Skilled Visas

This type of visa is offered to the people, who are highly qualified and experienced in their
specific field, seeking to work in Australia. A successful applicant, who is eligible by
meeting up the Australia’s skill criteria, can get a permanent resident in the country. This
visa is suitable for the people, who scored authorized university degrees and
certifications.

Skilled Visa Requirements:

Candidates interested in applying for Australian skilled visa must be under 45 years of age and qualified according to required the skills & experiences. Your desired criteria for applying for this visa type must be available on the list of approved occupants. Such a list  consisting of certain skills and qualification requirements of particular approved occupants is tailored and updated by DIAC time to time. Managers, teachers, engineers, tradesmen  and medical sector occupants are listed at the top on the skills requirements list.

You need to obtain necessary information and have to grab an overview of relevant factors by evaluating your skill assessment.You must have recent experience in a particular profession before you applying for this visa. In addition to this, your English should be fluent in terms of reading, writing and listening and you have to meet character, health and public interest requirements. For ensuring your Australian skilled visa, you need to pass a “point test” as well. This point based system is used to assess your qualifications, experience and knowledge. If an applicant is having a blood relation in Australia, extra points are added to his/ her total point test.

The skilled Australian Visa program is full of opportunities and is an initiative to identify talent among highly educated people to overcome skills shortage in Australian. This Visa helps Australian Immigration department to fulfil the requirement of workforce.

Australia Skilled Migration Program Visas

Skilled – Independent (Migrant) Visa

This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. 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. This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labor market. You do not require sponsorship to apply for this visa.

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa

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. This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market. You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.

Business Long-Stay / Work Permit

This is the most commonly used program for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis. There are also special arrangements for employers in regional areas across Australia.

Skilled – Graduate (Temporary) Visa

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.

Skilled – Independent (Residence) Visa

This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa allows overseas students who have completed their course studies in Australia and holders of certain temporary visas to apply for permanent residency.

Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) Visa

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

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