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Skilled Migration Visa

Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)

Features:

This visa is for international students who have recently graduated from an Australian educational institution.

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It lets you live, study and work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Students are only able to access the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) once as a primary applicant.

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The visa has two streams:

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  • Graduate Work Stream: For international students with an eligible qualification who graduate with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations. A visa in this stream is granted for 18 months from the date of grant.

  • Post-Study Work Stream: For international students who graduate with a higher education degree from an Australian education provider, regardless of their field of study. This stream is only available to students who applied for, and were granted, their first student visa to Australia on or after 5 November 2011. A visa in this stream can be granted for up to four years from the date the visa is granted, depending on the visa applicant's qualification.

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If you are applying as the main applicant, you and anybody else covered by the application must be in Australia when you apply for this visa and when your visa is decided.

Eligibility:

Requirements for this visa include:

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  • you must be younger than 50 years of age

  • you must hold an eligible visa

  • you must have included in your application evidence that you have met the English language requirement

  • you must meet the Australian study requirement in the last six months

  • you must meet health and character requirements.

  • you must have health insurance in Australia

  • you must meet the specific requirements of the stream in which you are applying for this visa.

Processing Times:

Graduate Work Stream:

  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 4 months.

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 4 months.

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Post -Study Work Stream:

  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 80 days.

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 4 months.

Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189)

Features:

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.

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If you are a New Zealand citizen you may be eligible to apply for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) (New Zealand) stream.

Eligibility:

You must:

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  • have a relevant occupation

  • have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

  • meet the points test pass mark of 60 points

  • be under 45 years of age at time of invitation

  • have Competent English

  • be invited by us to apply.

Processing Times:

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  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 5 months.

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 8 months.

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Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190)

Features:

This visa allows skilled workers who are nominated by an Australian state or territory government live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Visa allows you to:

This is a permanent visa. It lets you:

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Eligibility:

You must:

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  • have a relevant occupation

  • have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

  • meet the points test pass mark of 60 points

  • be nominated by a state or territory government agency

  • be under 45 years of age at time of invitation

  • have Competent English

  • be invited by us to apply.

Processing Times:

  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 7 months

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 9 months

Skilled Regional Visa (Subclass 887)

Features:

This is a permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia. ​

Visa allows you to:

This is a permanent visa. It lets you:

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Eligibility:

You must:

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  • 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 visa

  • have lived in a specified regional area of Australia for at least two years

  • have worked full time in a specified regional area for at least one year

Processing Times:

  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 7 months

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 8 months

Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 489)

Features:

This visa allows skilled workers to live and work in regional or low-population growth metropolitan areas of Australia for up to four years.

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There are three pathways to the visa:

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  • the Extended stay pathway

  • the Invited pathway

  • the Subsequent entry pathway

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This visa might lead to the permanent Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887).

Visa allows you to:

This visa lets you and your family:

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  • stay in Australia for up to 4 years

  • live, work and study in a specified region of Australia

  • travel to and from Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid.

  • apply for permanent residency, if eligible, through the Skilled-Regional (Residence) visa (subclass 887).

The Pathways:

Extended Pathway:​

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The extended stay pathway is for applicants who currently hold one of the following provisional visas and complied with all visa conditions for at least two years before applying for this visa:

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You must have never held more than one of these visas. You can work in any occupation and for any employer.

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If you were nominated by a state or territory for your current skilled visa, you must live and work in aregional or low-population growth metropolitan area in the same state or territory that nominated you for your current visa.

If you were sponsored by a relative for your current skilled visa, you can live and work in any designated area in any state or territory.

Invited Pathway:​

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The invited pathway is for applicants who do not meet the criteria for the extended pathway. You either:

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  • want to be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency or

  • will be sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area of Australia.

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You must be prepared to live, work and study in only certain areas of Australia. If you are:

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Subsequent-entry Pathway:​

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The subsequent entry pathway is for applicants who are a member of the family unit of someone who already holds a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) or a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa.

Eligibility:

You must:

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  • hold a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa (Extended Stay pathway)

  • be nominated by a state or territory government agency or be sponsored by an eligible relative (Invited pathway)

  • be invited to apply (Invited pathway)

  • have a relevant occupation

  • have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

  • meet the points test pass mark of 60 points

  • be under 45 years of age at time of invitation

  • have Competent English.

Processing Times:

Skilled Regional Visa:

  • Processing times vary

​State/ Territory Nominated Visa:

  • 75 per cent of applications processed in 7 months

  • 90 per cent of applications processed in 8 months

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