This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.

Australian permanent residents can:

	live and work in Australia on a permanent basis
	study in Australia at school or university
	receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
	access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)
	be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
	sponsor people for permanent residence.

This visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and qualifications in an occupation in need in Australia. You can apply for this visa if you:

	Pass a point test. The points test pass mark for this visa is currently 100 points.
	Have an  occupation listed on Australia's Skilled Occupation List (SOL).
	Have your qualification assessed by an assessment authority in Australia.
	Pass an English test or have sufficient evidence of English language ability.
	Pass Health Test.
	Pass Character Test.
	Have been employed for at least 12 to 48 months in a skilled occupation.
	Under 45 years of age

You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.

This visa also requires that either:

• you, your spouse or your interdependent partner have an eligible relative living in Australia who is willing and able to sponsor you
  or

• you have a nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.

Note: All State and Territory governments in Australia are participating in this visa scheme.

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.

Australian permanent residents can:

	live and work in Australia on a permanent basis
	study in Australia at school or university
	receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
	access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)
	be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
	sponsor people for permanent residence.

 

This visa allows overseas students who have completed their course studies in Australia and holders of certain temporary visas to apply for permanent residency.

You will need a point test score of 100.

You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.

You can apply for this visa if you are in Australia and you are one of the following:

	an overseas student or former overseas student
	a holder of a Skilled – Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 485) or Skilled – Recognised Graduate (Temporary) visa (subclass 476)
	a holder of a Trade Skills Training visa (subclass 471).

You must:

	be under 45 years of age
	Pass a point test. The points test pass mark for this visa is currently 100 points.
	have good English language skills
	have the skills and qualifications that meet the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and your nominated occupation is classified as either: a 60 point occupation or a 50 point occupation

This visa also requires that either:

• You, your spouse or your interdependent partner have an eligible relative living in Australia who is willing and able to sponsor you
  or

• You have a nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
  Note: All State and Territory governments in Australia are participating in this visa scheme.

 

Contact us to Assess your eligibility.

 

 

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This visa allows recent graduates of selected overseas universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in occupations in demand in Australia. This mainly applies to recent Engineering graduates.

As a holder of this visa, you may apply for permanent residence at any time if you are able to meet the passmark on the General Skilled Migration points test.

You can apply for this visa if you completed an Engineering degree at a recognised overseas institution in the last two years. Contact us to find out if your overseas institution is recognised. This visa does not have a points test but other requirements must be met.

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to remain in Australia for up to 18 months with no restrictions on work or study.  During this period you may choose to:

	travel
	work
	undertake further professional studies
	study to improve your English skills.

You must meet all of the following requirements:

	you are less than 31 years of age
	you meet the English language threshold
	in the last two years you completed an Engineering degree at a recognised overseas institution

Contact us to Assess your eligibility.

 

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This visa allows overseas students who do not meet the criteria for a permanent General Skilled Migration visa to remain in Australia for 18 months to gain skilled work experience or improve their English language skills. This visa is not point tested.

As a holder of this visa, you may apply for permanent residence at any time if you are able to meet the passmark on the General Skilled Migration points test.

You can apply for this visa if you are an overseas student who:

	is under 45 years of age
	in the last six (6) months has completed an eligible qualification (s) as a result of at least two (2) years study in Australia
	is unable to meet the passmark on the points test for the Skilled – Independent (Residence) visa
	has the skills and qualifications that meet the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and your nominated occupation is classified as either a 60 point occupation or a 50 point occupation.

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to remain in Australia for up to 18 months with no restrictions on work or study.  During this period you may choose to:

	Travel
	Work
	Study to improve your English skills
	Complete a professional year.

Contact us to Assess your eligibility.

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This visa allow skilled workers who are unable to meet the criteria for a permanent visa the opportunity to eventually apply for residence in Australia provided they are prepared to live for two (2) years, and work at least 12 months, in a Regional or low Population Growth Metropolitan Area in Australia. Successful applicants are initially granted a three (3) year visa to give them time to satisfy the residence and employment criteria for a permanent visa.

 

Note: This visa is also for existing holders of a SIR visa who have abided by the conditions on their visa and who need further time to meet the residence and/or employment criteria to apply for the permanent visa.

Current holders of SIR who satisfy the employment and residence criteria may be eligible to apply for their permanent residence visa. Contact us for assistance.

 

Contact us to Assess your eligibility for this visa class.

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If you are applying for a Skilled – Regional Sponsored (475) visa, and you are being sponsored by an eligible relative, your sponsor must have lived for at least one (1) year and still live in one of the following designated areas:

 

State or Territory	Designated Areas
Victoria	Anywhere
South Australia	Anywhere
Northern Territory	Anywhere
Tasmania	Anywhere
Aust Capital Territory	Anywhere
Queensland	Postcode areas 4019-4028, 4037-4050, 4079-4100, 4114, 4118, 4124-4150, 4158-4168, 4180-4899 (anywhere except Brisbane metropolitan area)
Western Australia	Postcode areas 6042-6044, 6126, 6200-6799 (anywhere except Perth metropolitan region)
New South Wales	Post areas 2311-2312, 2328-2333, 2336-2490, 2535-2551, 2575-2739, 2787-2898 (anywhere except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong)

 

The Skill Matching Database helps match skilled people, who have applied to migrate, with skilled vacancies or skill shortages in Australia.

The Skill Matching Database contains the educational, employment and work details of skilled migrants and includes many who are interested in living and working in regional Australia. The database is used by employers for employer sponsored migration categories as well as by State and Territory governments.

Applicants who have their details on the database are not guaranteed a job in Australia or migration application approval.

 

If you are under 45 years of age, have Functional English and a degree, diploma or trade qualification, you can apply for a Skill Matching  visa. You are registered on the Skill Matching Database and may be nominated by a State or Territory government for a Skilled Matching visa, or sponsored by an employer under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme. This category is not points-tested. The Skill Matching visa has been designed to help overcome skill shortages by helping migrants to settle in parts of Australia where their skills and abilities are in demand. This is done by placing their details in the Skill Matching Database. The database is accessed by State and Territory governments and employers who may then nominate an applicant for migration.