Skilled Visas

Australia has a Skilled Workers shortage and therefore the Australian General Skilled Migration Scheme (GSMS) allows individuals with certain skills and work experience the opportunity to qualify for one of the skilled visas to immigrate to Australia.

There are a number of visa options in the General Skilled Migration category. All applicants in the skills category must be under 45 years of age and have competent English.

From 1 July 2012, if you are interested to apply for a skilled visa to migrate to Australia, you may need to submit an expression of interest (EOI) in SkillSelect. The interested applicants could record their information in EOI, to be considered for a skilled visa. This is a free online application process for any individual to indicate that he/she is interested to be considered as a skilled migrant.

The Australian employers or state and territory governments could find your details in the SkillSelect data base and could nominate you to get a skilled visa in the near future. The Australian Government will also invite you to lodge a visa application, once they are satisfied with your information in the SkillSelect. SkillSelect is accelerating the processing time of a visa application and is refining the employment prospects of skilled migrants.

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General Skilled Migration (GSM) options

Skilled – Independent (Subclass 189)

SkillSelect EOI is mandatory as the first step of your visa application process and you should be invited to apply for this visa subclass. This is a permanent visa which does not require a sponsorship or, you do not need to work in regional Australia to be eligible for this category. Your nominated occupation should be in the Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and the skills are assessed by the relevant assessing authority. Any applicant should be under the age of 45 and should have at least competent English. Points will be tested before granting this visa.

Skilled – Nominated (Subclass 190)

SkillSelect EOI is mandatory and you should be invited to apply for this visa subclass before processing further. This is also a permanent visa and not required to work in the regional Australia. However the applicant should be nominated by a state/territory government. A skills assessing authority will determine the eligibility of the candidates. Your nominated occupation should be in the Medium and Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) or Short Term Skills Occupation List (STSOL) to be assessed. The required age group for this visa subclass is under 45 years and the applicant should have at least competent English. Visa will be issuing after testing your points.

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Subclass 491

The visa duration for this subclass is for five years, and you should provide your details to SkillSelect EOI and receive an invitation before processing to the next step. Applicant must be nominated by a state/territory government or sponsored by an eligible relative living in Regional area. The candidate is required to live, work and study in a specified regional area. You should be under the age of 45 years to be qualified and should have at least competent English. Visa will be issuing after testing your points.

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