Applying for QMAS? Check the criteria,
then see which documents you need
Work through the application in order: check eligibility, prepare your documents, apply online, respond to requests and arrange your first entry after approval.
Eligibility assessment
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Assessing yourself under the General Points Test
Ticking a box is easy; checking what it means takes more care. Work through qualifications, languages, employment, income and business ownership, with attention to the evidence behind each claim.
- The current system uses 12 yes/no criteria and a threshold of six, rather than the former cumulative-points system.
- Prerequisites and the 12 criteria are separate requirements. A bachelor’s degree may meet the basic education requirement without meeting the master’s or doctoral-degree criteria.
- Record evidence, dates, awarding institutions or employers, and verification methods as you assess yourself. Do not count qualifications you have not yet obtained.
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Making your achievements clear under the Achievement-based Points Test
A certificate or a long CV may leave important questions unanswered. Explain the award, your own contribution, recognition from peers and the impact of your work through evidence others can check.
- This exceptionally demanding route requires either a major achievement award or evidence of peer recognition or a significant contribution to your field.
- Prominent work, patents and references are possible forms of evidence; none automatically establishes eligibility.
- A chain linking achievement, personal role, external recognition and verification is more useful than simply adding attachments.
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