are using a courier service, please send your documents to:
Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited
Level 3, 600 Victoria Street
Richmond, VIC 3121
Privacy Policy
The Australian Physiotherapy Council handles personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy available at
https://physiocouncil.com.au/privacy/
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The information on the form is collected by the Australian Physiotherapy Council for the purpose of assessing qualifications
and skills for the purpose of skilled migration for the occupation of Physiotherapist ANZSCO Code 252511. This is not an
application for assessment for general registration as a physiotherapist. Please read the Explanatory Notes on page 1 carefully
before completing the application.
Please use black pen and write clearly – ENSURE YOU HAVE READ THE EXPLANATORY NOTES
Section A: Your Personal Details Information
1. Reference Number - see information panel
2. Preferred Title (please tick): □ Mr □ Mrs □ Miss □ Ms □ Dr □ Other …..
3. Family name (as shown on passport)
4. Given name (as shown on passport)
5. Previous family names – see information panel for documentary evidence required if
you have changed your name
6. Previous given names – see information panel for documentary evidence required if
you have changed your name
7. Your date of birth (day/month/year) – passport evidence is required
8. Your country of birth – passport evidence is required
9. Gender: □ Male □ Female
10. Your primary language
11. Countries where you have citizenship or permanent residence status (this will
not be Australia)
The Reference Number is found on
your Assessment of Qualifications Only -
Temporary (Graduate) Visa application
certificate.
□ Identification
Provide a certified copy of your valid
passport photo page.
□ Change of name documentation
If the name on any of your documents
is not the same as that on your current
passport, provide 1 certified copy of
one of the following in your original
application as evidence of your change of
name:
- marriage certificate
- divorce papers
- deed poll
- statutory declaration
If your document is in a language
other than English, provide:
- the required additional documents
as outlined in the attached
Explanatory Notes on Page 1
Primary language means the language
primarily used for reading, writing,
listening, and speaking and the language
known best and most comfortable with.
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Section B: Your contact details Information
12. Your address for correspondence (indicate country, if outside Australia)
13. Your daytime telephone number Your mobile telephone number
14. Your email address
15. I agree to have all correspondence from the Australian Physiotherapy
Council sent to the email address above: □ Yes
Section C: Third party contact details (optional) Information
16. Authorisation of third party
I, (Your full name including your given names and your family name/surname)
authorise the following person to act on my behalf regarding my application to
the Australian Physiotherapy Council. This includes authorising the Australian
Physiotherapy Council to send to that person any communication, documents
or notifications relating to my application that would otherwise have been sent
to me.
17. Details of authorised person
Authorised person’s Title: □ Mr □ Mrs □ Miss □ Ms □ Other ……
Authorised person’s full name including given names and family name/surname
Authorised person’s address for correspondence (indicate country, if outside
Australia)
Authorised person’s email address
Authorised person’s telephone number Alternate telephone number
Your signature Date (day/month/year)
□ Contact details
These details are for you, the applicant, and
must be completed.
□ Email correspondence
Correspondence by email ensures you receive
all information regarding your application
reliably and efficiently.
Your Skills Assessment outcome will be sent
to you by post.
□ Authorisation of third party
You must complete this section if you are
authorising another person (for example a
family member or migration agent) to act on
your behalf regarding your application for
assessment of your physiotherapy qualification
and skills by Australian Physiotherapy Council.
If you complete this section, the
Australian Physiotherapy Council will
send all correspondence to both yourself
and the authorised third party
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Section D: Your current photograph Information
Section E: Your initial physiotherapy qualification Please provide details of your initial physiotherapy qualification.
18. What is the level of the qualification (For example, Diploma, Bachelor etc)
19. What is the name of the qualification?
In English
In your own language (if applicable)
20. Name of the institution
21. Date program commenced:
(day/month/year)
22. Date program completed:
(day/month/year)
□ Your passport photograph
Securely attach (do not glue) a passport
sized photograph of yourself taken within
the last three months and has been
endorsed by a person who:
- is not related to you by birth or
marriage
- has known you for at least 12
months
- is at least 18 years of age
- has endorsed the back of the
photo by writing, “this is a true
photo of (your name)” and signing
their name.
(Attach photo here)
Has your photograph
been signed by your
guarantor?
