AUSTRALIA IMMIGRATION PROCESS
Skilled Visa PR
1. Skilled Independent subclass 189 visa
This visa lets invited workers with skills we need live and work permanently anywhere in Australia. This visa also eligible for New Zealand citizens who have demonstrated commitment and contributions Australia, live, and work in Australia permanently This stream is for points-tested skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer or family member or nominated by a state or territory government. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident For the Skilled Independent (Points-tested) stream you need to submit an expression of interest.
Eligibility
• have a relevant occupation on 189 occupation list (MLTSSL)?
• have a suitable skills Assessment. for the occupation
• Lodge an EOI and be invited to apply
• meet the points test pass mark of 65 points (1 July 2018)
• Be aged between 18 and 44 inclusive
• Have competent English.
• be invited to apply.
• Meet health and character requirements
You can be in or outside Australia when you submit your EOI. You can either be in Australia or overseas when you apply for a Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa. To be able to lodge from within Australia, you would need to hold a substantive visa or a Bridging A,B, or C visa. Once you apply from within Australia, you will receive a bridging visa allowing you to remain in Australia during processing of your visa application. If your current visa is refused or cancelled, you might not be eligible to apply for the 189 visas while you were in Australia.
2. Skilled Nomination visa subclass 190 visa
This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as a permanent resident. 190 visa is points based and allows skilled workers who are nominated by an Australian state or territory government live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.
Important: state migration programs closing due to COVID-19
Eligibility
• have a relevant occupation on the 190-visa occupation list
• have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
• meet the points test pass mark of 65 points as of 8 June 2020
• be nominated by a state territory government agency
• Lodge an EOI and be invited to apply
• Be aged between 18 and 44 inclusive
• Have Competent English
• Meet health and character requirements
• You can be in or outside Australia when you submit your EOI. You can either be in Australia or
overseas when you apply for a Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa. To be able to lodge from
within Australia, you would need to hold a substantive visa or a Bridging visa A,B, or C. once
you apply from within Australia, you will receive a bridging visa allowing you to remain in
Australia during processing of your visa application. If your current visa is refused or cancelled,
you might not be eligible to apply for the 190 visas while you were in Australia.
3. Skilled Reginal subclass 887 visa
This visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified regional Australia on a previous, eligible visa.
Eligibility
• It is a pathway to Permanent residency (PR) for people who hold a subclass 489,495, 496, 475 or
487, or a Bridging visa A or B after applying for a subclass 489, 495 or 487 visas
• Have lived in a specified regional area of Australia for at least two year
• Have worked full time in a specified regional area for at least one year.
4. Distinguished talent subclass 124 visa
This is a permanent visa for people who have an internationally recognized record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligibility field. Meeting the requirements for a Distinguished Talent Visa is a high test.
You must:
• have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in your
profession
• be still prominent in the area
• would be an asset to the Australian community
• have no difficulty getting employment, or in becoming established independently in your field in
Australia
• Be nominated by;
• an Australian peak body or organisation
• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident, or
• an eligible New Zealand citizen
5. Global talent visa (GTI)
The program is designed to attract skilled migrants at the top future-focused fields to Australia. The program brings the best talent from around the world. This creates opportunities for Australians by transferring skills, promoting innovation, and creating job opportunities. We work with Australian universities, industry bodies, and state and territory governments to attract global talent to Australia. Our Global Talent Officers are located in Berlin, Dubai, New Delhi, Santiago, Shanghai, Singapore, and Washington DC. They work across a number of countries in their region and attend key industry events and expos to promote the program.
To express interest for priority processing within the program, a candidate will be highly skilled in one of the seven target sectors and be able to command a salary that meets the high-income threshold or be a highly graded recent PhD or master’s Graduates.
Target sectors
• AgTech
• Space and Advanced Manufacturing
• FinTech
• Energy and Mining Technology
• MedTech• Cyber Security
• Quantum Information, Advanced Digital, Data Science and ICT
Regional Visas
1. Skilled work Reginal Visa Provisional subclass 491
This visa for skilled people nominated by a state or territory government to live and work in regional Australia. This is a provisional visa. The new 491 visa will enable eligible skilled workers and their families to live, work and study in designated regional areas of Australia for 5 years. Visa holders will be eligible to apply for a Permanent Residence visa after three years. Applicants for this visa must be nominated by:
• An Australian state or territory government agency or
• Sponsored by an eligible family member residing in designated regional area and be invited to
apply for visa, following submission of an EOI in Skill select.
This visa is for people who have lived, worked, and studied in designated regional area of Australia on a previous eligible visa.
Hold a regional provisional visa subclass 491 or 494 visa when they apply for the Subclass 191 visa, and have held that visa for at least three years; have earned the minimum income for at least three years as the holder of a regional provisional visa; and have complied with the conditions of the regional provisional visa. The visa validity period is 5 years. Conditions will be imposed which will enforce the government’s intentions that visa holders live, work and study only in regional areas (condition 8579) and if
employer sponsored, only in the nominated position. Visa holders can move between regional areas. Regional areas are defined as any area excluding Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Regional areas include Perth, Gold coast, Sunshine Coast, Lake Macquarie, Illawarra, Geelong, Newcastle, Wollongong, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra. Holders of the new provisional visas will also be unable to apply for most other skills-based visas in Australia unless they have completed at least three years in a designated regional area, unless exceptional circumstances exist. Additionally, similar to current arrangements for the subclass 457 and 482 visa program, holders of the new provisional visas can be negatively impacted by sponsor non-compliance.
The new permanent visa will be:
To meet the requirements of the permanent visa (from November 2022) applicants must have held a subclass 491 or 494 visa for at least 3 years, have complied with the conditions on that visa and have met minimum taxable income.
Employer Sponsored VISA
Temporary skill shortage visa subclass 482
This temporary visa lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill position they can’t find a suitably skilled Australian to fill. This visa enables employer to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where employers can’t source and appropriately skilled Australian worker. TSS visa holders can work in Australia in their nominated occupation and may have pathway to permanent residency.
There are three streams available under the TSS 482 visa:
• Short-term stream -this is for employers to source genuine temporary overseas skilled workers in occupations included on the short -term skilled occupation list (STSOL) for a maximum of two years each time (or up to four years if an international trade obligation applies)
• Medium- term Stream-this is for employers to source highly skilled overseas workers to fill medium-term critical skills in occupations included on the Medium and long-term strategic skill list (MLTSSL) or the Regional occupation List ( ROL) for up to four years (each time), with eligibility to apply for permanent residence after three years
• Labour Agreement Streams this is for employers to source overseas skilled workers in accordance with a labour agreement with the Commonwealth, on the basis of a demonstrated need that cannot be met in the Australian labour market and standard visa programs are not available, with the capacity to negotiate a permanent residence option.