Optometrist Skills Assessment

MARN 1576536 · Verifiable at mara.gov.au

Optometrist (ANZSCO 251411) is a Skill Level 1 health profession examining eyes, diagnosing vision problems and prescribing corrective lenses. For skilled migration the assessing authority is the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ), with registration through AHPRA. Widen Migration (MARN 1576536) helps optometrists coordinate both.

The skills assessment & RPL pathway for Optometrist

For an Optometrist (ANZSCO 251411), OCANZ conducts the migration skills assessment, evaluating your optometry qualification against Australian and New Zealand standards; depending on your qualification this can involve competency examinations.

Separately, to practise you must be registered with the Optometry Board of Australia through AHPRA. The OCANZ assessment supports your visa; registration lets you work. Both are usually needed, and neither is a VET Recognition of Prior Learning pathway.

Evidence typically required

• Optometry qualification with academic transcripts and course details
• Evidence of registration/eligibility in your home country
• English language test results meeting the required standard
• Documentation required for the OCANZ examination pathway
• Passport and identity documents

Looking at the whole journey rather than just the assessment? See the full pathway guide: Migrate to Australia as a Optometrist →

Which skilled visa uses this occupation?

Once Optometrist is positively assessed, the assessment supports a points-tested or employer-sponsored skilled visa. The right one depends on your points, age, state nomination and whether an employer will sponsor you.

• Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent (points-tested, no sponsor)
• Subclass 190 — Skilled Nominated (state nomination)
• Subclass 491 — Skilled Work Regional (regional nomination)
• Subclass 482 — Skills in Demand (employer sponsorship)
• 482 → 186 permanent residency pathway
• Check your points for 189/190/491

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General information only, not migration advice. ANZSCO codes and assessing-authority arrangements change (ANZSCO is transitioning to OSCA) and skilled occupation lists are updated periodically — confirm the current code, authority and requirements for your situation. Skills assessments are conducted by the relevant assessing authority and RPL qualifications are issued by Registered Training Organisations, not by WIDEN. No qualification or assessment guarantees a visa. Migration advice is provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) only after a paid consultation under a written service agreement.