Print name of Guarantor
Contact phone number for Guarantor
Signature of Guarantor
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Section F: Additional qualifications (optional) Information
Please provide details of any additional qualifications – ONLY INCLUDE
QUALIFICATIONS LEADING TO A DIPLOMA OR DEGREE.
If you have more than one additional Physiotherapy qualification, make copies of
this
page and attach them as separate sheets giving the additional details.
23. What is the level of the qualification (For example, Diploma, Bachelor etc.)
24. What is the name of the qualification?
In English
In your own language (where applicable)
25. Name of the institution
26. Date program commenced:
(day/month/year)
27. Date program completed:
(day/month/year)
□ Graduation certificates*
Provide 1 certified copy of each
physiotherapy graduation diploma or degree.
Your official certificate must include the
official university stamp
□ Your official results transcripts
Provide 1 certified copy of each official
transcripts for your qualification. Your official
transcripts must include:
- a statement that confirms that you
have completed the course
requirements
- a list of each individual subject in your entire
physiotherapy program
- the grade or result you were awarded for
each subject in the program
- the official university stamp
* If you are applying before the date of your
graduation ceremony and do not yet have
your graduation certificate, you MUST
provide: 1) a letter from your university
academic registrar stating the date that your
graduation certificate will be conferred AND
2) your results transcript must include a
statement that confirms you have completed
the course requirements.
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Section G: Your English language ability Information
28. Tick the category that applies to you and provide the documents described:
I hold current registration with the
Physiotherapy Board of Australia. → Provide a certified copy of your
current and valid Certificate of
General Registration with the
Physiotherapy Board of Australia
→ Proceed to Section H
My primary language is English, and I
have undertaken and satisfactorily
completed
- All my primary and secondary
education which was taught and
assessed solely in English in a
country listed in the box on the
far right, and
- My physiotherapy qualification
(provided in Section E) was taught and assessed solely in English
→ Provide 1 certified copy of each
of the following:
□ Your High School Certificate
□ Evidence that your primary and
secondary education was completed
in the English language medium
→ Proceed to Section H
I have a combination of secondary
education and a physiotherapy
qualification, where I have undertaken and
satisfactorily completed:
- At least two years of my secondary
education, which was taught and
assessed solely in English in a
country listed in the box on the
far right, and
- My physiotherapy qualification
(provided in Section E) was taught
and assessed solely in English in a country listed in the box on the
far right
→ Provide 1 certified copy of your
High School Certificate
→ Proceed to Section H
I have undertaken and satisfactorily
completed at least six years’ (full time
equivalent) continuous education
taught and assessed solely in English, in a country listed in the box on the far
right, which includes my physiotherapy
qualification (provided in Section E).
→ Provide 1 certified copy of
evidence of continuous education
that you have completed
→ Proceed to Section H
I have achieved the required minimum
scores and meet the requirements for test
results, in one of the English language tests
prescribed by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia’s English Language Skills
Registration Standard.
→ Provide a certified copy of valid
results from one of the following
English language tests:
□ International English
Language
Testing System (IELTS); OR
□ Occupational English Test
(OET); OR
□ Pearson Test of English
Academic (PTE Academic); OR
□ Test of English as a Foreign
Language internet-based test
(TOEFL iBT)
→ Proceed to Section H
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America
Secondary education means
Australian school years 7 through to
12, even where year 7 is classified as
part of primary school in a particular
state or territory.
Six years (full time equivalent)
continuous education means
education over a period of six
consecutive calendar years without a
break from study apart from the
education institutions’) e.g. school or
university) scheduled holidays.
Physiotherapy Board of
Australia’s English Language
Skills Registration Standard
refers to the Registration Standard
found on http://www.physiotherapyboard.gov.au
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Section H: Your current registration Information
29. Do you hold a current unconditional registration/license as a physiotherapist?
□ No (Proceed to Section I) □ Yes (Complete Questions 30 – 33)
30. Country
31. Registering authority
32. Date of Registration
33. Date of expiry
Please ensure you provide the documents EXACTLY as detailed in the checklist
Section I: Skilled Employment Reference Information
34. Please use the Professional Reference template to provide a professional
reference from employers of which you are claiming to have gained work
experience as a physiotherapist. Each reference must:
a) be signed by you and the referee;
b) be dated no more than six months old;
c) be from a different hospital or practice.
d) be for each position held during your employment. If your position changed,
complete a new Professional Reference template.
