Surveyor (ANZSCO 232212)

On the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Surveyor on?

MLTSSL — Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The widest list — occupations on the MLTSSL can access the points-tested permanent skilled visas including the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which needs no state nomination or employer.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Surveyor comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

The Institution of Surveyors NSW (ISNSW) became the legislated assessing authority for Surveyor (232212) on 27 March 2026, replacing the Geospatial Council of Australia, applying retrospectively to visa applications lodged on or after 8 October 2025. ISNSW assesses against the equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree specifically in surveying — general geospatial, quantity surveying, valuation, general practice surveying and building surveying qualifications are assessed by other bodies, not ISNSW, so getting the right body for the right specialisation matters before applying.

Where these applications come unstuck

Assessments issued by the former authority (GCA) after 21 August 2025 do not meet current requirements and need to be redone with ISNSW — anyone holding an assessment from that window should check its status before relying on it. Nominating a general geospatial or spatial-science qualification under this ANZSCO code, when the underlying training doesn't match the surveying-specific scope ISNSW assesses, is the other common mismatch.

An honest read on this pathway

This is a genuinely current fact to get right: the authority changed within the last year following the previous body's liquidation, so third-party guides and older articles are likely to still name the wrong assessor. Confirming ISNSW directly before starting an application is worth the extra step.

Whichever authority assesses you, the paperwork is the part applicants underestimate. The Document Vault keeps a single register of every document, what it was needed for, and what is still missing.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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