Australian Immigration:

Acronyms & Abbreviations Applied in Practice

Listed below are Australian immigration related terms used daily by Beyderwellen & Company in professionally representing our clients' interests before the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), related Australian government and independent bodies, and Australian consular offices throughout the world.

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AA Acceptance Advice

AACA Architects Accreditation Council of Australia

AAOT Australian Association of Occupational Therapists

AASW Australian Association of Social Workers

ABCI Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence

ACA Australian Citizenship Act 1949

ACCA (UK)Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)

ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ACN Australian Company Number

ACPAC AusAID Centre for Pacific Development and Training

ACS Australian Computer Society

ADC Australian Dental Council

ADF Australian Defence Force

ADS Australian Development Scholarships

and Approved Destination Status

AEAP Australian-European Awards Program

AEC Australian Education Centre

AECOP Australian Examining Council for Overseas Physiotherapists

AEI Australian Education International

AFAIM Associate Fellow of AIM

AFS American Field Service

AGAP Australian-Greek Awards Program

AIG Australian Institute of Geoscientists

AIIC International Association of Conference Interpreters

AIM Australian Institute of Management

AIMM Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

and Member of the Australian Institute of Management

AIMS Australian Institute of Medical Scientists

AIQS Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

AIWCW Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers

AIR Australian Institute of Radiography

ALD Administrative Law Decisions

ALN Administrative Law Notes

ALR Australian Law Reports

AMC Australian Medical Council

AMEP Adult Migrant Education Program

AMP Approved Medical Practitioner

AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority

ANMC Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

ANZSIC Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification

AOS Assurance of support

APC Assessment of Professional Competence

APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

and

Australian Pharmacy Examining Council

APodC Australasian Podiatry Council

APS Australian Public Service

and

Australian Psychological Society

APTEA Australian Program of Training for Eurasia

APTEE Australian Program of Training for Eastern Europe

AQIS Australian Quarantine Inspection Service

AQF Australian Qualifications Framework

AS Assistant Secretary

ASA Asylum Seeker Assistance

ASCO Australian Standard Classification of Occupations

ASCPA Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants

ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organization

ASPC Adelaide Skills Processing Centre

ASTAS Australian Sponsored Training Scholarships

ASX Australian Stock Exchange

ATO Australian Taxation Office

ATPL Air Transport Pilot Licence

AUD Australian dollar(s)

AusAID Australian Agency for International Development

AUSIT Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators

Austrade Australian Trade Commission

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