If you are self-employed, contact the Council for additional evidence to submit to support your application.
□ Your physiotherapy registration (if
applicable)
Provide a certified copy of your current
and valid certificate/license as a
physiotherapist (where applicable)
□ Professional references
If additional space is required to describe details of your scope of practice, additional A4 pages can be attached to the template.
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Section J: Declaration
35. I declare that:
• The information in the application form and all attachments is true, complete and current at the time of signing
this declaration
• I am the person named in the application form and identified in all attachments
• I undertake to inform the Australian Physiotherapy Council of any changes to my circumstance (including
address) while my application is being considered
• I have read and understand the Australian Physiotherapy Council’s Privacy Notice issued with this application
form and I agree to the Australian Physiotherapy Council collecting and using my personal information in
accordance with the Privacy Notice
• If I have disclosed anyone else’s personal information in this application, I confirm that I have made a copy of the
Australian Physiotherapy Council’s Privacy Notice available to that person
• I agree that this application form and all attachments become the property of the Australian Physiotherapy
Council and will not be returned, and my fee will not be refunded.
Signature of applicant Date (day/month/year)
Section K: Application fee $1450.00 AUD* Information
36. Payment
EFT/Direct Deposit
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER/DIRECT DEPOSIT:
The applicant’s name must be included as the reference for the payment. A copy of the
deposit receipt or similar evidence of the funds transfer must be included with the
application. The applicant is liable for all bank fees incurred for Electronic Funds
Transfers including any fees charged to the Australian Physiotherapy
Council – international transfers must add $25.00 AUD to cover these
fees.
*The application fee is current at the date of publication (indicated on the lower left corner
of the form). The fee is subject to change without notice. Refunds of application fees are not
available.
37 Submitting your application
Please send your completed application form, and ALL required documents and
evidence of payment of the application fee by post to
Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited
PO Box 3070
Burnley North, VIC 3121
If you are using a courier service, please send your documents to:
Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited
Level 3, 600 Victoria Street
Richmond, VIC 3121
□ Payment of $1450 application
fee
EFT/Direct Deposit:
Bank:
National Australia Bank
Account name:
Australian Physiotherapy Council
BSB:
082-902
Account No.:
57-218-4028
Bank Address:
Cnr London Cct & Ainslie Ave,
Canberra ACT 2600
Swift Code:
NATAAU3302S
(international use only)
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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Please follow this final checklist to ensure that all required documents have been included:
Application Form: Application for an Additional Skills Assessment [for Permanent Residence Visa Applicants]
Passport: a certified copy of your passport identity page
Name change: provide a certified copy of evidence of your name change (if applicable)
Additional Physiotherapy Qualification Graduation Certificate: a certified copy of your additional
physiotherapy qualification OR Letter of conferral issued by the university academic registrar stating the expected date
of conferral. (if applicable)
Additional Physiotherapy Qualification Results Transcript: a certified copy of your official results
transcript/statement of marks from your additional physiotherapy qualification that meets all of the requirements listed
on the application form. (if applicable)
English Language Ability: evidence that meets the requirements listed on the application form (if applicable)
Current Registration: a certified copy of your current registration practising certificate/license (if applicable)
Skilled Employment Reference: Professional Reference templates completed with the required attachments.
Declaration: signed on the application form.
Copies of documents provided in support of an application must be certified as true copies of the original documents.
Certified copies must be high quality reproductions of original documents and will only be accepted in hard copy by mail.
Photocopies of previously certified documents will not be accepted. Please refer to the application form for certification
requirements.
If your supporting documents are written in English, please include:
• one application form;
• one certified copy of all supporting documents;
If your supporting documents are written in a language other than English, please include:
• one application form;
• one certified copy of all supporting documents in the original language;
• one certified copy of the official translated version of all documents;
The Australian Physiotherapy Council will not accept responsibility for original documents sent to the office and will not
return any documents. You must be prepared to show DIBP all the documentation you have relied upon in this application,
so you must retain the original documents and a certified copy of your completed application form.
The Australian Physiotherapy Council reserves the right to request applicants to provide translations completed by a
translator accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
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