Collection

OISC competence assessments

Information on how the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner tests applicant immigration advisers.

• From: Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
• Published: 8 August 2014
• Last updated: 26 April 2019 — See all updates

This collection contains immigration and asylum assessment syllabuses, sample question papers, assessment resources, guidance on the assessment process, the marking scheme for assessments and a list of the confirmed assessment dates.

Assessment process

• Online competence assessment process
  • 19 April 2023
  • Guidance
• Online competence assessment dates
  • 16 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Tips for sitting your competence assessment
  • 9 September 2020
  • Guidance
• Marking scheme for immigration advice competence assessments
  • 7 November 2022
  • Guidance

Assessment resources

• Level 1 exam resource book
  • 3 March 2025
  • Guidance
• Levels 2 and 3 exam resource book
  • 3 March 2025
  • Guidance
• Immigration syllabus level 1
  • 1 July 2021
  • Guidance
• Immigration syllabus level 2
  • 1 July 2021
  • Guidance
• Immigration syllabus level 3
  • 1 July 2021
  • Guidance
• Asylum syllabus level 2
  • 17 June 2013
  • Guidance
• Asylum syllabus level 3
  • 17 June 2013
  • Guidance

Sample papers

• Immigration sample assessment: level 1
  • 14 August 2019
  • Guidance
• Immigration sample assessment: level 2
  • 6 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Immigration sample assessment: level 3
  • 6 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Asylum sample assessment: level 2
  • 25 October 2019
  • Guidance
• Asylum sample assessment: level 3
  • 25 October 2019
  • Guidance

Published 8 August 2014

Last updated 26 April 2019 + show all updates

1. 26 April 2019

   Updated information for users

2. 6 March 2018

   Updated OISC Resource Book

3. 8 March 2016

   New guidance added to collection

4. 8 August 2014

   First published.